St. Andre or Walkerville Lager

[thekulman]

Just read an article on Stephen Beaumont's "world of beer" website and thought these 2 sounded interesting. Has anyone ever tried Saint Andre Vienna style lager brewed by Cool Beer in Brampton, ON or Walkerville Lager brewed in Windsor, ON?

www.worldofbeer.com/ktt/ocb.html

Kul

[shugalou]

Nope never tried those - although I have tried County Brew which is brewed in Durham - I wasn't too pleased with it though

[thekulman]

2 weekends ago I bought a 6 of Durham County signature Ale (I can do better than that) and 6 St. Ambroise Pale Ale. The St. A's was a very good Pale Ale. I'll be trying more of theirs.

I'm trying to buy 6's of the Ontario/Quebec craft brews when I'm at the beer store now and taste as many as possible.

p.s. - I bottle my latest batch this Friday - 2 weeks till I can taste it!

[shugalou]

I'm gonna have to look for that St. Ambroise Pale Ale. I wasn't too impressed with the County Ale and I won't be buying it again.

Recently I finally tried Creemore Springs and I was very pleased! I'll be trying that again soon.

I was also fortunate enough to try some Alpine this weekend as a friend of mine brougth some back from the east coast.

Good to hear you got your batch done, - I haven't had a chance to get my equipment in order yet.

[markaberrant]

I really wanted to pick up some St Ambroise Pale Ale on my recent trip to Alberta, but I bought so much other beer, I just couldn't do it. Guess it's just something to look forward to on my next trip.

Have you tried to St Ambroise Oatmeal Stout? I can get it in Sask, and though pricey ($14/6-pack), it is definitely one of the best stouts I've ever had. Just make sure not to drink it too cold, serve it around 10-11C.

[thekulman]

No Markaberrant, I haven't tried the stout, but plan to.

What about the Paddock beers you can get in Sask? Have you tired any of them? I understand they are a little pricy.

[markaberrant]

Originally posted by thekulman
No Markaberrant, I haven't tried the stout, but plan to.

What about the Paddock beers you can get in Sask? Have you tired any of them? I understand they are a little pricy.

The Paddockwood "normal gravity" beers start at $2.25 for a 355ml bottle and go up to $4.25 for an 8.5% Rye IPA. I picked up a couple of their 8.5% Ragnarok IPAs (more of an english barleywine than an ipa) last time I was there for $3.25 or $3.50... I can't remember exactly. They also have some 750ml bottles of selected beers like Arch Angel (belgian trippel) or Chocolate Porter, but I forget how much they are.

I must have tried at least 20 different Paddockwood beers; all were fantastic aside from 1 bad one (Raspberry lager) and 1 disappointing one (Saison). Their website lists 12 beers at present, but the brewery usually has upwards of 20 available.

The Bushwakker Brewpub in Regina sells take home bottles of their beer as well. 750ml bottles are $5 each or 6 for $23 (or so), but part of the cost is a bottle deposit... I "think" it's $1 per bottle. They have 2L plastic bottles for $10, but obviously these should be drank in short order. They also have 500ml ceramic bottles of 9% barleywine and wheatwine for about $9, which includes a $3 bottle deposit. Bushwakker has been at it for a long time, they have perfected all of their permanent beers, most of the seasonals are fantastic (I find their wheats and fruits a little average), and their limited/experimental/cask-only batches are always a welcome treat.