From Upstreet Craft Brewing in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island comes their “Neon Friday DDH Oat IPA”.  Neon Friday is a line of on-offs that are big on hops and push flavour and aroma to the limit according to the brewery.  The beer pours a murky deep orange colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of mango, pineapple with very juicy fruity notes and a sweet finish.  The flavour is of mango, pineapple, melon, citrus rind, mild herbal hops and low bitterness levels.  The alcohol content comes in at 6.5% with an IBU of 50.  This was a really nice brew and a good first try of Upstreet Craft Brewing’s beer.   Thanks to 902 BrewCast for sending me this beer!

Commercial Description:  Introducing your new small batch obsession: Neon Friday.  A brand new series of supercharged one-offs that are loud on the hops and push flavour and aroma to the limit. #NeonFriday beers are never boring, always energetic…

From Central City Brewers & Distillers in Surrey comes their “Hopping Mad Cider”. The cider pours a very light yellow colour with a white head. The aroma consists of apples, citrusy lemon and floral hops. The flavour is of apple, lemon, grassy hops and some sweetness. The alcohol content comes in at 5%. This is not a sweet or dry cider but in between. Im not really a cider fan but I have already crushed a few of these cans.

Commercial Description: Hopping Mad Cider takes traditional cider and turns it upside down. Gone are the days of over-sweet and too dry ciders. The Hopping Mad Dry Hopped Apple Cider uses Yakima hops. Try the new side of craft cider with Hopping Mad. This is the cider that you have been waiting for!

The Official Cider & proud partner of Vancouver Pride & Victoria Pride!
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From Russell Brewing in Surrey comes their “Black Lager”.  The beer pours a deep chestnut brown colour with a tan head.  The aroma consists of roasted malts, chocolate, nuts and sweetness.  The flavour is of roasted malts, chocolate, mild ash, mild smoke, nuts, sweetness and low bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 5%.  This is an easy drinking Black Lager with just enough flavour for the beer geek but not so much to scare away the average beer fan.

Commercial Description: Oh man, this is the ocean of beers. Big, Dark and Endless. Once called Schwarzbier, we Canadians prefer Black Lager. Midnight Wheat with Pilsen and Dark Munich Malts make it genuine. Our fearless brewer dove into the abyss and arose from the depths with this great beer.

Episode one of Brew Crime takes on the theme of murder on the road. Here are two stories of terror that took place on the highways and roads of North America.

Here is Bob Seger Turn the Page.

Blondes have more fun. And by fun I mean blood on their hands – The Jodi Arias story.
29 stabs, 1 slashed throat, 1 gun shot to the head. Self defense?

This story paired with East India Porter from Iron Road Brewing of Kamloops.

Jodi Arias

   Pride Flag in front of Mormon Temple

Sources
Wikipedia
Mormonmessenger.com
HLNtv.com

Killing of Tim McLean – Tim McLean was heading home from Edmonton to Winnipeg on Greyhound in Central Canada when he was brutally murdered, decapitated and cannibalized. Follow along with us and learn the story of Vince Li now known as Will Baker the Greyhound Killer.

This story paired with Trans Canada Brewing’s Arrow IPA

From Trinity Brew in Colorado Springs Colorado comes their “Chocolate River Imperial Stout”.  The beer pours a deep brown colour with a tan head.  The aroma consists of chocolate, roasted malts, vanilla and sweetness.  The flavour is of big roasted malts, burnt coffee, chocolate, vanilla, earth, mild bitterness and some mild alcohol in the finish.  The alcohol content comes in at 11%.  This was an extremely tasty beer and a very welcome purchase here in Metro Vancouver.

Commercial Description:  Chocolate River, Imperial Stout. Just in time to keep you warm during the colder months of winter! Its body is huge, its dark malt character is huge, its hop profile is gigantic, and its ABV is enormous. It’s basically everything that you would expect from a noteworthy Imperial Stout,and more! We brew this beer with rich milk chocolate then age it on whole Madagascar Vanilla Beans and Dagoba Cacao Nibs. 11.0% ABV…