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Nightshade Black IPA – Winterlong Brewing Co

by Mike

From Winterlong Brewing Co located in Whitehorse of the Yukon Territory comes their “Nightshade Black IPA”.  The beer pours a deep black colour with a brown head.  The aroma consists of roasted malts, smoke, ash and floral hops.  The flavour is of roasted malts, mild smoke, earth, caramel and bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 7% with an IBU of 75.  This may not be my favourite style of IPA but this one is quite well made and I would recommend picking it up if you can make it up to the Yukon Territory or even trade for a bottle.

Commercial Description:  Dark and roasty malts meet fruity and earthy hops. This beer is unapologetically flavourful, keeping your taste buds on edge.

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Sinister Rouge Red IPA – Winterlong Brewing Co

by Mike

From Winterlong Brewing Co located in Whitehorse of the Yukon Territory comes their “Sinister Rouge” Red IPA.  The beer pours a deep reddish amber colour with a tan head.  The aroma consists of citrus, tropical, caramel and some floral hops.  The flavour is of pine, tropical fruits, lemon, caramel, toffee, earth, resin and a good hit of hops bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 7.0% with an IBU of 43.  This was my first ever taste of Winterlong Brewing’s beer and if this is any indication then they are making some really good beer.  If you can find a way to trade for a bottle or purchase one if you are in the Yukon then do it.  You will not regret it!

Commercial Description:  A unique spin on the standard IPA, with a tropical fruit hop punch up front, backed by the caramel and toffee malt profile of an amber ale.

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Ice Fog IPA – Yukon Brewing

by Mike

From Yukon Brewing in Whitehorse of the Yukon Territories comes the “Ice Fog IPA” and English India Pale Ale.  The beer pours an orange colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of biscuit malts, fruit and and floral hops.  The flavour is of biscut malts, caramel, fruit and very mild bitterness almost more grassy.  The alcohol content comes in at 6%.  While I question this being even considered at English IPA as the bitterness is just to low it is still a tasty beer and worth picking up. Just do not expect to taste bitterness.

Commercial Description:  When it’s quitting time around the brewery the team can often be caught snagging a pint of this British style malt forward IPA. We call it Fog-O’clock and it’s becoming a bit of a Yukon trend! Unlike the hundreds of other IPA’s out there, we’re not going for the “hip and hop” award with this brew, going over the top with bitterness. It’s a session beer for folks who appreciate an IPA with balance.

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Yukon Red Amber Ale – Yukon Brewing

by Mike

From Yukon Brewing inWhitehorse of the Yukon Territories comes the “Yukon Red Amber Ale”.  The beer pours a red/amber colour with a tan head.  The aroma consists of roasty malts, dark fruits, and floral hops.  The flavour is of earth, roasted malts, coffee, dark fruits, citrus and mild hops bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 5.5%.  I found this to be a really tasty Amber Ale.

Commercial Description:  The drink starts with by displaying a deep bronze colour, but the beer is crystal clear. The head is an abundant fine mousse (pronounced ‘moose’ for the cabin crowd), cream coloured and just spilling over the rim of the glass (if you got the good waitress, Yukon trained and all). As you raise the mug, your senses catch the fine aromas permeating from the glass, clean malty sweetness touched by spicy hop esters.  The first draw of the ale cools the parched lips and moistens the cheeks. Full malt body takes over the palate; not sweet, but bold, fruity and persistent. A snap of clean hop bitter grabs the back of the tongue and springs into the sinus cavity, blending with the caramel flavours that have wafted back with the nectar that is this ale. But the swallow goes down clean, almost dry, and leaves only a slight lingering presence of the abundant flavours that were just there, and now gone!

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Deadman Creek, Cranberry Wheat Ale – Yukon Brewing

by Mike

From Yukon Brewing in Whitehorse in the Yukon Territories comes the “Deadman Creek, Cranberry Wheat Ale”.  The beer pours a cloudy orange colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of cranberry, yeast, wheat, grassy and some sweetness.  The flavour is of cranberries, wheat, yeast, grassy hops and a semi sweet finish.  The alcohol content comes in at  4.7%.  Taking a fruit like cranberries that are not overly sweet really goes well with a wheat ale that is far to often made to sweet.  This is a great summer ale.

Commercial Description: This beer is different. Long before the big boys added lime flavours to their lagers, we were making a wheat ale which combined natural cranberries with the tangy goodness of yeast, since the beer is unfiltered. We started as a seasonal beer, using only Yukon berries. Demand soon outstripped the supply, however, and we (now) only supplement with local berries when they are available. Of course, we only use pure natural cranberries, with no artificial flavours.  You’re not going to be overwhelmed by the cranberries, they lurk in the shadows of this ale with their tart flavour complementing the yeast perfectly.  A  cloudy pour shouldn’t scare you off, as an unfiltered beer, it’s supposed to look like that – just relax and enjoy (just make sure to keep a second close by).

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