Edmonton is home to three microbreweries: Alley Kat, Ambers, and Yellowhead. While home I had some delicious Aprikat Wheat Ale from Alley Kat. It's their original beer and it does not disappoint! It's a filtered wheat ale so it pours out a nice clean straw yellow, you get the apricot right away in the nose, and the apricot is very very present in the flavour. It's crisp and refreshing and you get a good tang, not a sickly sweetness. Finishes smooth.... great for the patio!
Ani Difranco enjoyed an Aprikat while playing at the Edmonton Utopia Festival over the weekend.... she called it tangy.... And I agree.
Also, while back in E-Town, my sister Danielle and I tried Ambers Lunch Pail Ale
This bad boy pours a golden amber type of colour and you get a hint of banana on the nose. There are four kinds of hops used and you get a nice light bitter bite that finishes off mellow and smooth. Easy to drink.
Danielle deems is worthy for her lunch pail
Finally, the siblings and I tried what is probably the strongest beer ever bottled in Canada. It's an offering from Alley Kat made specially for Sherbrooke Liquor Store, which has over 900 beers in the fridge! GO TO THERE!!!! sherbrookeliquor.com
It's called Glenda Sherbrooke and it's a Barley Wine aged in oak barrels from Glenora Distillery in Nova Scotia.
This strong (18.5%) libation pours an orangy/amber colour and has a bit of a floralish citrus on the nose as well as a hint of sourness. You get oak flavour right away as well as a warming feeling from the alcohol. You don't get a lot of alcohol in the taste, rather you get a strong sweetness that is rounded out well in the end..... I do suggest sharing a bottle with someone or taking your time with it if you're drinking it on your own.
Next up: Regina!
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