What are you Drinking!!

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Gillingham Brewery Showdown IPAs.
One made with Amarillo hops, the other with Galaxy Hops.


Verdict: they are both tasty good.

[RedSN]

Well, that’s lights out with this quadruple…..

Finally had this one. That’s a whole lotta beer in such a small can.

[92redragtop]

Finally had this one. That’s a whole lotta beer in such a small can.

Quads are unique.

[92redragtop]

From Shacklands:

8.2% ABV
355ml can
Belgian Dark Strong Ale brewed with maple sap
Can conditioned

This is something both sumptuous and very very special. Brewed in April using 100% Canadian ingredients, this Belgian Dark Strong ale was made entirely using maple sap sourced from Perry Sound instead of water. Fermented with our house Abbey yeast, it was also finished with maple syrup from the same producer and rested on toasted sugar maple wood and oak. Heritage hops from Prince Edward County add a very pleasant and delicate earthy, floral, and slightly herbaceous bouquet. With deep hints of maple and spice, it has a supple velvety texture and caramel like roundness without being at all overly sweet. Packing layers and layers of complexity and a gentle warming heat, Sugar Shack is best enjoyed at cellar temperatures around 10-13°C.

After years of talking about making this, and many months of work and waiting for it to age to perfection, we are so excited to finally be releasing this absolutely gorgeous beer. Drink it no or keep some in the cellar.

Awards:
2022 Canada Beer Cup - GOLD


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[92redragtop]

Earlier this week....delicious.

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[92redragtop]

Anniversary IIIPA from Rouge River


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Pickup up some more beans for the morning beverage.


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Last couple days - both good.


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[RedSN]

Celebrated making the last payment on our mortgage and popped the cork on this fine bottle…

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[Old Fart]

Congrats!!

[RedSN]

Thanks! It was very tasty! ;)

[Old Fart]

It's a great feeling not having a mortgage!!

[92redragtop]

Nice - congrats!


I think we forgot to celebrate....pandemic....lol.

[92redragtop]

Trying my first Quintuple IPA while going through season one of Jack Ryan tonight.


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[92redragtop]

Happy New Year! Drink of choice for the last 10 NYEs has been Canadian ice wine since champagne doesn't taste as good and doesn't store well after the first day. Wasn't sure how well this 2014 late harvest Cab Franc vintage aged in the cellar but turned out to be uber tasty.



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[92redragtop]

Finishing up S3 of Jack Ryan this afternoon with this West Coast IIIPA, leftover sushi from last night, avocado bites, and breaded buffalo caulifower bites.



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[RedSN]

…since champagne doesn't taste as good and doesn't store well after the first day.

We have one of these, works quite well

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https://www.crateandbarrel.ca/champagne-stopper/s222027

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From the brewery (Blood Brothers): Duet craft cocktails is setting a new standard for going out for a drink!

Through many, many hours of trial, error and our eventual victory, we couldn’t be more pleased to offer our first RTD: Bright and Stormy. Based on the classic Dark and Stormy cocktail recipe, this full-flavoured beverage uses fresh-pressed ginger and lime juice to elevate this drink to true mixology excellence.

We firmly believe that compromise is not an option when crafting the best beverages possible. As of such, real fruit and spices will be at the core of each recipe. Duet will offer a full range of products for everyone’s palate, from extra dry to full-flavoured, and all offerings will come in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic versions, allowing everyone to partake.

We are excited to support this amazing female-owned passion for craft. We are even more excited that it is the better halves of Blood Brothers Brewing leading the charge.


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[92redragtop]

From the brewery (Blood Brothers/Third Moon): Spoiler alert: this is the thickest beer we’ve ever made! It tastes just like the indulgent juice box we all know and love, but one that’s crafted with our neutral ale and then absolutely crammed with delicious and hefty peanut flavour. This is ground zero for peanut, folks. The nut-intolerant need not apply for this one.




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[92redragtop]

From the brewery (Blood Brothers): What’s better than coffee? Vietnamese-style coffee on nitro with an undetectable adult bonus. Made with Propeller’s El Palto, an organic single origin Peruvian bean and our neutral ale, the Shake Over Ice is your new best friend for all events and endeavours, be it sunup or sundown, every coffee lovers dream.
@propellercoffeeco


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[RedSN]

Both of those look like peanut butter

Having an Amsterdam Fractured at the moment. ‘Made it through half the week’ celebration

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Both of those look like peanut butter

Having an Amsterdam Fractured at the moment. ‘Made it through half the week’ celebration

Is that their double?


The coffee beer is served over ice whereas the peanut beer is way too thick for that. Both very tasty though.

[92redragtop]

Finally opened one of the bottles picked up in Napa/Sonoma back in 2015/6 paired with a nice dinner on Saturday evening. Did not disappoint.


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[Zee]

Stock up folks!
Starting April the price of booze is going up!
Trudeau needs to waste more of our tax money to send to Ukraine, fund his private plane and expensive hotels.

[RedSN]

Opened up the cottage last weekend and stopped at Parsons to pick up some Vortex. While I was there, tried some “11”

Cascade hops, and some Sauvignon Blanc skins thrown into the mash.
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[RedSN]

They put your name on the can …kinda have o try it, no?

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[RedSN]

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4 varieties hops that bring forward pine and a touch of apricots with a mild caramel-like sweetness. A west-coast IPA - danky all the way. Crisp and dry, full-bodied with a substantial hop bitter finish that lingers a while.

Cool brewery with a pub that has a turntable and an impressive vinyl collection.

[RedSN]

New one from RR

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It lives up to its name.

[92redragtop]

^^That's a tasty one - they had a few cans at an LCBO here in Caledon so picked up a couple cans last week.

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[Uncle Buck]

Shadow says it’s better to drink a Flywheel than take one off.

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