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Weltons Old Harry, Horsham, Su…

Twitter — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:03:25 +0000

Weltons Old Harry, Horsham, Sussex, 5.2%, Tasty amber ale; Would have again; 14/20

HNY Beer 1: Jenlain, Ambree, D…

Twitter — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:54:16 +0000

HNY Beer 1: Jenlain, Ambree, Duyck.com. French. 7.5%, sweet amber ale with a citrus taste. 15/20. Won bronze medal @Paris beer fest in ’07.

Doc’s Christmas Beers 2008

Doc D — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:30:26 +0000

Anchor Brewing Co, Merry Christmas & happy New Year 2006. 5.5 abv. SF, CA USA. Spicey one. 15 out of 20.
Hook Norton, Twelve Days. 5.5% abv. UK. Delicously dark and strong. 19 out 20. This one could become a habit.
Goose Island IPA. Chicago, USA. Solid 18 out of 20…
Meantime Pale Ale. London, UK. 18.5…
Theakstones Old Perculiar. UK. Not so much, 14.
Modelo, Especial. 4.5%. Mexican. Amber ale. Nice one. Boxing day was mexian at our place.
Breakspear, English Pale Ale. Oxfodshire, UK. 4.2%. Light but not hoppy enough. 12 out of 20.
Bath Ales, Wild Hare, Pale Ale. 5.0% ABV. UK. A nice golden citrus fresh an hoppy with a dry finish. 16 out of 20.

So, the focus was British and American craft brews with a sweet Mexican thrown into the mix. To be honset we had way mucho french champagne as well!

Still have 2 mixed cases of brew left and a Fullers Vintage Ale for New Years!

Happy Holiday and Merry New Year from the doc… I need a beer checklist system. How many different beers in 2008? My guess is about 100. But I will try to add them up.

Jennings Cumberland Ale; bitte…

Twitter — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:46:24 +0000

Jennings Cumberland Ale; bitter; cask; 4.0; frsh smelling amber ale with slight malty taste, light but nice, solid brew; 14 out of 20.

Hamburg, DE part 2: Groninger …

Twitter — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:39:28 +0000

Hamburg, DE part 2: Groninger Pils, closed out the night with 2 of these tasty fresh local mirco-brews. More amber ale than pils. 4 stars.

Brewdog tasting – Trashy Blond…

Twitter — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:23:43 +0000

Brewdog tasting – Trashy Blonde 4.1%, a true session beer. A light amber ale in the American style. 4 stars.

Some Findings on the British Columbia, Canada Craft Brew Scene

thetank — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:02:28 +0000

The Tank recently went to British Columbia to stay in Vancouver and then Kelowna with plenty of ignorance and after a week can report back with great excitement about the number of tasty brews being brewed there.

As I was doing some Daddy Day Care, I wasn’t actually able to get to visit any breweries and so my research was purely arm chair and virtual.

The one brewery that interested me the most but sadly I wasn’t able to try was Crannóg Ales. They currently don’t do any bottling and have a limited distribution but from the following description you can probably understand why the Tank wants to give these guys some serious attention at some point.

Crannóg Ales is Canada’s only Certified Organic farmhouse microbrewery, one of only a handful of such breweries in the world. We brew unfiltered, unpasteurized ales using only organic ingredients, some of which come right from our own farm.

Of those that I did try Phillips Brewing, Victoria and Cannery Brewing, Penticton were my favourites followed closely by Mt. Begbie, Revelstoke. I also tried Tin Whistle, Penticton which was fine and was disappointed with Granville Island Brewing, Vancouver. On a previous visit to Kelowna this year, I was able to try the local Tree Brewing but this visit was about sampling as many different beers as possible.

Here’s a list of my favourite beers I was able to sample:

I came across the Craft Brewers Association of British Columbia after all ready having put in some hard graft but as you can see from the screengrab below they seem to have all the good ones signed up.