Looking for the original Bar Towel blog? You can find it at www.thebartowel.com.

We have a trivia question in order to register to prevent bots. If you have any issues with answering, contact us at cass@bartowel.com for help.

Introducing Light Mode! If you would like a Bar Towel social experience that isn't the traditional blue, you can now select Light Mode. Go to the User Control Panel and then Board Preferences, and select "Day Drinking" (Light Mode) from the My Board Style drop-down menu. You can always switch back to "Night Drinking" (Dark Mode). Enjoy!

Rogue Brewery Feature - June 2011

This forum is for discussing everything beer retail: LCBO, Beer Store, Grocery Stores and Indie Stores.

Moderators: Craig, Cass

User avatar
Belgian
Bar Towel Legend
Posts: 10033
Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2004 7:15 pm
Location: Earth

Post by Belgian »

I admit I drove to London to steal Len's beer. I thought why not stir shit up.

We terrorists admitz to aneethingz. More of you, maybeez?? We shar credit.
In Beerum Veritas

kinguy
Posts: 282
Joined: Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:12 pm
Location: Mississauga

Post by kinguy »

There must be no mercy to the infidel.

Punishment must be cruel and unusual.

DEATH BY BUD LIGHT LIME!

User avatar
Belgian
Bar Towel Legend
Posts: 10033
Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2004 7:15 pm
Location: Earth

Post by Belgian »

kinguy wrote:Punishment must be cruel and unusual.
No way. WORSE than driving to London, Ont? Heartless bastards! :D
In Beerum Veritas

sprague11
Seasoned Drinker
Posts: 1916
Joined: Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:37 pm
Location: Newmarket, ON

Post by sprague11 »

Could be driving to Sarnia

aser
Posts: 107
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:26 pm
Location: Toronto

Post by aser »

so DDG never even made it to online inventory I gather

TheSevenDuffs
Beer Superstar
Posts: 2584
Joined: Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:40 pm
Location: Mississauga
Contact:

Post by TheSevenDuffs »

aser wrote:so DDG never even made it to online inventory I gather
Yes it did. It just sold out on the first day in almost every store that had some

Ukie
Bar Fly
Posts: 764
Joined: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:56 pm
Location: Hamilton

Post by Ukie »

GregClow wrote:
Gedge wrote:I liked that the Chipotle was smokey, but not too spicy. To each his own as they say.
Agreed. Chipotle peppers are generally more about the smoke than the heat, so it makes sense that a beer made with them would be the same. I like it.

Here are my thoughts on the whole release, for those who might be interested: http://www.beerboozebites.com/2011/06/0 ... y-feature/
Finally got around to trying the Chipotle and was a little apprehensive, expected a liquid chiles in adobo sauce flavoured beer. Actually I really enjoyed it especially paired with ground turkey burgs, which can be a little bland. Sorry I only bought 1 but may scrounge the local stores for a few more.

Ukie
Bar Fly
Posts: 764
Joined: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:56 pm
Location: Hamilton

Post by Ukie »

Streets wrote:
Ukie wrote:A store we usually go to was kind enough to email me a list of all the craft beer they stock so....
Care to share that list? :) I'll probably be in Michigan soon too, and was hoping to hit someplace else besides the Red Wagon.

You dont need to go out of your way, check my post:

http://www.bartowel.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=5776

Baulz
Posts: 114
Joined: Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:38 am
Location: Pederburra

Post by Baulz »

Any recipes or cooking tips for the Chipotle? I bought a few bottles thinking I would drink half and use the rest as a marinade or something.

User avatar
cannondale
Bar Fly
Posts: 747
Joined: Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:58 pm
Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Post by cannondale »

Baulz wrote:Any recipes or cooking tips for the Chipotle? I bought a few bottles thinking I would drink half and use the rest as a marinade or something.
chili
beer battered red snapper
beer braised brisket
drunken chicken

basically any recipe that, in your opinion, might be benefited by (a) beer and (b) a very subtle chipotle flavour
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

Kel Varnsen
Bar Fly
Posts: 641
Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 9:25 am
Location: Ottawa

Post by Kel Varnsen »

I tried the Chipotle beer last week. I think the problem was I eat a lot of spicy foods, so my tastebuds are pretty acustomed to hot, stuff to the point where sometimes I can't even taste it. So with the chipotle beer I don't think I was able to taste the heat, so all I really got was the smokey aftertaste, which tasted kind of gross.

TheSevenDuffs
Beer Superstar
Posts: 2584
Joined: Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:40 pm
Location: Mississauga
Contact:

Post by TheSevenDuffs »

Kel Varnsen wrote:I tried the Chipotle beer last week. I think the problem was I eat a lot of spicy foods, so my tastebuds are pretty acustomed to hot, stuff to the point where sometimes I can't even taste it. So with the chipotle beer I don't think I was able to taste the heat, so all I really got was the smokey aftertaste, which tasted kind of gross.
There is no heat. I tasted none in the two bottles that I drank. All I tasted with that same disgusting smoky flavour that you mentioned...

User avatar
El Pinguino
Seasoned Drinker
Posts: 1506
Joined: Sun Jan 02, 2005 6:02 pm
Location: Downtown TO / Galapagos Islands
Contact:

Post by El Pinguino »

I am surprised about the lack of heat comments on the Chipotle. From what everyone is saying it isn't the same one I tried a few years ago in Colorado.

That Rogue Chipotle gave a burning sensation in the back of the throat as it went down. Not overly hot, but enough to stop me from drinking a whole bottle.

mintjellie
Seasoned Drinker
Posts: 1118
Joined: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:22 am
Location: Barrie, Ontario

Post by mintjellie »

El Pinguino wrote:I am surprised about the lack of heat comments on the Chipotle. From what everyone is saying it isn't the same one I tried a few years ago in Colorado.

That Rogue Chipotle gave a burning sensation in the back of the throat as it went down. Not overly hot, but enough to stop me from drinking a whole bottle.
That sounds pretty awesome, actually.

Post Reply