Label: Ginger Beer
Type: seasonale ale
ABV[%]: 5.0
Packaging: 650 ml bottle
Brewery: Phillips Brewing Co., Victoria, BC
Smell: Ginger, with a dash of Mary Anne
Head: thin with little lacing
Color: gold
Carbonation: medium
Kick:
Rating: 8/10
Notes:
-sweet smelling
-not very many flavors except ginger, hops and some barley.
- a little dark for a Ginger Beer, from the malts, but the malts give it some bodied taste which makes it more thirst quenching
- the ginger hits you a second or two after the swig, making you think "hey, this isnt... What? Oh yeah, nice ginger"
- is isn't bitter at all and the sweetness likely comes mostly from the ginger root itself. Or not.
- really hits the spot on a nice warm evening after a hot sunny day.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Citra IPA
Label: Citra IPA - BeerMaster Series
Type: IPA
ABV[%]: 6.5
Packaging: 650 ml bottle
Brewery: Dead Frog Breweries, Aldergrove, BC
Smell: Orange Peel, Hops
Head: Thick with a medium lacing
Color: light orange, clear
Carbonation: Mild to medium
Kick: Scream... Ahhh!!! .... not loud enough!
Rating: 7.5/10
Notes:
On the way to the airport while dropping off my in-laws, I had the pleasure of driving behind a black truck that had silver testicles dangling off the rear hitch. Now I've seen these before, but these were very shiny. I could not keep my eyes of them, thinking "why do people do this?", followed by "does he shine these things every night", spiralling downwards to "does he use his bare hands and mouth to shine them?". So, after nearly missing my turn-off and no longer hypnotized by these metallic swinging asymmetric squiggy sacks, my thoughts migrated to "i wonder where this dude is from... maybe Aldergrove".
Enter Dead Frog Breweries. These guys have a great lager and a nut brown ale which I frequently pick up. But they also make a few small batch brews and bottle them for local distribution. So they've already demonstrated that they can make some great session beers and seeing this bottle on the rack got me interested.
This has a smooth taste upfront, but then hits you with a hop and citrus orange peel blast after a second or two, followed by a tingy tongue and some funky-ass beer breath. It starts like a campfire on the beach but ends like a 1976 Megadeath concert (their first concert was on this day in 1976). The carbonation is mild so you get to soak in the hops. The alcohol bite is only slightly sharp, which is good if you like deception. I do. Bitches.
Post-note: this is about my 43 beer review.
Type: IPA
ABV[%]: 6.5
Packaging: 650 ml bottle
Brewery: Dead Frog Breweries, Aldergrove, BC
Smell: Orange Peel, Hops
Head: Thick with a medium lacing
Color: light orange, clear
Carbonation: Mild to medium
Kick: Scream... Ahhh!!! .... not loud enough!
Rating: 7.5/10
Notes:
On the way to the airport while dropping off my in-laws, I had the pleasure of driving behind a black truck that had silver testicles dangling off the rear hitch. Now I've seen these before, but these were very shiny. I could not keep my eyes of them, thinking "why do people do this?", followed by "does he shine these things every night", spiralling downwards to "does he use his bare hands and mouth to shine them?". So, after nearly missing my turn-off and no longer hypnotized by these metallic swinging asymmetric squiggy sacks, my thoughts migrated to "i wonder where this dude is from... maybe Aldergrove".
Enter Dead Frog Breweries. These guys have a great lager and a nut brown ale which I frequently pick up. But they also make a few small batch brews and bottle them for local distribution. So they've already demonstrated that they can make some great session beers and seeing this bottle on the rack got me interested.
This has a smooth taste upfront, but then hits you with a hop and citrus orange peel blast after a second or two, followed by a tingy tongue and some funky-ass beer breath. It starts like a campfire on the beach but ends like a 1976 Megadeath concert (their first concert was on this day in 1976). The carbonation is mild so you get to soak in the hops. The alcohol bite is only slightly sharp, which is good if you like deception. I do. Bitches.
Post-note: this is about my 43 beer review.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Blackheart Oatmeal Stout
Label: Blackheart Oatmeal Stout
Type: Stout... No really!
ABV[%]: 5.7
Packaging: 341 ml bottles
Brewery: Nelson Brewing Co., Nelson, BC
Smell: Oats, Mocha?, Barley
Head: nice lacing, but not very thick
Color: dark... Cloudy
Carbonation: medium
Kick: this monkeys gone to heaven
Rating: 7/10
Notes:
Nelson BC is a beautiful little saw mill town in the thick of BC which has ready access to fresh water and oats. This beer is an organic one and you can tell in the crispness in the flavours. But the real question is there anyone in friggin Nelson that actually drinks this stuff? Regardless, yet another example of the depths of the fantastic brewing scene in BC. "BC" = Beer Connoisseurs.
This is a sharp tasting stout with some mocha flavour and a harder aftertaste. It is has the obvious oatiness to it and has a nice kick... Purportedly dry, but I have my doubts. It leaves a silky aftertaste, but as said, quite sharp. It has a great look and finish to it... Tops Guinness by a mile in my view, but in taste only... the head on a Guinness is simply magical... and I guess that isn't really a stout now is it.
A nice stout, but don't have more than two pints... Unless you're Irish or from Nelson.
Type: Stout... No really!
ABV[%]: 5.7
Packaging: 341 ml bottles
Brewery: Nelson Brewing Co., Nelson, BC
Smell: Oats, Mocha?, Barley
Head: nice lacing, but not very thick
Color: dark... Cloudy
Carbonation: medium
Kick: this monkeys gone to heaven
Rating: 7/10
Notes:
Nelson BC is a beautiful little saw mill town in the thick of BC which has ready access to fresh water and oats. This beer is an organic one and you can tell in the crispness in the flavours. But the real question is there anyone in friggin Nelson that actually drinks this stuff? Regardless, yet another example of the depths of the fantastic brewing scene in BC. "BC" = Beer Connoisseurs.
This is a sharp tasting stout with some mocha flavour and a harder aftertaste. It is has the obvious oatiness to it and has a nice kick... Purportedly dry, but I have my doubts. It leaves a silky aftertaste, but as said, quite sharp. It has a great look and finish to it... Tops Guinness by a mile in my view, but in taste only... the head on a Guinness is simply magical... and I guess that isn't really a stout now is it.
A nice stout, but don't have more than two pints... Unless you're Irish or from Nelson.
Apricot Wheat Ale
Label: Apricot wheat ale
Type: Ale
ABV[%]: 5
Packaging: 650 ml bottle
Brewery: Cannary Brewing, Penticton BC
Smell: hops with citrus
Head: fluffy, little lacing
Color: amber, cloudy
Carbonation: just right
Kick: meh
Rating: 8/10
Notes:
This is a beer first. Apricot flavoured beer second. It does a good job in defining a taste that is different from St. Ambrois apricot ale, which is sweeter and less hoppy. It has a clean finish and would be great on a patio on a sunny day.
In all a nice niche beer.
Type: Ale
ABV[%]: 5
Packaging: 650 ml bottle
Brewery: Cannary Brewing, Penticton BC
Smell: hops with citrus
Head: fluffy, little lacing
Color: amber, cloudy
Carbonation: just right
Kick: meh
Rating: 8/10
Notes:
This is a beer first. Apricot flavoured beer second. It does a good job in defining a taste that is different from St. Ambrois apricot ale, which is sweeter and less hoppy. It has a clean finish and would be great on a patio on a sunny day.
In all a nice niche beer.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Big Bear Black Stout
Label: Big Bear Black Stout
Type: Stout, dumbass
ABV[%]: 8.1
Packaging: 6fl ounces
Brewery: Bear Republic Brewing Co, Cloverdale, California
Smell: Strong and Malty
Head: Brown, thick lacing
Color: unfiltered brown, looks black
Carbonation: Medium, just right
Kick: not much... Eh, WTF?
Rating: 9/10
Notes:
-hefty black stout
- sweet, malt and Carmel
- perfect carbonation, making this a real tasty treat. Almost a meal
- got a bit of a burnt sourness but then settles to just burnt with the malty carmel aftertaste.
- it is a heavy beer, but a real stout.
- easily the best stout I've had this year.
Type: Stout, dumbass
ABV[%]: 8.1
Packaging: 6fl ounces
Brewery: Bear Republic Brewing Co, Cloverdale, California
Smell: Strong and Malty
Head: Brown, thick lacing
Color: unfiltered brown, looks black
Carbonation: Medium, just right
Kick: not much... Eh, WTF?
Rating: 9/10
Notes:
-hefty black stout
- sweet, malt and Carmel
- perfect carbonation, making this a real tasty treat. Almost a meal
- got a bit of a burnt sourness but then settles to just burnt with the malty carmel aftertaste.
- it is a heavy beer, but a real stout.
- easily the best stout I've had this year.
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