Miller Lite

Haven't had a beer in a while so pretty much anything would taste good at this time. I'm falling more and more for light beers lately. Smooth, crisp, light and still tasty. Excellent pilsener taste, slightly perfumed but fresh smelling beer. It has a very clear goldness to it, almost like creek water. This edition was the punch top can, I really didn't see the difference. Its a little hole you puncture with a key on the top of the can.1- Crack open. 2- Push second tab. 3- Its Miller time. Unlock the smooth pour of great pilsener taste it says, I don't know how it really affects the taste having tried it in different ways. All around its a fine beer. It would be a nice beach beer, probably why it was designed. Special thanks to a certain someone who got me some Oaxaca cheese for the pizza!

4.1% alc.

7.0/10

Ballantine XXX Ale

America's Largest Selling Ale is a fine cream ale with a little more bitterness than the other in its category.The smell is not the best. A beautiful clear light yellow colour and a nice creamy head that stays for a good moment before fading away if properly poured. It has a good level of carbonation despite the creaminess. An interesting dosage of hoppyness and other grains flows trough your mouth. Better enjoyed at room temperature it can also be made into a Ballantini (beer martini) This beer is often mentioned in Hunter S. Thompson's letters witch made me fall for it in the first place. It was also enjoyed by Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio,R ocky Marciano and Frank Sinatra among many. My expectations where higher but not a bad beer in general. Falstaff brewing corporation, Purity, Body and Flavour.

http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/ballantine_ale.htm

4.8% alcohol

One pint, (16 fl. oz.) ,Half Quart

7.9/10

Coup de Grisou

Definitively a don't go there! Extremely perfumed smell,very sweet and tastes quite artificial, there is something unorthodox to it! Of course, you can't drink more than one of these quite cloudy beers, even if you are really thirsty. It comes in a bottle witch is cluttered with purple foil around the neck.The idea of a buckwheat beer is fine, but this one is quite hard to drink. The name means some type of methane explosion feared by miners. Really cleaver ... Of course everyone wants to drink liquid methane! Really tried to enjoy this 5%  but C'mon Man! Hope I don't get the beer shits from this! This picture is from this summer when I biked to my cottage where I found a place that sell the Photo Police newspaper witch I find very comedic with all the miscellaneous stories it focuses on.

8.99$ for 6 x 341ml in Quebec

4.5/10

Molson Canadian

Molson Canadian is a lager who is sometimes brewed at 4.9% and sometimes 5%. It is very light tasting. Goes down easy, it is a little watery. There is a hint of cereal but nothing too much. The carbonation level is fine to my taste, a little more than other lagers. I am happy that it is now widely available in Quebec.Canadian water, prairie barley and no preservatives seems to be a great recipe. Crisp and icy, my review might be biased because I love this one. Funny review I read was commenting on the aspect of the labelling indicating that it is made with Canadian water. Water from the sewer, from lake Athabasca or from the tap? Anyways, ideal for a fishing trip, skiing , a hockey or football game or just a regular night with the guys, this beer often makes my day.    


9.2/10

14.99$ for 12x 341ml in Quebec

Colt 45

Colt 45 is a malt liquor designed as a cheap intoxicant. It is now distributed by the Silver Creek Brewery from La Crosse Wisconsin but was originally introduced in 1963 by the National Brewing Company. The logo includes a kicking horse and a horseshoe in order to insinuate that it has an extra kick over the competitors. It is also printed on the back of the label so you can see it when you finish drinking the bevrage. The transparent bottle is unusual specially in the 40oz format. A gold, almost amber nectar has a dominant alcohol flavor. A surprising but expectable sweetness makes it resemble very dry ciders. Because of the 8% alcohol content it is not very carbonated. It is often mentioned in songs by Snoop Dogg and Afroman. Colt 45 was often accused of targeting under aged drinkers. Finally, it goes well with fried chicken, but use these two ingredients with caution.

7.1/10

Steam Whistle 5%

This fine Canadian pilsner has a rich golden colour. Consulting their very complete website I learned that Pilsener is a type of lager named after the city of Pilzn in the Czech Republic where it was first made in the 19th century. The FAQ section and the Recipes are my favourite. Three guys who formerly worked in a microbrewery witch was bought out by a national brewer and closed down where on a canoe trip when they decided to create Steam Whistle. On every bottle or can we can see the indication 3FG for 3 fired guys.The taste of barley stands out in the aftertaste. A nice clean feel and deliciously refreshing aroma is what I bargained for. Light enough for anybody with its own little particularities. Accompanied by this homemade Manila Clam Chowder on a sunny autumn afternoon made it all even better.

2.80$ for a 500ml can in Ontario

9.1/10

www.steamwhistle.ca

Butternuts Beer & Ale

Butternuts has to my taste awesome marketing and a very nice website. Another plus is that the beers have an estimated nutritional value. 150 calories, 8 grams of carbohydrates, and 1 gram of protein. Very estimated because these 4 beers indicate the same information.

Moo Thunder 4.9%

One of the most watery stouts I have ever drank, this is no necessarily a bad thing. Like alot of stouts it is relatively light, the creaminess is almost absent. Very dark, sort of looks like coke or pepsi, it is also rare to find stouts in the 355ml can format around here. I taste hints of dark chocolate. Has some traits similar to Murphy's.

Snapperhead 6.8%

Snapperhead is an all malt bevrage, the label doesn't show a snapper and is kind of a knockoff of Landshark.Very perfumed smell, I detect a hint of pine. A kind of sappy taste is present. Not too cerealy but there is a hoppy bitterness. The colour is almost opaque, its actually kind of cloudy copper. In general I find it to be more neutral than other artisan beers.

Heinnieweisse 4.9%

The logo has something that looks like a hop head witch is very similar to an alien. Again all malt. Its a cloudy blonde, almost white, very European. It has a clean feel and the bitterness this time is well doused.

Porkslap 4.3%

This is their house brew, their trademark. Once again very perfumed and bitter, very minor hints of sweetness. I prefer it to Snapperhead but very similar except for the abv. Hard to detect the ginger. The cereal gets into your breath real fast. 

15.99$ for 12x355ml in New York, its one of the most expensive American beers but alot cheaper than the beer around here.

http://www.butternutsbeerandale.com/                                                    Garratsville, NY