The Bar Towel

I delivered a cask of Vanilla Bean Porter to Ralph at Volo yesterday. I believe he will tap it today. Its the first pilot of this one and i may have gone to far with the vanilla, but you'll be the judge(s).
I also dropped off this years version of Black Irish Plain Porter, which is back to its original recipe (4.5% alc, 45 IBU) and not the "Entire Butt" version .

I will be out there at Volo just to sample your fine wares, mister pie man.

Sorry to hear your proprietorship of Scotch Irish was not working out for various reasons, but I will maintain an avid interest in the brews you craft for the discerning Ontario beer drinker. Keep the faith Perry! We're here for you.

Best,
JK

Enjoyed possibly the first pint drawn from the tap of "Regular" Plain Porter yesterday afternoon at Volo (nothing "Regular" about it). Such amazing depth of flavour and roast with a lovely complementary bitterness. At 4.5% ABV, it packs a pile of taste without "high gravity" guilt. Perry, it must be two years since this was last available and it lived up to my anticipation in spades. I look forward to supporting you in your new endeavour and anticipate many an upcoming release both old and new.

This was the first beer brewed under the Heritage banner since I sold to them. They are very diligent about maintaining the recipes, because Its really what they paid for isn't it? I am looking forward to the first Sgt. Major. It will be brewed this week.

The cask Vanilla Bean version is quite remarkable also. Rich, luxurious, decadent, all those words apply. Huge hit of vanilla on the nose with a more balanced flavour, though there's definitely a rich chocolate intensity. Is this a Heritage-brewed product too? Very unique beer. Best of luck with the new venture Perry.

I had a pint of the Vanilla Bean this afternoon, and it was fantastic! Lots of vanilla and chocolate, and an interesting nuttiness. It went down so smoothly that I regreted the fact that I didn't have time to stick around to enjoy a couple more. Hopefully, I'll be able to make another visit before the cask runs dry.

Crap! I left work early on Friday and missed this. How long do these casks last usually? Tomorrow? Nuts.

lister wrote:Crap! I left work early on Friday and missed this. How long do these casks last usually? Tomorrow? Nuts.

There might be some left tomorrow if you're lucky. Call ahead and see - keeping in mind that they don't open until 4 PM on Monday.

We managed to haul ass there for just after 4pm and I got two glasses, one at the start and one at the end of the evening. As the bartender pointed out early on the brew has lost some edge so I wasn't expecting a strong vanilla flavour. You can distinctly smell the vanilla but tasting it at this point is hard as a coffee flavour came about masking the vanilla taste. At least that's what my tastebuds found. I wish I got to try it on Saturday. Ah well, hopefully there will be a another one. Add that one on to my list of drinkable porters (the Nutcracker being the other one.)

I thought I'd read that the Vanilla Bean Porter was due to be available at the Black Tomato sometime this week? I called this evening and they still haven't received it nor have ever heard of it.

Perry: Please don't let this beer skip over Ottawa. We're your biggest supporters!!!

Todd

The regular Black Irish will be available, but the Vanilla Bean is a cask only beer. The Black Tomato is commited to Wellington for their cask beers.