beer again

[thursday 1]

Not a new one. But it was new to me. I usually drink the Sapporo Classic or gold star when in Niseko, but this was a refreshing change.

[BagOfCrisps 24]

Looks nice.

And Premium too! (must be good).

How many of them did you consume?

[Ezorisu 0]

Here's the other Niseko Beer varietals - I think there are only three. Brewed in Niseko AFAIK. The lager is just an ordinary lager, but the kuro is really good, probably the best of the three. The "Canadian ale" is good too, but I've had better jibiiru ales before.

 

 

[gerard 6]

"Canadian Ale" (the second beer) hmm... Nothing like a good simple Ale. Big Rock Trad, Upper Canada...

[Ezorisu 0]

I'll have to try finding some of the Big Rock varieties the next time I'm in Canada!

[thursday 1]

would Canadian ale be anything like IPA, Indian Pale Ale, which is not from India?

[jared 0]

I would expect a Canadian beer to use new world hops like Cascade. A traditional IPA would use more English hops, fuggles, goldings etc....

I never came across anything purporting to be a "Canadian Ale" when I was in canada but I would expect it to be like an American Pale ale

[Ezorisu 0]

Yeah, IPA's are pretty distinctive. They were originally formulated to survive transport and storage under less-than-ideal conditions, so they were heavily hopped. The Niseko Beer "Canadian Ale" is more like an "American pale ale" - if you've never had one of those or a red ale, it's sort-of like a dark or medium-dark lager.

 

Mmmm... yum!