Kris Kringle - Grizzly Paw Brewing (Canada - Alberta - Canmore) 5.5%

Kris Kringle - Grizzly Paw Brewing (Canada - Alberta - Canmore) 5.5%

Deep brown that is pretty much opaque in a glass with minimal lacing. Hoppy aroma with a bit of barnyard. An earthy taste with some dark malt mixed with milk chocolate, coffee, touches of caramel. Spicy hops, fresh cut grass and a mild touch of pine. A roasty dark fruit finish with a lingering slightly pine hops taste.

This seasonal is delightfully all over the map, it could be categorized as a Black IPA but it's its own sort of tasty, complex and fun beer is deserving of its own category.

Unity Brew - Grizzly Paw Brewing (Canada - Alberta - Canmore) 5.5%

Unity Brew - Grizzly Paw Brewing (Canada - Alberta - Canmore) 5.5%

Amber in a glass with gold hints. Nectary yeast aroma with some bitter green hops, quite sweet. A very green hoppy taste like a mild cilantro mixed with celery and pine as well as a sweet yeasty nectar flavour of Belgian beers. Fairly bitter but not very much so for an IPA. Definitely lives up to its billing as a Belgian IPA though it shakes out farther on the IPA than the Belgian side of the spectrum.

Barley Wine - Grizzly Paw Brewing (Canada - Calgary - Canmore) 11%

Barley Wine - Grizzly Paw Brewing (Canada - Calgary - Canmore) 11%

A sweet honey, and molasses, roasty aroma with a touch of hops and a bit of coffee. A nearly opaque walnut colour in a glass. Chewy malt taste with a bit of tartness, alcohol warming and dried red fruit esters. Roasty and sticky with darker malt tones that are not quite coffee or chocolate. And a smoky aftertaste that reminds me of barley candy. Overall a very nice barley wine.