BRAMPTON, ON – Hop City Brewing, a new division of Moosehead Breweries, was quietly launched early last month with the release of their first beer, Barking Squirrel Lager.
While owned by Moosehead, Hop City is being operated as a separate entity, although brewing is taking place in the Brampton facility where the operations of Moosehead-owned Niagara Falls Brewing moved a couple of years ago.
Tasting notes on Barking Squirrel Lager provided by the brewery:
A 5% lager with a rich burnt orange color with subtle noble hop aroma. Medium body with pleasant hop bitterness. Smooth and drinkable with slight hop aftertaste and finish.
Barking Squirrel is available now at a number of bars throughout Ontario.
Dug // Nov 5, 2009 at 2:46 am
Both the brewery hyperlinks are “broken”. I blame those darn squirrels.
Greg Clow // Nov 5, 2009 at 11:20 am
Ugh. Looks like the Hop City website isn’t online yet (I just cut & paste the URL from the press release, didn’t test it.)
The Moosehead one is my fault, though – got an extra character in there. Will fix it now.
BeerBitch // Nov 13, 2009 at 8:22 pm
I tried this beer out last night and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. It tastes like it probably has burnt squirrels in it. It is extremely hoppy and leaves an incredibly bitter after taste with a hint of cough syrup.
Graham // Nov 14, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Who cares about links and all that cyber-poop.Barking Squirrel is a damned good beer. On Tap at the Kilt and Clover, Port Dalhousie.
Peter H // Nov 15, 2009 at 4:39 pm
I had Barking Squirrel recently and it is amazing! Great taste and really smooth….. can’t wait for this to hit more bars around the city.
Roger // Nov 15, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Just tried the brew – love it! Taste can be compared to a Creemore or Sam Adams. Smooth and drinkable with just enough hoppiness.
Deanna // Nov 17, 2009 at 11:14 am
http://www.hopcity.com is now live!
Wiarton Willy // Feb 4, 2010 at 11:14 am
I enjoyed the Barking Squirrel. However, I was expecting it to be more hoppy, based on the “Hop City” brand. More hops than a mainstream beer, but far less than many beers claiming to be hoppy.
Nice beer.
Joey // Apr 18, 2010 at 10:52 am
Wow, BeerBitch, you really are, aren’t you?
Just had this yesterday, and wow, what an amazing beer! I just wish it were available in the States. :P Good thing I’m moving up here to Ontario, then!
fed up // May 14, 2010 at 11:14 pm
this beer is amazing, fucking beer store doesnt have it yet. OMG! FUCKING GOVERNMENT!~