Just got this email.
Back Alley Beer Club - this Friday
They say that every cloud has a silver lining and I can now believe that.
Late last year, one of the breweries I regard as one of the finest in the world - Quebec's Unibroue Brewery - announced they were no longer shipping beer beyond North America. This was devastating news for lovers of beers such as La Fin du Monde and Trois Pistoles. However, Unibroue's former importers replaced them with another Canadian brewery, Dieu du ciel.
These beers come highly recommended and are causing great excitement amongst beer lovers world wide, but I have been holding off sampling them until we could get them for the Back Alley Beer Club. We have them and will be trying them this Friday. Please come along and join us and see if they live up to their very high expectations.
Beers we will be sampling:
Aphrodisiaque (Cocoa and vanilla stout) 6.5% abv
Black ale with aromas and flavours of vanilla, dark chocolate, bourbon and roasted malt.
Dernire Volont (Last will) Blond Abbey-style beer 6.5%abv
Dernire volont (French for "Last Will") is a mix of Belgian and English brewing traditions.
Pch Mortel (Mortal Sin) Imperial coffee stout 9.5% abv
Pch Mortel (French for "Mortal Sin") is an intensely black and dense beer with very pronounced roasted flavours.
Route des pices (Spice route) Peppercorn rye beer - 5% abv
Routes des pices (French for "Spice Route") is a rye beer brewed with both black and green peppercorns.
Rose d'hibiscus (Pinkish Hibiscus) Hibiscus flower Wit 5% abv
Rose d'Hibiscus is a soft spoken wheat beer.
When:
Friday, 28 May. 5.30pm for 6pm
Where:
Dining Car, Grand Central Hotel
Cost:
$20, includes beer on arrival, samples and nibbles
Bookings:
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