Sunday, 17 November 2013
September 25, 2013
240/888) Home: Forest Fruits by Wychwood Brewery of England: **; sweet candy like nose; sweet peach flavours, notes of berry and a retro-candy sort of taste ; in spite of myself I am giving this two stars;
I really was not expecting I would like this - it's just not the sort of thing I usually go for.
I really was not expecting I would like this - it's just not the sort of thing I usually go for.
September 24, 2013
The winners of the Golden Tap Awards were announced on the 18th. The results from on-line voting were:
The Editor's Circle Awards, chosen by a committee featuring Cass Enright, were:
Best Microbrewery in Ontario – Beau’s All-Natural Brewing
Company, Vankleek Hill
Best Brewery for Cask-Conditioned Ale in Ontario – Great
Lakes Brewery, Toronto
Best Bar for Draught Beer Selection in Ontario – Bar Hop,
Toronto
Best Bar for Bottled Beer Selection in Ontario – Bar
Volo, Toronto
Best Bar for Cask Ale in Ontario – Bar Volo, Toronto
Best Brewpub or Tied House in Ontario – Bellwoods
Brewery, Toronto
Best Regularly-Produced Beer in Ontario – Muskoka Mad Tom
IPA, Bracebridge
Best Seasonal or Specialty Beer in Ontario – Kensington
Fruit Stand Watermelon Wheat, Toronto
Best Cask Ale in Ontario – Granite Hopping Mad, Toronto
Best Beer of the Festival (based on votes at the event) –
Amsterdam Space Invader APA
Beer 4 Boobs
Joe Sacco, owner of Smokeless Joe
Great Lakes Brewery Tap Takeover at Pub Milos
JP Fournier, founder of National Capital Craft Beer Week
and Winterbrewed
Amsterdam Adventure Brews
September 23, 2013
239/887) Home: Steam Works Pale Ale by Steam Works Brewing of British Columbia: *1/2; 5.2%; malty with a mild hop finish;
September 22, 2013
236/884) Home: Skull Splitter by Orkney Brewery of Scotland: **1/2; "5000 years in the making"; named for Thorfinn Hauskaluif, a 7th century Viking Earl of Orkney; spiced nose with dried fruit notes; spiced, gingery, brown sugar notes and fruit flavours;
237/885) Home: Pauwel Kwak by Brouwerij Bosteels of Belgium: **1/2; 8.4%; malty, slightly fruity nose; spicy fruity flavours;
238/886) Home: Oktobock by Beau's All Natural Brewing of Ontario: *1/2; 7% abv; Wild Oats #24; a Maibock reinterpreted; malty, peppery, almost smoky nose; malty with a peppery finish;
I suppose I didn't have the full Pauwel Kwak experience. The is supposed to be consumed out of a tall glass supported in a wooden stand but I wasn't keen on spending a lot of money on e-Bay to buy this. Some day I might try it at the beerbistro where I think they have the proper gear or Sin and Redemption where I know they do.
September 21, 2013
Toronto Beer Week is winding down so we worked in a visit to the Cloak and Dagger. There was a rib festival going on but there was also a TBW pub crawl stopping by and this may have had something to do with the fact that they were out of ribs by the time we got there.
The Cloak and Dagger is an odd place. It caters to two distinct crowds, older Molsons/Labatts drinkers and the craft beer crowd depending on the hour and the day. My wife says it has character. It does not lack for characters, either.
The Cloak and Dagger is an odd place. It caters to two distinct crowds, older Molsons/Labatts drinkers and the craft beer crowd depending on the hour and the day. My wife says it has character. It does not lack for characters, either.
September 20, 2013
234/882) Blue Bay Café, Toronto: Upper Canada Dark Ale by Sleemans of Ontario: **; it's been a long time since I've had one of these (and since I've been here); rich malty nose; roasty malty flavours'
235/883) Home: Vintage Ale 2012 by Fuller's of England: **1/2; 8.5%; each vintage is different, in particular hop with regard to the variety of hops; rich, dried fruit nose; a bit spicy,a touch of sweetness, fruitiness; I am saving a second bottle for aging;
Upper Canada Brewing was one of the first small independent microbreweries in Ontario. They had quite a story featuring an IPO and eventually they were absorbed by Sleeman. A number of the big players ended up at Steam Whistle.
The Blue Bay Café is a Mauritian restaurant. Given the history of the island the cuisine is influenced by India, China France and others. We used to go a long time ago and it is nice to know they are still around. Judging by their hours the owners have other things going on during the work week.
235/883) Home: Vintage Ale 2012 by Fuller's of England: **1/2; 8.5%; each vintage is different, in particular hop with regard to the variety of hops; rich, dried fruit nose; a bit spicy,a touch of sweetness, fruitiness; I am saving a second bottle for aging;
Upper Canada Brewing was one of the first small independent microbreweries in Ontario. They had quite a story featuring an IPO and eventually they were absorbed by Sleeman. A number of the big players ended up at Steam Whistle.
The Blue Bay Café is a Mauritian restaurant. Given the history of the island the cuisine is influenced by India, China France and others. We used to go a long time ago and it is nice to know they are still around. Judging by their hours the owners have other things going on during the work week.
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