Posts Tagged: Beer Reviews
Quick Note: Coopers Sparking Ale, Australia
Posted by on Saturday, October 30, 2004 in - 2 comments
Picked one up for $1.95 CND for 375 ml at the LCBO today. I would guess that this is what Canadian ales used to be - grainy more than malty, a rough edge to the hops but not cheap hops. Not flowery like an English pale ale and no corn or sweetness like in US versions. Balance as well with more … read more »
New York: Oktoberfest, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn
Posted by on Thursday, October 28, 2004 in - leave a comment
A dedicated stand alone lager review. I am pretty much an ale man and most lagers I try are the last two or three bottles in one of those handy US variety 12-packs. Now that the Red Sox have won, however, I can once again let the new New Yorkness of my inner me come out and tell the world, I like …
Punkin' Ale, Dogfish Head, Delaware
Posted by on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 in - 2 comments
I don't normally go for the spiced pumpkin-based ales that come out at this time each year (I'm an old-fashioned malt & hops kind of guy), but Dogfish Head's offering caught my attention. First, it's Dogfish Head, which is practically synonymous with a quality beer experience. And second...it was …
<i>NYT</i> on IPA
Posted by on Sunday, October 24, 2004 in - leave a comment
Interesting audio visual presentation from the New York Times some India Pale Ales. Follow the links as directed.
Anchor Brewing, San Francisco, California
Posted by on Sunday, October 24, 2004 in - 3 comments
I have been collecting a few bottles here and there to consider the style of some brewers we do not have ready at hand here in Ontario. One such brewer is Anchor of San Fransisco, Ca. - one of the cornerstone breweries in the micro revival. Here I have together the Libery Ale, an IPA regularly …
Arrogant Bastard Ale, Stone Brewing, California
Posted by on Saturday, October 23, 2004 in - 2 comments
This is a hot beer. Boozy. Good boozy. • But what would you expect from a beer who has its own URL at www.arrogantbastard.com and has "You Are Not Worthy" on the cap. Stone Brewing Company has a satanic theme going with its branding, too, that probably ensures that it will never be sold in the …
New York: Post Road Pumpkin Ale, Brooklyn Brewery
Posted by on Thursday, October 21, 2004 in - 1 comment
Now that the Yankees are out of the playoffs, I can admit again to my enjoyment of things New York...more upstate than anything but, as the City and upstate have a mutually vestigal relationship, there is much of the City to be found upstate. One great thing is the New York Times, another is the …
Variety 12-Pack, Smuttynose Brewing, New Hampshire
Posted by on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 in - 1 comment
Now that I have spent more than a year having made up with New Hampshire, I can enjoy Smuttynose as I should. These variety packs are great. They introduce you to a brewery's product for under 20 bucks Canadian, 14 US. Smart marketing. Good labels, too. The two old guys on lawn chairs on the IPA …
Stouts: Freeminer Deep Shaft, Gloucestershire, England
Posted by on Monday, October 18, 2004 in - leave a comment
Who can resist when one reviewer says: " Very possibly the darkest beer in the world." Well...I suppose lots of people who do not like dark or black beer. But for people who understand that Guinness is actually red, this kind of line makes an ale very attractive. • Freeminer Brewery is one of … read more »
Deuchars IPA, Caledonian, Scotland
Posted by on Saturday, October 16, 2004 in - 4 comments
India Pale Ale did not originate in from Scotland, though the Scots brewers were early adopters of most English styles as a matter of survival. This very light ale for an IPA has something of the Scots roast barley bite and a slight smokey yeast there as well as a very nice bright orangy flavour …
