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September 12, 2010

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I saw this today on the Brookston Beer Bulletin, and thought it was great.

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2014 PEI Beer Festival

This September 5th and 6th, a Friday & Saturday, sees the PEI Beer Festival return, promising "another amazing weekend of beer tasting, food pairings and entertainment." This year, the festival will be held indoors, at the Delta Prince Edward - which, after undergoing renovations last year, is quite a nice & modern spot. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Tuesday, August 12th, at 11:00AM at www.beerfestpei.ca as well as the PEI Brewing Company on Kensington Road. There are also fest + hotel packages available through the Delta. There are three different tasting sessions to choose from: Friday evening, Sept. 5th, Saturday afternoon, Sept 6th, and Saturday evening, Sept 6th. Afternoon sessions are $30, and evening ones are $40. Tickets include all beer samples, live entertainment, special cask contests (no clue what that is yet), games and more. Ticket prices also include a service fee and taxes, of course.

Innis & Gunn India Pale Ale

This beer, for me, should be a winner. I'm a bit of a fan of Innis & Gunn, and a big fan of IPA's. I especially like American IPA's, but I like the milder, smoother, maltier British ones (like this should be), too. The colour of this beer is a bright copper - like you took the sheen from a new panel of copper, liquefied it, and poured it into a glass. A nice bit of head forms - a finger or so, and settles to a couple of millimeters. The slow carbonation in the glass keeps it up (and makes me think the beer may be a little viscous). There's a bit of webby lacing as the drink lowers. The bottle says there should be some orange aromas from the hops. My first whiff smelled like the heart of every other Innis and Gunn - mellow vanilla and oak. After a minute or so, as I got the ol' blog started up, some really faint orange aromas did come into play - kind of like a Terry's chocolate orange (but without the chocolate, if that makes any sense). The bottle tells th

Harvest Time

The first whiff of this lager is great. I got excited. Lots of aroma from the can (and probably best drank from the can) - tropical fruit / citrus aromas, just as promised. Not far behind, though, there's something about the aroma that comes across bordering on popcorn or buttered popcorn. I don't think it's an error - on big whiffs, it just seems like the combination of the malt profile & hops (not sure which NZ one is in this) combine to make something a bit in that direction. It's not overwhelming, but it bothers me that it's there. Otherwise, it's crisp, refreshing, has a nice clean citrus-y finish, is different enough from Beach Chair, not as good as Landing Day, and will probably appeal to lots of folks. I'd say drink this one cold, as the nice aroma (and a bit of the flavour) degrades as it warms.

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