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Hermann’s Dark Lager (Vancouver Island Brewery, 5.5%)
If you like the crispness of lager but want to max out on malt flavours, Hermann’s your man. Vancouver Island Brewery — the Island’s original microbrewery — has brewed this dark lager since it started...
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Dr. Funk Dunkel Bavarian Dark Lager (Phillips Brewing Company, 5%)
I love a good play on words more than the average person, but I can’t help feeling that Phillips is slightly stretching a concept here just to rhyme “funk” with “dunkel.” !!! LINGUISTICS ALERT !!!...
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Loose Cannon Dark Lager (Howe Sound Brewing, 5.5%)
Great to see another dark lager on the market, and particularly one with such flavour firepower. Loose Cannon, a gold medal winner at the recent North American Brewers Association awards, is deep brown...
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33 Acres of Darkness (33 Acres Brewing Company, 5.2%)
Dark lager is one of those sadly neglected styles in B.C., with Vancouver Island Brewery’s Hermann’s leading a lonely charge for too long. It’s perhaps understandable, as it’s something of a confusing...
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