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Two Special and Amazing Seasonal Craft Beers 


Today, I just felt like I needed to write about these beers I was able to get my hands on because I  feel like I need to make sure people read this, find out about these beers and if possible get their hands them! I mean their is nothing better then being able to drink a beer you know has been made carefully, with amazing ingredients and crafted by individuals who are just trying to make amazing beers for everyone to enjoy.


Alright, so it seems like a lot of breweries are starting to come out with some seasonal beers and let me be one craft brew fan and say, damn!!! There are some good beers coming out right now and I cannot wait to get my hands on more of these seasonal beers. Lethbridge is a little out of the way for some breweries to ship to but thanks to Andrew Hilton (local liquor store) for being on the ball and bringing in all these fantastic beers and helping conquer the thirst of all the craft beer fans in Lethbridge and area! I am going to talk about two fantastic beers I was able to get my hands on! I told my wife I had to go get beer and since she has been super supportive over my quest to try new craft beers and encouraged me to do write this blog she just said "okay, bye." So I went and got two beers, the first called " Drexl Blackstrap Imperial Stout, brewed by the Bench Creek Brewery. The second beer is a Foeder-Aged Golden Saison brewed by Blindman Brewery. I had been keeping tabs on both breweries as they were advertising on all the platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter that they would be coming out with these brews! My main challenge is usually to get my hands on these special brews but this time was able to grab a couple! Let me be the first to say that it was "TOTALLY worth it!"

I am currently drinking this fantastic beer (Pic below). I typically would not be drinking this type of brew. But since this is a "Foeder-aged Golden Siason"  made by probably if not the best craft brewery in the province,  the Blindman Brewery,  located in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada so naturally I had to try it. This brewery is pumping out amazing beer! I absolutely love their beers! Unfortunately I have not been able to visit their brewery yet but I have tried pretty much every special/seasonal beer they have put out since I got into craft beer that I have been able to get my hands on. I will try and post a picture of all the awesome and amazing beers I have been able to get my hands on from the Blindman  Brewery. For people who do not know, Lacombe is a 4 hour drive from Lethbridge so I think I am pretty lucky they ship down to Lethbridge. Do not worry though, the next time I go up to the area, I will definitely try and make a trip to this brewery to get the full experience, and I can't wait! Anyways, this beer was really good I thought it had some nice fruity undertones in it (im not sure if there was any fruit added), but since it was aged in a Cognac barrel I was able to get those flavors come through.

Pierre Foeder-Aged Golden Saison. Aged in 40 year-old Cognac barrels. Brewed with Indian Coriander, Grains of Paradise, barley, wheat, rye, oats. 15 different yeasts and bacteria.

The next beer, well holy moly! This beer kicked me in the ass! (note to self; make sure you eat before drinking a 11% beer!). Bench Creek brewing definitely hit it out of the park with this next beer! It is a beautiful full bodied beer that has all these amazing flavors including coffee, toffee, caramel, chocolate, blackstrap molasses and star anise, I know that is a lot right! Surprisingly it was not, it is a perfect combination of flavors which a beautiful array of flavors on your palate felt as though the flavors grew even in the after taste. All these flavors are incorporated in different ways; such as in the malts, yeasts and to top it off being aged on some american oaks is fantastic. If you are a fan of a heavy dark beer in which the flavor of the beer grows as the flavors release and grow on your tongue, then this is the beer for you! But be warned, this beer packs a punch!  But totally worth it!


 So, hopefully my next post I will have finally visited Lethbridge's second brewery and will be able to share my experience. I mean every time I think of it i just get excited about going, and I am not going to lie but I am going in with relatively low expectations and am hoping to be blown away!

P.S.- Do not drink and write as the next morning reading your post causes a bit of editing!.

If you want to check out these two fantastic breweries check out their websites;

 https://benchcreekbrewing.com

http://www.blindmanbrewing.com/

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