ABOUT ten years ago,
I was passing through
Nelson, B.C. on a sort
_ of pilgrimage to see the
- town where my father
was born.
After taking the “Historic
Walking Tour” suggested by
-the Nelson Chamber of
Commerce, we were. half-
packed to move there.
te was particularly intrigued
“by. the ‘old Nelson Brewing
0. building, then rented out
mechanics and in a state of
repair. I thought,:“We*
‘ould'move here, buy this old

: that kind of
d didn’t know any-

John Moore
WINE SPOTS

ac the Queens Cross pub, has
recently tagged up with the
Nelson team as the agent
spearheading their penetration
of the Lower Mainland mar-
ket with the bottled product..
Given the quality of the gold-
en, amber and black malt nec-
tars which flow from Glenny’s
vats, Patrick shouldn’t die of

; overwork; the products self

themselves...

NELSON BREWING co.

“VALHALLA GOLD: $9.05

north shore news

ff FOOD
Nelson’s vats brew some of B.C.’s best suds

is cannily aiming at the slight-
ly sweeter taste which made
Coors the western states mar-
ker leader over a legion of
more or less identical pilsner
agers and it works.
” you used to smuggle
s across the border,
Ht make you think an
angel went wee-wee on vour
tongue.

NELSON BREWING CO.
PADDYWHACK INDIA
PALE ALE: $9.45
(6X341ml bottles.

Authentic English bitter,
hopped up with herbs, with
the extra big kick (6. 5% alco-
hol) of a real I-P.A. (beers
that had to be made to max
strength to survive long ship
trips to the colonies). For fans
of dry, astringent hops cou-
pled with big ale flavour, this
is the “closer becr.”

NELSON AFTER DARK
ALE: $9.25 —
(6x34 ml botties).

Since Tall Ship stopped
making Black Ship Ale, this is
my personal favourite all-pur-
pose sipping beer — onc you

- can actually drink ‘for break-

fast: Rich and cerealy, mini-

“| Tsp. freshly chopped dill

1.513112

_ Method: Select-a dee
flan pan, or a heat-proo!

- dish: Brush with butter. In a

fry pan heat the olive oil.
Gently. saute the vegetables,
starting with the onions for

“one extra minute, until they

are ail still crunchy, >

I ng,
half ot the’ pastry, Co,
>- fot, 8:minutes'in:the prehear-* ”

middle ‘rack. ot

“.. the pera et ‘for
‘anoth (15-20 minutes.

mally hopped, it’s technically
what the English would cali'a
“dark mild,” but British beers
of that genre are often noth-
ing more than thin gruel,
going as low as 3% alcohol,
meant to be sipped in
“halves” by white collar office
types in Barbican wine bars.
This is the McCoy; closer to
staut, heavy with chocolate
malt, a beige head and a full
3% on the Serious Beer

Meter.

NELSON BREWING CO.
BLACKHEART OAT-
MEAL STOUT: $10.50
(6x341ml bottles).

This is the beer After Dark
looks to as its parent; the only
stout I’ve tasted in B.C.
which stands up, mouthful for
mouthful, to the Guinness.

Full brown head that laces
the glass, huge concentration

Wednesday, September 30, 1998 — North Shore News — 31

of chocolate and roasted malt,
an expensive beer to make _ ~
that only a true craftsman
would take the time and care
to do well. It’s no surprise .
Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal
Stout is no longer in the LDB
lists; even that excellent brew
can’t compete with this
homegrown version. Slightly
sweeter than the Guinness, |
but simply superb on draught ;
orinbotde. — . ;

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