It's Seasonal Season (or: I refuse to title this post "'Tis the Seasonal")

Autumn has fallen.

A new season of beer has arrived on its coattails.

This is what I've been waiting for.

The craft beer sections in stores have morphed, shrunk in some cases. Store messaging has changed, nudging most beer drinkers gently towards wine.

For the first time, I'm not.

I won't. I'm holding on to beer. I'm holding on tight. Things are just starting to get interesting.

Breweries are brewing darker, stronger beers. The staples are still there, lagers, APAs, IPAs - and that'a great - but more interestingly, we're starting to see some seasonals.

I included tasting notes last post for Muskoka Brewery's Autumn Ale, an on-the-mark seasonal with grassy undertones.

I'm on a quest for some Pumpkin Ale, an odd sounding beer I'll write about when I can find it.

And I found a nice big bottle of Beau's Dunkel Buck this week at the lcbo (Tasting notes to follow).

If you look beyond the lager, you'll find these beauties, usually in larger bottles. Buy them, store them, and pull them out when there's a crowd. They'll keep you warm as the seasons change.

And I haven't even delved into the strong, warming belgian beers yet.

Tasting notes:

Beau's Dunkel Buck
A Dunkel Weizenbock

Dark and strong/nice autumn wheat beer/good change of pace/unfiltered and cloudy/label says it better than I can: clove and banada. chocolate and mocha./This beer is no wallflower. "Weird" is how one described it. "delicious" is how is described it./very interesting and different/both rresfreshing AND warming at same time/Great for a fall nighttime BBQ.