Says a lot about our archaic booze laws within our own country. I've only sampled 9 off that list, with access to maybe 5 more. That Canadian list is definitely not as IPA centric as the top 50 from the US list, which also means I probably won't be seeking out too many more.

Great list though.

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I think I mentioned to you before...Blvd doesn't make a ton of headway out into the Pacific Northwest. I can find their Pilsner easily enough, but you really have to search out the high end beer shops around Seattle (the blog top 50 is from Wash state) to find any Blvd. Everything I've tried from them is super solid...

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C (4): Crosby, Roy, Stepan, O'Reilly
LW (4): Benn, Pacioretty, Umberger, Burrows
RW (4): Perry, Iginla, Atkinson, S. Gagner
F (1): Little
D (4): Boyle, Schultz, Keith, OEL
G (1): Schneider

Bench: (RW) Kassian (LW) Hagelin (D) Karlsson, Wiercioch (G) Hiller

You probably did mention it and I just forgot it, shit like that happens more then I'd care to admit. Plus being my favorite brewer and having easy access to the entire lineup it's easy to forget not everybody has that.

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Fighting a cold this weekend so I'm not quite as active as I'd like to be. In other news, it's official, dyz retrieved the bottle of Theobroma last night at approx 9pm.

Success!

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Tried the Sam Adams Christmas lager and it's quite tasty. My buddy tried the White Christmas, and he rather liked it as well. So far this has been a good pack.

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C- Malkin,Giroux,Thornton Galchenyuk, Schenn, Berglund, Eller
LW- Hall,Ovechkin, E.Kane Saad
RW- Seguin, Stewart, PAP
D- Subban,Phaneuf Keith, OEL, Hedman,
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RW- Kopecky, Langenbrunner, Doan, Versteeg, Mayers
D- Doughty, Burns, Souray, Sarich, Lovejoy, Potter
G-Pavelec, Enroth

Just found another porter for you Bomm, Firestone Walker's Reserve. Here's a link to the list of retailers in your area...

http://www.firestonebeer.com/find/in...Walker+Reserve

It's right up there with Samuel Smith's, Bully!, and Black Butte. I might even slot it in ahead of the last two.

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Well Fellas,

I tried the Hopwired and thought it was really good. I'm really fussy about my IPA's though, and I can definitely find ones I like better and for cheaper. I do enjoy trying out new brews though.

I tried a new one last night as well, called Ugly Sweater. It's a style I'm certainky not well versed in...a Milk Stout. It's from a local brewery called Parallel 49. Again, not my favourite style, but it was sweeter than most stouts and very tastyl

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C (4): Crosby, Roy, Stepan, O'Reilly
LW (4): Benn, Pacioretty, Umberger, Burrows
RW (4): Perry, Iginla, Atkinson, S. Gagner
F (1): Little
D (4): Boyle, Schultz, Keith, OEL
G (1): Schneider

Bench: (RW) Kassian (LW) Hagelin (D) Karlsson, Wiercioch (G) Hiller

Milk stouts are really good, and do fill a valuable niche for brewers. I like to think of them as "stouts with training wheels" or "baby stouts". They do a good job of helping ease those who are intimidated by the big dark beers into the style. They're not too bold or assertive but they give newbies a good introduction into the flavors they'll experience once they're ready to step up and try a true stout, or better yet an imperial stout.

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Thanks NWO, as soon as i am feeling better gonna try those. Got a list going for the holidays.

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I've seen some of Parallel 49's brews around but never tried them. Any good as a brewery?

Incidentally I stopped by the beer store and went coast-to-coast with a pair of Imperial IPAs.

Garrison Imperial IPA from Halifax and Pyramid's Outburst Imperial IPA from Seattle... just waiting for the fridge to cool them off a bit.

Edit: Garrison Brewing isn't effing kidding when they say it is unfiltered... cloudy and particle-y as all get out. Not bad though. Not as hoppy as Fat Tug but headed in that direction. Kind of a smoky flavour too. Still, I'd rank it behind the local villains that are cheaper and easier to find.

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