What're you drinking right now?

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:44 pm

Aecht schlenkerla and Maudite. Had Chinese rice wine at a party on the weekend...awful stuff. I should have also rinsed my glass before reusing it for a Sgt Majors...it was different!

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:52 am

Sleeman Anniversary Ale.

Not the worst thing ever produced, some strong attributes, does have a bit of that yesty-fizzy-chemically Sleeman genericness. But worth a try.

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:48 am

Robert Simpson Anti-Gravity Light Ale. "Inspired Ales made for drinking, not posing". Huh?

It's actually drinkable, and no where near as nauseatingly creamed-corn-esque as I find the Confederation Ale to be.

Can anyone explain to me what the hell they mean by anti-gravity? It just seems like such a bizarre name to me and I never really looked into it.

Beer Geek · Post by **Beer Geek** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:58 am

JesseM wrote:Can anyone explain to me what the hell they mean by anti-gravity? It just seems like such a bizarre name to me and I never really looked into it.

It’s a play on words. Most light beers are just high alcohol (high gravity) brews that have been watered down to a lower alcohol percentage. This light beer is brewed to its lower percentage, thus the name “Anti-Gravity”. The entire packaging reminds me of the innovative marketing that is happening down in the states and I think it’s kind of refreshing to the Ontario market. It certainly stands out on the shelves and it’s obviously getting people to ask questions.

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:48 am

I like the packaging of the anti-gravity as well. I think they've done a nice job of making the beer stand out. I also noticed that the confederation ale has been rebranded.

Anyhoo, last night I had a devil's pale ale followed by a ST IPA. The (not so) pale ale really is a fine local offering, and the sort of beer I can have on a regular basis, while I think the southern tier is one of the better IPAs out there due to its sense of balance between the malt and the hops.

Ale's What Cures Ya · Post by **Ale's What Cures Ya** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:43 pm

Dogfish Head Punkin' Ale. I gotta say it's enjoyable, but I liked Grand River's Highballer and Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin much more.

StevenThrasher · Post by **StevenThrasher** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:07 pm

Just enjoyed 4 Westmalle Dubbels on a patio in Amsterdam. Gotta love a place where you can just expect to be able to order Westmalle Dubbel like you can order Molson Canadian in Ontario.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:11 pm

My last Brutal Bitter. I usually don't buy cases of stuff, but I must have went through almost two of these. A great little hop fix.

robinvboyer · Post by **robinvboyer** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:16 pm

enoying a Struiselensis from Struise, a very interesting take on a sour ale, like a cross between a Tripel, and a Lambic, quite interesting. After i think i'm going to crack open a Southampton Imperial Porter. I"m anxious to try it, it's a Baltic Porter, and I'm not alll that familiar with the style other than the few bottle of the Okocim Porter the LCBO brought in a few years ago.

Rosko · Post by **Rosko** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:43 pm

A stiff Reyka Vodka on ice followed by Black Oak Pale Ale.

It's been one of those days.

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:20 pm

Hacker-Pschorr Edelhell that I left in my fridge for a while. It still tasted delicious. I've had this on tap too, and to be honest the difference from the bottled version was minimal. Definitely one of my top go-to beers, and one that actually seems to sell pretty well amongst the macro swill consuming public (or at least the ones who frequent my local BS).

sstackho · Post by **sstackho** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:23 pm

Ah, I might as well check into this thread, as it's helped me out with a few tips on what's good...

Tonight, had a Southern Tier Harvest Ale, which is nothing like advertised. Pale gold, not ruby red. American hoppiness, not British. Regardless, it was delicious. But effectively an IPA. Not much of a malt base at all. Would be interesting to taste along beside the ST IPA.

I usually just have one during a typical evening, but I had some work to do and was craving a second. So I followed it with my last Victory Moonglow Weizenbock. I love me my weizenbocks, though this one falls below the likes of Aventinus and Maudite (at least I consider Maudite to be a weizenbock).

Jon Walker · Post by **Jon Walker** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:57 pm

It's the eve of my birthday so I've pulled a couple of special beers for tonight;

Stone 10th Anniversary IPA
Alesmith Yulesmith Summer IPA

Such happiness. Brewing perfection.

robinvboyer · Post by **robinvboyer** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:23 pm

Jon Walker wrote:It's the eve of my birthday so I've pulled a couple of special beers for tonight;

Stone 10th Anniversary IPA
Alesmith Yulesmith Summer IPA

Such happiness. Brewing perfection.

nice choices! i've had the 10th anniversary beer, and i found it was like drinking a pine tree, but it was enjoyable. Funny you mention you are cracking that one open tonight, i've currently got their 11th anniversary black IPA cooling in my fridge.

Al of Kingston · Post by **Al of Kingston** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:56 pm

Thunder Hole Ale, a brown from Bar Harbor Brewing Company.