Top 10 Beers
This past weekend was a long weekend for us Canadians celebrating Victoria Day.
Victoria Day is commonly referred to as May two four because of it’s proximity to May 24th and a case of beer has 24 bottles in it. As such I thought it would be appropriate to share with you my favourite 10 beers.
Cheers!
1 Hacker-Pschorr Weisse
A fantastic German Weisse (pronounced Vice) beer. Weisse or wheat beers are cloudy because they are unfiltered leaving sediment in the bottle. The less filtered a beer the cloudier, but more flavourful it is. You will find this beer to be well carbonated, spicy, and has some citrus notes to it. This is a refreshing beer and my favourite.
2 Newcastle Brown Ale
An excellent winter beer. Newcastle Brown Ale has a ton of flavour to it and goes down smooth. It is somewhat pricey compared to the other beers but well worth it. Newcastle truly is a beer to savor rather then guzzle.
3 Heineken
A classic from Holland. It is similar to Canadian beers in that it is crisp and refreshing, but is far superior in its taste and quality. It is no wonder this is such a popular beer
4 La Maudite
Not nearly as popular as the other beers in the list, but equally as flavourful as any of them. I had to put La Maudite in 4th only because I don’t get to drink it much. I’ve only found it on tap in two bars and I don’t believe the LCBO carries it on it’s shelves anymore. If you come across this and like red beers do not pass this one up. It is one of the smoothest beers I’ve ever had with a hint of spice to it. Really a great beer.
5 Upper Canada Dark Ale
Upper Canada hit it’s peak about 5 years ago. Since then I’ve hardly seen it in any of the bars and as they say out of sight out of mind. But I still can’t forget the first time I had Upper Canada Dark. A fantastic rich dark beer that should be drunk slowly to appreciate all the characteristics of this beer. Upper Canada has a great line of beers including a Wheat beer and a Maple lager. Give it a try sometime.
6 Stella Artois
One of the most popular beers in the world and easily recognizable. When presented properly in it chalice it really makes you feel like you are drinking something special. Stella Artois is a dry beer with a little bit of bitterness that makes it refreshing.
7 Singha
This beer is from Thailand. It is a light well carbonated crisp beer. On its own Singha is an average beer, easy to drink, but really doesn’t do anything special. However, combine this beer with spicy food and it is a perfect match! The carbonation and mild flavour is an excellent partner to a Thai spicy chicken dish.
8 Keith’s Red
Keith’s Red is quietly moving into all the pubs in my area. I’m a big fan of red beers, but there aren’t too many out there and only a handful are actually good. Keith’s Red is a smooth, easy drinking red ale, that provides a little more flavour then pale ales and lagers, but is equally refreshing. Keith’s Red is on par with Carlsberg Red and Riccards Red.
9 Pilsner Urquell
Pilsner Urquell is the king of Czech beers. Czech style pilsners became popular in the mid 1800’s and have only become available in Canada within the last 5-7 years. Pilsner Urquell is entirely different from any other pilsner/lager I’ve tasted. The flavour from the barely and hops fill your mouth as you drink it and leaves a very strong after taste. Keep an open mind and give this a try.
10 Moosehead Lager
Moosehead Lager rounds out my top 10 as my most drunk beer. Brewed in Nova Scotia Canada Moosehead is Canada’s largest independent brewer. Moosehead Lager competes against other Canadian giants such as Labatt’s Blue and Molson Canadian. In my opinion Moosehead beats Blue and Canadian hands down. It is equally refreshing and has far more flavour. Next time you are going to pick up some beer vote for the little guy by picking up some Moosehead. BTW Moosehead Light is an excellent light beer as well!
Not surprisingly I’ve only had 2 of these. I’m not a big beer drinker but I do enjoy a frosty beverage every now and then. I’ll going to be on the look out for Hacker-Pschorr Weisse.
Oh yes La Maudite, I got pretty slammed on that stuff on New Years in Quebec. Good stufff.
My kind of post!
#1 looks very interesting. hope i can find it locally to try it
#2 one of my all time favorites
#3 another classic
#4 not heard of this one - would like to try though
#5 ditto
#6 a european classic & another one of my favorites
#7 you’re 100% correct - perfect with thai or indian food
#8 another one new to me. not a big fan of reds, but i’ll try anything once!
#9 love it! my dad put me on to this one
#10 a great beer for summer evenings (tonight would be perfect actually!)
i have a small beer category on my blog: http://www.cymru66.com/category/beer/
i really should more effort into it, i’m sure it could be quite popular.
keep up the good work!
–Steve
PS You have to try Samichlaus if you ever get the chance..
I’m not fond of Weisse beer but I’m sure that’s a good one. My favorite of these, and one of the best all time, is Pilsner Urquell….Second only to Paulaner Lager which is from Munich and is hard to get but very much worth the effort.
Ah, Paulaner - I had that in the UK several years ago.
Erdinger is another weisse beer I love, and as for Chimay….well, what can I say?
I’ll definitely have to do my own top 10 beers post pretty soon.
Thanks for the inspiration!
–Steve
Hacker-Pschorr Weisse - Cheers to you my friend for that is a great choice! Have you explored other German flavors? If you haven’t, definitely try Dinkel Acker dark and Einbecker. I don’t remember Upper Canada Dark Ale in my local world of beer store, but it sounds divine. I must try some.
Thanks for the suggestion guys and keep them coming! Hey if you like this article I’ve submitted it to Digg. Just press the first icon under the Share and Enjoy heading at the bottom of the article to Digg it!
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Your list gives me an idea, and that is that I must try some more beer. There are quite a few listed that I’ve never heard of. Thanks for the list!
Hmmmm…. I don’t see Guinness.. that’s my fav…. and I just discovered Blue Moon this weekend. Cheers!
I figured I would catch some slack for not having Guinness. I’m just not much of a fan of it. I like other stouts that have more of a chocolate flavour, but not Guiness.
Blue Moon is that a white beer? Kinda citrusy like Hoegaarden.
Blue Moon is a white beer and my wife’s new favorite.
No Budweiser? You guys beer elitists or something?
I always used to drink to get trashed. Beer was beer. If it had alcohol in it, it was good.
Oh my! Hoegaarden!! How could I forget that one??
I just received my monthly case of 12 beers from the Beer of the Month Club (4 beers, 3 bottles of each). I’ll try and post later what they are. Some are good, some not so good. Hope May is a good month!
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Enjoy!
–Steve
I showed your list to my Dad and he says that your #1 (Hacker-Pschorr Weisse) “tastes like sourkraut juice”. Since I’m not of age - I’ll have to take his word on that one. When I’m old enough, I’m going to be a Budweiser drinker because they have the best ads.
Best ads maybe, but definitely one of the worst tastes.
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only have drink 3 Heineken.
Lovely to see the Newcastle Brown ale. It was the first beer I ever drank as a fifteen year old army cadet whilst camping.
Mind I’ve had some horrible beers since then. Singha wasn’t bad at all though.
Regards,
vnrozier
I haven’t been to Canada in a while, but I love the place. I’ve been to Toronto and Montreal many times; Halifax, Winnepeg and Vancouver just once. Fortunately these trips were back in my beer drinking days, so I did get to sample quite a few Canadian beers. On the rare occasions that I have one now it’s usually a Black & Tan. Saranac, Yuengling and McSorley’s are the easiest to find in this area, but in my opinion, nothing beats a Mississippi Mud!
What, no Guinness?
Hey! If you can see through it then it is not beer!
I’m drooling…right now…really. Great list. I share about half of those choices with you, although they’re all delish.
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Beer is a tasty treat.. the colder the better..
My favorites are: (no particular order.. I just like beer..
Beck’s
Foster’s (Oz - not imported)
Mickey’s Ice 40’s
Steel Reserve 211 40’s
Spaten Optimator..mmmmm
Cooper’s Stout
Hefeweizen - several brands
Guiness Stout.. do a ice cold shot of peppermint schnaps and chase it with the stout.. 2 times per bottle
For fun try this:
“LIquid Cocaine”
all halfs shots: Grey Goose Vodka or Chopin Potato Vodka, Jagermeister, Goldslchager, Rumplemintz.
Shaker with shaved ice.. pour in a glass..
drink as a double shot.. chase with your favorite ice cold beer.
En”LightNing!!” to say the least….
Da Dragon