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Friday Wrap-Up for January 17, 2020 – News from Garrison, ChainYard, Niche, Tatamagouche, Tidehouse, Big Spruce, Copper Bottom, Bootleg, Unfiltered, Spindrift, Lone Oak, Dildo, and much more!

Posted by acbbshawn on 2020-01-17
Posted in: Friday Wrap-Up. Tagged: ANBL, Annapolis Brewing Company, Au Bootlegger, Battery Park, Bellwoods Brewery, Big Spruce Brewing, Bishop's Cellar, Bogside Brewing, Bootleg Brew Company, Burdock Brewery, Cask and Kettle Irish Pub, CAVOK Brewing, Chain Yard Cider, Cicerone Certification Program, Copper Bottom Brewing, Dildo Brewing, Escarpment Laboratories, Everwood Ave Brewshop, Garrison Brewing, HopYard, Island Hop Company, Laundromat Moncton, Lone Oak Brewing, Microbrasserie Houblon-Pechêur, Moth Lane Brewing, Nash, Newfoundland Cider Company, Niche Brewing, NLC, North Brewing, Peppers Pub, Propeller Brewing, Shoreline Malting, Spindrift Brewing, Stillwell Beer Bar, Sussex Ale Works, Tatamagouche Brewing, The Joyce, Tidehouse Brewing, Tire Shack Brewing, Unfiltered Brewing, YellowBelly Brewery. 7 comments

We’re well into the meat of the winter season now in Atlantic Canada, with it colder than a polar bear’s claws through most of the region and a “bomb cyclone” (sounds menacing!) descending on St. John’s. The good news is that our region’s beer and cider producers are still hard at work ensuring that you’ve got a spectrum of new and familiar potables to get you through, ranging from fireside sippers to reminders of summer. So have a read and make a plan to both stock your fridge for the coming weekend and check out some of the cool beer happenings that are coming this weekend and beyond.

If you’re still on a hazy-and-hoppy kick, Garrison Brewing is keeping up with your needs (well, your beer needs, anyway) with the recent release of No. 1 Squeeze IPA. This NEIPA was brewed with a simple grist of Pilsner and Oat malts, and hopped heavily with Mosaic, Azacca and Comet (to the tune of 40 IBUs). The result is a beer jam-packed with aromas and flavours of apricot, tangerine and passion fruit, “with a smooth and restrained citrusy finish”. Weighing in at 6.2% ABV, this batch will only be available on tap, exclusively at both Garrison locations in Halifax. 

In ciderland, Halifax’s Chain Yard has just released something new at their taproom – Rubintette is a small batch, single apple variety cider. Featuring the Rubinette apple (apparently a cross between Golden Delicious and Cox’s Orange Pippin), the batch was slow-fermented, giving it a “vinous and woody character, with summer fruit flavours”. Pretty hefty at 8% ABV, drop by sometime this weekend for a taste, as it likely won’t be around for very long. And they’ll be hosting a Nova Scotia Snakebite Competition mid-February, in a celebration of the cider-beer blend popular in the UK. Check that link for details on the participating partners.

As we’ve mentioned once or twice over the last couple years, the rural community Hanwell, NB, is the home of Niche Brewing and thus carries a pretty weighty rating if you’re measuring fine beers per-capita; and we suspect this week’s release will only improve that ratio. Speed of Life isn’t a first for Niche; it’s not their first session IPA and certainly isn’t their first beer named for a David Bowie tune. What it definitely is, though, is hazy and juicy, the former owing to hefty amounts of flaked wheat and oats along with some chit malt in the grist, and the latter thanks to plenty of Amarillo and Ekuanot in the kettle and more of the same along with Galaxy at dry hop. Medium-low in bitterness, you can expect plenty of stone fruit and citrus character in a beer that you’ll likely wish you were enjoying on a hot summer day. You’ll just have to close your eyes and imagine while you drink your pint, though, as it almost certainly won’t be around that long (this batch, anyway). Look for it to appear first at The Joyce, Peppers Pub, Cask and Kettle, Sussex Ale Works and the Laundromat. And there are still a few bottles of their Evolution available at ANBLs in Fredericton and Dieppe, but they certainly won’t be around for much longer.

Brand new barrel-aged beer in their Weird Beer series coming at you from Tatamagouche Brewing this week! Ceres is a 4.2% ABV Berliner Weisse brewed with a 60/40 blend of Pilsner and Wheat malt. After being kettle-soured with a pitch of Lactobacillus bacteria, the wort was fermented in stainless with an American Ale yeast strain, and Brettanomyces in the form of Berliner Brett from Escarpment Labs. Once complete, the beer was moved to barrels for aging, and was then blended and refermented on yellow plums from Malagash Cidery. Aged on elderflower for a couple of days before packaging in 500 mL bottles, it’s finally ready! Pouring a hazy, goldenrod colour, it has aromas and flavours of “tart lemon meringue pie”. Accompanying on the nose is “yeast, black tea, and lychee”, as well as “underripe yellow plum, wheat cereal and white pepper” on the palate. Sounds pretty complex to us! The best way to truly experience this beer is, of course, to snag some yourself. How, you may ask? Well, you can find bottles directly at the source (read: Tatabrew), or they can ship them to you via their online store; Ceres should also pop up on the shelves of Bishop’s Cellar sometime in the near future. 

Even more news in the world of hops (does it ever end?) with Tidehouse, who is releasing a new bottled beer today that puts the “Imperial” in Imperial IPA. Big Yacht Money is a 10.5% ABV “DDH Milkshake Triple IPA”. Hopped with very heavy amounts of Azacca, Idaho 7 and El Dorado, lactose was also used in the boil to give that touch of sweetness that goes with Milkshake IPAs. This style of beer is usually fruited as well, and this particular brew was fruited to the extreme, with mango, strawberry, and orange zest, accompanied by an addition of vanilla. As you may imagine, the final result is juicy and boozy, with the fruit quite prominent and complemented with notes of vanilla. Bottles likely won’t last long, so may be a good idea to drop by the brewery today to start your weekend off right.

It’s always nice to see local breweries taking on classic beer styles that are exhibiting a sort of resurgence, and lately, Lagers are gradually coming back. Big Spruce just kegged and tapped Honza’s Boho, their take on the classic Bohemian Pilsner (aka Czech Pilsner). They apparently worked closely with a brewery from the Czech Republic to ensure that they were treating this style with the utmost respect, and brewing it as authentically as possible. With a grist made up almost-entirely of imported Pils malt from continental Europe (a bit of Carapils was thrown in, as well), and hopped with Saaz, it was fermented with the Urquell yeast (that refers to one of the classic examples of the style, not Family Matters) (or even better, this!) from Escarpment Labs. The final beer comes in at 4.5% ABV, and if you’re curious as to how it’s tasting, you can try it at the brewery, or at one of your favourite BS accounts. And check our Events listing below for more info on new beers from them debuting next week…

Not to be outdone, Montague, PEI’s Copper Bottom has launched a Bohemian Pilsner of their own (after all, they’ve been expanding with the purchase of new tanks, so why not brew some new beer?). Their beer is named Flora, and was brewed with PEI-grown floor malt and Saaz hops, before lagering for five weeks. Now that it’s been packaged (cans and kegs), this crisp, 5% ABV beer is available and pouring bright and crystal-clear. You won’t be able to try it until tomorrow when the brewery officially reveals it at a launch party, UNLESS you were lucky enough to be at last night’s edition of HopYard’s Battle of the Breweries, where Copper Bottom took on Moth Lane). If not, it’s off to Montague with ya!

Apparently, Corner Brook’s Bootleg Brewing has had many requests for a “red beer” to be available at their taproom. They’ve finally given in, but it may not be quite the style of beer that most were expecting, but it sounds plenty tasty, nonetheless! Red Beer is a “Red Table Saison” brewed mostly with Red X blended malts, along with a bit of Munich, Wheat malt, and kilned Amber malt. Fermented with a Saison strain, the beer is showing some slight malty/bready character in the aroma, along with some dried fruit. Finishing crisp and dry, this 4.7% ABV brew is meant to be enjoyed in quantity, but it’s got a lot more going on than a lot of your American Amber Ales that some may have been expecting. Currently pouring on tap in Corner Brook!

It’s been a little while since we’ve seen a new beer come out of Unfiltered Brewing on North Street in Halifax. But that itself is nothing new; would you believe they’ve released “only” about 30 beers since they opened in mid-2015? That’s exactly the way NASH said it would be, of course, and he’s managed to stick to it and, near as we can tell, still sell plenty of beer. So if you’re the type to get excited about a new beer release from Unfiltered, you may do so, with Edgy hitting the taps for the first time today. The sixth beer (we think, but we never claimed to be good at math) in NASH’s inimitable SMaSH DIPA series, this one features Centennial hops in great quantity for plenty of citrus and herbal character in the tried and true 7.5% ABV and 100+ IBU format. Pints, fills, and cans available at noon.

In the “beer coming soon” category, and plenty soon at that, is an intra-provincial, cross-bridge collaboration between Nova Scotia’s Spindrift Brewing and PEI’s Lone Oak Brewing. A solid friendship between the two Head Brewers was formed as they both spent time brewing for Gahan Brewing, and the bon ami continues now that they are at the helms elsewhere. Silver Fox is a 5.5% ABV Export Lager, featuring uniquely PEI-sourced ingredients. Shoreline Malting near Summerside provided the Pilsner and Munich Malts, with Island Hop Company supplied the Ultra hops (a descendant of the very-Noble Hallertau and Saaz varietals). Bready malt notes, zesty and floral components from the hops (aided by a hard water profile to accentuate), along with a crisp finish thanks to the two months of lagering, which also allowed it to be unfiltered and naturally carbonated. Look for Silver Fox to debut at both Spindrift and Lone Oak next week, just ahead of LO’s Grand Opening on the 25th.

And in more collaboration news with Spindrift, they brewed with another island brewery, from a different island, Newfoundand’s Dildo Brewing Company. Coming to both the NSLC and NLC at the end of the month is Altbier, a 5.3% ABV ode to the classic German style, which saw the wort first fermented cool with a German Ale yeast, and further lagered for a month before canning. All German ingredients, from Munich, Caramel Munich and Carafa malts, and hopped generously with Hallertau Mittelfruh for a “spicy, herbal hop character”. The official release will be at both breweries on Friday, January 31st, with the beers at the provincial liquor stores in the future.

Annapolis Brewing in Annapolis Royal has a new beer on tap these days, their first foray into the farmhouse/Saison side of things. The Old Mill is 6.2% ABV Saison, and is available for pints and growlers in their taproom now, as well as at Horton Ridge Malt’s taproom for pints as well. This is their first, but by no means last, look at the style, so stay tuned for more iterations as they play in this wheelhouse. And keep an eye out for several other new styles in the coming weeks and months, including an Extra Special Bitter and a Berliner Weisse with cranberries. One or both of those may be out in time for their Cask versus Keg night on Friday, February 24th, comparing a cask of their Double Dry Hopped Rye IPA (aka Keep it on the Rails) to their W & A Railway Rye IPA on draught. Lots of fun and education on the go that evening, and all winter! Keep an eye on the latest news on their Social Media (Fb/IG/Tw).

Newfoundland Cider Company in Clarenville had a major release this week, with seven new ciders dropping yesterday. Their 2018 Pet Nat cider is a low intervention and naturally carbonated cider over a year in the making. They also released six new entries in their Forager Small Batch Series, with Barrel-Aged Applewood Smoked Crabapple, Barrel-Aged Partridgeberry Perry, Orchard and Vine, Barrel-Aged Sour Cherry, Newfoundland Honey Mead, and New England Style on Blueberry Skins. All of these, as well as their Scrumpy are available at the Cider Shop at 24 Balbo Drive in Shoal Harbour, as well as at the Howley Estates NLC in St. John’s.

Big congratulations to Microbrasserie Houblon-Pêcheur who are celebrating their first year of operation today. And whaddya know, they got *us* a present! Loup de Mer Dry Stout is 4.2% ABV, and features a smooth body, dry finish, and plenty of dark chocolate and coffee character. Look for bottles on the shelves of your local ANBL from Bathurst to Moncton, including in MH-B’s own Acadian Peninsula. Details here!

And just making it under the wire this week (because when have we ever been able to say “no” to anyone?) is Propeller, with today’s release of their latest beer, Sweet Orange Sour. Luckily, the name gives you a pretty solid idea of exactly what to expect – it’s a kettle-soured beer that was hit with lots of lots of citrus zest, lending a mixture of sweet and tangy flavours to go with the assertive tartness. Orange and tangerine notes abound in a 4.8% ABV brew that finishes dry. On tap only, at both Prop locations. And for tonight’s cask, their delicious Galaxy IPA, with clementine zest, vanilla, and lactose.

There are some very cool beer-focused events coming up over the next little while that we thought you should know about:

If you’re a craft beer fan in the Northeast New Brunswick area and don’t find yourself getting down to the Moncton region very often, you’re in luck: Dieppe’s CAVOK Brewing (that’s “CAV-Oh-Kay” for those unfamiliar with aviation terms) will be in Bathurst for a tap takeover tomorrow at Au Bootlegger. Starting at 6 PM there will be at least 10 taps of CAVOK’s finest pouring; full details are available on the Fb event page, with the confirmed taps as follows:

  • Petitcoudiac Rye IPA 6.0% 60 IBU
  • Leger Corner Honey Ale 4.8% 25 IBU
  • Foxtrot 33 (Oatmeal Stout) 5.0% 33 IBU
  • Runway 11 Lager 4.3% 13 IBU
  • East Coast Pirates IPA 6.5% 70 IBU
  • YQM Pilsner 4.3% 29IBU
  • Soleil d’Été NEPA 4.5% 15 IBU
  • Echo Saison 6.0% 17 IBU
  • Apricot Belgian Stout 4.1% 23 IBU
  • Terre Rouge (Red Ale) 4.8% 24 IBU

You can check out this post for more details on each of those beers, and be forewarned that there’s been rumours of a “secret surprise beer” as well.

For the second weekend in a row, Stillwell is hitting us with a mini-event on a Saturday without much notice or fanfare even though they’re bringing some of Toronto’s finest beer – last week it was Burdock Brewery, this week it’s Bellwoods. Those who are already familiar will almost certainly head down, and those who do not know, but enjoy really good beer, would do well to join them. Though not a full tap takeover, some of the best of what Bellwoods has to offer across sour, saison, farmhouse and hoppy styles is on offer, to wit:

  • Jelly King (Dry Hopped Sour 5.6%)
  • Raspberry Jelly King (Fruited Sour Ale 5.6%)
  • Justu (Pale Ale 5.6%)
  • Roman Candle (American IPA 6.8%)
  • Farmageddon w/ Niagara Montmorency Cherries (Fruited Barrel Aged Wild Farmhouse Ale 6.3%)
  • White Picket Fence [Peach] (Blended Foedre Saison Conditioned on Peaches 5.7%)
  • White Picket Fence OG (Blended Foedre Saison 6.1%)

As always on Saturdays, doors open at noon tomorrow and the taps will commence pouring (these are all kegged beers), with the usual lovely food coming out of the kitchen as well. So head on down and get another taste of the Big Smoke without having to actually besmirch yourself by going there.

Everwood Ave Brewshop is bringing back their EverBrews Home Brewers Club this month, with their meeting next Tuesday, January 21st. Starting at 6:30PM at their store at 731 Old Sackville Road, the evening will feature social and guided tastings, club business, presentations, and a general Q&A on what form the club will take. Everyone interested in the homebrewing hobby is welcome to attend, whether you currently partake or not. 

Dartmouth’s Battery Park will be host to a Norweigian Invasion next Thursday, January 23rd, as three Nova Scotian breweries will be showing off their favourite Kviek beers for the day. Big Spruce, North Brewing, and Tatamagouche will each bring three (or more) brews fermented with the hottest thing to escape Norway since Darkthrone and Cadaver. Look for hazy pale ales/IPAs, the winner of Big Spruce’s Homebrew Challenge Winter Warmer, Nordic Tea Saison, a co-fermented Lager, and at least one barrel-aged behemoth. The pour party kicks off at 11:30 AM, and runs all day, so be sure to drop by to taste the latest releases from these beauties!

Halifax’s Harbourstone Sea Grill & Pour House is hosting a Battle of the Brews Thursday evening, pitting Garrison and Spindrift against each other to pick the perfect beer to complement a six course tasting menu. Tickets are best reserved via phone or email for the event that kicks off at 6 PM on January 23rd. Grab them here: 902-428-7852 or harbourstone@marriott.com

Details are still very loose right now, but we see that there will be a Certified Cicerone exam being held in Halifax in April May Spring. The exact date has not been finalized, but if this is something you’re interested in, be sure to sign up on the Cicerone website, sign up that you are interested, and pass the Certified Beer Server Exam.

And here be your last few mentions before we leave you to your weekend:

Montague’s Bogside Brewing has a new beer pouring this week, Paint it Black, Jack, a 6.3% ABV Porter featuring loads of additions of chocolate and orange, natch, for a full on sweet, chocolate, and coffee brew. Grab it on tap this weekend!

Moncton’s Tire Shack Brewing has their Full Service Double IPA back on tap for pints and growler fills. After selling out *very* quickly upon first release, they have been able to brew up another batch and quell the demands of the masses. Juicy, hazy, and a solid 7.5% ABV, it certainly packs a hoppy punch. Look for more from Tire Shack in next week’s post, as they promise a trio of new beers out before the end of the month.

And finally, a note that the YellowBelly Brewery Takeaway location on Water St will be closing tomorrow while they search for a new location. Upgrades needed in the kitchen area have them out of commission for a while, which means growler fills and their Skip the Dishes will be paused for the time being. They promise to let us know once they are back in action!

The Story of Acadie-Broue (Moncton, N.B.)

Posted by AtlCan BeerBlog on 2012-05-09
Posted in: Profiles. Tagged: Acadie-Broue, Big Tide Brewing, Laundromat Moncton, Patrice Godin. 3 comments

I recently had the chance to have a chat with Patrice Godin, the man behind Acadie-Broue beer, at the Laudromat Expresso Bar in Moncton (a.k.a Marky’s) over a Unibroue Terrible.  Patrice is a man determined to bring something different to the local brewing scene and to highlight his Acadian heritage in the brews he produces.

Background
Patrice has been a long time beer enthusiast who started a beer tasting club with 3 friends in 2001.  The group would meet every Wednesday night and would sample three different beers of similar beer styles.  Once they sampled everything that was available through NB Liquor and the local Pump House Brewery, they moved on to sampling different beers available in Nova Scotia, then Quebec and eventually took trips to Europe to sample different beers.  Along the way Patrice has completed the Beer Judge Certification Program Judge level program.  He has regularly judged for the Garrison Ultimate Brew-Off Awards and once judged a homebrewing competition in Boston.

In 2004, Patrice moved into homebrewing jumping right into all grain brewing with a long term vision to offer different styles of beer commercially.  Patrice started out with a stainless steel BC-50 system.  The system produces 50 litres / batch and is the system he uses to this day.  Patrice estimates that he created about 40 batches before brewing professionally and has brewed with output into kegs from day one.  Patrice’s education and day job as a Microbiologist has served him well in brewing.  It has helped him understand fermentation and cleaning needs and is proud to report he has never experienced a contaminated batch.

Growing up on the Acadian Peninsula in Northern New Brunswick, Alpine was always seen as the “Acadian beer”.  The idea of a beer brewed in Saint John with an English name being considered “the beer” in his area never sat well with Patrice.  Patrice was determined to create interesting beers reflective of Acadian culture and to offer a beer by Acadians for Acadians.

In all, it took six years to get all the required permits to offer his beer commercially (this was a part time effort).  The final hurdle to open his brewery on the outskirts of Moncton was a town hall meeting in nearby Ammon just beyond the city limits.  Local residents had signed a petition to prevent the creation of the brewery as they were fearful or rat infestation, beer getting into the water supply (how is this a problem?), and increased transport trailer traffic.  The brewery was approved by the slimmest of margins and since then the local community has become very supportive of Acadie-Broue.

The Beer
Patrice puts a great deal of thought into the beers he produces and their names.  As a BJCP judge, he looks to create beers that are very reflective of their style.  His thinking is that if these styles have been around for in some cases hundreds of years they have stood the test of time and should be respected. He always looks to pick a name with strong Acadian references that is also very applicable to the style of beer that is being produced.  In addition to his experience exploring different beer styles, he listed the Brewing Network as a key resource in identifying new potential beers to make.  Here is a run down of his beers:

La Tintamarre is a Saison and is reflective of a typical Belgian beer.  It is refreshing with medium bitterness with lemon and pepper notes.  Patrice has never used the exact same recipe twice for this beer.  In his most recent brew he added rye and wheat malt to add a spicy flavour and used both a Saison and French Saison yeast.  Patrice noted this is his most difficult beer to brew as the yeast has a mind of its own.  The name of the beer is a reference to an event which takes place on August 15th which is the Acadian National Holiday.  The intent of the Tintamarre is to make a lot of noise to let the English know that Acadians are still here.  Here is link to a past Tintamarre in Caraquet, N.B. on you tube.

La Bringue is a North American Brown Ale which ironically won a Bronze medal at the 2011 Canadian Brewing Awards in the North American Style Amber/Red Ale category.  As there wasn’t a category specifically for North American Brown Ales, Patrice entered a sample from his third ever batch of the brew into this category looking for feedback.  He was pleasantly surprised to win a bronze in the category despite having the color being considered off universally by the judges.  Patrice uses lots of late hopping in this brew (Amarillo) and adds oatmeal to it as well.   It has a very silky taste with grapefruit and chocolate notes.  The name is based on a play that his Father and Mother (who was pregnant with his brother at the time) were in and is a tribute to to his hometown of Maisonnette.  The term can loosely be translated as skank or loose woman.

La Boloxée is another Saison.  This is a beer that looks like a stout but doesn’t taste like one.  Patrice uses Carafa which is a roasted but not harsh malt and adds coriander to it.  The term can be translated as “being confused” and was chosen to reflect that the taste of the beer doesn’t line up with what you would expect based on the look of it.

La Patente is a Stickle Alt.  Patrice has sampled over 3000 beers and Alt (not necessarily Stickle Alt) is his favourite style.  Patrice explained how typically in Europe most breweries focus on one particular beer style.  In Dusseldorf, Germany, Alts are typically the exclusive style brewed.  One day a year, without prior warning, a Stickle Alt batch is a special batch created as a surprise for clients.   La Patente has nutty and caramel notes from the malt and a candy touch from the hops.  It his fermented with ales yeasts but at a lower temperature to provide lager like drinkability. The term can be translated as “thing-a-ma-jig”  and is a reference to a past Acadian secret society (where’s Dad?  He’s at La Patente).

La Bénaise is a Belgian Pale Ale.  This is an easy drinking, well balanced beer with pear notes as well as some orange.  The beer isn’t grainy but more hay like.  The term is a Cape Breton Acadian term and can be translated as “to be at ease” or happy.  Patrice chose this name for the beer to reflect that it’s a great beer to relax and take it easy with.

La Kiebitz Coti is a Berliner Weiss.  This is a very acidic, sour beer brewed with 50% wheat as malt and one that Patrice plans to condition in oak in the future.  This is a beer that typically is served with flavoured syrups in Europe.  Patrice added cotton candy to the brew to serve to balance the sourness of the brew.  The name of this beer is a reference to a German military mission going back to World War 2.  During the war, several German soldiers were captured and imprisoned in Canada.  Being Canadian, we gave them the opportunity to read Atlases and send letters to their families in Germany (including escape and rescue plans).  Based on their study of the reading provided, they determined that Patrice’s hometown of Maisonnette due to its dune, would be the best spot in Canada for which a German submarine to come get any of these escaped prisoners.  It turns out one prisoner did escape and made his way to Maisonnette where the locals took pity on the poor guy and fed him prior to his rescue.  Here’s a link to a French video on the topic.  Kiebitz refers to a bird on the beach and Coti refers to rotten wood.  Kiebitz Coti refers to the German misson to rescue the soldier.

La Gaboteuse is a collaboration Belgian IPA that was created with Big Tide Brewing in Saint John.  Patrice stopped into the brewery and started a conversation with Big Tide brewer Wendy Papadopoulos and by the end of it they agreed to do a collaboration beer.  Wendy asked Patrice to take the lead on this initial collaboration brew and he chose the style based on a brew that he recently sampled in Vancouver.  As this was Patrice’s first attempt at the style, he used a simple recipe.  The 7% beer was described as dangerously sessionable due to its easy drinking.  The Belgian aspect of the beer is in the forefront as it is not very hoppy for an IPA (approximately 25 IBUs).  It has notes of peach and pepper and was described by Patrice as tasting similar to la Fin du Monde.    The name is a reference to someone who is driving a boat not far from the Coast.  The name is fitting based on Patrice brewing away from home and the reference to Big Tide (the Coast).

La Picasse is a new Baltic Porter that has been listed by NB Liquor but has not yet been released for sale.  It is has a touch of sulfur like a lager with lots of caramel and a bit of a prune taste to it.  The beer will have a launch in the near future as early as sometime in May.  The name is reference to being ticked off at something.  Because the Baltic Porter is the most alcoholic of the porter styles it has bite; just like when you’re Picasse.

Collaborations with other breweries
In addition to La Gabouteuse referenced above, Patrice has also done another collaboration brew with Big Tide Brewing.  The second time Wendy chose the recipe and they created a West Coast Pale Ale.  Patrice has thoroughly enjoyed brewing with Wendy and hopes to do so again in the future.

Beer Festivals
Patrice will be at the afternoon session of the Atlantic Beer Festival.  He is planning on offering up La Tintamarre and La Kiebitz Coti.

Patrice will also be the guest speaker at the beer and desert tasting event at Oktoberfest des Acadiens and sampling some of his beer.

Distribution / Future Plans
Acadie-Broue beer is currently available exclusively on tap at the Laundromat in Moncton.  Due to the size of the batches he is producing, offering his beer in growlers is not feasible.  Because of the high cost of expanding, Patrice is currently considering the possibility of contracting another brewer to produce some of his beer.  He is in the very early stages of considering this next step but until he expands his production, distribution other than the Laundromat is unlikely for the immediate future.

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A French version of this profile will be posted within the next few days.

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