Hey What Do You Think Of Canada?

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Of all the posts pinned in "pinboard" right now, this has the absolute oldest OP. If a post from early 2010 is like a freshly-made zombie that only has a few pieces falling off here and there, this post is like a walking skeleton with half of its ribs missing, and a gaping holes in the skull where people have tried COUNTLESS TIMES to put it down, to no avail.

[Papist]

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[Nihil Obstat]

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BAM!
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[Papist]

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BAM!
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That looks tasty. What is the brewery?

Edited to say, DOH! Okanagan Brewery.

Edited December 21, 2011 by Papist

[Nihil Obstat]

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That looks tasty. What is the brewery?

Edited to say, DOH! Okanagan Brewery.
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It's also not at all expensive. I love porters more than any other beer, and one day I saw this in a little corner of the liquor store. The price was right, but I was expecting a pretty boring cheap tasting porter. Definitely not what I got.
It doesn't quite have the subtlety of London Porter, but it's got all the porter qualities, it's refreshing, and it's about half the price.

[Papist]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1324491627' post='2355213']
It's also not at all expensive. I love porters more than any other beer, and one day I saw this in a little corner of the liquor store. The price was right, but I was expecting a pretty boring cheap tasting porter. Definitely not what I got.
It doesn't quite have the subtlety of London Porter, but it's got all the porter qualities, it's refreshing, and it's about half the price.
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I love porters too, especially this time of year. More so than stouts. I live in NC and for the longest time beer could not be more than 6% ABV. Two years ago the law was repealed and it is now 16%, which make the beer selection here now...how do you say EXQUISITE. I'm gonna try to find that Okanagan.

[Nihil Obstat]

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I love porters too, especially this time of year. More so than stouts. I live in NC and for the longest time beer could not be more than 6% ABV. Two years ago the law was repealed and it is now 16%, which make the beer selection here now...how do you say EXQUISITE. I'm gonna try to find that Okanagan.
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Up to 16% you'll also theoretically be able to find the best Trappist beers. Have you tried Rochefort?

[Papist]

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Up to 16% you'll also theoretically be able to find the best Trappist beers. Have you tried Rochefort?
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Yes. Love the 6 and 8. They 10 is a little heavy, but good. There's a place right down the street from my house that only serves high-end beers. 16 on tap and a great selection from the fridge.

[url="http://www.vintnerwinemarketnc.com/beer.html"]http://www.vintnerwinemarketnc.com/beer.html[/url]

[Nihil Obstat]

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Yes. Love the 6 and 8. They 10 is a little heavy, but good. There's a place right down the street from my house that only serves high-end beers. 16 on tap and a great selection from the fridge.

[url="http://www.vintnerwinemarketnc.com/beer.html"]http://www.vintnerwi...c.com/beer.html[/url]
[/quote]I've actually only tried the 10. Really liked it, although the high ABV obscured the flavour just a bit, at least to my uninitiated palate. Do you prefer the 6 or the 8? From the reviews I read I was a little more intrigued by the 8; it sounded very unique.

[Papist]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1324498474' post='2355289']
I've actually only tried the 10. Really liked it, although the high ABV obscured the flavour just a bit, at least to my uninitiated palate. Do you prefer the 6 or the 8? From the reviews I read I was a little more intrigued by the 8; it sounded very unique.
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I like the 8 b/c the flavor is hard to pin-down. Bold, yet fruity. I have yet to have it on draft. The 10 is good, but I normally steer away from the higher gravity b/c I rather enjoy two beers on my way home from work than one. Two 10% pints(32oz) can put a little dent in you.

[Nihil Obstat]

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I like the 8 b/c the flavor is hard to pin-down. Bold, yet fruity. I have yet to have it on draft. The 10 is good, but I normally steer away from the higher gravity b/c I rather enjoy two beers on my way home from work than one. Two 10% pints(32oz) can put a little dent in you.
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Actually, you know what? It's the 12 I've tried, not the 10.

[Laudate_Dominum]

Define Canada.

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Define Canada.
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a bunch of hosers

[MIKolbe]

hey, let's go to Timmy's and then hit some curling, eh?!

[Maximilianus]

Forget about Canada, Canada is Canada...go back to talking about beer.