Halifax's Propeller Brewing Company has a new (nope, just newly noticed by me) London Style Porter. A very nice, smooth, tasty dark addition to the local brew scene. The Propeller website states:
A dark full-flavoured beer but smoother and less bitter than stout. Made with softened water, Propeller London Porter is a blend of pale, roasted and chocolate malts, hopped with English and North American varieties.
Alan adds: I love this beer and I wish we had something in the porter style in Ontario. All BAers love it. We have a bunch of "darks" which is sort of a euphemism in Ontario for weak porter - except for Neustadt's take on it with those Kiwi hops...ok. and maybe Hockley. Propeller is one of the best brewers in Canada and sadly does not get its product much past Fredericton, New Brunswick. Their ESB was here four years ago but that was it. No doubt the LCBO had to made shelf space for twelve more identical eastern European lagers. When we head east later this year, the truck is coming back with a load of Propeller in it.
Comments
Mike C - March 11, 2007 10:44 AM
Can't be that new then. 'Newly-noticed by me' perhaps. They do have a new IPA which I will try and report back here.
Alan - March 11, 2007 12:28 PM
Yes, I think that is the one that is new to their line-up. I had the porter back in around 2002 and think it was around then it was introduced. The last bottled Ontario porter I've had was made in the end of the mid-90s, a limited edition from St. Catherine's that I think was called James Taylor Porter. I should say there are bottles of flavoured chocolate porters and coffee porters to be had which are fine ales but I really liked that half gallon of rich thick stuff from the short-lived Taylor & Bate made I shared with my brother almost ten years ago.
Frank McDonald - March 13, 2007 6:14 PM
New? I've been enjoying this one here in Newfoundland for several years. Best beer available here in my opinion. I hear rumors of a Imperial Stout from Propeller. May have to take another trip to Halifax to sample that one.
Nick Miller - April 26, 2007 4:36 PM
Yes, the Propeller Russian Revolution Imperial Stout's last batch was bottled about two weeks ago. It's still available, but probably won't be for too much longer. I've had best results getting it fresh from the growler. Cheers from Dartmouth!
Janet - October 3, 2008 8:42 PM
I recently moved to Vancouver. Anyone know if I can get Propeller beer there?
Birkir - January 31, 2009 7:44 PM
Not a big fan of EPA but the Bitter is what I buy on regular basis. This is a grown up beer that always hits home. So good. Such a shame it's not widely available in Canada.