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Barley Wine 2012 – Granville Island Brewing (Aged 2 Years)
From Granville Island Brewing located in Vancouver BC comes their Winter seasonal “Barley Wine 2012” the breweries first Barleywine that I have cellared for a full two years. The beer pours a deep...
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Thor’s Hammer Barley Wine (2014 Vintage) – Central City Brewers & Distillers
From Central City Brewers & Distillers in Surrey comes their most anticipated beer of the year in “Thor’s Hammer Barley Wine” 2014 vintage. This beer was released December 2014 and has been aged...
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Lamb Of God Sour Stout – Green Leaf Brewing Co
From North Vancouver’s Green Leaf Brewing Co at Lonsdale Quay comes their “Lamb Of God Sour Stout” a barrel aged sour stout. The beer pours an opaque black with a brown head. The aroma consists of...
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Barrel Aged Scotch Ale (673 of 750) – Mission Springs Brewing
Mission Springs Brewing out of Mission BC have been quietly building up a brand new series of beers. This series of beer is called the Stave Lake – Lost Barrel Series and the first beer in the series...
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Barleywine Style Ale 2012 – Driftwood Brewing (Aged 2 Year 5 Months)
Winter Seasonal From Victoria BC’s Driftwood Brewing comes the “Old Cellar Dweller Barleywine Style Ale 2012″ a beer that I have been cellaring for the last 2 years and 5 months but finally have opened...
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Barley Wine 2012 (Aged 2 Years 5 Months) – Mill Street Brewery
From Toronto Ontario’s Mill Street Brewery comes their 2012 Vintage of their “Barley Wine” a beer I have had in my cellar for 2 Years and 5 Months give or take a few days. The beer pours a cloudy ruby...
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Thor’s Hammer Barley Wine (Vintage 2013) – Central City Brewers & Distillers...
Review Based on Vintage 2013 brewed in aprox December 2013 released late 2014 and consumed on April 28th, 2016. Central City is one of the few breweries to age their Barleywine in house for a year...
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Boris Russian Imperial Stout Cellared 1+ Year – Strange Fellows Brewing
From Strange Fellows Brewing Company in East Vancouver comes their “Boris Russian Imperial Stout” the first ever bottled release from the brewery. This beer was a collaboration with Brasserie Trois...
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Monster Ale Barleywine 2007 Vintage – Brooklyn Brewery (Aged aprox 9 years 4...
From Brooklyn Brewing out of Brooklyn New York comes their “Monster Ale” this bottle being a 2007 vintage Barleywine. This bottle was opened on May 2nd 2017 making it in the neighborhood of 9 years...
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Saison Brett 2014 (Cellared 2 years 11 months)- Four Winds Brewing
From Four Winds Brewing in Delta comes their “Saison Brett 2014″ a beer that was bottled on September 25, 2014 and consumed on August 28, 2017. The beer pours a very cloudy orange colour with a tan...
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Mad Bruin (Sour Brown Ale) – Driftwood Brewing
Limited Edition From Driftwood Brewing out of Victoria BC comes their “Mad Bruin Sour Brown Ale” the second release in their Birds of Pray series. This beer was aged in oak barrels for 16 months....
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Oude Geuze – Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
From Belgium’s Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen comes their “Oude Geuze” a blended lambic beer aged in oak barrels. This beer is created by blending 1, 2 and 3 year old lambics and then aging it for a year in...
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The Matador Imperial IPA – Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery
Limited Edition From Barrie Ontario’s Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery comes their 8th Anniversary Ale called the “The Matador Imperial IPA” which is aged on Spanish Cedar. The Double India Pale Ale pours...
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Thor’s Equinox 2012 – Odin Brewing (Aged 1 Years)
Limited Fall/Winter Release From Odin Brewing out of Seattle Washington comes the “Thor’s Equinox” a bottle from the limited 2012 release consumed fall 2013. This beer is a Belgian-Style Dark Ale....
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Pike Old Bawdy Barley Wine Style Ale 2012 (Aged 1 Year) – Pike Brewing Company
Seasonal Release From Pike Brewing Company located inside the Pike Place Market in Seattle Washington comes their “Pike Old Bawdy Barley Wine Style Ale 2012″ a bottle that has been aged for a full...
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Dulcis Succubus – Le Trou du Diable
From Shawinigan, Quebec’s Le Trou du Diable comes their “Dulcis Succubus” a saison aged in noble rot wine barrels with brettanomyces added. This saison brett pours an Orangey/amber colour with a white...
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Black Ops (aged 1 Year) – Brooklyn Brewery
This limited brew does not exist From Brooklyn New York’s Brooklyn Brewing comes the “Black Ops” a Russian Imperial Stout from 2012 that does not exist. It is a Ninja and you are not reading this! But...
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Utopias 2013 – Samuel Adams
Limited Edition Bottle 6,561 of less than 15,000 From Samuel Adams out of Boston Massachusetts comes the Holy Grail of most beer nerds “Utopias” 2013 Vintage (also the most expensive beer to date)....
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Consecration – Russian River Brewing Company (Aged Around 2 Years)
From Russian River Brewing Company out of Santa Rosa California comes their “Consecration” an American Wild Ale or Sour Ale. This bottle has been sitting since 2011 and is from batch 007 (Brewed...
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Pike Old Bawdy Barley Wine Style Ale 2006 (Aged 6 Year) – Pike Brewing Company
Seasonal Release From Pike Brewing Company located inside the Pike Place Market in Seattle Washington comes their “Pike Old Bawdy Barley Wine Style Ale 2006″ a bottle that has been aged for six full...
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Do It Yourself Bottle Waxing
When most beer geeks get serious about beer they start a beer cellar to age their high ABV beer. Again as a beer geek knows this can build flavours while mellowing the strength of the alcohol in the...
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Megadestroyer Imperial Licorice Stout – Howe Sound Brewing (Aged 1 Year)
Seasonal Alert From Squamish BC’s Howe Sound Brewing comes the “Megadestroyer Imperial Licorice Stout” a Fall Seasonal beer that was aged for one full year in my Cellar. Big malty beers are great to...
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Strawberry (2012 Project) – Cascade Brewing
From Portland Oregon’s Cascade Brewing comes their “Strawberry (2012 Project)” an American wild ale or sour ale. The base beer for Strawberry is a Wheat Ale. The beer pours a very cloudy orange...
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Mikkeller Dry Stout (Sauternes Edition) – Mikkeller
O’hare’s Beer Club April 2014 Box Limited Edition Mikkeller is a gypsy brewery from Copenhagen, Denmark that contract their beer to be brewed all over the world. This brew was brewed at De...
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Hermannator Ice Bock – Vancouver Island Brewery (BC Beer Bloggers Local...
BC Beer Bloggers Local Winter Favourites – This special review is part of a multi-blog collaboration between five BC Beer Bloggers (including a guest from over the mountains in Alberta) where we each...
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Wooly Bugger Barleywine 2013, 2014 – Howe Sound Brewing (BC Beer Bloggers...
BC Beer Bloggers Local Winter Favourites – This special review is part of a multi-blog collaboration between five BC Beer Bloggers (including a guest from over the mountains in Alberta) where we each...
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