Yukon Brewing Fares Well in UK Cask Festival, Sends Ice Fog IPA to Alberta
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On May 26, 2009 At 10:57 pm
Category : Beer Awards, Beer Releases, Brewery News
Tags : Alberta, Yukon
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WHITEHOUSE, YK – As we reported back in February, Yukon Brewing was invited to participate in this year’s JDW Beer Festival, a cask ale event that takes place each April at J.D. Wetherspoon pubs throughout the UK. Brewer Alan Hansen flew to England and brewed a special batch of Yukon’s Lead Dog Ale at the historic Banks Brewery in Wolverhampton, England.
The Festival included a competition, with drinkers invited to vote online for their favourites, and Lead Dog ended up finishing second behind St. Peter’s Golden Ale. Congratulations to Yukon and Hansen for the great showing.
In other Yukon news, their Ice Fog IPA has been shipped to Alberta and should be on store shelves soon.
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- Greg C. is drinking a London Porter by Riverhead Brewing Company at The Kay Gardner Beltline TrailSplit at tasting. Roast - almost burnt - malt. Notes of dark roast coffee and cocoa husks. Needs a bit more body but generally well made.
- Greg C. is drinking a Hammer of Sucellus by Humalove Brewing at The Kay Gardner Beltline TrailSplit at tasting. Smells old & oxidized. Flavour is short and strongly bitter. Not much subtlety or complexity. Not to my taste. Ah well.
- Greg C. is drinking a Commissar by Unfiltered Brewing at The Kay Gardner Beltline TrailSplit at tasting. Some age on this, but held up well. Malty, boozy, rum & dark sugar. Warm finish, hit of bitterness. Rough but great.
- Greg C. is drinking a Ladder To the Moon by Henderson Brewing Co at The Kay Gardner Beltline TrailSplit at tasting. Excellent melding of saison, herbs & barrel. Works so much better than it should. Very impressed!
- Greg C. is drinking an UVB-76 Mikhail by Wellington Brewery at The Kay Gardner Beltline TrailSplit at tasting. A step above its siblings. The spices work so well with the cocoa & vanilla notes. Absolutely fantastic.
Congratulations Alan
( St Peters is just working on a well known name, no class?)
Cheers Andy + Val