Favorite Beverage While at Kipawa

[Hodgey1]

A thread about going to Kipawa has generated a large response involving beverages of choice while at Kipawa, which made me think this is a great topic of discussion. 

My favorite Kipawa beverages:

• Day times and on the water Blue Moon Beer, though I really never drink much on the water, i much prefer the cabin porch
• After the evening bite, anything from a Belgian Style Brewery, my favorites are Brewery Unibroue in Quebec "La Fin Du Monde" and also Omegang of Cooperstown NY "Hennepin".
• Afternoons or any other time if feels right, especial with a cigar and company on the porch, 3oz of Bourbon on ice. My favorite Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
• Since I have discovered that beer can add lots of pounds to a guy , I also like some cheaper Bourbon like Heaven Hill or Jim Beam on ice with a splash of water or two to sip on instead of beer
• I'm also partial to anything, anyone wants to share ! 

[Oarin]

Jon and my beverages are a lot more basic than most of you. Beer, Gatorade, and water. Jon likes Sleamans and Sleamans Draft. I am kind of restricted on my choices. My heart doctor many years ago said I should avoid barley. There are a very few beers that don't use it and one is Bud light. I don't care for bitter beers and I've actually grown to like it. Blue light is one I'll drink occasionally too.

[Gary S]

  This got me to thinking which is sometimes dangerous! In my early years of Canadian fishing, 1970s, alcohol was cheaper in Canada than the US and we drank a lot of beer, mostly Molson and Labatt, and in the evenings we added Seagram's 83 whiskey. Now we drink more bottled water than beer but we do take some beer along usually Coors or Bud, I'm not picky but I don't like hoppy beer, we then buy some Canadian beer if needed and one bottle of Crown Royal for evenings with cigars. At home I've been working on a big bottle of Buffalo Trace bourbon mixed with Coke.

[RHYBAK]

There was a time that I enjoyed a good shot of either Christian Brothers or E & J VSOP Brandy but now due to medications the best I can do is a Nice ice cold bottle of water.

[NortonJoe]

We've tried a lot of different beers but I seem to fall back on Molson Dry or Labatt Bleue...then there's usually an Irish sipping whiskey like Connemara for the evening cigar or card game.

[Jay Thomas]

One member of our group of four guys prefers red wine most nights after we return to the cabin after the night bite. His fishing partner prefers to drink craft beers â€" he must have brought a dozen different brands of craft beers on our last trip. When my fishing partner and I enjoy an evening drink, we both like Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva rum â€" a 12 year old sipping rum from Venezuela. If we don’t opt for an evening drink, then we both enjoy a good cup of tea at the end of the day.

Jay

[Jig and drift]

Like the topic, good job Hodgey we need all the distractions we can get.  So Molson is our beer of choice which gets us through the day. Red wine usually appears at dinner and gin and tonic is always parts of the evening wrap up. Typically Bombay Safire but Hendricks has made the trip along with Botanist so anything goes.  Baileys also is involved sometimes.

[Rockpile]

Prefer Molson, Labatt, Moosehead; something Canadian to complete scene. But not so much the whisky, find need to switch to Kentucky bourbon.

[michelle]

Coffee with Carolan's in the morning, cooler in the afternoon and wine in the evening....used to be a Coors light and Budlight drinker, loved my beer, but now that I have celiac disease, that has changed....gluten free beer just isn't the same

[johnny walleye]

Quebec has some fine craft beer unibroue is my favorite the Iga has a good selection . I like to have a few buy the camp fire or  a lazy afternoon in the hammock. on the water cold ice water.

[Muchadoaboutnothin]

Eagle Rare after a “drinker fish”...... thinking of you dad

[tbayboy]

Typing this up I realize how much things change - 25 years ago the boys trips included nothing but burgers and cans of the cheapest bear we could find.  Now Julia and my Kipawa trips include:

- Evenings: red wine and port and often something bubbly (prosecco etc)
- Morning:  Mimossa's from the left over bubbles and/or Breakfast beer - my name for raddlers (beer with juice - first tried it in Germany and totally hooked). Lots of crappy ones out there, go with Stiegl - grapefruit and beer, nothing else
- Afternoon - more raddlers, sometimes the bubbles come out early. And a selection of random beers - mostly local craft beers but I'll grab some 50 just because it reminds me of university road trips to across the river from Ottawa to Hull, QC.

Oh and gallons of coffee at all time of the day.

[T-Bone]

This should come as little surprise...

Labatt Bleue...by the truckload, for my group.

Have to admit I don't get the 'craft beer' thing. Whenever I have one or "try" one, they often have little resemblance to traditional beer...should rename them 'craft drink'. But, to each his/her own, I guess...

[Hodgey1]

Beer, what a topic, love beer. @T-Bone I may have contributed to your Craft beer hatred, I am sorry LOL. You need to know what you are drinking “Bleue” is one of the finest example of a pale lagers in the world. As well as Bud, Coors, Miller and on and on.  There’s not one mass produced beer today that isn’t well made and taste great cold.  They are all light lagers of German Style and are very, very similar to each other in appearance and taste profile.

It sort of like the difference between Canada Dry and Schweppes, both great ginger ales but very similar in taste “Bleue & Coors”. Embracing craft beer is like drinking Ginger ale your entire life, then discovering mom hid from you, Cola, 7 up, Orange Crush, Root beer, Grape and ect.

What is being called “ Craft beer” is nothing more than small brewers continuing to “craft” styles of beer that have been around for many decades and some centuries.  Nearly all current Craft/Micro brewed beers are example of beers developed in England over many centuries and they are all ales. Only a few small brewers tackle the cold fermenting “Lagered” beers of Germany.

Part of the Todd’s Craft beer issue probably stems from having been around serious craft beer guys, drinking black belt type beers “10% ABV Belgians or Massively  Hopped IPA’s” Those should be steered away from by anyone sticking their toe in the waters of different beers. Get your feet wet with a great pale ale or similarly mild beer in the 4.5-5.0% ABV range. Also decanting into glassware is a must! 

I may have ruined Todd by feeding him one of those Black Belt beers and I am sorry if I have contributed to your Craft beer distaste.

Everyone’s tastes are different “I get that” and I love a Cold Bleue on a hot day, but I also love a good Porter, IPA, Pale Ale, Triple, Blonde, Stout, Hefeweizen and on and on. Once a person realizes they been hiding the Coca-Cola from us, a whole new world of beer is out there waiting to be discovered!

Just my $.02 “$.026 cad” LOL

[Gary S]

  I'm with T-Bone I like Labatt Bleue and most "regular beers", I've tried a number of craft beers and they just don't work for me. Another thing that may be weird is I don't like switching around during the same day, what ever brand I start the day with I stay with.