Yeah, I was feeling that too. I understand why they don't reveal the brands, but I really, really want to try some of the beers that wowed him like the munich dark lager, barrel-aged dark and...
Yeah, I was feeling that too. I understand why they don't reveal the brands, but I really, really want to try some of the beers that wowed him like the munich dark lager, barrel-aged dark and fruit sour. So much so that I'm honestly almost tempted to try and locate the brands based on the price/volume, bottle and other characteristics.
The Red Poppy isn't what I'd call a fruit sour, it's a particular style called a Flanders Red which, while they do tend to have fruit notes, are not heavily fruit forward -- this particular...
The Red Poppy isn't what I'd call a fruit sour, it's a particular style called a Flanders Red which, while they do tend to have fruit notes, are not heavily fruit forward -- this particular Flanders is one of the best made in NA, in my opinion. A Framboise however is specifically a Belgian lambic that's had fruit (often raspberries) added -- similar to a Kreik, which is a lambic aged on cherries. That's probably the one, but I couldn't find the pour in my brief scan through the video to confirm.
Yeah, watching all the videos from Lost Abbey and comparing it to the Epicurious video, the fruit sour is more like their Framboise than Red Poppy. The colour is a match but the cherry description...
Yeah, watching all the videos from Lost Abbey and comparing it to the Epicurious video, the fruit sour is more like their Framboise than Red Poppy. The colour is a match but the cherry description he makes does sound more like a Kreik. But regardless, all the Lost Abbey beers look amazing and I can't wait to try them. It looks like I am going to have to order them online and import them though since they have pretty limited distribution.
p.s. And yeah a Scotch barrel aged beer makes the most sense for the Barrel Aged Dark he drank because of the peaty notes, which sounds really interesting too... so I am going to have to track down one to try myself. Thanks for your help, BTW.
I don't know what your access to QC beers is, but there are a number of really good scotch ales out of that province. DDC has a good one, but the Le Billobet's MacKroken was probably my go-to
I don't know what your access to QC beers is, but there are a number of really good scotch ales out of that province. DDC has a good one, but the Le Billobet's MacKroken was probably my go-to
My fridge is actually full of QC stuff at this very moment. My parents recently went on a trip there and brought me back a ton of Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac cheeses, sparkling cider and...
My fridge is actually full of QC stuff at this very moment. My parents recently went on a trip there and brought me back a ton of Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac cheeses, sparkling cider and Unibroue beers. We usually have pretty decent access to QC products at stores here in Ontario too, so I will definitely be on the lookout for Le Bilboquet next time I go beer hunting... although it doesn't look like The Beer Store stocks it. :(
Thanks for the recommendation, and I would definitely recommend Unibroue if you can find them. They are my favorite Belgian style brewery in Canada.
I've definitely tried a bunch of Unibroue's in my time. My favorite is the Blonde du Chambly -- which is a really nice traditional saison, I used to be able to get pitchers of it cheaper than...
I've definitely tried a bunch of Unibroue's in my time. My favorite is the Blonde du Chambly -- which is a really nice traditional saison, I used to be able to get pitchers of it cheaper than Molson's or the like, those were the days! Their strong dark-ales tended to be waaaay too aggressive for my tastes :p
Ah nice. My absolute favorite is their witbeir, Blanche de Chambly, but the saison is pretty good too. And yeah their specialty and strong darks have quite the kick, but I love them too. They are...
Ah nice. My absolute favorite is their witbeir, Blanche de Chambly, but the saison is pretty good too. And yeah their specialty and strong darks have quite the kick, but I love them too. They are fantastic sipping beers, IMO.
p.s. Molson ಠ_ಠ. We don't say that name around my house. My father was VP of new product development for Labatt and my Godfather was the brewmaster for them and later Interbrew/InBev. ;)
p.s., his description of the dark barrel aged beer sounds like a scotch ale to me, maybe something like this? https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2210/305123/
p.s., his description of the dark barrel aged beer sounds like a scotch ale to me, maybe something like this?
A little disappointed that they don't show what brands the beers are - but there's still plenty to learn from the video.
Yeah, I was feeling that too. I understand why they don't reveal the brands, but I really, really want to try some of the beers that wowed him like the munich dark lager, barrel-aged dark and fruit sour. So much so that I'm honestly almost tempted to try and locate the brands based on the price/volume, bottle and other characteristics.
edit: I think I have narrowed down the Munich Dark to these brands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkel#Examples
A number of them have that distinctive bottle "finish" (above the neck) shape and indent in the "body" seen in the beer used in the episode, E.g. Augustiner Dunkel, Altbairisch Dunkel, Edinger Dunkel, Hofbräu München Dunkel, König Ludwig Dunkel
The fruit sour is almost certainly from Lost Abbey based on the bottle, price and barrel aging. Possibly their Framboise de Amorosa or Red Poppy.
No idea what the Barrel Aged dark beer one is though. :(
And yes... I love beer that much. :P
p.s. paging @ducks (since I know you love a good beer too).
NP, and yeah I figured you would get a kick out of it given our lengthy conversation on Trappist beers and Lambics a while ago. :P
The Red Poppy isn't what I'd call a fruit sour, it's a particular style called a Flanders Red which, while they do tend to have fruit notes, are not heavily fruit forward -- this particular Flanders is one of the best made in NA, in my opinion. A Framboise however is specifically a Belgian lambic that's had fruit (often raspberries) added -- similar to a Kreik, which is a lambic aged on cherries. That's probably the one, but I couldn't find the pour in my brief scan through the video to confirm.
Yeah, watching all the videos from Lost Abbey and comparing it to the Epicurious video, the fruit sour is more like their Framboise than Red Poppy. The colour is a match but the cherry description he makes does sound more like a Kreik. But regardless, all the Lost Abbey beers look amazing and I can't wait to try them. It looks like I am going to have to order them online and import them though since they have pretty limited distribution.
p.s. And yeah a Scotch barrel aged beer makes the most sense for the Barrel Aged Dark he drank because of the peaty notes, which sounds really interesting too... so I am going to have to track down one to try myself. Thanks for your help, BTW.
I don't know what your access to QC beers is, but there are a number of really good scotch ales out of that province. DDC has a good one, but the Le Billobet's MacKroken was probably my go-to
My fridge is actually full of QC stuff at this very moment. My parents recently went on a trip there and brought me back a ton of Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac cheeses, sparkling cider and Unibroue beers. We usually have pretty decent access to QC products at stores here in Ontario too, so I will definitely be on the lookout for Le Bilboquet next time I go beer hunting... although it doesn't look like The Beer Store stocks it. :(
Thanks for the recommendation, and I would definitely recommend Unibroue if you can find them. They are my favorite Belgian style brewery in Canada.
I've definitely tried a bunch of Unibroue's in my time. My favorite is the Blonde du Chambly -- which is a really nice traditional saison, I used to be able to get pitchers of it cheaper than Molson's or the like, those were the days! Their strong dark-ales tended to be waaaay too aggressive for my tastes :p
Ah nice. My absolute favorite is their witbeir, Blanche de Chambly, but the saison is pretty good too. And yeah their specialty and strong darks have quite the kick, but I love them too. They are fantastic sipping beers, IMO.
p.s. Molson ಠ_ಠ. We don't say that name around my house. My father was VP of new product development for Labatt and my Godfather was the brewmaster for them and later Interbrew/InBev. ;)
p.s., his description of the dark barrel aged beer sounds like a scotch ale to me, maybe something like this?
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2210/305123/