Sampled a few new beers recently, both Ontario and Imported.
here are my notes:
Rogue Dead Guy Ale
Oregon 6.6% Alcohol
Bottle
LCBO
It pured slightly cloudy with a honey colour. Nose was caramel with some floral and grape juice?. Taste was malty, caramel/ molasses again but then balanced by the slight bitternessand floral flavour of the hops. Cannot taste the higher alcohol content. Didn't expect the bitterness at the end from a Maibock but it created a nice balance.
I would have it again.
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Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA
Delaware 6.0% Alcohol
Bottle
Gift (Thank you Tony)
Poured an copper orange colour with with head. Good Carbonation. Aroma of citrus/grapefruit along with pine and some malt sweetness. This beer is continually hopped (60 hop additions over a 60 minute boil). The taste is dry and the hops dominate but there is balance from the malted barley. One of the best IPA's on the east coast. Very enjoyable. I could have a few of these.
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Headstock IPA
Nickelbrook
Burlington, Ontario 7% Alcohol
On tap @ UNIONIVLLE Co. (funny how that works)
Pours a dark amber colour with white?tan head. On the nose you definitely smell the malts (caramel, molasses, brown sugar) as well as the floral and citrus aromas from the hops. This is a big beer at 7% and at 80 ibu you expect a hop bomb but it was nicely balanced. I have had beer at lower ibu taste much more bitter. This is why i really like this. I could easily have a few of these. won gold medal at US Open beer awards in 'out of bounds pale ale' category this summer.
It is time to go. We will have more beer and wine tasting notes posted soon. I have been tasting just haven't been typing them.
