Category: Drinks

Name: Bolt Cutter
Brewery: Founders Brewing Company
Style: Barely Wine
ABV: 15%

Birthdays are a special time for everyone and when a brewing company turns 15 something special happens. Founders Brewing Company hit 15 years old this year and released a monster of a barley wine. At 15% Bolt Cutter is still very drinkable with a little heat from the booze coming on at the end. This was my second offering from Founders and I’m very excited to review it.
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Name: 2xIPA
Brewery: Southern Tier
Style: Double India Pale Ale
ABV: 8.2% (Varies from year to year)

Not quite an imperial, but certainly not a standard India pale ale. Southern Tier’s double IPA is a hop lovers dream. Citrusy and clean with an incredible finish. This was my first beer from Southern Tier and it’s what made me fall in love with their brewery.
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Name: Doppelbock Dunkel
Brewery: Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock
ABV: 8.5%
Price: $2.85

A Bock is a defined as a strong lager from Germany. Traditional bocks are sweet, relatively strong (6.3%–7.2% by volume), lightly hopped (20-27 IBUs) lager. The beer should be clear, and colour can range from light copper to brown, with a bountiful and persistent off-white head^[1]. A doppelbock is simply a stronger, more malty bock.
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Name: Unearthly
Brewery: Southern Tier
Style: Imperial India Pale Ale
ABV: 9.5% (Varies from year to year)

When it comes to craft beer in Ontario the options are fairly limited. We have a lot of Ontario craft beer but our choices for American craft beer are rather limited so when I saw a new bottle of Southern Tier I had to pick it up. Continue reading Southern Tier’s Unearthly Review