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Mill Street Brewing Company Barley Wine
I came across this brew while down in the Distillery district of Toronto where the Mill Street Brewpub is located. I tried a number of beers that day, but something about the name of this one just appealed to me “Barley Wine”. It was explained to me that “Barley Wine” is not a wine at all, it’s a strong beer made in the winter time and requires long ageing in the making process – it can also be aged for an extended period of time (that’s its parallel to wine). The nose is hoppy and malty, rem...
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Featherstone - Verjus
“Here’s something you really must try.” Louise said to me on one of my many visits to Featherstone. She walked over to a shelf, picked up a 500ml bottle with some kind of pinkish liquid inside, and thrust it into my hands. I looked at it with confusion on my face. What I held was a squarish bottle with “Verjus” written on the label … reading the label I learned that it’s unripened grape juice made from Cabernet Franc grapes (Verjus literally means “Green Juice”). I looked up from the bottle...
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