Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:49 pm
I can remember when people got excited over the local craft beer.
But i guess the allure of american beer kinda takes over.
But i guess the allure of american beer kinda takes over.
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I just get excited over good beer, whether its local or not. I'm excited about getting something new here, but probably not as excited as I am when I see Nutcracker on tap for the first time of the season. I'd say that 90% of the beer I drink is from Ontario, and maybe another 5% from Quebec.Asst. Grain Shoveller wrote:I can remember when people got excited over the local craft beer.
But i guess the allure of american beer kinda takes over.
That's a silly comment.Asst. Grain Shoveller wrote:I can remember when people got excited over the local craft beer.
But i guess the allure of american beer kinda takes over.
Agreed. Something about a rising tide... and boats...?Blankboy wrote:That's a silly comment.Asst. Grain Shoveller wrote:I can remember when people got excited over the local craft beer.
But i guess the allure of american beer kinda takes over.
You go ahead but to me, it's a far cry from what it used to be. I love IPAs but I'd take a Tankhouse over Sgt. Major.Bytowner wrote:Sgt. Major is a good IPA and I'll go to my grave saying so.
Sgt Major is a good IPA (albeit a malty, tea like one that has pretty much nothing in common with a DFH 60 or Souther Tier) sometimes. Personally I grew tired of being a guinea pig with on/off batches a while ago. Perhaps you get consistently good and fresh batches in the Ottawa region Bytowner.Sgt. Major is a good IPA and I'll go to my grave saying so.
Ken, I think you have misjudged the reaction here and you do some of us a disservice with that statement. We're excited about getting world class beers in styles not currently represented in bottle form. As others have said, bottle your Hop Bomb, we'll be excited. Same goes if Durham bottled Hop Head. I'm not sure there is anything else regularly available bottled that compares to Rogue Deadguy or Brooklyn Black either in those styles.I can remember when people got excited over the local craft beer.
But i guess the allure of American beer kinda takes over.
The Magnotta True North IPA is well worth a try if you've not already had it. Leans more to an English IPA than an American one, and doesn't have the high bitterness of southern brews. Unfortunately we make a lot of good IPAs that are only available on tap, such as Hop Head and Church Key's West Coast.Blankboy wrote:What should we be getting from Ontario instead? We don't even have one good IPA.
I would be very excited to see either the Hop Bomb or Head in bottle form!!!!! I think like many people, I get excited about good beer, regardless of where it comes from. If there are two comparable beers, one local and one import, I will choose the local.tupalev wrote: As others have said, bottle your Hop Bomb, we'll be excited. Same goes if Durham bottled Hop Head.
Church-Key's West Coast is available in bottles, you just have to go to the brewery to get them. Well worth the trip, in my opinion, and if you take the back roads, it's a breathtaking drive. I picked up a few cases last fall (and a case of Holy Smoke, a wonderful beer to enjoy in autumn), and they didn't last long. I'll be heading up again soon to stock up on the West Coast for the summer (assuming there's some available). CK has growlers now, too.Bobsy wrote:Unfortunately we make a lot of good IPAs that are only available on tap, such as Hop Head and Church Key's West Coast.
I have had it. It's O.K. But it's a far, far cry from the DFH 60 and the ST IPA.Bobsy wrote:The Magnotta True North IPA is well worth a try if you've not already had it.
I agree. I'd also take Tankhouse over it, by a big margin.Blankboy wrote:I have had it. It's O.K. But it's a far, far cry from the DFH 60 and the ST IPA.Bobsy wrote:The Magnotta True North IPA is well worth a try if you've not already had it.