Beer of the Week - Howe Sound's Rockfish Red Ale

Howe Sound's newest Red Ale is a malty treat, it's brewed with Cascade, Chinook , and Mt. Hood Hops, and Caramalt, Munich, Chocolate and Roasted Barley.

$1 from the sale of the beer goes to the CPAWS (Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society).

Food Pairing - Stews, Roast Beef

Wine of the Week - Don Baltazar Petit Verdot 2008

With fruit sourced from the San Juan at 2500 meters in elevation, this wine is an intensely colored wine with a well balanced structure of fruit forward tones and a floral finish. Black fruits, and raspberries are prevalent on the nose and hints of vanilla and chocolate are also noted.

This wine is aged for 9 months in French and American oak barrels.

Food Pairing: BBQ dishes, strong cheese, and steak 

New Products this Week

New Products

Casa Montes Don Baltazar Petit Verdot

Doma Chardonnay

M.Chapoutier Bila Haut Cotes du Roussillon Villages

Saturna Island Rosé

Yellowtail Shiraz Grenache

New Beers

Deschutes Inversion IPA

De Ranke – Saison de Dottignies (bottle fermented)

De Ranke – XX Bitter (bottle fermented)

Phillips Hoperation Tripple Cross

Liefman’s Cuvee Brut

Tullibardine 1488 – Traditional Ale

Tullibardine 1488 – Blond Ale

Tullibardine 1488 – Strong Ale

Tullibardine 1488 – Premium Whisky Ale

Restocks

Brooklyn Local 2

Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale

Lighthouse Deckhand Belgian Saison

Phillips Hop Box

Phillips Sampler Pack

Pyramid Thunderhead

New Spirits

Absolut Acai Berry

Absolut Vanilla

Bruichladdich Waves

McClellands Highland

McClellands Islay

Talisker 10 yr old

Beer of the Week

Beer of the Week

Driftwood

Blackstone Porter

This London-style porter is distinguished by a bittersweet chocolate character derived from the delicate balance of a traditional sour mash and a blend of select black and chocolate malts.

This beer has just enough dark malt to be black. This Porter leans toward the dry side in its malt profile. The addition of a partial sour mash lends a subtle tartness to the bittersweet chocolate flavour that dominates.

Food Pairings:

•Oysters, smoked foods, barbecue.

•Mushrooms, onions, rosemary, thyme.

•Cheeses such as Stilton, Caerphilly or aged Cheddar

•Chocolate, pecans.

Driftwood can be found in Victoria on Hillside Ave.

Wine Of The Week- Painted Rock

Wine of the Week

Painted Rock

Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Tasting Notes :

Aged for 18 months in new French oak. It has aromas of cassis, black cherry, cigar

box and tobacco leaf precede very ripe dark fruit, leather and coffee bean.

The mid palette is intense, dark and yet elegant. Acids are very much in

balance and fine velvety tannins coat the entire mouth leading to a long

rich, dark cherry and chocolate finish.

For Painted Rock their Cabernet Sauvignon has done very well.The 08 is only their second release.

The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon was the first Painted Rock wine to sell out long before it was awarded the 2010 Lieutenant Governor's award for excellence in B.C. wine. Along with the Icon Red.

After a Barrel tasting in May with John Schreiner he declared "for its coming second release 08 Cabernet Sauvignon  Painted Rock has done even better." He was impressed.

Named for the Pictographs that border their 60 acre property.Painted Rock is located in Penticton on the eastern shore of Skaha Lake.

New Products this Week

New Products

Boutari Naossa

Chateau Viranel – Saint Chinian

Le Paradou - Cotes Du Luberon

Le Paradou – Cotes du Luberon Viognier

Painted Rock Chardonnay

Painted Rock Cabernet Sauvignon

Painted Rock Syrah

New Beers

Eel River California Blond Organic

Green Flash Grand Cru Seasonal Ale

Historic Ales of Scotland

Nelson Blackheart Stout Organic

North Coast Brother Thelonious Monk Belgian Style Abbey Ale

Phillips Gentleman Ginger Ale

Phillips Hop Box IPA Mixer

Propeller Revolution Russian Imperial Stout

Westmalle Gift Pack

Krosovice Cerne

Restocks

Brew Dog 5am Saint

Deschutes Bond Series Hop Henge

Green Flash Le Freak Belgian Style IPA

Green Flash Imperial IPA

Lagunitas IPA

Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout

Rogue Shakespeare Stout

Rogue St. Rogue Red

Wine of the Week

Dirty Laundry Bordello

"A flagship of the playfully named winery, this small-production Bordeaux-style blend is finally available. It’s bone dry, with an essence of blackcurrant lifted by herbal tones that suggest tobacco, underbrush and bell pepper – I almost would have guessed a good dollop of cabernet franc had been added. Try it with steak." -Beppi Crosariol -The Globe and Mail

 

Beer of the Week

Gavroche

Gavroche is a strong, red French ale, in which the deep malt flavour and brisk hoppiness are very well balanced ; and the whole is gracefully accentuated by fruity flavours derived from a special top-fermenting yeast. This is a rare French example an ale refermented in the bottle.

Beer of the Week

A pair of belgian fruit beers for this week

Ultramour

Sweet and tangy raspberry flavours with this Belgian fruit ale.  Cupid on the label is perfect for Valentine's Day.

Cantillon Rose de Gambrinus

A proper framboise lambic.  Sour lambic beer blended with fresh rapberries.  Sour and pucking dryness with fruit notes.  This is a beer for someone to explore a totally different beer experience. 

Wine of the Week

Wines of the Week

Forbidden Fruit Winery

We carry a selection of these wonderful fruit wines that would be a great complement to Valentine's day dinner.  Start with a nice cheese plate paired with the Ice Lady Mistrelle. Then crisp and refreshing Adam's Apple or Pearsuasion make ideal partners for asian dishes.  For dessert you could go with cheesecake and Impearfection or a chocolate and fresh fruit fondue with Crushed Innocence.

New Products

New Beers


Nogne O #100 Barleywine
Lighthouse Deckhand Saison
Elysian Bifrost Winter Ale

 New Wine


Giacondi Grillo
Soave Italia
First Cape Pinot Grigio
See Ya Later Ping
See Ya Later Gewurtztraminer
Don David Tannat Reserve

Re-Stocks

Chimay Premiere 750ml
Chimay Grand Reserve 750ml
Golden Pheasant Lager
Beers of Belgium Mix-pack
Magners Bottles