Hello,
Time for me to write about some beers.
Last week I had the pleasure to attend a beer tasting for Toronto Beer Week at the Beer Bistro on Kings st. just East of Yonge st. This tasting was put on by the good people at The Lost Abby and Port Brewing and was held in a private back room that ended up being packed with fellow brewers and critics alike. Me being a well knows blogger I of course was the talk of the town.
6 beers were sampled with each being given a little introduction and background. Here is what I thought of them all:
The Lost Abby - Avant Garde Ale 6.8%: Fairly crisp, little bit of a warm bread factor at the end. Nice drinking beer that could be used for many occasions.
The Lost Abby - Lost and Found Ale 8.0%: Warm. Brown sugary with the taste getting up your nose a bit. taste in and of itself and maybe wouldn't have it with strong other tastes. Made running over blow torched raisins.
The Lost Abby - Red Barn Ale 6.8%: This one is spiced up. Ginger and pepper are prominent. Apparently however long it sits different flavours start to come out. Almost an apple juice front then roll into the spices.
The Lost Abby - Carnevale Ale 6.5%: Had a tart sort of start with a warm Cinnamon back. This is a meal drinker I would have with meals.
Port Brewing - Old Viscosity Ale 10.5%: 20% of this beer sits in a Bourbon barrel for a while then gets reintroduced to the rest of the batch. It is a sipping beer with Vanilla and woody flavours.
Port Brewing - Older Viscosity Ale 12.5%: This is where the whole batch sits in the Bourbon Barrels. There is no carbonation in this with it looking a bit like Yager. Not my favourite but loved to try it.
Both of these breweries are in California and you can get select choices of them at the Beer Bistro and I have no idea where else. All websites are below for you to check out.
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