Yeah it must have been the regular one I had. It's strange because I actually thought the Hop Head was way better balanced than the Cutthroat which is their regular Pale which tasted more like an IPA to me. At any rate I'm a fan, they do good work. They're in Kelowna, right?
- Double_A

Their regular IPA is barely even an IPA. Almost closer to an American Pale Ale. The two are almost the same though in all honesty lol. I haven't had their Cuthroat. I haven't seen it around here. Wouldn't mind trying it.

A friend of mine absolutely loves their stuff. He likes to bring some of their IIPA when he comes over to my place. We went on a fishing trip last summer and I ended up hating their Black IPA and gave him the bottles I had left. He talks as if he owes me a life debt for that even though they would've just be drain pours if he wasn't there lol. I really like Black IPAs but it tasted off to me. I was drinking nothing but Quebec Belgian style ales basically the entire time though so that's probably why I didn't like it.

They are from Kelowna, yeah.

found a stray case of this yesterday. Thank you beer gods.

Their regular IPA is barely even an IPA. Almost closer to an American Pale Ale. The two are almost the same though in all honesty lol. I haven't had their Cuthroat. I haven't seen it around here. Wouldn't mind trying it.

A friend of mine absolutely loves their stuff. He likes to bring some of their IIPA when he comes over to my place. We went on a fishing trip last summer and I ended up hating their Black IPA and gave him the bottles I had left. He talks as if he owes me a life debt for that even though they would've just be drain pours if he wasn't there lol. I really like Black IPAs but it tasted off to me. I was drinking nothing but Quebec Belgian style ales basically the entire time though so that's probably why I didn't like it.

They are from Kelowna, yeah.
- daeth

Yep, the Cutthroat is supposed to be their APA but had I tasted them blindly I would have switched them around.

found a stray case of this yesterday. Thank you beer gods.


- Hop Head

Found a 6er of their Censored Rich Copper Ale ... was pretty decent.

Had this guy last night. That head is after about 20 minutes of settling, took me half an hour to pour the bloody thing. Pretty good ... sour apples and funky yeast mostly with a fairly hefty hop back end.

Had this guy last night. That head is after about 20 minutes of settling, took me half an hour to pour the bloody thing. Pretty good ... sour apples and funky yeast mostly with a fairly hefty hop back end.
- Double_A

What is it? I've had lots of Belgian type beers with heads like that, usually the lower ABV ones. They make you work for your beer.

- watsonnostaw

Tasty.

What is it? I've had lots of Belgian type beers with heads like that, usually the lower ABV ones. They make you work for your beer.




Tasty.
- daeth

Yep it was a Saison, so not entirely out of character. Evil Twin's Disco poured the same way for me too.

Yep it was a Saison, so not entirely out of character. Evil Twin's Disco poured the same way for me too.
- Double_A

Yeah, saisons do that sometimes. Don't know if taking 30 minutes to pour is normal but huge heads definitely is.

Their IIPA does that too? What kind of voodoo is that?! Usually the head of a high ABV beer dies super quickly.

We're finally getting some Ommegang beers here apparently. Not sure which but I've heard the Game of Thrones beer as rumour.. hope that's either not true or at least not the only one coming here.

http://keep6imports.com/availability

Other than that:

Dieu Du Ciel! Derniere Volonte (Belgian IPA) Spring/Summer 2013
Dieu Du Ciel! Chaman (Imperial Pale Ale) March 2013
Les Trois Mousquetaires Maibock (German Maibock) March 2013
Les Trois Mousquetaires Hopfenweisse (Hopfenweisse) May 2013
Trou Du Diable Shawinigan Handshake (Hopfenweisse) May 2013
MicroBrasserie Charlevoix Saison (Belgian Saison) May 2013
Dieu Du Ciel! Rosee D’Hibiscus (Belgian Wit) May 2013

I've had all of those but I'm looking forward to Derniere Volonte the most. I drank my last bottle after seeing this knowing I'll be able to get more soonish lol. Smells a lot like Schneider Hopfenweisse but tastes totally different since it's a Belgian IPA instead of a strong wheat beer. Very good though.

Can't wait for the LCBO to get actual new Lupulus in stock. Even their newest stock shows October for the bottling date and they have all lost their hop freshness. Almost no point in even buying it like that. It is waaaaaay better fresh. It's like a completely different beer. Goes from world class to just regular old "good" lol.

Had this guy last night. That head is after about 20 minutes of settling, took me half an hour to pour the bloody thing. Pretty good ... sour apples and funky yeast mostly with a fairly hefty hop back end.
- Double_A

just had a bottle of weihenstephaner octoberfest, yum

husband poured a st bernardus and is blacking out on the couch= i'll be finishing that one

just had a bottle of weihenstephaner octoberfest, yum

husband poured a st bernardus and is blacking out on the couch= i'll be finishing that one
- Don'tForgetTocchet

Play innocent tomorrow and ask him how good he thought it was.

Berny 12 is probably my favourite beer, even over Westy 12. I need to get some St Bernardus 12 again so I can do a direct blind taste test but I'm sticking with that opinion until then.

Play innocent tomorrow and ask him how good he thought it was.

Berny 12 is probably my favourite beer, even over Westy 12.
- daeth

over west???
you cray

it's good though

over west???
you cray

it's good though
- Don'tForgetTocchet

Yeah, just going off memory. I still have 4 Westvleteren 12s and for sure will still have at least one by the time I get another Bernardus 12 so I'll be able to compare them better eventually. Only problem is I might be comparing an aged Westy vs a fresh Bernardus though which is kind of unfair.

They're so close it's hard to call without having them on the same night, at least for me.

found a stray case of this yesterday. Thank you beer gods.


- Hop Head

Really liked the intense citrus of that one. 'twas awesome

- Don'tForgetTocchet

"That's what she said."

Yeah, just going off memory. I still have 4 Westvleteren 12s and for sure will still have at least one by the time I get another Bernardus 12 so I'll be able to compare them better eventually. Only problem is I might be comparing an aged Westy vs a fresh Bernardus though which is kind of unfair.

They're so close it's hard to call without having them on the same night, at least for me.
- daeth

i will mail you 4 berns for one of those westies.

http://www.philly.com/phi...n_cans_is_cool_again.html

IT'S OFFICIAL: Canned craft beer is no longer evil.

We know this because Boston Beer, which once trumpeted that aluminum jeopardizes the flavor of beer, is finally canning its flagship Samuel Adams Boston Lager. The company said that it designed its funky-looking wide-lid can after consulting with a sensory expert who conducted an "ergonomic and flavor study."

The trendsetting brewery, however, is decidedly behind the curve when it comes to cans.

Nearly 900 separate brands from 265 small American breweries are now canned, according to an authoritative database maintained by CraftCans.com. That's a phenomenal number when you consider that just 11 years ago, the total was exactly zero.

But it's not just the fast-growing numbers that are notable. It turns out that aluminum cans are a perfect medium to express the creativity of small brewers.

Just check out the stacks of cans at your local beer store and you'll see what I'm talking about. Where bottle labels are mostly small, neat, uniform rectangles, cans are open canvases that give imaginative artists a greater opportunity to reflect the spirit of the beer inside.

FDR calmly smoking on 21st Amendment Fireside Chat is as warming and comfortable as a spiced winter warmer. Flying Dog Snake Dog, illustrated with the insane artwork of Ralph Steadman, is manic and in your face. The life-size, clenched fist dominating cans from Chicago's Revolution Brewing makes you want to grab one for yourself.

Take a look at the leaping fighters on Asheville Brewing Ninja Porter, or the trippy reflective hophead on Alchemist Heady-Topper. You couldn't create attention-grabbing images like that with a simple paper label.

(Want to see some examples? I put together a slide show of my favorites at JoeSixpack.net.)

"The people doing the artwork on these cans are extremely talented," said Russ Phillips, who operates CraftCans.com. He's such a fan of the designs, he's authored a book, Canned! Artwork of the American Beer Can, to be published this fall.

"When I first started the website three years ago, it was almost just a personal thing," Phillips said. "I just struggled to find breweries who were thinking of going into canning. Today, it's a struggle to keep up."

And it's going to continue growing as small brewers start experimenting with the flexibility that cans provide.

For example, check out the packaging from Brooklyn's Sixpoint Brewery. It opted for 16-ounce cans and discovered that four of them in a box are a perfect cube. The boxes are ideal for stacking and make impressive, eye-catching floor displays.

Oskar Blues Brewery, in Colorado, which launched this whole revolution as the first micro to brew and can its beer in 1992, is also reaching beyond the conventional. Last year it introduced retro-looking cans with twist-off caps.

Churchkey Can Co., the Seattle company founded by actor Adrian Grenier ("Entourage"), took an even bigger step backward by packaging its Pilsner in an old-fashioned flattop steel can. And, yes, you need a can opener (what we used to call a church key) to open the damn thing.

Meanwhile, 21st Amendment chose a smaller, eight-ounce can (à la Red Bull) for its potent Lower De Boom Barleywine - just enough for one healthy glass of this potent (11.5 percent alcohol by volume) ale.

The next big step will come next week at the Craft Brewers Conference, in Washington, D.C., when Sly Fox Brewing, of Pottstown, unveils its new, open-ended can.

Designed by Philadelphia's Crown Holdings, the can features the so-called 360 End, which tears off like a soup-can lid, exposing the entire top like an open cup.

"What's cool about this is you're able to smell the aroma of the beer," said Brian O'Reilly, of Sly Fox, which packages about half its beer in cans. "That's the one thing that's a challenge in a [regular] can. Now drinkers can better appreciate the beer without pouring it into a glass."

The can end was introduced a couple of years ago at the World Cup and is now used by Budweiser in China.

You'll see it next month when Sly Fox Helles Golden Lager becomes the first American-made beer to be sold in the open-ended cans. And keep your eyes peeled at Phillies home games, where Sly Fox Pikeland Pils will be sold exclusively in them.

There is one downside to the new design: Unlike conventional pull-tabs that remain attached to the can, this lid must be disposed of separately. O'Reilly noted that, while some state litter laws may prohibit their use, the lids use less metal and are more environmentally friendly.

And the upside is that - once empty - the cans are far easier to pee into.

Just saying.

i will mail you 4 berns for one of those westies.
- Don'tForgetTocchet

The Westy 12s were probably a once in a lifetime thing. Don't think I can part with them for anything, sorry

The Westy 12s were probably a once in a lifetime thing. Don't think I can part with them for anything, sorry
- daeth

$37,000

$37,000
- watsonnostaw

we have a deal

One of these for dessert tonight, super chocolate but with a very clean finish. Exceptional.

One of these for dessert tonight, super chocolate but with a very clean finish. Exceptional.

- nfph

man that looks good.

One of these for dessert tonight, super chocolate but with a very clean finish. Exceptional.

- nfph

It's a really good beer.

I've also had their Ola Dubh beers which are basically the same thing but aged in Highland Park casks (HP12, 16, and 40 year). They aren't worth the extra money over Old Engine Oil tbh but they are a little bit unique.