week of April 6, 2012

St. Ambroise Apricot Wheat Ale (Quebec) – “Apricot  Wheat Ale blends various barley malts with malted wheat and natural  apricot essence to create an original-tasting beer with a clean, fruit  nose.” website

Granville Island Brewing Robson St. Hefeweizen (BC) - “Vaguely tart with light clove and banana flavours and aromas. Finishes crisp and dry.  FOOD PAIRINGS: The breakfast beer. Great with brunch or by itself on a sunny patio. Perfect pairing: Poached eggs or Weisswurst.”  website  - Gotta love a ‘breakfast’ beer!!!

Coors Light Iced T - “Coors Light Iced T is a light beer with natural flavour.  It is brewed in the same way as Coors Light but once the beer is brewed, natural flavour is added during the cold filtration process to create Coors Light with a refreshing taste of iced tea.”  website

Blasted Church Big Bang Theory VQA 2010 (BC) – “Pinot Noir (42%), Merlot (38%), Lemberger (8%), Cab Franc (3%), Malbec (7%), Syrah (2%)  Palate:  Medium bodied leading in with earthy, mineral notes followed by black cherry, sweet oak, mocha, vanilla ending to a toasty finish.  Food Pairings:  Pork belly with lentils, Escargot, Rabbit with mustard sauce, Bacon cheese burger or Pizza (any flavor).”  tasting notes

Camus extra cognac
Voga Moscato (Italy)
Barefoot Moscato (USA)
Marie Brizard Parfait Amour
Bols Creme de Cacao (white)
Woody’s Sasparilla (Root Beer) cooler
Woody’s Pink Grapefruit cooler