The 2-4 Beers of Christmas 2018 Edition Day 4: Giddy-Up! Little Donkey by New Ontario Brewing

Beer # 461Giddy-Up! Little Donkey American Porter

Brewery: New Ontario Brewing Company


Type: Contract Brewery    Est.:  2015

Location: North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Beer Style: American Porter

ABV: 4.5%      IBU: ?

Format: Aluminium Can  Size: 473 ml

Cost: $3.25 CAD     Purchased At: The Brewery

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Ok... I've had this beer for a few months but it is still in great shape so I decided to add it here. I got this on my trip to North Bay earlier this year and this has been stored under refrigeration since then. The only this I have noticed with the can is a minor drop in carbonation; the head was quite small but the flavours were excellent.


Onto our beer...

Pours a deep chocolate brown with sweet notes of rich malt chocolate and coffee. First sip is very light bodied and fruity just as a good porter should be. Dark but still very refreshing. The taste gives over from dark malt to smoky, ashy wood, dried fruits. Aeration gives us some rye bread, sweet molasses and malt

Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 


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


Final Thoughts:

A night light easy drinking porter true to style it is fruity and light-bodied. The smoky malts definitely make me think of the holidays and curling up in front of a roaring fire. 

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Beer # 399 Clothing Hoptional Session IPA

Brewery: New Ontario Brewing Company


Type: Independent Microbrewery    Est.:  2015

Location: North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Beer Style: Session IPA

ABV: 5.1 %      IBU: 40

Format: Aluminium Can  Size: 473 ml

Cost: $2.95 CAD     Purchased At: LCBO

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Another beer from my mini Near North Ontario brewery trip and stop 2 from the day New Ontario Brewing Company is located in my other hometown North Bay. I went to College here and have great memories of this place. I still try to make it up regularly to go fishing with my college friend and adopted brother, Jack.

Let's try this one out.

Pours a clear honey amber with an off-white head made up of small bubbles. Aroma is peachy with pineapple, pine, light florals and hints of guava. The first sip is malty with a good hit of pine/spruce. Mild caramel with good hits of sweet tropical fruit. Tangy green hops round out the finish. Aeration gives us a warming sensation from the 5.1 % ABV (a little high for a session, but we are not complaining) Aeration also pumps the malt profile making it more bready, like toast with jam. Slight hints of honey round out the finish

Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 


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


Final Thoughts:

It's a great fruit bomb, easy drinking, and very enjoyable.

CJT

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The 2-4 Beers of Christmas Day 13: New Ontario Brewing IPA

Beer # 261 IPA

New Ontario Brewing Company

North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Independent Microbrewery
India Pale Ale 5.2 % 
IBU: 68
ABV Brown Glass Half Growler (Squeaker) 946 ml.
$6.00 (Canadian) At the Brewery

Twitter: @NewOntarioBrew


Last of my tastings from my trip to North Bay. I have been sitting on these notes for a while, so I figured it was time to use them. I found some very good beer in my adopted home town. I look forward go going up again in February and picking up some more for the blog. Hopefully there will actually be some ice in the bay for ice fishing, if not there is always the boat. We haven't sunk it in winter yet so there is always that. (Yes there is a story behind that statement, maybe if you are all good I shall relate it...)

Onto my last growler from North Bay...



Pours an orange/dark amber The head is a light tan made up of small to tiny bubbles. Aroma is quite malty with bright fruit with citrus and a light nuttiness. First sip is a rich deeply complex malt profile, in the west coast style. Nice toasty caramel. Aeration gives us a nice creamy nutty smooth taste, finish is dry and long with some medicinal hops.

Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 


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

Final Thoughts:

A very good IPA. Very happy that this brewery is off to a good start and I am excited to see what they offer in the future.

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New Ontario Brewing Company Extra Special Bitter

Beer # 246 ESB

New Ontario Brewing Company

North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Independent Microbrewery
Extra Special Bitter Ale 5.2 % ABV 
IBU: 30
Brown Glass Half Growler (Squeaker) 946 ml.
$6.00 (Canadian) At the Brewery

Twitter: @NewOntarioBrew

When I heard New Ontario Brewing was opening in North Bay, I got really excited because North Bay is sort of my adopted hometown. Canadore College is my Alma Matter, and I spent some great years living there. I still return regularly to fish with my friend, enjoy a hike or hang out in my old favourite coffee shop. Now I have a new reason to return!


New Ontario Brewing opened this past summer and is already gaining some good traction in the beer market, despite it's diminutive size. They tap four beers year round An IPA, a Blonde, a seasonal, and tonight's offering The ESB or Extra Special Bitter. Now I may not have talked about ESBs before even though it is one of my most favourite beer styles. There is a streak of old school Brit running through me... I am fond of hand pumped cellar temperature real ales, and anything I can find to remind me of that is good in my books. But, ESBs are hard to come by here in Ontario, and I truly think we could stand to have a few more floating around the market. Technically speaking there are no hard and fast rules as to what makes an ESB. It is essentially a bitter or pale ale that has an alcohol volume above 4.8% after that it is merely marketing. It did also mean at one time, like  Best Bitters, brewers tended to put the best ingredients available into the brew.

What are we waiting for... on to the tasting.

This is the WHOLE Brewery

Pours a dark amber with an off-tan head made up of small to tiny bubbles. Nose is a robust herbal citrus and apple with light malt tones and some caramel. First sip is sweet malty and smooth finishing up with some bitter greens. Roasty, nutty malt with an elegant fruitiness. Effervescent on the tongue with a nice bright, and light mouthfeel. Aeration gives us a nutty bread feel. finish is green bitter hops and dandelion.



Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 


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

Final Thoughts:

This is a very good bitter ale. I enjoyed it, however, I was hoping for a little more fruit in it, but a great job nonetheless. 
CJT


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