Wow what a summer it was! 2018 was a good year for craft beer in Alberta! All the specialty one off beers that were coming out to what seemed like almost weekly were incredible. I mean i tried a triple IPA and if you have read previous posts I never drink IPAs yet alone triples. If you want to see all the beers from my summer go and request to be in my Facebook group "Craft beer 101" and you will be able to see all the beers I got the chance to indulge in! I have posted so many beers this summer that now I have become "The beer guy" at work. I mean, I have even created a Instagram profile called Craftbeerfan101 and i post beers on their as well, not as frequent as Facebook though. But this post is going to be more about the start of my summer and some of the fun things I got to do and to get my hands on to drink. Enjoy!
Fathers Day was a good day this year! My dad brought me to two different and brand new breweries in Sylvan Lake, AB. The first was Snake Lake Brewing and the second was Undercurrent Brewing. Both breweries have are fantastic places to visit and experience their beers in their tap rooms. Snake Lake Brewing is on the outskirts of the industrial area in Sylvan and Undercurrent Brewing is right off the corner of the beach. Snake Lake is a larger scale brewery while Undercurrent is a small batch style brewery.
When my father and I pulled up to the brewery, I thought to myself "well this doesn't look very appealing". Then Dad and I entered and it opens up into this beautiful open, welcoming, warm tap room that looks straight into the brewery and there is no glass separating the public from the tanks. I was surprised to see they had a menu and it probably would have been a good idea considering I drank a lot of beer that day. About their beers; they are definitely different, they like using flavors that I have not normally thought of putting in beer. They used pine and other sorts of flavors like that which gave the beer an unusual flavor profile which took a little time to get used to. Overall, I liked this brewery, I really liked the atmosphere they tried to portray and I enjoyed their flight of beers in the pic below. Rating 7.5/10
Facebook beer group!
Alright so if anybody reads this feel free to check out my Facebook group Craft beer 101. I started this group so that people could share their craft beer with everyone and also find out what sorts of beers people like during different times of the year. One thing I never expected was, I never thought I would make connections in the community that I never knew excited.
2 Brewery Tastings!!
Fathers Day was a good day this year! My dad brought me to two different and brand new breweries in Sylvan Lake, AB. The first was Snake Lake Brewing and the second was Undercurrent Brewing. Both breweries have are fantastic places to visit and experience their beers in their tap rooms. Snake Lake Brewing is on the outskirts of the industrial area in Sylvan and Undercurrent Brewing is right off the corner of the beach. Snake Lake is a larger scale brewery while Undercurrent is a small batch style brewery.
Snake Lake Brewing Company.
When my father and I pulled up to the brewery, I thought to myself "well this doesn't look very appealing". Then Dad and I entered and it opens up into this beautiful open, welcoming, warm tap room that looks straight into the brewery and there is no glass separating the public from the tanks. I was surprised to see they had a menu and it probably would have been a good idea considering I drank a lot of beer that day. About their beers; they are definitely different, they like using flavors that I have not normally thought of putting in beer. They used pine and other sorts of flavors like that which gave the beer an unusual flavor profile which took a little time to get used to. Overall, I liked this brewery, I really liked the atmosphere they tried to portray and I enjoyed their flight of beers in the pic below. Rating 7.5/10
Undercurrent Brewing Ltd.
This brewery is in the best possible location I could have imagined as it was right along the edge of the beach and I am assuming will do very well this summer as they just opened their doors before summer. Although it is a smaller brewery my dad and I spent more time at this brewery just due to liking the beer a little more then Snake Lakes'. When we first walked in the first thing I saw was their big logo above their shelving unit full of growlers. It was a really good first impression. Then when I got to the counter I found the menu a little confusing but after a minute I was able to figure it out. While waiting in line though, I got an opportunity to look around the taproom and it had this open, warm and inviting seating area. It had there big beautiful bench style tables that invite people to talk to each other. While we were drinking our tasting flight, one of the employees came and had a good chat with us about their beers and their plans for the brewery. I really enjoy talking to staff as it makes me feel like they are passionate about their beers but also getting feedback so that they can improve or tweak their existing beers. One concern I did have with this brewery is that they did not Can anything, they would only fill growlers. Their steam beer was definitely my favorite beer between both breweries. Rating of 8/10
Summer beers
Facebook beer group!
Alright so if anybody reads this feel free to check out my Facebook group Craft beer 101. I started this group so that people could share their craft beer with everyone and also find out what sorts of beers people like during different times of the year. One thing I never expected was, I never thought I would make connections in the community that I never knew excited.
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