Brasserie McAuslan Brewery - Bière St-Ambroise Beer

St-Ambroise Framboise is back

claudie — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:20:32 +0000

McAuslan’s limited-edition Raspberry Ale, 2011 Silver medalist at the Canadian Brewing Awards, is brewed just in time for summer

Montreal, May 14, 2012 – McAuslan Brewing launches this week in stores their limited edition St-Ambroise Framboise.

St-Ambroise Framboise is ruby red in colour and brewed with real raspberries and choice hops. This 5% alcohol by volume beer won Silver at the 2011 Canadian Brewing Awards.

“This is a refreshing summertime beer – emphasis on the word “beer”. We brew Raspberry Ale only once a year and when it’s gone, it’s gone” says Peter McAuslan, Founder and President of McAuslan Brewing. “Brewing specialty ales for our consumers’ enjoyment is important to us, and is our way of thanking those who enjoy our beers.”

The“Sinus” glass, from German glassmaker ‘Sahm’, 2007 winner of the prestigious “Red dot” design award, was chosen to be the official St-Ambroise Framboise glass.

The approximate retail cost for a four-pack of St-Ambroise Framboise is $9.99. It is available at grocery stores and dépanneurs. Store listings can be found atwww.mcauslan.com. The beer and glass will also be available at McAuslan’s ‘Mondial de la bière’ kiosk at Place Bonaventure, June 6th-10th.

About McAuslan Brewing:

Established in 1988, and located in St. Henri along the banks of the Lachine Canal, McAuslan’s year-round offerings include: St. Ambroise Pale Ale, Oatmeal Stout, Apricot Wheat Ale, Cream Ale, and Griffon Extra Pale Ale and Red Ale. In June 2011, St-Ambroise Pale Ale and Griffon Extra Pale Ale were awarded the top place in their respective categories by consumer report magazine, Protegez-Vous.

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Pour diffusion immédiate:

info@mcauslan.com

514 939-3060

1 800 565-3060

Our Apricot Wheat Ale was featured on Canada AM this morning!

claudie — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:17:47 +0000

Here’s the link to see the video. Enjoy!

http://www.ctv.ca/canadaAMPlayer/index.html?video=659421

Happy St-Patrick’s Day!

claudie — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:46:37 +0000

Celebrate with Montreal’s own Oatmeal stout!

When: Saturday, March 17th

Time: 7pm

Where: Centre St-Ambroise

5080-A St-Ambroise, Montreal (next to McAuslan Brewing)

centrestambroise@mcauslan.com

514 939-3060

Free entry!

Open to everyone!

For the occasion: St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout and St-Ambroise Cream Ale on tap, all night!

Free parking (Employee and Terrace St-Ambroise parking)

F facebook/centrestambroise

www.mcauslan.com

Soirée Robbie Burns pour le lancement de la St-Ambroise Scotch Ale 2012

claudie — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:41:52 +0000

Mercredi le 25 janvier dernier une soirée écossaise a eu lieu au Centre St-Ambroise pour célébrer l’anniversaire du grand poète Robbie Burns. Plusieurs partenaires de la Brasserie McAuslan y ont participé! Ce fût l’occasion idéale de savourer au son des cornemuses la St-Ambroise Scotch Ale 2012. Peter McAuslan nous explique le déroulement de cette fabuleuse soirée!

Here are the winners of the Centre St-Ambroise Bursary Program 2011!

claudie — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:41:54 +0000

Maxime Robin, Ol Savannah, Irreverend James, Desiree Gordon and the Burrows et Kristen Bussandri. Each win $1000 bursary from the Centre St-Ambroise; $5000 Bursary Program to continue in 2011.

Montreal, February 24, 2011- McAuslan Brewing is proud to announce the winners of the Centre St-Ambroise Bursary Program. All artists who performed at the Centre St-Ambroise in 2010 were automatically eligible to win one of five $1000 bursaries offered by McAuslan Brewing.

Without further ado, here are the winners and artists for you to discover:

Maxime Robin: http://maximerobin.bandcamp.com/

Ol Savannah : http://www.olsavannah.com/

Irreverend James:http://irreverendjames.com/fr_home.cfm

Desiree Gordon and the Burrows: www.burrowsband.com

Kristen Bussandri : www.kristenbussandri.com/

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The $5000 Centre St-Ambroise Bursary Program will return in 2012. All artists/bands that perform at the Centre St-Ambroise in 2012 will automatically be eligible to win one of five $1000 bursaries. Reserve you date now!

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For more information:

Tanya Comeau
Centre St-Ambroise
centrestambroise@mcauslan.com
http://www.mcauslan.com/en/centre/index.html

For ladies only.

claudie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:29:40 +0000

Join Stéphane Morin, sommelier, founder of “Effervescence” magazine and beer-food pairing expert, for our inaugural “Barley’s Angels” chapter event, “Bière 101”.

“Barley’s Angels” is an organization dedicated to educating woman about beer.
(Sorry gents…we’ll get you next time.)

Appetizers, gift bags and BEER!

Date: Thursday, March 1st at 7 pm (90 minutes) / FULL

Second date: Thursday, March 15th at 7 pm (90 minutes)
Place: Centre St-Ambroise 5080-A St-Ambroise, Montreal (beside McAuslan Brewing)
Price: 20$/person

For reservations, centrestambroise@mcauslan.com or call 514-939-3060

Soirée écossaise Robbie Burns – Lancement St-Ambroise Scotch Ale 2012

claudie — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:29:30 +0000

Pour voir les photos de l’événement:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/st-ambroise/sets/72157629100020603/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/st-ambroise/sets/72157629057072593/

Quelques articles intéressants sur la soirée:

http://lebeerjedi.weebly.com/1/post/2012/01/lancement-de-la-scotch-ale-de-mcaulsan.html

http://bloguedebieres.com/2012/01/28/lancement-de-la-st-ambroise-scotch-ale-2012/

La St-Ambroise Scotch Ale 2012 est disponible à partir de maintenant en caisse de 4 bières dans les dépanneurs et épiceries spécialisées. Elle est également disponible en fût cette année dans certains bars et restaurants!

Slàinte Mhòr!

Crafty: Montreal’s craft beer scene by Zak Stambor, Chicago Tribune

claudie — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:11:38 +0000

By Zak Stambor, Special to Tribune NewspapersJanuary 29, 2012

There’s something about Montreal. Maybe it’s the city’s bilingualism. Maybe it’s the multiculturalism. Maybe it’s the infusion of youthful energy that stems from having the highest concentration of college students in North America. It’s hard to peg, but there’s something different about Canada’s second-largest city.

“It’s a particular place,” says Peter McAuslan, who founded Montreal’s McAuslan Brewing in 1989. “It’s a very open place, but it’s an environment where people huddle together to stay out of the cold. When people get together like that, good ideas arise.”

That explains how the city gave rise to the likes of Cirque du Soleil and Arcade Fire, how it came to host world-class festivals such as the Montreal International Jazz Festival and Just for Laughs, as well as how it came to be the center of Canada’s craft brewing revolution.

For more than a half century, the lion’s share of beer that Canadians drink has come from two breweries — Labatt and Molson — both of which are now owned by the same two mammoth corporations that dominate the American beer market: Anheuser-Busch InBevand MillerCoors.

Just as the American craft beer movement began in California with breweries like Anchor Brewing and Sierra Nevada producing beers that were unlike any others on the market, the Canadian movement was begun in and around Montreal, by the likes of McAuslan and Unibroue founders Andre Dion and Serge Racine who, sparked by the creative vibe of the city, sought to produce beers more like those they had tasted in Europe but that were unknown or obscure in Canada.

When McAuslan launched McAuslan Brewing, he brewed a pale ale. A few years later he added St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout, a jet-black beer with hints of dark chocolate, roasted coffee and molasses. Unibroue’s first beers were Blanche de Chambly, a crisp, peppery witbier, and Maudite, a spicy, amber-hued Belgian strong ale.

The beers were unlike anything else around.

“We had to teach people that this is what beer could be,” says Jerry Vietz, Unibroue’s head brewer.

Their efforts worked — and they eventually sparked more brewers to enter the scene. One of the most noteworthy, Dieu du Ciel, opened up shop in Montreal’s Mile End neighborhood in 1998. The brewery’s output includes beers like Derniere Volonte, a crisp Belgian pale ale with delicate floral notes.

It isn’t just that Montreal is home to roughly 15 breweries, not counting Unibroue, which is in nearby Chambly, but it’s the quality of those breweries that’s special. It has to be that way, McAuslan says, because Quebecers demand it. “The scene reflects our cultural values,” he says.

Try it:

Dieu du Ciel Derniere Volonte: A cloudy, blond beer with floral notes that balance the bright nectarine, apple and hay flavors.

McAuslan St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout: A bold, pitch-black beer with aggressive dark chocolate, roasted coffee and molasses flavors.

Unibroue Blanche de Chambly: A hazy golden beer with notes of black pepper, dried orange peel and coriander.

Unibroue Maudite: A spicy orange-hued beer that has bright clove and caramel notes.

Link to the article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/sc-food-0127-drink-montreal-20120129,0,7836712.story

Chocolate Cake

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:16 +0000

Ingredients

2 cups of St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout
2 cups of non-salted butter
1 1/2 cups of unsweetened cocoa powder
4 cups of flour
4 cups of sugar
1 tbsp of baking soda
1 1/2 tsp of salt
4 eggs
1 1/3 cups of sour cream
2 cups of cherry pie filling
1 can of cake frosting

Preparation

Preaheat oven to 350°F. Butter four,8-inch round cake pans. Heat beer and 2 cups of butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add the cocoa and whisk until the mixture is smooth.Cool to room temperature.

Mix flour, sugar, baking soda andsalt in large bowl. Beat eggs andsour cream in a separate bowl. Add cocoa and beer mixture to egg andsour cream and beat. Add flour mixture and stir until well blended.Pour into cake pans and bake for 35 minutes.

Take each cake and add frosting and cherry filling on top. Stackcakes one on top of the other, covering them with your favorite frosting.

Gâteau au chocolat à la stout from Extra Caramel on Vimeo.

Beer lovers take note: The St-Ambroise Vintage Ale 2011 is here!

claudie — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:05:02 +0000

Made with a blend of wheat and barley malts, including Munich malt, this unfiltered ale has a lovely deep-orange colour, rich maltiness, hints of caramelized fruit that recall plum pudding, and a surprisingly crisp, balanced finish provided by classic Goldings hops.

Serve St-Ambroise Vintage Ale between 13 ºC and 15 ºC, preferably in a port glass or brandy snifter. Also, this vintage ale will improve with age for a number of years. Store in a cool, dark place.

Available now in some depanneurs and specialty grocery stores while supplies last:

DEPANNEUR DE LA RIVE 4328 ST-FELIX/CAP ROUGE

AXEP CENTRE VILLE 31 Jacques Cartier, Ouest /CHICOUTIMI

DEPANNEUR LE GOBLET 78 VALOIS/DORION

EPICERIE LAUZIERE 2015 ST-PIERRE /DRUMMONDVILLE

BROUE HA HA 867 ST-RENE O/GATINEAU

LA TRAPPE A FROMAGE 200 BELLEHUMEUR/GATINEAU

MARCHE LAVIGNE 79 ST-LAURENT OUEST/LONGUEUIL

DEPANNEUR GRAND DUC 1330 MAPLE/LONGUEUIL

FROMAGERIE ATWATER 134 ATWATER/MONTREAL

DEPANNEUR PELUSO 2500 RACHEL EST/MONTREAL

EPICERIE JOSEE 470 DULUTH EST/MONTREAL

RAHMAN 151 Laurier Ouest/MONTREAL

AU COIN DULUTH 418 Duluth Est/MONTREAL

VEUX TU UNE BIERE ? 372 LIEGE E./MONTREAL

DÉPANNEUR SIMON ANTHONY 1349 BEAUBIEN EST/MONTREAL

LE MONDE DES BIERES GESTION GRIBOUCHE INC, 13 MARIE DE L’INCARNATION/QUEBEC

ALI ESCOMPTE IMPACT 1600 4 EME AVENUE/QUEBEC

LA DUCHESSE D AIGUILLON 601 D AIGUILLON/QUEBEC

ACCOMMODATION TREMBLAY 955 CARTIER/QUEBEC

EPICERIE ROCHON 98 ARAGO EST/QUEBEC

DEPANNEUR TOUT PRES 97 RUE WOLFE/LEVIS

CHAMARD ET FILS 84 INDUSTRIEL/REPENTIGNY

DEPANNEUR LE VENT DU NORD 338 BELVEDERE NORD/SHERBROOKE

EPICERIE DES HALLES 145 BOUL. ST-JOSEPH /ST-JEAN-RICHELIEU

DEP LA PORTE DES BIERES 604 FOURNIER/ST-JEROME

MARCHE DU BOISE 7055 BOUL DES FORGES/TROIS-RIVIERES

LA BARIK SENC. 4170 DES FORGES/TROIS-RIVIERES

BIERES ET SAVEURS 65 ST-LOUIS/VICTORIAVILLE

Also available from December 2 to December 22 at the Salon des métiers d’arts (Place Bonaventure, Montreal).

Come and see us at our kiosk!