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New Ontario Brews (what would you like to see?)
New Ontario Brews (what would you like to see?)
Here's what Id love to see happen within the OCB:
IPA - with the Scotch Irish in rappid decline we need a solid, bottled IPA. Durham makes some good ones but Id love to see a really good bottled IPA and if I could pick a brewer to make a good one Id pick Grand River
Imperial Stout - with the Wellington County IS becoming less available having a Ontario brewed IS would be awesome. The most logical choice for the brewer of this IMO is Mill Street, after all they already have a $12 ceramic bottled barley wine. John By is of course the best current local IS but we will see if this years compares to last years, hopefully it does.
ESB - Hockley Valley or Neustadt please make an ESB
but if I could pick just one thing Id love to see:
Denison's Weizenbock
IPA - with the Scotch Irish in rappid decline we need a solid, bottled IPA. Durham makes some good ones but Id love to see a really good bottled IPA and if I could pick a brewer to make a good one Id pick Grand River
Imperial Stout - with the Wellington County IS becoming less available having a Ontario brewed IS would be awesome. The most logical choice for the brewer of this IMO is Mill Street, after all they already have a $12 ceramic bottled barley wine. John By is of course the best current local IS but we will see if this years compares to last years, hopefully it does.
ESB - Hockley Valley or Neustadt please make an ESB
but if I could pick just one thing Id love to see:
Denison's Weizenbock
Denison's - while I'm not sure how the hefe would compare bottled to fresh, I would love to see the dunkel available on shelves.
Grand River - keep on producing fantastic new seasonals along with the solid core lineup. If anyone can pull of an imperial stout it would be these guys.
Black Oak - get Nutcracker on the LCBO seasonal/xmas list so I don't have to go to the brewery for it!
Mill Street - bring back the distillery ale!
OCB brewers - get creative with the beer names! Someone (anyone?) make a dman good IPA that will give those yankee brews their ass on a plate.
LCBO - expand the seasonal program so local brewers can buy shelf space for a year and decide what new seasonals to put on it.
Milds?
Grand River - keep on producing fantastic new seasonals along with the solid core lineup. If anyone can pull of an imperial stout it would be these guys.
Black Oak - get Nutcracker on the LCBO seasonal/xmas list so I don't have to go to the brewery for it!
Mill Street - bring back the distillery ale!
OCB brewers - get creative with the beer names! Someone (anyone?) make a dman good IPA that will give those yankee brews their ass on a plate.
LCBO - expand the seasonal program so local brewers can buy shelf space for a year and decide what new seasonals to put on it.
Milds?
The summer altbier was pretty succesful though, and when they are complimenting the lighter Kolch style main beer with a seasonal, I imagine they'll stick to darker ones.Bytowner wrote:No access to local wheat beers in Eastern Ontario and, given there predisposition to German style brews I'd like to see a Hefeweizen from Beau's as a summer release.
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That would be Cool... although Michael's Weisse is probably way more feasible as a product with so many draught accounts.matt7215 wrote:
Denison's Weizenbock
Many of your other beer ideas do seem possible & relevant to the brewer!
In Beerum Veritas
I think I remember tasting a Neustadt bitter at the the previous 2 C'est What festivals, but it would be nice if they bottled it. I had a couple of the Double Fuggles on cask the other night and it seems to have changed to more of a bitter style - it was very nice and reminiscent of what Arkell used to be.matt7215 wrote: ESB - Hockley Valley or Neustadt please make an ESB
And ditto for a hoppy IPA and and Imperial Stout.
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A fresh hop IPA (or even just a great pale ale) using locally grown hops...
http://www.thestar.com/article/496240
http://www.thestar.com/article/496240
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Gary, that's a tall order for the majority of pubs in the UK, so we've little chance of it happening hereold faithful wrote:Cask ales that drop bright.
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An IPA in the APA tradition. Kind of a contradiction there, isn't it? 2 different styles of ales, for a start. Plus, Anchor Liberty isn't a NW Pacific ale. Isn't San Fran kinda south west?pootz wrote: A rich IPA in the APA (anchor liberty) pacific NW tradtion
...shall I hold my breath waiting?
No wonder the Ontario brewers don't do much new stuff as the current drinkers are confused as to what they want, and as to what is which