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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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Festa Brew's West Coast IPA: The Verdict

So... what's the verdict on this home brew? It's got that slightly cloudy amber colour of my favourite IPA's from BC and California. It's bright, but a bit deep/brown, with just a bit of rose to it. When I opened it, it had a bit of a "chsh" from the carbonation. A good sign. When I poured it, there were lots of bubbles, but not too much head. The head is a bit nice in that it didn't all completely disappear right away. By the time I had a few sips, it was mostly all gone from the top, but it left a good amount circular, webby lacing. The smell is spot on, too, for the style. The hops definitely give it more of a fruity than evergreen scent... it's easy to pick out grapefruit, orange peel... those nice citrus smells with that bitter slant. Maybe even a bit of nectarine... mango or papaya... cherry-pineapple? My first brew (and only brew) before this was, to me, a total loss. It didn't carbonate right, and I didn't even like the taste of the red...

Hat-Trick

Yesterday's beer - Soaked, by Tatamagouche Brewery, at Hopyard Charlottetown Three. Three years. That's the hat-trick I'm talking about here, as it's been three years (and about 36 days) since I last made a post on the ol' beer blog. It's something that has bothered me, that static state, but today, I decided to reassure you (and me) that it isn't dead. Why today? I suppose there was a hat-trick of reasons. One - I got a message from a friendly American via my Twitter account that he had found my site and thought I'd be the guy to talk to about some beer-related questions he had regarding PEI and his visit. I gave him lots of info, and he says if we run into one another in town this week, he has a can of beer for me to say thanks (from a good-sounding new-to-me brewery , too). This kind of interaction is right at the top of why I started a blog in the first place over eight years ago. People. Connecting with people via beer. It's magic. ...

Upstreet Craft Brewing

Not too far from where the old Spring Park Brewery used to be in Charlottetown is PEI's newest craft brewery - Upstreet Craft Brewing. A sign will go out tomorrow, and the Facetwittergram machine will fire up, too, but tonight... I am lucky to be able to have the scoop (thanks, guys) and introduce PEI's third brewery. I did a semi-formal Q-and-A with Upstreet's head brewer (as well as fellow Aleander and Brewnoser) Michael Hogan (who is joined in the venture by Joey Seaman and Mitch Cobb). I hope we have complied all (or at least almost all) of what you would want to know. PEIBG: When's your planned opening date? MH: It’s looking like a May opening. We plan to have a soft opening with two beers released, followed by a grand opening, with an additional two beers. What's the size of your brewhouse / what's your expected production volume for the first year? It’s a 15bbl system with four fermentors. We’re keeping our expectations realistic ...

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