California’s Russian River Brewing Company is one of those rare finds. A brewery, so often revered for its Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger IPAs but one that is also treasured for its barrel-aged output. Be that a strong dark ale aged in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels, or a sour aged in Pinot barrels, the level…
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The beer is The Exchange Brewery’s non-traditional version of a Flemish Ale that is decidedly tart from a short lactic fermentation and then aged in oak with a mixed cocktail of wild yeast and bacteria to round out its flavour. Our Bruin, which won a Gold Medal at the 2017 Ontario Brewing Awards, is auburn-brown…
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The latest release from The Exchange Brewery, + Golden Ale, is now available at LCBO stores. It’s a Belgian Strong Golden Ale fermented with the brewery’s house Belgian Ale yeast and aged in French oak barrels from Pearl Morissette Winery, with brettanomyces, for three months. The beer, which won a Gold Medal at the 2017…
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