At last we can announce what we think will be one of our best ever SpecTAPulars... but we want you to help us name it!
SpecTAPular IX will feature a stellar lineup from four of Canada's finest craft breweries for the first time ever on tap in Australia.
The festival will take place in both our Darlo and St Kilda venues on Saturday August 14th from midday until 1am. We will have only limited supplies of these beers so, as normal, get in early as a bell will ring throughout the venue when each keg is drained. There will also live entertainment and Canadian-themed cuisine. Many of the staff will be dressing up as something Canadian and you should too..
But... we need a name though! If you can come with a witty name that beats The Moose & Mountie SpecTAPular (our working title) and which immediately evokes Canada (like the Star Spangled SpecTAPular did for our US beerfest), we'll figure out some sort of prize for you. Think of words like mountie, maple etc. Post your comments below by the end of this week!
Here is the confirmed lineup:
Dieu du Ciel!
Rosée D'hibiscus (Hibiscus flavoured wheat)
Corne du Diable (IPA)
Peche Mortel (Coffee Imperial Stout)
Blanche du Paradis (Wit)
Charbonniere (Smoked Ale)
Dernière volonté (Dry hopped Belgian-style blond)
Aphrodisiaque (Cocoa and Vanilla Stout)
Les Trois Mousquetaires
Weizen Impériale
Doppelbock
Kellerbier
Le Trou du Diable
Morsure (IPA)
La Chose (India Wee-heavy)
Impératrice (Imperial Stout)
Buteuse (Belgian-style Tripel)
Baron Noir (Baltic Porter)
Le Bilboquet
Larchange (Hefeweizen)
Métayer Brune (Brown Ale)
MacKroken Flower (Scotch Ale)
L’Affriolante (Honey and Spice Ale)
Is August the 17th the right date? It falls on a Tuesday is all.
ReplyDeleteCheers for picking that up. Now fixed!
ReplyDeleteTo be fair it is more of a Quebec SpecTAPular given that all your breweries are from Quebec.
ReplyDeleteIn any case:
The Crazy Canuck SpecTAPular
The Quirky Quebec SpecTAPular (to be fair some of those are quite quirky beers)
Not Another SpecTAPular, eh?
The True North SpecTAPular
La Belle SpecTAPular (Quebec is 'La Belle Province')
Crazy Quebecker SpecTAPular
Hope that helps.
My suggestion is The Crafty Canuck's SpecTAPular !
ReplyDeleteThe Pickled Moose SpecTAPular
ReplyDeleteI love them but keep away from the drunk connotations (e.g. pickled). We're about quality not quantity!
ReplyDeleteMmmm, poutine
ReplyDeleteFurry Beaver SpecTAPular
ReplyDeleteToo much?
I'm thinking with this weather, a reference to something about hockey, ice, snow could be good. The iced over specTAPular. Turn the Taphouse into an icerink. Am sure someone more cleverer than me could some up with a better one. or maybe the the Rocky & Bullwinkle SpecTAPular, would love to see the staff dressup for that one.
ReplyDeleteGood luck
This is so Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI am gonna go with 'The Great Gretzky' SpecTAPular
or maybe just 'Eh Hosers!'
SpecTapular Canadia Beer Day, Aye!
ReplyDeleteThese are some of the staff ones. Now you can see why we might need help (with most of them at least!)
ReplyDelete• Merry Moose SpecTAPular
• The Jolly Mountie SpecTAPular*
• Merry Mountie SpecTAPular*
• 'no cans, just canadians'
• 'puts the alk in alcohol'
• 'dont moose out'
• BEERver fest
• Grizzly BEER fear
Haha the staff ones are gold.
ReplyDeleteTake off, you hoser
ReplyDeleteThere's a frog in my beer
Quebeqwha?
Those other French brewers
Strong and free
Maple's syrup
The great white north
Hockey, beavers and beer, what else do you want!
The Moutie Mount'n Moose SpecTAPular.
ReplyDeleteNo drunken connotations in there...
I think you should call it "Strange Brew". Please tell me you've seen that movie.
ReplyDeleteor "Strange Brewfest"
ReplyDeleteFleurdelish Spectacular for a name. Hope that means Neil Young and Tegan and Sara will be on the speakers!
ReplyDeleteThe malty beaver.
ReplyDeleteAnd then maybe follow up with a Brazilian special
Actually, if anyones seen Strange Brew, then "Hosehead" would make sense.
ReplyDeleteThe "Hosehead Spactapular".
"If you drink, Then drive, You're a Bloody Innuit"
ReplyDeleteThere's a moose loose aboot this hoose!
ReplyDeleteCAnucktoberfest?
ReplyDeleteAnd from Anton & J-P at Ale Stars last night:
ReplyDeleteMape Leaf MooseTAPular
Lumbering Moose SpecTAPular
O'Canada O'SpecTAPular
Stanley CupTAPular
ReplyDeletea Canuckin' great day
Blame Can-TAPular
YukonTAPular
Yukon do it
SpecTAPgara falls
specPUCKular
Canuckget another beer?
ReplyDeleteSpecTAPular eh?
ReplyDeleteThe Moose is Loose
ReplyDeleteMounties, Moose and Moonshine....
The Quebequaff SpecTAPular.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the Mapled Moose & Mountie SpecTAPular
ReplyDelete"Mapled" in the Urban Dictionary is defined as being a bit drunk. As in: Man I got a bit Mapled last night at the Taphouse!
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mapled
Of course we are all about responsible service of alcohol.
"More than Moosehead Spectapular"
ReplyDeleteHah, Canucktoberfest is gold.
ReplyDelete