Chipie Rouge

This is a nice red ale from Microbrasserie Archibald in Lac-Beaupot, Quebec.  It has a good balance between the initial malt qualities and the final hop qualities.  I like it.  I had it on tap and would buy it here if I ever saw it.

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Bar Harbor Brew

There’s a great restaurant in Bar Harbor, Maine, called Jack Russell’s.  Nice bar, nice steaks and wonderful hosts and servers.  On tap they had 3 or 4 varieties of, brewed onsite.  Actually, just across the parking lot, at the Maine Coast Brewing Company, a true microbrewery.  Their Pale Ale has a great yeasty bouquet with [...]

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Research

I took the month of August off to do a little research.  No blogging, just tasting, to see if I still wanted to blog about beer.  I do.  I keep finding good stuff and hope that someone accidentally stumbles on this.
Acme California Pale ALE and IPA caught my eye at Binny’s.  The retro packaging and [...]

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