New day, and I think we've got the topic covered, so just a couple things.
Ya, sometimes you go a little wild. I can say that, because sometimes so do I. Maybe at least you and I will give a bit of thought before we rip into someone the next time...hehe... I think threads like this do help - any time people who disagree talk it out, versus come to blows, it helps.
I definitely call out "my own"...there's a reason Elvira won't talk to me directly anymore...hehe... I've had it out with others on here as well, and it's ended well. It doesn't always have to be a nightmare....but if it turns out that way the odd time, while the majority end well, one can make assumptions about where the issue lies.
Hoppy beer...depends. I like hoppy beer, but sometimes people go overboard. To me hops tastes like grapefruit, there's definitely a line between "yum" and "too much, simmer down, you lunatic!". I find myself wanting to put sugar in beer that is too hoppy - but, Canadians are known to have a sweeter palate than Americans (something that can be seen in our candy bars vs. yours, for example...and our iced tea). But I've had extremely well balanced, high hops beers that have been really good.
I tend to like smoother beer, though... I love wheat beers from German and white beer from Belgium - Hoegaarden is a treat. I also like red ales, and there are a lot of local brewers that do an awesome job out here. If you're ever up this way, check out Church Key brewery...that guy is like Beautiful Minds, when it comes to beer. Really liking his scotch ale for something different. He made this cranberry ale one time, only available in kegs...we had a party just so we could drink it. Amazing stuff.
But, I will maintain, if you need a go to beer that is always reliably good, goes with anything, and can be drank a case at a time, when the occasion calls for it, you can do no better than Labatt 50. Up here that's considered "old man" beer, technically I'm about 30 years too young to be drinking it, but it's really good: not too sweet, not too hoppy, not too anything, light tasting, but still 5%, so you know you're still drinking beer...hehe... I love all kinds of beer (well, other than coffee porter, I do NOT understand that combination), but that's my anchor. That or Steam Whistle, which is way more trendy, but tastes very similar, and is easier to find at a bar.
If you do come up here, don't bother with Molson Canadian. I know, I know, it's got the word Canadian in it, so it should be the best beer in the world. It's not. The "Canadian" refers to the fact that it's made with fermented Canada goose piss, and that it's brewed using water from the Don Valley river, one of our most polluted, inner city rivers.
If you're a breeding expert, you ought to come up with a potent strain that will grow heavy in the short Canadian grow season, you'd make a fortune. Hydroponics are great, but out of reach for most growers, technically and financially. With every Canadian household allowed to grow 4 plants, a good outdoor strain that will grow well here would be very well received. Come up with four, and you're golden - that way people could grow one of each, and avoid getting too used to one strain.
