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Torontoblue
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And while not a pale ale or IPA, their really limited release The Abyss Imperial Stout is a "elbow a lid in the throat if you must to get the last one" beer.
The Abyss is a wonderfully, complex, delightful beer. I recently learned that one of the wineries my company represent supplies the wine barrels for Abyss.
Their annual anniversary release, Black Butte, is also a favourite tipple:
Deschutes Black Butte XXIII (31-May-13) by TorontoBlue, on Flickr
Very partial to Upright 4 - a wonderful Saison-style ale.
Upright Brewing FOUR (09-Sept-11) by TorontoBlue, on Flickr
Can never get enough of this great farmhouse cider from Normandy:
Untitled by TorontoBlue, on Flickr
Can never go wrong with a Fullers Vintage Ale.
Fullers 2010 Vintage Ale Bottle 35823 (24-July-13) by TorontoBlue, on Flickr
And of course, anything from these guys is a must
Russian River Damnation Batch (07-June-13) by TorontoBlue, on Flickr
And finally, Timothy Taylor Landlord has finally made it to Alberta, I'm like a kid in a sweet shop now!!!
We get some serious stuff coming into Alberta, and a lot of it, too. Probably the best beer selection there is in Canada; it's an expensive hobby to be into!
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Black Belt Jones
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Any of ye brewing your own ale? I moved on from kits this year and started all grain - quite straightforward, buy a sack of grain, make 40 pints.
Results are generally great, although I lost a batch for the first time recently - phenolic infection meant 40 pints down the sink
Back in the saddle though with a Timothy Taylor Landlord clone fermenting as we speak.
Interesting and rewarding hobby - save some money as well (could save serious money if you started scaling **** up).
Results are generally great, although I lost a batch for the first time recently - phenolic infection meant 40 pints down the sink
Back in the saddle though with a Timothy Taylor Landlord clone fermenting as we speak.Interesting and rewarding hobby - save some money as well (could save serious money if you started scaling **** up).
The Abyss is a wonderfully, complex, delightful beer. I recently learned that one of the wineries my company represent supplies the wine barrels for Abyss.
Their annual anniversary release, Black Butte, is also a favourite tipple:
Deschutes Black Butte XXIII (31-May-13) by TorontoBlue, on Flickr
Very partial to Upright 4 - a wonderful Saison-style ale.
Upright Brewing FOUR (09-Sept-11) by TorontoBlue, on Flickr
Can never get enough of this great farmhouse cider from Normandy:
Untitled by TorontoBlue, on Flickr
Can never go wrong with a Fullers Vintage Ale.
Fullers 2010 Vintage Ale Bottle 35823 (24-July-13) by TorontoBlue, on Flickr
And of course, anything from these guys is a must
Russian River Damnation Batch (07-June-13) by TorontoBlue, on Flickr
And finally, Timothy Taylor Landlord has finally made it to Alberta, I'm like a kid in a sweet shop now!!!
We get some serious stuff coming into Alberta, and a lot of it, too. Probably the best beer selection there is in Canada; it's an expensive hobby to be into!
Nice list, will take notes
My user pic was actually taken at a beer festival... love American style Pale Ales and IPAs. Love hops, but prefer something with some balancing flavors rather than just a hop brick to the face.
Dale's Pale Ale.
(in regards to cans, can lining/technology have improved and it's a better for the beer. Zero light damage. Even Sammy Adams Koch, who ripped Oskar Blues for canning Dale's 10 years ago has jumped on board.)
Odell's IPA
Deschutes - their Mirror Pond Pale Ale and regular IPA (Inversion) are enjoyable, but some of their seasonal releases are fantastic.
And while not a pale ale or IPA, their really limited release The Abyss Imperial Stout is a "elbow a lid in the throat if you must to get the last one" beer.
I don't mix well with heavy hops, some American beers go all in on this and I can only handle so much. Sam Adams Noble Pils is nice for one bottle, but not too many. Even the New Belgium and some Sierra Nevada brews are too hop-heavy for me. I'll look into Deschutes' The Abyss.
Azzurri
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It was an interesting attempt at being condescending, but the fact I've said numerous times on here Carling is one of the worst has ruined it slightly.
Torontoblue
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Any of ye brewing your own ale? I moved on from kits this year and started all grain - quite straightforward, buy a sack of grain, make 40 pints.
Results are generally great, although I lost a batch for the first time recently - phenolic infection meant 40 pints down the sink
Interesting and rewarding hobby - save some money as well (could save serious money if you started scaling **** up).
I'd love to brew my own, but living in an apartment really hinders this; plus I'm a lazy, impatient [Poor language removed]. I have done a brew day before with a couple of friends, we did a smoked wee heavy which was then aged in mead barrels. This was done in 2009, and they finally bottled it last year. I'm still waiting for my bottles, the bastards.
Anyway, if you wanna try some of their recipes, clicky clicky, http://biergotter.org/recipes/
I have stumbled across (and out of pubs) Krušovice of late. It is a Czech imported brew. Very nice too.
centralTon
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Dark Kozel
Tankovna Pilsner Urquell
Williams Bros. Black Ball Stout
Chimay Blue
Maisels' Weisse
McEwans' Champion Ale
Innis and Gunn Original
Old Crafty Hen
Liefmans Kreik
St. Barnadus Ale
That'll do for now.
Tankovna Pilsner Urquell
Williams Bros. Black Ball Stout
Chimay Blue
Maisels' Weisse
McEwans' Champion Ale
Innis and Gunn Original
Old Crafty Hen
Liefmans Kreik
St. Barnadus Ale
That'll do for now.
Any of ye brewing your own ale? I moved on from kits this year and started all grain - quite straightforward, buy a sack of grain, make 40 pints.
Results are generally great, although I lost a batch for the first time recently - phenolic infection meant 40 pints down the sink
Interesting and rewarding hobby - save some money as well (could save serious money if you started scaling **** up).
Would love to, but never tried yet. Have you read John Palmer's treatise?
Black Belt Jones
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I have read it mate, it's a great introduction and I used it to learn the ropes - most of the text is available on his website for free.
Toronto Blue - I saw this 10L kit advertised recently as a 'stovetop' brewery, and heard good reports on it:
http://www.massivebrewery.com/
Idea being if space is limited you can still do some good brewing, just on a smaller scale. It would also be all grain brewing, so you'd be kicking off with the real McCoy.
Odells IPA and Dale's Pale Ale have a hops slap, but also some nice, citrus notes to counter. Worth checking out.
As for The Abyss, it's relatively limited run. Bevmo in Tucson got some. I bought one on Tuesday, liked it so much went back on the weekend to get another... all out.
Most of Deschutes other specialty bombers - Fresh Squeezed, Black Butte, etc seem to linger around longer... particularly those like Black Butte that are $12-15 a bottle.
no disagreement, but funny comment... at 400 pages it's no light reading.
I copied it from his website before he published it, my .doc file is only 299 pages, but maybe the font I've used is smaller.
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