beernesday

it is one of my cbc radio tuesdays! i will be on radio one with stephen quinn at 5:50 today talking about craft beer and #IPAday on the coast then i will be going to the railway club to avail myself of the cask of driftwood naughty hildegard esb with mosaic hops if that sounds like fun to you, you could go in time to listen to the show my fan club (aka beer geek friends) have a listening party in the back room join them!  so long as they have craft beer in front of them, they do not bite (the cask at tap and barrel also sounds good... might have to try to hit both places! tree brewing blend of 2/3 hophead ipa and 1/3 black ipa)

new beers at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Russell Brewing - Summer Daze Saison - $6.95 Russell Brewing constantly churns out unique and delicious beers and their Summer Daze keeps the trend alive. A traditional Belgian Farmhouse Saison, right down to the Belgian candy syrup found within, this brew pours a hazy gold in colour with notes of spice in its bouquet. More peppery spice is found on the palate with a dry crisp finish. Perfection! Driftwood Brewery - Naughty Hildegard - $7.45 Here’s to Hildy! In honour of the supposed Benedictine Nun, Driftwood has put together a little ESB for us to enjoy. Copper in colour with bread, English hop and caramel aromatics, on the palate more caramel and toffee can be found accompanied by earth and citrus hop. A flavourable ESB by all accounts. Phillips Brewing - Kaleidoscope - $6.95 A brand new beer from the folks at Phillips, in a brand new bottle to boot. Straw yellow in colour and hopped with Mosaic, this IPA boasts intense notes of tr...

the railway club's cask last night was driftwood's naughty hildegard driftwood rep ian mackay says that it is the last cask of naughtiness for the season so i'm extra glad that i got my mouth on some potent, delicious, happy-inducing after the railway we skipped on down to portland craft i had the ninkaski double red ale and an alameda yellow wolf paired with the olives, pickles, and rainbow trout portland craft is coming along nicely it was full, the beverages board is up now, food was prompt and delicious there are still a few small wrinkles being worked out but i love it there! i think the locals and craft beer folk alike are past the novelty and fully embracing it i predict a long, happy relationship with portland craft is in my future!

the next elysian beer of the apocalypse: driftwood's naughty hildegard:

Driftwood Brewery 's Naughty Hildegard is an extra special bitter.  as such it has a more than healthy dose of hops and therefore fits very nicely into my hops obsession. immense head on the pour, with a lovely hoppy aroma, nicely balanced with the malt.  fabulously naughty label featuring a radiant nun in fishnets and red heels!  but wait, who is this naughty hildegard?  why does she deserve such a fabulously hoppy beer named after her? the bottle says:  "Brewed to honour Hildegard Von Bingen, a 12th century Benedictine nun who allegedly was the first to record the use of hops as an ingredient in beer.  While this is open to debate, we like Hildegard's style and we can't imagine beer without hops.  This Extra Special Bitter has lots of hops - Hildegard would be proud.  We are!  Cheers Hildy! weighing in at 650 ml of 6.5%, this lives up to both its naughty moniker, and the "strong beer" claim on the label.  craft brewed in lovel...