Holiday Hours at the Pub

Here's our holiday hrs down at the Hart and Thistle folks.

Dec 24         - closed at 5:00pm - Merry Christmas!
Dec 25-28   - closed
Dec 29-30   - 11:00am - 7:00pm
Dec 31         - 11:00am - 12:30am
Jan 1            - closed - Happy New Year!
Jan 2           - 11:00am - 6:00 pm close for staff party
Jan 3           - 12:00pm - 7:00 pm
Jan 4           - back to regular hours

Here's hoping you all have a very very hoppy holiday and a huge shout-out to all for your ongoing support and patronage! Please remember your designated drivers wherever you might be - drive to arrive.

Cheers to a new year full of great craft beer!

HOPS FOR SALE

We have an overstock on whole leaf hops to clear out at cost.

These can be purchased at the Hart and Thistle bar starting Wed. Dec. 16th '09 until they're gone so come on down for a pound or two - surely there's no better gift for the hophead in your life. They are great for hop teas, hop pillows, hop soaps and shampoos, in the bath and yes, they're even perfect for making beer!

Details and pricing:

Magnum Whole Leaf - 13.5% A.A. - $6 per 1/2 pound bag

Chinook Whole Leaf - 11.7% A.A. - $6 per 1/2 pound bag


**If anyone needs these shipped out to them we can likely accommodate, just drop me an email here.


 

'Hop Candy' - India Pale Ale

Born on December 13th 2009

At the taps today at the Hart and Thistle we have another new beer on tap and what do 'ya know, surprise surprise - it's a West Coast style IPA!

'Hop Candy' is a messy IPA brewed with a mess of hops, a messy melange of different yeast strains and a mess of malts - it's murky and tasty as balls. It's a sweeter and fuller bodied version of the style with mind-boggling layers of both hop and malt complexities and a shitload of candied-hop goodness inside. Get on it while you can.

Vital Stats:
Gravity - 16.4P/1.067
IBU's - 70
Hop Rate - 3.5 lbs/bbl
ABV - 6.5 %
Colour - 11 SRM
Malts - Pale Ale, Melanoidan, Crystal 60, Munich, Carapils, White Wheat
Hops - Magnum, Simcoe, Chinook, Cascade

Thank You Everyone....

.....for attending last nights Collaborative Brewers' Dinner at the Hart and Thistle.

I had a great time meeting everyone and really want to extend my thanks to each and every one of you. I'd also like to extend huge thanks to Taylor McAuslan for co-hosting the event with me, to Bruce Keith for allowing me the opportunity to host the dinner, to Chef Stone and Chef Kettley for the amazing culinary experience, and finally to Bruce MacKinnon for blessing us with his wonderful music and presence.

I hope everyone enjoyed the surprises we threw in - the tapping of our new India Pale Ale 'Hop Candy' and the bonus after dinner beer - Bourbon'd & Vanilla RIS. It's the least a brewer could do but you were all such great guests I honestly wish I had more 'special' beers to pull out of my hat for you.

It was a fantastic show of support and hunger from each and every one of you! Let's do it again.

Thank you, Nash

Duck "Bacon" with Grilled Fig & Spiced Shrimp Mousse

Seared Digby Scallop with Braised Beef Shortrib, Celery Root Puree & Root Beer Reduction

 Pork Two Ways
Sous Vide Tenderloin & Smoked Hock
Sweet Potato Parsnip Pave

Orange Frangipane Bar
Triple Chocolate Brownie
Cardamom Ice Cream
Clementine Jam

 

'Blackhook Redux' Is Coming To Town!

 Born on Dec 11th 2009

Our new porter-ish 'Blackhook Redux' is on tap at the Hart and Thistle folks!

Brewed in the tradition of a Baltic Porter with a very cool fermentation it is far from the norm for the style. Surprisingly we've thrown a few twists into the formulation on this beer - we added a healthy dose of German Rauch (smoked) malt then hammered the dried figs, Sultana raisins and molasses to it lending Port-like qualities to the brew - this is no ordinary Baltic Porter.

Vital Stats:
Gravity - 17.3P/1.071
IBU's - 40
Hop Rate - 0.2 lbs/bbl
ABV - 7.2 %
Colour - 30 SRM
Malts - Pale Ale, 2-row, Melanoidan, Crystal 160, Rauch Malz, Black Patent, Chocolate, White Wheat
Adjuncts - Dried Figs, Sultana Raisins, Molasses
Hops - Magnum