tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67158408235575131752024-03-05T07:51:42.591-08:00A Woman's BrewJoanne Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756628611642596401noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715840823557513175.post-48237149488287065652014-03-31T11:19:00.002-07:002014-03-31T11:19:18.727-07:00I've Moved!!!This blog has moved!! I think the content better suits Tumblr so if you want to keep following my beer adventures come on over to:<br />
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<a href="http://awomansbrew.tumblr.com/">awomansbrew.tumblr.com</a>Joanne Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756628611642596401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715840823557513175.post-65455015123183767882014-03-19T08:40:00.001-07:002014-03-19T08:40:36.119-07:00Beer Club from Beer Hawk <p> Hello there! Once again I am back from my travels and it looks like it's for good this time! However I still have a lot of adventures to recount so be on the look out for those.</p><p> </p><p>As I am home I have joined a beer club - I get 15 beers every month from<a href="http://www.beerhawk.co.uk/"> Beer Hawk</a>. The first box approved the other day and there are only 3 in there that I haven't had before - a pretty good result as I have tried over 600 now! 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I just found a great liquor store that let's you make your own 6 packs here in Tampa - yep I'm on my travels again!<div><br></div><div>A few of these are on my wish list too - Stone IPA, Founders Breakfast Stout and Dogfish Head Midas Touch.</div><div><br></div><div>I'll be trying these in the next few days do keep an eye out for my opinions :-)<br> </div>Joanne Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756628611642596401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715840823557513175.post-10529276690333675982013-11-12T16:52:00.000-08:002013-11-12T17:07:20.502-08:00It's a Pumpkin Time of Year!<div><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PfYzRtTADsA/UoLQvdz-EtI/AAAAAAAAAfU/IecjE1w7jR4/I/photo_427427.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><div><br></div> I love autumn, it's my favourite time of year. And I love all things made with pumpkin which are pretty prevailant round about now - including beer! <div><br></div><div>I don't get much chance to try all the amazing pumpkin beers out there but here are a few I have:</div><div><div><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-98PfNeECKYI/UoLQwGAix-I/AAAAAAAAAfc/36mQ0w6sBwk/I/photo_422002.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>Pumpking beer by Wychwood Brewery</div><div>The only pumpkin beer from the UK I have tried - light on the spicy flavours but has a true pumpkin taste within a malty brew</div><div><br></div><div><div><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AmjXs-ZshDQ/UoLQw9S7HHI/AAAAAAAAAfk/SKdhrwVqc2Q/I/photo_823428.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>Post Road Pumpkin by Brooklyn Brewery</div><div>This orange amber brew is a good balance of sweet and spicy - a must try!</div><div><br></div><div><div><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WaGVI5PLTsk/UoLQxOTgIaI/AAAAAAAAAfo/ZTVN79h7eLk/I/photo_79117.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>St. Ambroise The Great Pumpkin Ale from Brasserie McAuslan</div><div>A Canadian offering here, this was the first pumpkin beer I tried and was heavy on the spiciness - love it!</div><div><br></div><div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaD1_fCicCTJurfSwwFroAtBfLzeH-DulMckapqa-4hq_3HJLSfSYVdE3y4L1-hKliQtgTNUbMTu9yBYyooaON0ZK6WmdoNoOn9zwM5ZhpGMZne5nuNEvX-A8d6wQ2IAaupEj7F_6b0Oe/I/photo_925952.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>Blue Point Pumpkin Ale by Blue Point</div><div><br></div><div>My most recent American pumpkin brew this was another spicy offering with a sharpness behind it that was very enjoyable. This one is on my fave list.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyone have any pumpkin beer recommendations for me?</div><div> <br> <br> <br></div>Joanne Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756628611642596401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715840823557513175.post-85030490975431384542013-07-11T09:29:00.000-07:002013-07-11T09:29:49.024-07:00I'm a Virtual Brewster!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How's about a review of a beer I brewed? Well... I didn't get hands on but I was part of the group of virtual brewers put together by <a href="http://www.bestofbritishbeer.co.uk/" target="_blank">Best Of British Beer</a> to create a virtual brew.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The result was VIPA, a collaboration brew between BOB's virtual brewers and Lymestone Brewery. This is the description on the website:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a little bit behind with my blog posts as I've been busy working on some family tree research.... as it turns out beer has been in my veins for a while. As you can see above I started early on by beer quest haha! I've also found that a few of my ancestors worked in the brewing industry as labourers or as hop pickers... well we are from Kent all the way back to eh 1720s!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also there is a family story that my great grandfather changed their name from Gray to Graymead because he loved beer so much... so far I can't confirm this story but I'll keep digging and let you know!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mix all the ingredients together in a bowl until you have a runny batter. Over medium heat melt the butter in a frying pan. Pour a little of the mixture into the pan, depending on the size of pancake you want (about 1/2 cup at a time). Wait until small bubbles are forming in the pancakes then flip them over. Cook for a further 45 seconds or until golden brown. Serve with maple syrup, berries, ice cream, whatever takes your fancy!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found that beer pancakes are a bit more chewy than regular pancakes, which was quite nice. Let me know what you think when you try them.</span>Joanne Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756628611642596401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715840823557513175.post-11258015739105825392013-01-06T03:54:00.001-08:002013-01-06T03:54:41.855-08:00Happy New Beer!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2013 is going well for you so far. Here is a little look back at some of my beer moments from 2012, I hope to have many more this year and I hope you do too!!</span>Joanne Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756628611642596401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715840823557513175.post-57148995562336349322012-12-30T05:06:00.000-08:002012-12-30T05:06:24.995-08:00Beery Yuletide Greetings!!
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home from the sea for a little while and have stocked up the beer cellar (aka
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that I am home the one thing I have been longing to do is cook with beer, more
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I found a fun
little recipe that used Coor's Blue Moon as a cup cake ingredient and thought
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.missmake.com/2011/08/blue-moon-cupcakes.html" target="_blank">Recipe inspired by Miss Make here</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Ingredients<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">¾ cup unsalted
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">1 3/4 cups
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup Blue Moon
beer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">1/4 cup milk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Method<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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bowl until pale.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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into the mixture.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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cup and add to the bowl, beating to mix.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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salt in a medium bowl, then slowly add to the mixture, folding in so as
not to knock the air out of it.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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bake in the oven at 200°C for 18 minutes until they are golden and a
toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I iced half of
my batch with lemon buttercream icing and left the other half plain as there
are fussy people in my house </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Try it out and
let me know what you thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Well, we are finally coming to the end of our travels
from the West to the East coast through the Panama Canal.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I tried beers in each country we
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Costa Rica: Imperial – Ceveceria Costa Rica<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Light gold with a creamy white head and an acidic
citrus taste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not bad in the heat
but your usual adjunct lager </span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Wingdings;">:-)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Light gold and acidic like Imperial but with a more
malty body – I liked this one much better!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Columbia: Aguila – Ceveceria Bavaria S.A.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Gold with a fuzzy white head the aroma of this brew
reminded me of Heineken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aguila
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Clear light gold with a low head with a slightly
limey aroma with a background of grain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a lager with a very good body and a balance taste of grain, malt
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>St. Thomas US Virgin Islands: Banks Premium
Caribbean Lager – Banks (Barbados) Breweries<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This lager was interesting – light amber in colour
with a fizzy head and very carbonated it has an acidic lime aroma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had a very acidic taste also with a
lime and grain background, interesting but odd as well!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">And now we are on the East coast!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And Christmas is coming too… stay
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Let’s continue with my repositioning adventures.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">After Oregon we ventured to San
Francisco where my beer tasting continued.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I was fortunate enough to try the Anchor Steam beer, which
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original steam method.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I also got
to try one of Speakeasy Ale & Lager’s offerings – the Big Daddy IPA.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Next we moved down away from America
and into Mexico.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I’d asked my
twitter friends for some recommendations for Mexican beers and was not
disappointed by Modelo Negra which I think will be my go to Mexican beer from
now on.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Let’s check out the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This beer had a beautiful amber colouring and a low
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citrus aroma this brew was quite satisfying with my burger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed the bitter beginning leading
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Gold with a lingering white head this offering had a
good balance of bitter grapefruit sweetness and nettle linger – my favourite
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This was recommended to me by Beerinalia on Twitter
when I asked which beers I should try in Mexico and the Caribbean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m really glad I took his advice!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Darm amber in colour with a quick;y
dissipating fuzzy white head this beer had a rich malty sweet aroma with some
underlying fruitiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found the
malty taste very refreshing with it’s sweet linger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This was a recommendation by my server in Huatulco,
Marco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is light amber with
little to no head and a pine aroma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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bitterness which was very refreshing in the heat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Pale gold with no head to speak of this lager was not
too bad despite the fact that I am not a fan of lagers in general.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a sharp lime aroma and a crisp
grainy taste but I found it a little on the alkaline side for my tastes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Bohemia Dark – </i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><i>Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma</i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I have had the regular Bohemia before but had not
found the dark version until my current season in Mexico.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed it a lot more than the
regular version, once again confirming my love of darker beers!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nut brown with a low head this offering
has a slightly astringent flavour with some roastiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The flavour begins mild but then
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">We are almost through the Panama Canal in my beer
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I think I have mentioned that I currently work on cruise
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Repositioning is a particularly exciting time for this.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Repositioning is when a cruise ship
moves from one area to another and changes its itinerary.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Usually this is in April/May and
September/October time as we move from winter to summer and vise versa.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">My ship repositioned from Alaska to the
Caribbean which gave us the chance to visit some new places that we would only
go to once.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">The first port of call
was Astoria, Oregon.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I did some
research before we got there and made a bee-line to the Fort George Brewery.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I was not disappointed!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">The brewery has a large variety of beers on offer and
you can try all of them in their tasting sampler that is very reasonable
priced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the time of year I
visited there were several fresh-hopped beers that were interesting to
try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The staff are very
knowledgeable and there is an extensive “Beer Book” that tells you about all of
their regular brews indepth so you can make an informed choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I really enjoyed the décor of the brewery and that
the regular sized drinks were served in mason jars!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I had the sampler of all 11 beers and their wasabi ginger
ale as a palette cleanser.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">There
is definitely something for everyone at Fort George as my tasting notes will
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>1811 Bicentennial Lager<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Brewed for Astoria’s Bicentennial in 2011 this lager
has a depth of flavour that surprised me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It has an aroma of lime and citrus fruits, has a good body and a
combination of slight bitterness next to a slight malt background that I really
liked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But Lite this is not!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Quick Wit<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This wheat beer uses elderflower, coriander and
lemongrass giving it a gorgeous fruity taste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It smells like marmalade and I found it very smooth, only a
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This fruit beer was an instant fave with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Light amber in colour with a slight
beery hue and a fuzzy head it smells of juicy berries with a creamy
background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The taste is summer
fruits bursting in your mouth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Reddy brown with a light tan head, this amber ale had
a sweet, malty aroma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a
strong malt taste with an underlying nuttiness leading to a subtle
sweetness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like my amber ales a
bit stronger, but it was still good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Vortex IPA<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Not bad as IPAs go, bright clear amber with a fuzzy
white head and a hoppy, sweet grapefruit nose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not too bitter, being smooth to start leading to a
pleasing maltiness and ending with a nettle/grapefruit sweetness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tame compared to some of the Alaskan
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Dark brown with red highlights and a lingering tan
head this porter was a bit too much like a shot of espresso for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a strong coffee aroma and a
smooth espresso taste with a chocolate aftertaste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needed to be a bit sweeter for my tastes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Cavatica Stout<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This one is for the people that like their ABV’s
high.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dark brown/black in colour
with a tan head, there isn’t a lot going on aroma wise, only a very mild
maltiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got a strong
alcoholic taste from this with fruit cake and malt in the background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was too strong for me but I am sure
a more seasoned stout drinker would love its complexities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Fresh Hop Vortex IPA<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Now we get into the seasonal beers, beginning with
our first fresh hop variety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
is the same as their Vortex IPA but made with fresh hops – what a
difference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fresh is not the
word!! What is fresher than fresh?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nettle and grapefruit on the nose this beer hits you with nettle and
grapefruit in the taste then a freshness that I cannot describe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I liked this so much more than the
regular IPA because of the freshness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Another fresh hop brew, this time bringing a more
organic flavour to the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Hopstoria is a clear bright gold with a quickly dissipating head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has an organic fragrance that almost
reminded me of cannibis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
organic quality continues in the flavour giving it a chlorophyll and nettle
taste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wasn’t a fan, it made me
think I was chewing on a leaf.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Co-Hoperative 2012<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Another fresh hopped beer, this one uses hops
gathered from all the growers in Astoria so is slightly different every
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For me, this was an instant
favourite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A slightly cloudy amber
with a light head, this years offering has an aroma that is a combination of
sweetness, malt and hops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a
well balanced malty sweetness that lingers on the tongue, very satisfying!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Fresh Hop OPA (Oatmeal Pale Ale)<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">The last beer on the list and another fresh hopped
one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The regular version of the
OPA was out when I visited but it was on the Draft Magazine top 25 beers of
2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This beer is gold with a
fuzzy white head and has an aroma that is a combination of hops and buttered
popcorn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It begins bitter in taste
leading to a buttery creamy finish that I think must come from the
oatmeal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t a favourite of
mine but I did find the mouthfeel very interesting and kept going back to it to
sip it and feel it out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I loved Fort George Brewery and really hope that I
get to visit Astoria again some day so I can try some more of their delicious
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">While in Victoria this season, as with Alaska, I
tried a lot of different beers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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particularly liked:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Phillips Brewery<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Along with Service 1904 which I talked about last
post I tried several beers from Phillips Brewery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blue Buck is what seems to be their stock beer – a pale ale
with a bitter, biscuit flavour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Analogue
78 is a Kölsch style beer with a creaminess to it that I also found in the
Service 1904.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was wheaty with a
buttery aroma overlapping a freshness that was quite pleasant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I have made it quite clear in
previous posts that I enjoy a good raspberry wheat and the offering of this
style from Phillips is very tart with a raspberry beginning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed the wheat aftertaste but
wished this brew had more body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
found the selection from Phillips Brewery to be quite satisfying and diverse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Cannery Brewing Co<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I have a friend who currently lives in Vancouver
(which we will return to shortly) but studied in Victoria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One day she picked us up from the ship
and we went to her friend’s house for a bbq and some beers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I picked up Cannery Brewing Co’s taster
pack (in cans, no less) and really enjoyed it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a start I think a mixed six pack, three each of a style,
is an awesome idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know Boston
Brewing Co also does mixed sixes, this idea needs to come over the pond for
sure!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my taster pack was their
IPA, their Nut Brown Ale and the Anarchist Amber.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of the three the Nut Brown was my favourite – brown with a
tan head, a sweet, malty aroma that continues into the flavour with a good
balance of nuttiness also.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Amber came a close second being bitter to begin followed by a malt sweetness
and a caramel finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The IPA
wasn’t quite fruity enough for me, leaning more to the malty side of the IPA
spectrum, but was still drinkable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These guys are also pretty active on twitter so if you try their offerings,
let them know, they like the feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Steamworks Brewing Co<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Back to Vancouver then, where we stopped just once
and my friend came to visit again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This time we had lunch at Steamworks Brewing Co which has a good
selection on offer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried the
Frambozen (obviously) first, and this has become an instant favourite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is bright red in colour with a low
pink tinged head and smells strongly of raspberry sweetness with a sour
background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The taste is pure
raspberry with a bitter aftertaste that balances the sweet beautifully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secondly I tried their Ipanema White
wheat ale which was also very tasty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a very aromatic brew smelling of orange and spice, but unlike
some of this style these are not overpowering in the taste which sometimes puts
me off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Slightly floral and spicy
but balanced with a creaminess I enjoyed this brew almost as much as the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Before I sign off for this post I should also mention
Lighthouse Brewing Co and Vancouver Island Brewing, who I also had some
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are every in Canada, there is so much to choose from you will definitely find
something that suits your taste buds!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>It has been crazy busy around here lately, hence the lack of posts. Here's a new one from Canada, then we'll soon get onto the beers I tried while my ship was repositioning - keep your eyes peeled!!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Irish Times is an Irish themed pub in Victoria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a wide selection of draft beers
from Canada and the local breweries and also from Ireland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried the Taste Of Ireland sampler
while I was there and here are my results:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Harp Lager<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Pale yellow with a low head this lager smells very
solventy with a hint of citrus and apples.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a very crisp taste with a hoppy background.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Orange amber with a creamy white head this ale has a
sweet, solventy aroma with some maltiness in the background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is very smooth on the pallet; malty
with a touch of sweetness and a creamy aftertaste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As with most cream ales I found it a bit lacking in flavour,
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Smithwicks<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This Irish red lives up to it’s name being a red
amber in colour with a low head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s aroma has a malty depth with a sweet background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is bitter to begin followed by a
malty body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed this
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Guinness Irish Stout<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">If you are trying Irish beers then obviously you have
to include Guinness!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Almost black
with red highlights and a good creamy tan head, Guinness has a roasty burnt
quality to it that is very pleasing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I enjoyed the creamy, almost coffee background to the taste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I have only ever had Guinness
out of a bottle or can before so the draft version was much more satisfying to
the tastebuds!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I also tried Caffrey’s Irish Ale (bitter with a
smooth, sweet creaminess) and a Scottish Ale brewed just for this pub called
Service 1904 by Phillips Brewery, which is local to Victoria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was very surprised by Service 1904. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is billed as a Stone Fired Ale so I
expected it to have a smoky quality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Quite to the contrary it was fruity with a creamy sweetness and a full
mouth feel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m quite sad that I
am no longer in Victoria to enjoy more of it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Next post I will give a quick Canadian beer round-up,
then on to my repositioning beer adventures, which are long overdue reporting!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My ship is now repositioning
to the Caribbean… not sure how much good craft beer I am going to find
there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But for now I will continue
to tell you about my last few stops just outside of Alaska – did I mention my
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Our stop in Canada took us to Victoria in British
Columbia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here we discovered a
brewpub called Swan’s that was the home to beer brewed at Buckerfields
Brewery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went back here a
couple of times so we could try the whole selection!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Conveniently you could choose flights in four or six glasses
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Here are my tasting notes from Swan’s:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Old Towne Lager<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Pale, watery gold in colour with not much head to
speak of, this lager is solventy with a maltiness that gives it body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not my favourite from here but a pretty
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Pandora Pale Ale<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Warm gold with a low head this brew has a sweet aroma
with a malty base.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a sweet
taste with a very subtle fruitiness overwhelmed by a malt finish.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Orange gold with a low white head, this IPA has a
good combination of hops, nettle and grapefruit on the nose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It starts of bitter with a nettle taste
that lingers followed by subtle fruit in the background.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Buckerfield’s ESB<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This Extra Special Bitter is amber with a quickly
dissipating head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a malty
aroma with an underlying sweetness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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tongue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A very good example of
this style in my opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Appleton Brown Ale<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Brown with a low head, this ale smells smoky and
malty almost with a coffee background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This tastes like a watery stout with a combination of grain, malt and
roastiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This is a more subtle fruit beer, being amber with a
red tinge and a low head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
strongly smells of berries and tastes bitter to begin with a raspberry shot
then a lingering grainy taste left behind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This brew tastes like an IPA with a sweet
background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Golden straw in colour
with minimal head is has a hoppy, lightly sweet aroma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bitter to begin with a background taste
of sweetness from the honey this lager finishes with light nettle and
hoppiness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Gold straw in colour with a low head there is minimal
aroma to this brew, possibly slightly malty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The taste was also minimal to me, a touch grainy and
biscuity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like my beers a little
stronger than this but my Bud Lite drinking friend adored it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Not being a fan of coconut, I didn’t think I was
going to like this one but along with the berry ale and ESB it is actually one
of my favourites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dark brown but
red in the light with a low tan head this brew has a strong coconut aroma
accompanied by a light roastiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In tasting it is smooth and creamy with slight coconut and a good amount
of roasty aftertaste.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">For a high alcohol content ale I found this
surprisingly easy to drink and very smooth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brown with red highlights and a low head this scotch ale has
a dark, fruit cake aroma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
oily in the mouth but not in a bad way and is fruity and grainy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Oatmeal Stout<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Black with red highlights and a low almost
nonexistent head, this stout had a good burnt aroma with a background
sweetness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As with the Scotch Ale
it was very smooth tasting of coffee with a lingering sweet, burnt aftertaste.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span>That was a good run of beers there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a couple more installment from my times in
Alaska/Canada, next we will look at some more commercial beers and then the
beers I like from Canada… then we will move on to new pastures!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Outside of the main town of Skagway sits a little
restaurant and brewery called Goldrush.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I visited Goldrush Brewery on what was probably one
of the sunniest days I had my whole Alaska season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the trek out there and a little bit of sight seeing
along the way I was ready for the 5 beer flight set before me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are my tasting notes:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Smuggler’s Cove IPA<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">At 8% this is the strongest beer the brewery
offers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gold in colour with a low
head it smells of cider and is a touch solventy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The taste is bitter to start with a sweet, light apple after
taste.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Fireweed Honey<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This is the brewery’s most popular brew using local
fireweed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is clear gold in
colour with a low head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has a
hoppy aroma with an alcohol background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The hoppy bitterness continues in the flavour, as does the alcohol hit
with a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>slight sweetness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would have liked a little bit more of
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Not the best red I’ve had but not a bad little
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Blue Collar<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This wheat beer was refreshing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is cloudy and light gold in colour
with a soft floral aroma with a touch of marmalade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is very carbonated with a light wheat flavour and a
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Coffee Stout<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This was my favourite from this brewery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dark brown, almost black in colour with
a dense tan head it has a strong aroma of hazelnut and coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When tasting it begins with a
bitterness that is followed by a coffee taste leading into a roasty burnt
flavour ending in a nutty sweetness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This is my third season in Alaska; the last time I
was here was 2008.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember back
in my first season in 2007 the Skagway Brewing Co opening its doors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Back then it had a menu of various
different beers from around the world and as it is at the end of the main
street in Skagway, not many people visited it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Four years later the place is heaving and you have to
get there early to get a good seat!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They have a selection of their own beers and a couple of guest
brews.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m a fan of their Spruce
Tip Blonde as I mentioned in a previous post and have indulged in a few this
season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are my tasting notes
from their other styles:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Real smokey taste with a hint of coffee and chocolate, very drinkale.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Boom Town Brown</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">My favourite after the Spruce Tip Blonde. A good malty taste with a hint of toffee</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Chilkoot Trail IPA</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Prospector Pale</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">While traveling around Alaska I have had the
opportunity to try several of the Alaskan Brewing Co range of beers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have not disappointed, that for
sure!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are a sample of my
tasting notes, some more in depth than others </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Amber<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Amber with a cream head, smells sweet, almost
milky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bitter taste to begin
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while we are in Alaska!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>White<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Yellow in colour and slightly cloudy with almost no
head. A biscuit aroma with citrus and freshly baked bread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>White has a clean taste, a little
biscuity with a fresh citrus background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a good session beer for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Light gold with a foamy white head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A nettle aroma, almost spicy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has a nettle and citrus taste,
some grapefruit and a toasty aftertaste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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drinkable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Before I tried Alaskan’s IPA I thought I didn’t like
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are too bitter for
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I sipped this
beauty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has just the right
combination of bitter and fruity with that slight nettle taste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It must be the glacier water!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now I am finding IPAs that I like all
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Dark in colour with a tan head this beauty smells
strongly of coffee and tastes like it too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A real sipping beer with full flavour and a burnt aftertaste
that is pleasant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I am so glad I found a bottle of this, especially
after I found out on my brewery tour that is sold out twice!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am very picky about my raspberry
wheats as they have to have the right balance of fruit against the beer
flavour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one did not
disappoint, of course!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only wish
I had been able to get more than one bottle!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I was very intrigued by this brew, unsure as to
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</span>After getting a taste for fruitier, sweeter beers I was worried that
savouriness of the smoke might put me off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The smoked taste is very pleasing and balancing well with the dark
flavours of the porter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I’ve also tried their Cream Ale rough draft and the
APA at the brewery, both of which were good – the APA in particular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> And let's not forget Summer which is a fave of mine but I haven't had chance to make notes on it yet! </span>Now I’m on the look out for Baltic
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">The Alaskan Brewing Co is one of my favourite
breweries of all time, no lie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was one of the first craft breweries I encountered when I began drinking beer
and opened me up to a world of flavour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This season I was determined to visit the brewery despite my busy
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">You are picked up by a shuttle bus in downtown Juneau
and taken out to the Alaskan Brewery at the beginning of your tour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a nice little drive and the driver
gives you some background history to the sights as you go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look out for eagles as you get closer to
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Alaskan Brewing is a little site but very
interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is right next to a
glacier, which is where they get the water to brew the beer with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my opinion this is why it tastes so
good and I am very pleased that they don’t brew their beer anywhere else
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">The brewery itself is home to founders Marcy and
Geoff Larson’s collection of beer bottles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They began the collection themselves and visitors to the
brewery have helped them along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The English beer bottles are over the bar and I noticed a few of my
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">You get given a talk at the brewery about the
beginnings of Alaskan while sitting in the tasting room, which is the original
site of the brewery before it began to expand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through windows into the brewing floor you might capture a
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">You can taste up to 6 samples while you are on the
site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to go back to work later that day so my tasting experience was cut sadly short.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However I was happy to try a “Rough Draft” that they had on
tap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rough Drafts are brews in the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Though not the longest tour, I found visiting Alaskan
brewing very informative and I enjoyed meeting the people behind one of my
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I love Alaska.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I love the views, I love the weather (even the rain!), I love the
atmosphere, I love the people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
particularly love the beer and the fact that I can get my hands on a bunch of
craft beers that I haven’t tried before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Brewed with juniper berries this is a dark malty IPA
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Corked with a champagne cork (fancy!) and has that
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Brewed with actual spruce tips this beer has a
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">This small selection doesn’t even include the
incredible range from Alaskan Brewing which we will come to shortly….. watch
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Beer House is a microbrewery in the medieval town of
Tallinn in Estonia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a good
selection of beer brewed on the premises and boasts a tradition honey lager and
a premium lager supposedly endorsed by a Prussian king.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The story goes that the Prussian king
was passing through the town and tried Beer House’s Premium and deemed it the
best beer in the land so it was brewed under his royal seal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a pretty good beer, an instant
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their pizza is pretty good – and a great atmosphere with old style wooden
benches and tables and an inside back patio set up like a medieval
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beer!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since 2008 I have now tried
200 different beers and the list is going to continue to grow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Deschutes Brewery in Oregon. It was an interesting blend of a dark ale
and an IPA that they named a Cascadian Dark Ale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It incorporated all the best elements of the two types – the
grapefruit aroma and bitterness of an IPA with the sweet maltiness of a dark
ale. A good choice for my 200<sup>th</sup>!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">While I was in Amsterdam back in April I visited the
Heineken Experience. This is more
of a museum and activity center than a brewery tour as Heineken hasn’t been
brewed in the old brewery since the 80s, but it is still worth a visit for
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Half of the Experience is about how the company was
built through four generations of the Heineken family and how they developed
the world renowned beer we know today.
The second half of the Experience explores the marketing side of the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I was very interested to learn that currently the
company is owned by a woman, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">. She gives you a little speech via video part way
through. When you get into the old
brewery proper with the mash tuns and old equipment on display you get a chance
to taste the wort made from the ingredients Heineken brews with. I didn’t realize how sweet and like
warm cereal it would taste! I also
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brewed. You are shown a video
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end of the Experience. With your
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it is definitely a different approach to a beer tour. A lot of the information is about the company and its
marketing process however so if all you really want to know about is the beer
and the brewing process, that side is a little light. I still think it is worth seeing though, but you definitely
have to be a beer or business enthusiast to really enjoy it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Joanne Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756628611642596401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715840823557513175.post-31832022525300557122012-07-27T12:41:00.000-07:002012-07-27T12:42:08.057-07:00Beers in Europe<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hello! Welcome to A Woman’s Brew. I started this blog to record my adventures with beer as I travel around the world… unfortunately work got in the way and I haven’t had chance to really get stuck in. So let’s try again!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">There are so many things that I want to write about yet so little time to do it. However, I am drinking beer and trying new styles all the time. So maybe the best place to start is my tasting notes.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Back in April and May I was in Europe and got to sample some new brews while I was there. I had the usual suspects such as Sagres in Azores and Heineken in Amsterdam (more on that later) but I also got a few more enticing numbers:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Drank this complex brew in Amsterdam after a day visiting the Heineken Experience. I enjoyed it a lot as there wasn’t too much clove but some fresh citrus flavours to refresh the palette.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Though I didn’t get chance to go to its homeland, I tried this beer in the crew bar of my cruise ship. I felt it had a chewy mouth feel and good biscuity taste.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">This native of Helsinki, Finland went really well with my chicken and garlic pizza – a slight lime aroma with a citrus alkaline kick. It is golden in the glass with a slight foam head and bitter biscuit and lime flavour.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">While in Warnemunde, Germany, you can’t get much more local than this. However, I wasn’t too impressed with this brew. It has an astringent, lemony aroma that continues into the flavour and unfortunately reminded me of dish water. I had a Krombacher to wash the taste away and was much happier.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">So, there’s a start to my beer travels. Keep an eye out for more about the Heineken Experience in Amsterdam and a blog post all of it’s own for the beers I tried in Estonia!</span></div>Joanne Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756628611642596401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6715840823557513175.post-962061114860206852012-05-18T07:42:00.003-07:002012-05-18T07:43:12.112-07:00The Bride and The Beer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This morning on Twitter I found a beer-related article that shocked me with it's ridiculousness.<br />
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In New Zealand, the photo of a woman drinking a beer while wearing a wedding dress has shocked people and caused claims that the photo is 'disgusting'. The woman photographed, Katrina Hayman was backstage at a Bride of the Year competition and was snapped by the Taranaki Daily News drinking a beer. The photo was used on the front cover and caused controversy with readers claiming it was disgusting and the organisers of the event asking for a retraction as it showed the competition in a bad light.<br />
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The problem I have with this is people's perception of a bride. Why can't a bride drink a beer? I'm sure many have and will; why is it considered 'disgusting' for a woman to drink beer on her wedding day? Why should she have to drink wine? My mother does not drink alcohol, not for any other reason than she doesn't like the taste. She never has. On her wedding day, instead of champagne she had lemonade, but so no one would know they wrapped the lemonade bottle in a towel. Over 30 years later you would think that we were open-minded enough for a woman to drink whatever she wants on her wedding day!<br />
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When I get married, I quite fancy toasting the day with a vintage beer rather than champagne that I'm not too fond of. And if that's what I want, that is what I will have no matter what anyone thinks!<br />
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Here is a very good article by Natasha Burton from the Huffington Post discussing the issue quite nicely: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natasha-burton/theres-nothing-wrong-with_b_1521651.html#s=983623" target="_blank">Why There's Nothing Wrong With A Bride Drinking Beer </a><br />
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Here is the article about the incident in The Daily Mail with the original photo: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2144722/Katrina-Hayman-Photo-bride-swigging-beer-branded-disgusting.html" target="_blank">Photo of Bride Swigging Beer Branded 'Disgusting'</a>Joanne Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756628611642596401noreply@blogger.com0