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Hockley Dark Traditional English Ale
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:11 pm
by habfour
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."...
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:01 am
by wenceslas
Apparently it can also now be had on tap at C'est What.
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:08 pm
by pootz
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.
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:42 pm
by habfour
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.
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 5:33 pm
by PRMason
I really like this beer. Full flavour, great aroma and funky bottle. A first class effort from HVB!
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:05 pm
by joey_capps
Hockley? Aren't they on strike?
Joe
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:05 pm
by joey_capps
joey_capps wrote:Hockley? Aren't they on strike?
Joe
Sorry, I mean locked out.
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:51 pm
by esprit
How could Joey post after midnight on Nov. 23rd when it's far from midnight on the 22nd?
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:54 pm
by esprit
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!!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:03 pm
by Cass
Peter, go to the link "Profile" (at the top) and change your timezone.
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 8:26 am
by the.brewer
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.......
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:33 am
by burgermeister
the.brewer wrote:Wow! ... And no, that does not mean having sex at conventions.......
Not that there's anything wrong with that!
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:53 pm
by GregClow
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.
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 12:35 am
by northyorksammy
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)