Hockley Dark Traditional English Ale

habfour · Post by **habfour** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:11 pm

The LCBO is now stocking Hockley Dark Traditional English Ale in a unique 1 litre bottle from Hockley Valley Brewing Co. Inc. www.hockleybeer.ca

Here is the description on the bottle..."deep chestnut hued traditional English ale with hints of dark fruit, warm caramel, nuts, and a subtle chocalate roast finish."...

wenceslas · Post by **wenceslas** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:01 am

Apparently it can also now be had on tap at C'est What.

pootz · Post by **pootz** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:08 pm

HVD is one of Ontarios most underrated brown ales. I buy it when I can but the key is finding it fresh. Fresh there are few browns I like as well as this ale. Problem with putting an unpasturized sweet ale into swing top bottles is it has a limited shelf life and the taste starts to deteriorate quickly.

I never buy it from the LCBO unless it is in their cooler. I prefer to get it from the brewery fresh when I am in the area.

habfour · Post by **habfour** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:42 pm

I've bought 3 so far from the LCBO at Bathurst and St. Clair and they've been fine. Don't know how many they had in the inventory, but by the weekend they had sold out.

PRMason · Post by **PRMason** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 5:33 pm

I really like this beer. Full flavour, great aroma and funky bottle. A first class effort from HVB!

joey_capps · Post by **joey_capps** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:05 pm

Hockley? Aren't they on strike?

Joe

joey_capps · Post by **joey_capps** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:05 pm

joey_capps wrote:Hockley? Aren't they on strike?

Joe

Sorry, I mean locked out.

esprit · Post by **esprit** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:51 pm

How could Joey post after midnight on Nov. 23rd when it's far from midnight on the 22nd?

esprit · Post by **esprit** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:54 pm

For that matter. why is my post indicating 1:51 AM when it's only 8:55PM on the 22nd? This is freaking me out...am I in a time warp or what? And what are those things crawling up my leg...get off...get offffff!!!!

Cass · Post by **Cass** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:03 pm

Peter, go to the link "Profile" (at the top) and change your timezone.

the.brewer · Post by **the.brewer** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 8:26 am

Wow! Thanks for the tip, Cass. And to think that for months now I have been wondering how so many Bar Towellers manage to hold a day job if they are up most of the night posting to the forum....or, for that matter, how they manage to have a (conventional) sex life. And no, that does not mean having sex at conventions.......

burgermeister · Post by **burgermeister** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:33 am

the.brewer wrote:Wow! ... And no, that does not mean having sex at conventions.......

Not that there's anything wrong with that!

GregClow · Post by **GregClow** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:53 pm

To get this old thread back on topic - I had a pint of the Hockley Dark at C'est What yesterday, and I was impressed. It's a well crafted brown, really well done, especially when compared to their bland Premium Draft.

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 12:35 am

Hockley is a good "transition" beer for your Molson pals, to the great stuff (which incidently, is a good substitute activity for that other wink-wink)