Your Microbrew Destination:
Here at Andrew Hilton Wine & Spirits, we're serious about beer. We are proud to be Southern Alberta's Microbrew Destination, with over 250 different brews from around the world. From world famous breweries like Ayinger and O'Hanlons, to local favorites like Wild Rose and Alley Kat, we cover a broad spectrum of styles, with a focus on Belgian Trappist breweries, and North American Innovators like Dogfish Head, Rogue, and Lagunitas.
Next Beer Society Meeting: Done 'til September!
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Latest Beer Arrivals:
FINALLY BACK!!! - Dieu du Ciel Rigor Mortis Abt. 4pk. (99 @ Ratebeer)
NEW - Rogue Morimoto Black Obi Soba Ale 650mL (82 @ Ratebeer)
NEW - Mikkeller Big Worst Barleywine 375mL (95 @ Ratebeer)
NEW - Mikkeller Jackie Brown 750mL (97 @ Ratebeer)
NEW - Mikkeller Black Hole Imperial Stout 375mL (100 @ Ratebeer!)
NEW - Mikkeller Single Hop East Kent Goldings IPA 330mL (89 @ Ratebeer)
NEW - Central City Red Racer IPA 6pk. Cans (97 @ Ratebeer)
NOW IN 4PK. CANS - Fuller's London Porter 4pks (100 @ Ratebeer!)
NEW - Half Pints Weizenheimer 341mL (73 @ Ratebeer)
Pump House Scotch Ale 6pk. (70 @ Ratebeer)
Pump House Special Old Bitter 6pk. (90 @ Ratebeer)
Anchor Porter 6pk. (99 @ Ratebeer)
Half Pints Bulldog Amber 6pk. (65 @ Ratebeer)
Half Pints Pothole Porter 330mL (93 @ Ratebeer)
Leavenworth Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen 6pk. (78 @ Ratebeer)
Dieu du Ciel Equinoxe du Printemps 4pk. (97 @ Ratebeer)
Alley Kat 15th Anniversary Smoked Porter 650mL (Brand NEW Beer!)
Cantillon Classic Gueuze 750mL (97 @ Ratebeer)
Cantillon Kreik 750mL (95 @ Ratebeer)
Cantillon Cuvee Saint Gilloise 750mL (99 @ Ratebeer)
Cantillon Iris 750mL (97 @ Ratebeer)
Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise 750mL (99 @ Ratebeer)
Cantillon Lou Pepe Gueuze 750mL (99 @ Ratebeer)
Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek 750mL (100 @ Ratebeer!)
Cantillon Saint Lamvinus 750mL (99 @ Ratebeer)
Cantillon Vigneronne 750mL (96 @ Ratebeer)
Lagunitas IPA 6pk. (89 @ Ratebeer)
Lagunitas Brown Shugga 6pk. (93 @ Ratebeer)
Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Hibernus 750mL (99 @ Ratebeer)
Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus 750mL (100 @ Ratebeer)
Liefmans Cuvee Brut 375mL (94 @ Ratebeer)
Cold Ones, Colder Ones, Coldest Ones: Brews for Summer.
Summer is beer-drinking weather, but so many beers styles that sustain us all winter are very poorly suited to the summer heat. Imperial Stout at the beach? No! Doppelbock out on the patio? No! Barleywine and BBQ No... actually that last one sounds pretty good, but you get my point here. So here are some excellent summer beers that bring the big flavor, but are still light, fresh, and lower in alcohol than our winter staples.
Central City Red Racer IPA: A quality beer in a can! A relatively new phenomenon for Alberta, but trailblazers like 21st Amendment, Oskar Blues, and Surly have been serving extremely high quality beers in can format for years now. I love this particular beer, as IPA's biggest enemy is light. The 'skunky' flavor that you get from hops is dues about 95% to being "light struck". Serving this intense, grapefruity, juniper-laden bitterbomb in a can keeps the light out, keeping the beer fresh. One of Canada's finest IPAs, this beer hails from Surrey BC and is making a serious name for itself. Campers, hikers, there is no longer any excuse for drinking macro lager just because you need canned beer!!
$18.50 for a 6pk.
Also try: Dieu du Ciel! Corne du Diable, Tree Hophead IPA
Saison Dupont Vielle Provision: Saison is one of my very favorite beer styles, if not my very favorite beer style. Also known as Farmhouse Ale, this beer style originated in France, and was served to thirsty field workers out in the sun. An ancient and artisanal thirst-quencher, Saison has seen a massive resurgence in popularity over the past 5 years, and has been a darling of the online beer community. Light, malty and refreshing with both citrus, spice, and yeast notes, Dupont continues to demonstrate why they are still one of the most classic and relevant breweries in the world.
$16.95 for a 4pk.
Also try: St Bernardus Wit, Dieu du Ciel! Derniere Volonte
Leavenworth Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen: A fantastic new lager that I'm sure I've mentioned in these emails before. A malty, slightly sweet, nutty lager that is offset nicely by the addition of Noble hops, which gives this just perfect balance, and while both malty and interesting, has enough hop brightness and lightness of body to be a fantastic summer beer. This was THE beer I was drinking all spring.
$17.95 for a 6pk.
Also try: Mill Street Tankhouse Ale, Pumphouse SOB
Paulaner Hefeweizen: Literally 'cloudy wheat', hefeweizenis aGerman-style wheat lager that may, or may not use a small amount of spices in their brewing, but always tastes spicy, generally a bit like white pepper, coriander, and has a creamy, silky, wheat character, as well as a lovely orange/lemon citrus note that adds to the refreshing aspect. Also, being a lager, it has a crispness that no ale can really match, making it another fantastic summer beer.
$16.95 for a 6pk.
Also try: Schneider Weisse, Edelweisse