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Brew 1000 Wee Heavy Scotch Ale – Big Ridge Brewing

by Mike

Big Ridge Brewing in Surrey did their 1000th brew on December 9th 2016.  To celebrate the event they brought together all of their former brewers to do this brew right with current head brewer Ashley Brooks.

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Starting from back left working around front to right back Dave Callendar (Current Assistant Brewer), Dave Varga (Head Brewer 33 Acres), Nick Bolton, Ashley Brooks (Current Head Brewer), Tariq khan (Head Distiller Yaletown Distilling), Tony Dewald (Head Brewer Trading Post Brewing)

The beer they made was called the “Brew 1000 Wee Heavy Scotch Ale” and was released February 3rd 2017.  The beer poured a chestnut brown with a brown head.  The aroma consists of sweet caramel malts, mild roasted malts, earth and some fruit.  The flavour is of sweet caramel, roasted malts, fruity, maybe a hint of peat with some mild bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 7.6% with an IBU of 26.  I’m not surprised with all of this brewing talent that this was a great beer.  Try to make you way out to the brew pub in Surrey or watch their social media to see where the odd keg may end up.

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Cause & Effect Blonde – Nickel Brook

by Mike

From Burlington, Ontario’s Nickel Brook brewed by Better Bitters Brewing Co. comes their “Cause & Effect Blonde”.  The aroma consists of a cloudy golden colour with a white head.  The beer pours a grainy, bready,  fruity and floral hops.  The flavour is of grain, citrusy lemon, some earth, resin, grassy hops and bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 4.7% with an IBU of 19.

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Equilibrium ESB – Nickel Brook

by Mike

From Burlington, Ontario’s Nickel Brook brewed by Better Bitters Brewing Co. comes their “Equilibrium ESB”. The beer pours a cloudy brownish colour with an off white head. The aroma consists of bready malts, earth and some fruit sweetness. The flavour is of bready malts earth, bitterness and some melon like fruit. The alcohol content comes in at 5.5% with an IBU of 43. I wouldn’t call this a fully traditional ESB but it is pretty decent beer.

Commercial Description:  Balance is finding the point between two opposing forces for a more desirable outcome: Equilibrium. We crafted our Nickel Brook Equilibrium ESB with balance as the primary objective. Equilibrium has a great malt character and full body that you expect in an ESB. We balance it with a generous dosage of hops that gives Equilibrium a distinct fruity flavour and appropriate level of bitterness. We advise you to find your Equilibrium today!

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