Half Pints humulus ludicrous
i love the wax over the cap on Half Pints Brewing Company's humulus ludicrous. it makes me feel like i just got transported back to medieval times and someone's going to challenge me to a duel at any moment... and i keep hoping a buxom bar wench will sidle up to me...
currently i'm pairing it with nachos. and the historical anachronism to medieval times "please sir, can i have some more" comes to mind. just go with it, i am.
its got quite the head on it, and a fabulous hoppy aroma. oh yeah, and it tastes fabulously hoppy too. Lots of lace left on the glass as i drain it, but the initial haze is not wearing off. lovely dark golden colour.
the bottle says: our most ridiculously hoppy beer.
i would like more on their label. more about the brewery, more about the beer, just more personality. but all i get is "craft brewed in winnipeg mb canada" and that its 8% apv and 100 IBUs. delightful. i'm a fan. but i still want more on the label dammit!
as for the website, not much more there. i can't even find ludicrous listed as one of their beers.
their blog says: "One outta 1001 ain't bad. I picked up a copy yesterday of "1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die" and thanks go out to Stephen Beaumont and the publishers who felt inclined to recognize our Humulus Ludicrous as one of those 1001. This is the third time in less than a year that Half Pints has ended up in print as part of the national history of beer by being included in the conversation about what makes real craft beer in Canada so damn good. You can see that where a national identity with regards to craft beer had been lacking due in part by the majors sucking so hard at brewing anything worth drinking - case in point. While the big guys continue to grasp at straws like an 18 year old at a 80's dance party, craft brewers continue to hone their skills and stick it to them. Congratulations therefore are offered to all the Canadian breweries mentioned in the book, but especially:
The Bushwakker for their Palliser Porter - my old Alma mater has brewed this dark porter regularly since day one. It's from an old homebrew recipe that Bev had won a national award for. Just like Mozart never goes out of style, so it is with the Palliser Porter.
Wild Rose for their Cherry Porter - Brewmaster Dave Neilly has some really good brews up his sleeve so we should keep our eyes out for whatever comes next.
King Brewing - my favourite Pilsner - alright Summit does a wicked one, too - but this is my favourite Canadian Pils."
still, its about the beer, and that's award winningly yummy. so i will continue to drink it, and check back to their blog from time to time to see what else is new.
visit them at: http://halfpintsbrewing.com
visit their blog at: http://halfpintsbrewingco.blogspot.com/
and for recipes, go to: http://halfpintsrecipes.blogspot.com/
currently i'm pairing it with nachos. and the historical anachronism to medieval times "please sir, can i have some more" comes to mind. just go with it, i am.
its got quite the head on it, and a fabulous hoppy aroma. oh yeah, and it tastes fabulously hoppy too. Lots of lace left on the glass as i drain it, but the initial haze is not wearing off. lovely dark golden colour.
the bottle says: our most ridiculously hoppy beer.
i would like more on their label. more about the brewery, more about the beer, just more personality. but all i get is "craft brewed in winnipeg mb canada" and that its 8% apv and 100 IBUs. delightful. i'm a fan. but i still want more on the label dammit!
as for the website, not much more there. i can't even find ludicrous listed as one of their beers.
their blog says: "One outta 1001 ain't bad. I picked up a copy yesterday of "1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die" and thanks go out to Stephen Beaumont and the publishers who felt inclined to recognize our Humulus Ludicrous as one of those 1001. This is the third time in less than a year that Half Pints has ended up in print as part of the national history of beer by being included in the conversation about what makes real craft beer in Canada so damn good. You can see that where a national identity with regards to craft beer had been lacking due in part by the majors sucking so hard at brewing anything worth drinking - case in point. While the big guys continue to grasp at straws like an 18 year old at a 80's dance party, craft brewers continue to hone their skills and stick it to them. Congratulations therefore are offered to all the Canadian breweries mentioned in the book, but especially:
The Bushwakker for their Palliser Porter - my old Alma mater has brewed this dark porter regularly since day one. It's from an old homebrew recipe that Bev had won a national award for. Just like Mozart never goes out of style, so it is with the Palliser Porter.
Wild Rose for their Cherry Porter - Brewmaster Dave Neilly has some really good brews up his sleeve so we should keep our eyes out for whatever comes next.
King Brewing - my favourite Pilsner - alright Summit does a wicked one, too - but this is my favourite Canadian Pils."
still, its about the beer, and that's award winningly yummy. so i will continue to drink it, and check back to their blog from time to time to see what else is new.
visit them at: http://halfpintsbrewing.com
visit their blog at: http://halfpintsbrewingco.blogspot.com/
and for recipes, go to: http://halfpintsrecipes.blogspot.com/
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