April 2012
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Cameron's Rye Pale Ale
Brewery: Cameron’s Brewing, Oakville, ON Style: IPA ABV: 6.6% Availability: Limited release; bottles at the brewery store; draught at select bars in Ontario
Bright golden-copper body with a pure white head that lingers and laces nicely. Boisterous aroma chock full of grapefruit, pineapple, spruce tips and other great west coast hop characteristics. Flavour follows the aroma, with loads of...
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Beau's Patio Saison
Brewery: Beau’s All Natural Brewing, Vankleek Hill, ON Style: Saison ABV: 5.9% Availability: Limited release; draught at select bars in Ontario
Golden-orange body with a moderate haze and a nice lacy white head. Fair bit of fruitiness in the aroma - pineapple, apricot, bit of orange and lemon - with background yeast and a hint of dry spiciness. Great body, nicely carbonated with a back-of-throat...
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Wellington County Dark Ale
Brewery: Wellington County Brewery, Guelph, ON Style: Dark Ale ABV: 5.0% Availability: Year-round release; cans & bottles at LCBO and Beer Store; draught at select bars in Ontario
Plummy-brown colour with a small and quick tan head. Aroma of medium-roast malt, toasted nuts, cocoa, a bit of coffee. Flavour is right in the same ballpark as the aroma, with the addition of a bit of dark sugar...
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Canadian Beer News Dinner Series #3
After a bit of a break, posts on Canadian Beer Notes will be starting up again tomorrow (or today, depending on when you’re reading this), with new reviews to be posted on a (hopefully) semi-regular basis.
In the meantime, I wanted to mention for those who don’t follow the main Canadian Beer News website that the 3rd event in the Canadian Beer News Dinner Series will be taking place...
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Nickel Brook Babbling Brooke's Root Beer
Brewery: Nickel Brook Brewery, Burlington, ON Style: Root Beer ABV: n/a Availability: Year-round; bottles at the brewery store and select shops and restaurants in the GTA
Dark brown with an orange-ruby tint. Big aroma of wintergreen, cinnamon and dark sugar. Strong and remarkably complex flavour for a soda - mint and cinnamon off the top, quickly joined by vanilla and Demerara sugar, hints of...
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Mill Street Stock Ale
Brewery: Mill Street Brewery, Toronto, ON Style: Golden Ale ABV: 5.0% Availability: Year-round; bottles at LCBO and Beer Store in Ontario, and in several other provinces
Light golden-yellow with a tiny white head. Aroma of husky grain, bruised apple, and a very faint hint of twiggy hops. Crisp and clean mouthfeel, soft around the edges. Mild flavour of sweet cereal malt, dried grass, a bit of...
Granville Island Lions Winter Ale
Brewery: Granville Island Brewing, Vancouver, BC Style: Strong Ale ABV: 5.5% Availability: Winter seasonal; bottles & cans at BC Liquor Stores, draught throughout BC
Dark amber-brown with a thin tan head. Aroma holds a huge kick of vanilla - specifically, vanilla caramel candy - with subtle hints of hazelnut and toasted barley cereal in behind. Flavour is also heavy on the vanilla, along with...
