I recently (OK, maybe not that recently) had the opportunity to attend a release event for a new beer from Central City - Sour Brown I Barrel Aged Sour Ale - the first in what will become an expansive Sour program, including upcoming Sour Red, Kreik, and Framboise releases. I’m a pretty big fan of sours, so I approached this release with no small amount of expectation.
This year Parallel 49 and Central City have stepped up to the plate in a big way with its new Craft Crossing Calendar. As of this post, we’re halfway through the calendar. So I thought I would give a quick rundown of the beers and my general impressions, with a focus on the uniques.
Continuing last year's tradition, Vancouverites once again celebrated Oktoberfest at Harvest Haus, under the big tent at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza. Mr. and I went to the Friday seating on the second weekend, checking out the German-style food, beer, live music and entertainers. We've put some food dishes to the test with Samuel Adams, a US craft brewery that I have been spotting at many local food events, supporting and promoting the idea of food and beer pairing.
Last time we talked, Colin and I had just finished the first 6 beers in our Brews Brothers boxes. Now it’s time to finish those bottles and share our thoughts and opinions. Enjoy!
For today’s post, my good friend Colin (of Impossibrew) and I decided to collaboratively drink the Brews Brothers Collaboration Mixer Pack recently released by Parallel 49. We also consider ourselves Brews Bros of a sort, so it seemed fitting. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology we were able to spend an evening drinking over Google Hangouts.
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