Just back from San Fran last night. Need a day or two to process my thoughts about the American Craft Brewers Conference. In the meantime, you can occupy yourselves by reading my latest Planet S missive – a second piece (for them) on stouts. Regular readers of this website are likely getting bored by my stout ramblings. While all are written uniquely, I appreciate the content can get a bit repetitive. But it really is one of my favourite styles and even repetitive beer talk is better than no beer talk at all. If you’re bored, see if you find any secret messages embedded into the article (a la A Beautiful Mind).
You may also notice I omitted Russian Imperial Stout from the Saskatchewan version. That is because, to my knowledge, the province doesn’t really have a readily accessible version that is any decent (Bushwakker’s doesn’t count). Plus, it may be a strong enough story by itself that if they ever do get one I can do a whole column on it – just to bore regular onbeer.org readers even more…
Back soon with news from San Fran.
March 28, 2011 at 1:33 PM
Peche Mortel is in Saskatchewan
March 28, 2011 at 1:49 PM
Hoser,
That’s interesting. Does it have wide distribution? When I searched the SLGA database in prep for the column it didn’t come up.
Can you tell DDC fans in Saskatchewan where to find it?
Jason
p.s. You may have given me an excuse to do another stout column!!
March 28, 2011 at 7:38 PM
The usual places Cava,Willow,Beer Brothers, Fainting Goat, Bush Wackers not much but it is those places. All Board to Board from Alberta.
March 29, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Peche Mortel, Samuel Smith and Old Rasputin are all fairly easy to come by in Sask. In fact, the Bushwakker had Old Rasputin many years before it ever showed up in Alberta.
And there has been other big stouts that pass through from time to time. Off the top of my head, in the last year, there has been Pike Entire, Flying Dog Gonzo, Brooklyn Black Chocolate, Green Flash Double Stout, Bear Republic Big Black Bear, Southern Tier Oat, Charlevoix Vache Folle, De Struise Black Albert, and Lost Abbey Serpent.
March 29, 2011 at 4:26 PM
Okay, clearly the SLGA database is not as helpful as the AGLC one in Alberta. Big misses on my part there. (I did know the Sam Smith is available, but I don’t like it very much).
Is this because the two private stores can bring things in directly? I have been trying to work out a way to get information from them on what they have, but they have not been very cooperative. (Maybe they objected to my referring to them as “privatized” in the piece I did last year).
Any suggestions on how I can be more fully aware of the beer selection in Saskatchewan is much appreciate.
Jason
March 29, 2011 at 7:57 PM
The private stores bring in everything through the SLGA Special Order Desk.
When you find out how to get the SK private stores to communicate better, please let me know too. I have heard of this crazy new thing called the internet, but I am not sure if it can be leveraged as a communication/promotional tool.
March 30, 2011 at 6:55 AM
Throwin’ in my 2 cents worth, shouldn’t Half Pints Stir Stick Stout be available? I found that quite decent, nice subtle usage of the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee.
March 30, 2011 at 9:21 AM
I think it is, but it isn’t an Imperial Stout – just a really good stout.
Jason
March 31, 2011 at 9:20 AM
Stir Stick is available on tap at Beer Bros, and Bushwakker just had a keg of it. O’hanlons used to carry it, but I don’t think so anymore. No bottles that I am aware of.