beernesday
too many beers i wanted to try at beernesday at st. augustine's last night!
had to have me two samplers to fit them all in
whistler brewing cheakamus chai maple ale - 5% this dark bronze ale is made with real maple syrup, added right to the mash. then, a trace of chai tea is added during the filtration process. the result is a highly complex, mildly spicy palette structure
hoooo boy that is sweet! it would be awesome in pancake batter or over ice cream
a bit too much maple sweetness for me in a beer though, the chai notes were subtle, but appreciable
chuckanut brewery pilsner - 5% in 1842 a bavarian monk smuggled lager yeast from munich to the bohemian town of pilsn where they used the yeast with british pale malt, crafting a beer golden in color. chuckanut pilsner is truly mouthwatering, deeply satisfying, and refreshing!
i do love me a pilsner, and this one did not disappoint
chuckanut is good at the german-style beers, yes indeed
tofino brewing tuff session ale - 5% a bright copper coloured pale ale with toasty malt base balanced with wast coast hops. its light to medium body and clean, dry finish gives this full-flavoured ale dangerously inviting drinkability
there's a flavour in there that i don't like
wish i could discern what it is, but i can't, so there
green flash brewery double stout - 8.8% an old-world style, done the green flash way
its very yummy, but what is that malt flavour? its not chocolate or coffee or licorice or chicory...
whatever it is, i like it! i like it a lot!
coal harbour vienna lager - 5% a vienna-style lager which uses substantial amounts of german malt and specialty malts and german hops
quite a nice little lager!
tree brewing hop head double ipa - 8.3% packs in the hoppy bitterness with five different varieties of superior hops. similar to its award-winning best-selling little brother, hop head ipa, also boasts citrus aromas and sweet malt undertones with a slightly darker copper colour
oh yes! this is a lovely little number
hit all the right double ipa notes for me!
red truck sticke alt - 6.2% darker in colour and higher abv than traditional alts. it has a restrained fruit aroma and flavour, a light caramel and burnt sugar malt sweetness, and distinct, herbal, hop bitterness
i'm not a fan of the alt style, but this one i like
not too sweet, not too fruity, not too bitter... it worked for me!
crannog ales gael's blood potato ale - 5.2%
a coppery red caramel malt lies beneath a forceful hop presence in both bitterness and aroma. crannog's spring season ale is made with mt. hood hops grown organically on their own farm
yum! this year's brew is lovely! yes!
had to have me two samplers to fit them all in
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| look how well my iphone camera works when there is light |
hoooo boy that is sweet! it would be awesome in pancake batter or over ice cream
a bit too much maple sweetness for me in a beer though, the chai notes were subtle, but appreciable
chuckanut brewery pilsner - 5% in 1842 a bavarian monk smuggled lager yeast from munich to the bohemian town of pilsn where they used the yeast with british pale malt, crafting a beer golden in color. chuckanut pilsner is truly mouthwatering, deeply satisfying, and refreshing!
i do love me a pilsner, and this one did not disappoint
chuckanut is good at the german-style beers, yes indeed
tofino brewing tuff session ale - 5% a bright copper coloured pale ale with toasty malt base balanced with wast coast hops. its light to medium body and clean, dry finish gives this full-flavoured ale dangerously inviting drinkability
there's a flavour in there that i don't like
wish i could discern what it is, but i can't, so there
green flash brewery double stout - 8.8% an old-world style, done the green flash way
its very yummy, but what is that malt flavour? its not chocolate or coffee or licorice or chicory...
whatever it is, i like it! i like it a lot!
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| when there is no light, my iphone camera takes horribly dark photos! |
quite a nice little lager!
tree brewing hop head double ipa - 8.3% packs in the hoppy bitterness with five different varieties of superior hops. similar to its award-winning best-selling little brother, hop head ipa, also boasts citrus aromas and sweet malt undertones with a slightly darker copper colour
oh yes! this is a lovely little number
hit all the right double ipa notes for me!
red truck sticke alt - 6.2% darker in colour and higher abv than traditional alts. it has a restrained fruit aroma and flavour, a light caramel and burnt sugar malt sweetness, and distinct, herbal, hop bitterness
i'm not a fan of the alt style, but this one i like
not too sweet, not too fruity, not too bitter... it worked for me!
crannog ales gael's blood potato ale - 5.2%
a coppery red caramel malt lies beneath a forceful hop presence in both bitterness and aroma. crannog's spring season ale is made with mt. hood hops grown organically on their own farm
yum! this year's brew is lovely! yes!
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| gwen showing off her sampler, in the dark |
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