Comments on: Canadian 67 vs. Sleeman Bock

By: stephen_b

stephen_b — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:10:21 +0000

Low alcohol, yes. Low flavour, not so much. The Brits have been brewing milds and ordinary bitters for generations, many of which have strengths as low as the Molson 67, yet with great taste.

Agreed, Geoff, that low alcohol beers which don’t compromise on taste would be a great thing. Especially in areas where you pretty much have to drive if you want to get anywhere.

By: Geofft

Geofft — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:29:36 +0000

I think the idea of a low alcohol beer is brilliant. With the recent changes to the licquor laws and driving, I think all breweries should start marketing beers with lower alcohol %’s. Don’t get me wrong, I know a thing or 2 about beers (read your first 2 books mr. beaumont, brewed my own, have drank beers from around the world for over 20 years) but like to enjoy a beer or two when out for company.

If Australia can make low alc. beers without compromising taste why can’t we? I’m sure MADD would love to promote this idea.

By: stephen_b

stephen_b — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:20:03 +0000

With all due respect, Mr. Cool, if you’re chugging a litre at a time, I doubt you’re tasting very much. My advice would be to quench your thirst with water and then drink a beer for enjoyment rather than refreshment alone. Soda water is also “cold and bubbly.”

For flavour and refreshment, I like a good pilsner or German-style weissbier, or a pale ale or bitter. Any any of these save the weissbier come in forms lower than 5% alcohol.

By: mr cool

mr cool — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:33:18 +0000

I do want a low alcohol beer that tastes good.

Beer is cold refreshment – and I like to chug 1 Litre, but I don’t always want to get bombed.

So I am glad they are at least trying to give us a low alcohol beer that doesn’t taste like the 0.5% stuff

Becks has a 0.5% beer, and it’s not very drinkable, but I still do once in a while because I like cold bubbly stuff in my belly.

Can you guys suggest some low alcohol beers for me? Don’t diss the low alcohol, it’s what we need more of in Canada for guys like me.

By: stephen_b

stephen_b — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:33:05 +0000

Thanks for chiming in, Adam. You're quite right about the apples and oranges issue here, of course, but as I noted over here, my intent was not to compare the two directly. What I was instead attempting to decide was whether the Bock would be worth the doubling of my caloric intake, which I think it was. And remember, while you are certainly talking to a guy with a "unique voice," you're also addressing someone who tastes and drinks a lot of beer and so has as much concern about calorie intake as anyone.

By: Adam Moffat

Adam Moffat — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:28:23 +0000

Hey Stephen, Adam Moffat here from Molson Coors. Been meaning to respond to this post for awhile but alas just getting to it now. I respect your unique voice in the beer world but on this occasion I think you’ve unfairly pitted these two beers against one another. I suspect it would be tough to find any true beer fan out there that would choose a light lager over a flavourful Bock. In my estimation it’s really an apples to oranges comparison. A more appropriate comparison may have been 67 against other leading light beers in the segment. Or Bock on Bock.

Cheers