Friday, June 29, 2012

Steeler by Lakeport


This beer is union made with a 5% alcohol by volume. Ok the first thing you gotta know is that you are drinking a 950ml can,therefore be (stay) thirsty my friends. Big format, drink it fast because it ain't getting better! For some reason people in Ontario say it is beer for hobos. Smells sweet. Has a really light texture to it, its extremely well carbonated almost like dish soap (?)It is marketed to the colours of the NFL team the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not so bad, not so great and the beer has a nice yellow colour also...


7.8/10

3.95$ for a 950ml in Ontario

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Molson Dry Cold Shot 6.5



Here we have got something very interesting, as much as was impressed with the Molson Canadian Cold Shot this one was even better. Surprisingly is even more neutral tasting and is very well carbonated for a beer with nearly 7% alcohol content. Little punch in esophagus but nearly no aftertaste. The bull's eye is right on target the format is ideal. Except for the price this beer is great. DRINK VERY, VERY CHILLED as indicated!

12.50$ for 8x250ml in Quebec

8.8/10

Friday, June 22, 2012

Molson Canadian Cold Shot 6.0



The first heat wave of the summer was well timed with my visit to The Beer Store. Actually tastes like Molson Canadian with a little stronger alcohol content. The sleekest can possible is only 250ml and is at its best when really cold. It has a nice golden colour and is well carbonated. The format taste and makes you feel like you want to drink it all down in one sip, especially in this weather. The format is ideal for a little table beer or week night drink, as long as you don't drink the whole pack of course! The bull's eye is a little high on the can if you want to guzzle it down with a key. Goes down like a charm and reminds me of the Molson Dry Cold Shot. I will go and buy some soon to compare them side to side if they still exist of course! Simple good tasting macro-brewed beer. Brewed to 6.0% alcohol, this lager packs bold flavour you'd expect nothing less from a country strong and free.

10.00 for 8x250ml cans in Ontario

8.0/10

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Michelob Ultra


2.6 grams or carbs/ 95 calories /0.5 grams of protein per 341ml serving. Nice sleek cans the way I love em! Interesting that they put the nutritional value on each can! 4% blond beer, good, light and hopefully ice cold! Exceptional is the right word to describe it. Brewed by Anheuser-Busch. Hopefully the price will come down eventually because its 18.99 for 12 cans of 355ml in Quebec witch is outrageous specially for a light beer. Marketed for athletes, similar to an energy drink witch I don't mind at all and find quite funny. I would buy more but for a lower price. We will have to wait and see what happens... 8.6/10

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Boris


I go where I want to, because only freedom motivates my steps and my thoughts. I am not afraid. My values are those of a generation that has taken control of its existence and my future. I pledge allegiance to only one flag: my own THE ALSATIAN FLASK(regular) or the THE STRONG ALSATIAN(bold).

This morning after only a few hours of sleep I was woken up by my wife had a breakfast soup @ Ho Guom B.Y.O.B. Got myself some Boris. I found it was really well marketed and cheap! there is nice inspiring poetry on the can . It is a pilsner like beer, a nice refreshing blond. 5.5% Must try! The Alsatian Flask... 7.9/10

2.29$ for a 500ml in Quebec

The Boris Bold is also very enjoyable for a strong beer. Not strong tasting surprisingly! Its a tad sweet but most strong beers are! Better than the Navigator and just as cheap if not cheaper for a similar content. 8.6% The strong Alsatian... 7.9/10

2.29$ for a 500ml in Quebec

Brewed by Brasserie des Licornes Sas., 67701 Saverne France

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

ELLI WILL


Elli Will is brewed by Les Brasseurs du Hameau in Ham-Sud Quebec. It is a spruce beer with alcohol, quite rare but interesting concept. In fact, it has a 5.5% alcohol content. Brewing only 750 litres a week, this beer is from the smallest brewery in Canada. As for the taste it is quite mind boggling. I was expecting something sweet but it was instead very bitter and flavourful. It seemed just like if I was drinking the sap of a spruce. You know those little bubbles filled with sap on the bark that we used to constantly pop, as kids, and get all  sticky? North American Indians used to brush their teeth with this sap.That's why I know what it tastes like. I enjoyed it more than alot of micro-brewed beers but would I buy it again? I don't know we will just have to wait and see!

On a scale from 1 to 10, I give it 7.5/10 in its category of course.

5.99$ for a 500ml in Quebec

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Prestige


What better than a Prestige imported from Haïti to bring a little sunshine on this first rainy weekend of June? Witch better way to accompany it but with a little Griot? This incredibly clear beer was very delicious if you ask me. Reminds me of the Antilles, Hispaniola. Winner of the 2000 World Beer Cup this American Style Lager took my breath away. Its 5.6% alcohol volume is dissimulated in its smooth and light taste colour and texture. Its slight hoppy end is always welcomed. Available @ the SAQ but often past due. Best bet : Dépanneur Bonaco on Bélanger Street corner 26th avenue in Montreal, its always nice, fresh and cold. Enjoy! In 2011 Heineken publicly announced that they now own 95% of the shares in Brasserie Nationale d'Haïti. They used to have 22% this is probably why Prestige is now more and more available.

2.99$ for a 355ml in Quebec

9.2/10