and what is your point? I stated that the only good beer I had in Canada
was one called "I P A" ? It's name was "I P A", and it was an India Pale
Ale from a local brewer.




"basskisser" wrote in message
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Me wrote:
India Pale Ale, also known as "IPA" is a type of beer. There was a
microbrewer in Canada, whose name for their Indian Pale Ale was "I P
A".
Wish I could remember the name of the microbrewer, but I think I
killed that
brain cell drinking an I P A.

There are IPA's that do that right here, but again, they'll say
something like
Red Hook
IPA
etc. Which, by the way, is a pretty decent one, other than the one I
brew, which is a Sierra Nevada clone.


"basskisser" wrote in message
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Me wrote:
Lablatt, Molson and Moosehead are too similar to Budweiser, the
only
good
beer I had in Canada was a beer called "I P A" it stands for
India
Pale
Ale. It is a great ale with a very hoppy flavor.


Jeez, here we go. Sorry, but I.P.A. is a TYPE of beer, not a brand
name. There are many, many thousands of brands of I.P.A.'s. Try
Sierra
Nevada Pale Ale, one of the best, and has won many awards. By the
way,
Labatt is nothing like the swill commonly known as Budwieser.
Molson
Golden Ale is close to it, though. Moosehead isn't a favorite of
mine,
too skunky.

I have never been a fan of Wheat or Whit Beers, they normally are too
"fruity" from the orange or lemon peels and the coriander used by most
brewers.

They are definitely better than a Bud Lite.




"basskisser" wrote in message
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Me wrote:
Nice history lesson, the kind one can remember.

IPA will never be confused with Budweiser, it is a beer with some
flavor to
it. If you get Sierra Nevada in Halifax check out their IPA, even a
little
more hops than the Canadian IPA I had.

One of the few things I liked about California was that most bars have
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale on draft. If you like that, you'll also like
their wheat beer, it's very good.

''''Montreal beer'""'


Ya,,, you fool white

anything from quebec these days is either damaged, low quality, unethically
made etc etc etc, including you white.








"Don White" wrote in message
...
Me wrote:
Don,
It is Labatt Blue, not Labatts Blue. ;)

Sorry, I just couldn't help myself.


All right...when we were young we just referred to Labatt, Molson etc
collectively as 'Montreal beer'. In those days Montreal beer cost more
than the local stuff...(Olands, Keiths, Schooner, Moosehead, Alpine etc).

Me Again wrote:
I have never been a fan of Wheat or Whit Beers, they normally are
too
"fruity" from the orange or lemon peels and the coriander used by
most
brewers.

They are definitely better than a Bud Lite.

so-so wheat beer is just that, GOOD wheat beer, however, is a great
experience. Commercially, try Blue Moon, love the stuff. I too, hate it
when they use too much lemon or some such to mask the taste of a so-so
beer. But, give Sierra Nevada Wheat Beer a try, you'll be pleasantly
surprised. I liked it so well that after trying some, I found a cloned
recipe and made my first wheat beer. I didn't brew any wheat beer
before, because like you I didn't find them to be anything exceptional.

Me Again wrote:
and what is your point? I stated that the only good beer I had in
Canada
was one called "I P A" ? It's name was "I P A", and it was an
India Pale
Ale from a local brewer.

Let's pretend that I'm from Missouri, show me.

Why don't we make this easy and just ask Don. It was a fairly common beer.



"basskisser" wrote in message
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Me Again wrote:
and what is your point? I stated that the only good beer I had in
Canada
was one called "I P A" ? It's name was "I P A", and it was an
India Pale
Ale from a local brewer.

Let's pretend that I'm from Missouri, show me.

Wow.

I've been on the road locally the last couple days tending to business and
when I come back you're just as ornery and disconnected as ever.

What is your problem Tuuk? Why are you so disagreeable?


" Tuuk" wrote in message
...

''''Montreal beer'""'


Ya,,, you fool white

anything from quebec these days is either damaged, low quality,
unethically made etc etc etc, including you white.








"Don White" wrote in message
...
Me wrote:
Don,
It is Labatt Blue, not Labatts Blue. ;)

Sorry, I just couldn't help myself.


All right...when we were young we just referred to Labatt, Molson etc
collectively as 'Montreal beer'. In those days Montreal beer cost more
than the local stuff...(Olands, Keiths, Schooner, Moosehead, Alpine
etc).

Tuuk wrote:
''''Montreal beer'""'


Ya,,, you fool white

anything from quebec these days is either damaged, low quality, unethically
made etc etc etc, including you white.


Sorry...I'm not from Quebec, nor have I ever lived there.

Labatt Breweries bought local beer maker, Olands, in 1971 and now
produce 'Labatt Blue' among others, within walking distance of my home.
Where in Quebec do you live. I'm sure their 'Federation of Labour'
would love to hear your views on unionism and the French culture.

Me Again wrote:
Why don't we make this easy and just ask Don. It was a fairly common beer.


Sorry...my beer drinking is very limited. I tend to stick with something
I like. Got sick so many times as a teenager on warm beer that I am very
fussy now. Up till the 70's beers were very regional...it cost more to
drink brands from Montreal or Ontario and since we are a bit isolated
here with a small population and high shipping costs. Now the choice is
much better but I stick with my 'Blue'. I have never heard of the brand
I.P.A. but that means nothing.....lots of regional beers produced from
Newfoundland to British Columbia.

Don White wrote:
Me Again wrote:

Why don't we make this easy and just ask Don. It was a fairly common
beer.


Sorry...my beer drinking is very limited. I tend to stick with something
I like. Got sick so many times as a teenager on warm beer that I am very
fussy now. Up till the 70's beers were very regional...it cost more to
drink brands from Montreal or Ontario and since we are a bit isolated
here with a small population and high shipping costs. Now the choice is
much better but I stick with my 'Blue'. I have never heard of the brand
I.P.A. but that means nothing.....lots of regional beers produced from
Newfoundland to British Columbia.


He he...so Me Again...you were just testing me.
I thought I'd better look through the Microbreweries here in Atlantic
Canada, and what do I see from the old Moosehead plant in
Dartmouth...taken over by 'Maritime Breweries'
http://tinyurl.com/3p5sz
note: in the last number of years, everyone & his dog are brewing beer
on site now. Reminds me of a letter that one of the Boston 'lace hanky'
crowd sent back home while visiting here in the 1700s
He reported that there were about 1000 houses in the town with 100
licensed to sell liquor, plus another 100 unlicensed doing the same.
He said it seemed that the business of half the populace was to sell
liquor and the other half to drink it.
Ah...those uppity New Englanders.....!