Samuel Smiths Organic Chocolate Stout

STOUT! STOUT! STOUT!  This stout will not disappoint   The only recommendation i can make is, drink this with desert or by its self, it is pretty sweet and would not really pair well with anything but desert.

Breckenridge Brewery. Vanilla Porter

Wow this beer is good, that's all I really need to say.  Its the first beer me and J have tried since we got back  from the US and frankly it single handed'ly made the beer run worth it without us even trying any others.  This is a Gem so don't hold back if you ever spot it on a shelf.  

Dieu Du Ciel. German style Red Ale

Dieu Du Ciel has to be one of our favorite brewery's, their beers are fantastic.  The flavor is strong but well balanced.  If your into red ales, there's no doubt that you will enjoy this beer, and if your in to funky art then this brewery will fulfill both those needs with the weirdest artwork i have ever seen on bottles.

A Question i wonder is why wont the LCBO stock more of this brewery's beers across the shelf?  Who knows but until then a beer run to Montreal will suffice, and if your planning one make sure you hit up the micro brew pub, its a sure way to try beers you may not even find on shelves.  I would give you the address but you would probably just Google it anyways.

Triple Karmeliet (Belgian Style)

The only thing I regret about this beer is buying only one bottle.  We poured this lonely bottle into three wide mouthed glasses.  The beer was awesome!  Taking the safe route and buying one bottle of this beer only ended in further disappointment, when I returned to the liquor store to find them sold out!  

Great Divide. Wild Raspberry ALE

The Great Divide Raspberry Ale not the best but it was so so.  The alcohol seemed to overpower the flavors and removed the fun from this brew.  Don't confuse this for a bashing, we have grown high expectations, a trip to Quebec "fruit beer Central" will do that to you.

Southern Tier. Imperial coffee stout

I would hear amazing things about the southern Tier Brewery.  This beer to me not so amazing, tasting like a coffee flavored ice cream that has been melted into a quarter filled bottle of stout.  Some may dis-agree and you ladies and gents who like this beer Do your thing, but me and J are not fans.  So its on to the next one, and hopefully a different southern tier beer will make its way to our beer fridge and win our hearts over!

Wellington. Imperial Russian Stout

If we said that this beer creamy, smooth, light and easy to drink, we would be straight up lying.  Rarely would you ever think of getting kicked in the face as a good thing, but on this particular cold rainy past Sunday this beer kicked us in the face, and we enjoyed it. 

  

Samuel Smith. Oatmeal Stout

Samuel Smith brewery makes an awesome oatmeal stout.  This is one of the first stouts I tried when first getting into beer and it still stands to be one of my favorites.  It shows up in lcbo in the fall but for a very short time.  Make sure you grab a couple while you can.  

Renaissance. Craftsman

We will pass on the cake, and have a Chocolate Oatmeal Stout for Dessert.  It is as good as it sounds.  New Zealand is not exactly the place i would think of when looking for an awesome beer, but this one surprised us. 

Les Feres Houblon. Cranberry Blueberry Triple

Cranberry Blue Berry Triple.  One thing we realized while in Quebec is that they love their fruit beers, an to be honest we do to!  This beer had a really refreshing taste, its a strong beer but smooth enough to convince you other wise.  We recommend you try it.

ST-AMBROISE. The Great Pumpkin Ale

One of the top three pumpkin ales on our list.  To put simply, it's really good and if you're into pumpkin ales you have to try this one out.  Available only for a limited time so hurry and grab some before this seasonal beer is gone.

Mill St. - Cobblestone Stout

One of my all-time favorite movies is "Rudy". For those that haven't seen it, its about a pint sized wannabe football player that somehow makes the famous Notre Dame football team, only to never actually play. A model of hustle and heart, Rudy eventually wins the respect of everyone from his teammates to his hard nosed coach, Ara.

As Fortune, the friendly groundsman Rudy befriends says, "You're 5 foot nothin', 100 and nothin', and you have barely a speck of athletic ability. And you hung in there with the best college football players in the land for 2 years. And you're gonna walk outta here with a degree from the University of Notre Dame. In this life, you don't have to prove nothin' to nobody but yourself. And after what you've gone through, if you haven't done that by now, it ain't gonna never happen."

Yet, in his final season, behind his inspired team's push for him to finally play in a game, the coach relents and puts Rudy in. The entire stadium cheers and gets whipped into a frenzy as Rudy makes a play, being championed by his teammates and carried out on their shoulders. 

When you first crack open a can of Mill St. Cobblestone Stout (now at your local LCBO!) and watch the creamy foam cascade through your glass, you'll feel the same way we all felt the first time we saw Rudy: inspired and satisfied.

CASK DAYS!

 Cask after cask lined up.   By the time we arrived they were down to almost half of the original listed, but still more beers than any one man dare try. Thankfully, there were two of us.

 

Really nice oatmeal stout from BC.

This pumpkin ale was awesome, made it to the top three of our favorites.

This Quebec beer was so good, we haven't tasted anything like it.  Its one you definitely have to try for your self!

Dieu Du Ciel! Aphrodisiaque/aphrodite

One of the greatest stouts to ever touch my mouth.  Its a strong stout brewed with cocoa and vanilla.  You will rarely see this in the LCBO, but if your willing to make the drive this beer is readily available in Quebec.  Another option is a little place in Toronto that serves good food and good beer one of which happens to be the Aphrodisiaque check them out http://wvrst.com/ 

BROUHAHA. Choco Framboise (Montreal)

There is such thing as a raspberry mint stout!  Its not exactly what we expected, but nonetheless it was pretty good.  

St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout

I'm told that in Hawaii if you go at a specific time of year you can actually watch sea turtle eggs hatch on the beach and gloriously make their way to the ocean where they'll start their new life and eventually return to that same beach and lay their own eggs. While trying this oatmeal stout by St-Ambroise, I reflected on the sea turtles and thought to myself, "Dude, sea turtles rule." Much like this strong, dark stout. 

Mill St. Pumpkin Ale

Easily one of the best pumpkin ales we've ever had. Tastes like drinking a slice of pumpkin pie which is awesome.

And away we go...

We finally sat down and created the blog. Sit down and read our musings on beer we've tried, or don't, whatever. It's a free country.