North Brewing

Post by **mr x** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:08 am

2Hands-1Mouth wrote:there's more than a few people on here looking at starting nano's

Actually, there's more than a few people on here who already have nano's, lol

akr71 · Post by **akr71** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:34 am

I know getting more taps in the city is (and should be) your priority, but feel free to look farther afield. Amherst is in dire need of something other than AB/Inbev & Molson-Coors.

jeffsmith · Post by **jeffsmith** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:36 am

akr71 wrote:

I know getting more taps in the city is (and should be) your priority, but feel free to look farther afield. Amherst is in dire need of something other than AB/Inbev & Molson-Coors.

^ This!

Graham.C · Post by **Graham.C** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:16 pm

Thanks for the introduction and your perspective. I look froward to hearing how you progress. I'm glad to hear you guys are so successful out of the gate and hope you continue on that trajectory. I'm also glad to hear you are trying to pin down your system. As you said, Belgium's are complicated beasts and although I wasn't crazy about the samples I got, I will happily try them again now that I know you guys are getting to know your system. Hopefully that wasn't too much a downer, I really am excited about your ambition to bring new flavors to the east coast beer scene!

Jayme · Post by **Jayme** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:06 pm

Great to hear (or read?) that you're open to constructive criticism and striving to constantly improve.

Dirt Chicken · Post by **Dirt Chicken** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:47 pm

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ethier.sc · Post by **ethier.sc** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:16 pm

Steve

sleepyjamie · Post by **sleepyjamie** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:17 pm

Definitely keep us updated on the progress. More micro/nano breweries is what we need!

know1 · Post by **know1** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:32 am

Welcome Josh

I've heard about you and lazy acres a few years ago. I used to work with Peter Mentink and he spoke highly of you.

I'm looking forward to stopping in to pick up and try your beer.

Happy Brewing!

jherbin · Post by **jherbin** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:07 pm

Small city! I worked for Peter's father Herman on the dairy for a number of summers. Sadly it has been sold, but I stay in touch with Herman. Amazing worker, and amazing philosophy about agriculture and stewardship. Are you also an engineer?

benwedge · Post by **benwedge** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:05 am

Welcome to the discussion Josh! I think it's fair to say that a large contingent on this forum wants only the best for brewing in this city. I, for one, am glad to see another brewery in that neighbourhood, and believe that more breweries will lead to a bigger market for craft beer. You're also trying something that the other breweries around here aren't, which is great for pushing boundaries.

With that all said, I've already tweeted with (presumably) Peter to talk about my thoughts on the beer. There was a marked improvement from the first batch I had (Gus' in one of the first production runs) to the latest batch I had, nearly three weeks ago. I hear you're desperate for bottles, I have two, I'll try to go up today and grab a new bottle to test. If the beer keeps getting better at the rate it has, I'm willing to keep trying it here and there. I know what you're shooting for, and honestly it just wasn't there the last time I had a bottle. Hopefully with the major kinks out of the system you're closer to that point. I won't re-iterate my thoughts on the beer because I think they've been covered by others.

pet lion · Post by **pet lion** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:55 pm

Bridge is releasing their new Strong Dark Belgian on Friday, for any of you who haven't already heard.

Jayme · Post by **Jayme** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 6:05 pm

Gavin picked up a bottle for us to try tonight. Apparently the ceramic bottles were cracking so they've switched to glass now.

benwedge · Post by **benwedge** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 10:04 am

Jayme wrote:Gavin picked up a bottle for us to try tonight. Apparently the ceramic bottles were cracking so they've switched to glass now.

Methinks it's a process issue. Hopefully they can figure it out and get back to ceramic - they're supposed to last more cycles than glass.

sleepyjamie · Post by **sleepyjamie** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 10:49 am

Is bridge open Saturdays?

adams81 · Post by **adams81** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 10:56 am

Yeah. Check out their twitter to know for sure, I hear they sell out sometimes.

Jayme · Post by **Jayme** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 12:52 pm

benwedge wrote:
Jayme wrote:Gavin picked up a bottle for us to try tonight. Apparently the ceramic bottles were cracking so they've switched to glass now.
Methinks it's a process issue. Hopefully they can figure it out and get back to ceramic - they're supposed to last more cycles than glass.

Personally, I hated the ceramic. Unless they have an absolutely stellar bottle washing system, nothing beats a very quick visual inspection of the bottle. They have no control over what state people return bottles in, and if you get a realllll nasty one that just won't come clean, how do you flag that?

On another note, tried both the dark and the farmhouse (2nd time) last night. The good news is the farmhouse is much better. It's still not quite where I would want it, but improvement is of course a positive thing. The dark on the other hand... Under pitch or too hot a ferment for sure and there were signs of the start of an infection (unless it was just the yeast strain, but I doubt it). There were elements of it I liked (the malt character was good). Overall though... Let's just say if I put on my BJCP hat, I would have scored it quite low. I think these guys would be wise to pilot batch new beers and get someone qualified people to taste them if they can't pick these flaws out themselves.

Post by **mr x** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:51 pm

In to Gus's for a burger and beer. Beer (65m) was good. Burger was good. Fries were kinda crappy and overpriced (Shelley and Lauren do not agree). The menu written on the mirror is really annoying.

As for Gus's, not a bad place, but the VLT scene is too depressing for me to be around for any length of time. Take out only in the future.

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jherbin · Post by **jherbin** » Sun Aug 04, 2013 1:10 am

I finally made time for a new brew of strong dark - new yeast nutient really moving things along and helping with attenuation for our beers that aren't 100% malt (strong dark has 80 srm Belgian candy syrup). Upped the galena hops to balance the malt load better. Always looking for feedback!

Josh

Post by **mr x** » Sun Aug 04, 2013 12:02 pm

I'd like to try the 65m at 5 or 4.5%. It was good, but one was enough at that strength with food. I think at a lower alcohol level I'd like more than one, and maybe with just a bit less yeast character at a lower alcohol level.

Jayme · Post by **Jayme** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:59 pm

I know there is another thread talking about the name change, but I couldn't find it - just this. Anyhow, planning a trip to New York and noticed this...:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Nort ... 5585803585

jherbin · Post by **jherbin** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:49 pm

Yup, lots of North breweries in the US. Luckily none of them have applied for Canadian trademarks!

Post by **Jimmy** » Wed Apr 08, 2015 9:39 pm

Apparently North Brewing is opening a 2nd location @ Nectar Restaurant in Dartmouth.

Epic website though

https://truthabouteverythingblog.wordpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:08 pm

Jimmy wrote:Apparently North Brewing is opening a 2nd location @ Nectar Restaurant in Dartmouth.

Epic website though

https://truthabouteverythingblog.wordpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Nope, just expanding their lineup and moving into janitorial supplies. I was fortunate enough to get a sample.

Jayme · Post by **Jayme** » Wed Apr 08, 2015 11:07 pm

WTF is that blog??! I'm confused but amused.

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