FUNKFEST 2018: Pint Jockey (Sorta) Live Blog # 2

FUNKFEST 2018

Sawdust City Brewery

Gravenhurst, Ontario

Beers 411 to 420

Crooked Stave: Vielle

Beer: Vielle Artisanal Saison

Brewery:  Crooked Stave Artisan Beer
Location: Denver, Colorado

Style: Barrel Aged Farmhouse Saison (1 year)
ABV: 4.2 %
Colour: Light gold
Aroma: Not much, dead
Thoughts: Some sour no life, age is not evident.

Funk Factor: 0/6

Beer: Up-Chite Kveik Flight Delay IPA Variant

Barnstormer: Up-Chite Kveik

Brewery:  Barnstormer Brewing and Distilling
Location: Barrie, Ontario

Style: Sour Farmhouse/IPA
ABV: 6.5 %
Colour: Light Chestnut, orange-red Good creamy off-white head
Aroma: Rye nose
Thoughts: Malty, liquorice, molasses, warm toasty, biscuit. Light sour, very smooth. One of the most delicious of the day.
Funk Factor: 7/6

Barnstormer: OakHai

Beer:  Barrel-Roll Saison "OakHai"

Brewery:  Barnstormer Brewing and Distillery

Location: Barrie, Ontario

Style: Flavoured and Barrel Aged Farmhouse Ale

ABV: 5.4 %

Colour: Light cranberry red with almost no head

Aroma: Floral and oaky

Thoughts: Light barrel taste with florals and cranberry. Beer is Oak aged and flavoured with Hibiscus.

Funk Factor: 5/6

Beer: Spin Dive Salt and Pepper Gose

Lake of Bays Spin Dive

Brewery:  Lake of Bays Brewery

Location: Baysville, Ontario

Style: Flavoured Gose

ABV: 3.8 %
IBU: 11

Colour: Mid-toned gold

Aroma: Citrus and mineral

Thoughts: Huge citrus, lime salt and pepper from the start very smooth with hints of pineapple. Very, very good.
Funk Factor: 7/6

Beer: Transylvania Boogie

Henderson: Transylvania Boogie

Brewery: Henderson Brewing Company 

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Style: Barrel Aged Sour Ale

ABV: 6.4 %

Colour: Murky dark chestnut

Aroma: Worcestershire Sauce!

Thoughts: Tamarind, molasses, oaky and malty. This would be so perfect for making ribs! This was the most interesting beer of the show.
Funk Factor: 7/6

Beer: Darling 100% Brett Sour Ale

Stone City: Darling

Brewery:  Stone City Ales

Location: Kingston, Ontario

Style: Sour Ale

ABV: 4.5 %

Colour: Light gold/ straw slightly cloudy

Aroma: Citrus

Thoughts: Light citrus attack with a good funk, woody, and creamy finish.
Funk Factor: 5/6

Beer: Hey Beautiful

Shortfinger: Hey Beautiful

Brewery:  Shortfinger Brewing Company

Location: Kitchener, Ontario

Style: Sour Ale

ABV: 5.5 %

Colour: Hazy gold with a generous white head

Aroma: Brett nose with a good hit of citrus

Thoughts: Wheat, citrus, clove, very simple, smooth and tasty.
Funk Factor: 5/6

Beer: Vespers Saison

Brewery:  Dominion City Brewing Company

Dominion City: Vespers

Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Style: Sour Ale

ABV: 5.0 %

Colour: Cloudy Light Gold

Aroma: Light citrus nose

Thoughts: Caramel and banana, slight clove, light on sour, and creamy.
Funk Factor: 4/6

Beer: Gravity Well

Halcyon Barrel: Gravity Well

Brewery:  Beau's Brewing/ Halcyon Barrel House
Location: Van Kleek Hill, Ontario

Style: Sour Flander's Oud Bruin
ABV: 9.0 %
Colour: Medium Chesnut
Aroma: Molasses and sour aromas
Thoughts: Good hit of sour off the hop, oaky wood, smoke and Worcestershire.
Funk Factor: 5/6

Beer: 7 Years Bad Luck

Brewery:  Beau's Brewing/ Halcyon Barrel House
Location: Van Kleek Hill, Ontario

Style: Brett Fermented Double IPA
ABV: 7.4 %
Colour: Golden orange-red
Aroma: Citrus pineapple
Thoughts: Lots of citrus with juicy pineapple funk and toast with a hint of biscuit.
Funk Factor: 6/6

End of part two

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Beer #276 Pacific Jade Wide Body IIPA Barnstormer Brewing

#276 Pacific Jade Wide Body IIPA

Barnstormer  Brewing

Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Brewpub/Brewery
IIPA 9.3 % ABV 
14 oz Pint
$6.25 (Canadian) At the Sawdust City Brewery Saloon (Guest Tap)

Twitter: @BarnstormerBeer

A quick trip out to the pub revealed to me this little gem. A nice IIPA with a good kick of alcohol. Barnstormer really is the little Brewpub that could, some excellent beers come out of this Barrie Brewery... I wish we could get more up this way.

Onto the tasting.

Pours a dark amber with an off-white head made up of tiny bubbles. Nose is hot alcohol malt and caramel hints of tropical fruit and pine.  First sip confirms this is a 9.3 % beer. The alcohol is very present at the start. As is a sweet and smooth malt flavours. Very rich with lots of caramel. Some residual  sugar vanilla and a touch of licorice. Aeration brings out the heat of the alcohol and it bites the tongue a bit. However it is still very smooth for such a high alcohol content. Light hints of wood and cinnamon finish the beer off.

Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 


Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 5/6  PASS
Re-Order:  6/6  EXCEPTIONAL
Experience: 5/6 PASS

Final Thoughts:

Quite a bit going on in a little glass. Lots of complex flavours, but still quite smooth despite the high alcohol content.

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Beer # 190 Undercover Brother White Stout with Chai

White Stout with Chai
Collaboration

Brother's Brewing Company

No Website... Facebook them HERE
Pelham, Ontario, Canada
Independent

with

Barnstormer  Brewing
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Brewpub/Brewery
Flavoured White Stout 7.3 % ABV 20oz Pint
$6.25 (Canadian) At the Sawdust City Brewery Saloon (Guest Tap)

Twitter: @BrothersBrewery  @BarnstormerBeer 

While down at Sawdust City yesterday I managed to try a few beers on the "Guest Tap," and this was one. I has another beer by Brother's Brewing Citra Pale Az Down a few weeks ago, also on the guest tap at Sawdust. I enjoyed that beer immensely , so I was very happy to see this collaboration show up.

Onto the tasting...

Pours a hazy amber colour with an off white head made up of small bubbles. Chai spices are the forefront on the nose. Cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, and tea. first sip is chocolaty, spicy, cinnamon and clove. Finish is angelica, with some smoky sumac. Aeration accentuates the tea and spice. with a hint of tasted caramel, and breadiness on the finish.

 Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 

Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 5/6 PASS
Re-Order:  4/6 PASS 
Experience:  5/6 PASS


Final Thoughts:

This was my first "White Stout," and I was not exactly sure what to expect. This was a light bodied but full flavoured beer, Seemingly as contradictory as it's name. The spice was well done I got the full impression of chai tea. While I enjoyed the beer it is a very different experience. I may have to try a few more to get a good understanding of them

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