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Posted by Reviewer2138857 From Arizona on Aug 12, 2008
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I can't say enough good things about this cream! I'm going to break it down to a few categories: Smell: Not sure what others are talking about, but I love the smell. It's a light tropical smell, almost like pineapple. Texture: This cream is heavy, but it sinks in fast and absorbs completely within 30 seconds on my skin, which is combination oily in the summer and normal/dry in patches in the winter Effectiveness - This quickly heals my renova peely patches and works elsewhere also - hands down, one of the best I have used! Ingredients - This moisturizer has ALL of the premium antioxidants and ingredients you normally find in moisturizers six times the price! Price - This is the part I can't get over. You get twice as much as any other brand, in some cases 4 times as much, for literally a fraction of the price. I paid $24.99 for this here and comparable moisturizers cost $100 for half the amount. You just can't beat this!
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I had this cream in my cupboard for months. I have oily/combination skin that tends to breakout from oily/creamy products. About 2 months ago, I decided to try this cream. I was surprised that it makes my skin smoother and I had little outbreak! I use it in the day followed by desert essence age reversal mineral sunscreen. (These are creamy products yet the first time I experience little outbreak!) I use this cream at night for my entire face and neck. I live in Singapore, it's very hot here, but I like this cream. First time I like creams.
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For me this cream wasnt as WOW as it was to other reviewers, I like that it is rich, but would like to see a wow effect on my skin as well. So far, after 3 months use, I havent seen any, which is a pitty because the ingredient list is impressive and the hopes were high. Didnt notice the skin brightening up, tightening up, getting more even, smaller pores, less lines...none so far. Im half way thorugh the jar, so will report if something changes.


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Old Guardian BELGO Barleywine - Stone Brewing Co.
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Ratings: 530 | Reviews: 298 | Show All Ratings:
Ontario (Canada)
3.6/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
The "BELGO" part is as emphasized in the appearance as it is on the label; this much froth and foam is equivalent to bold, capitalized print reminding us that ONLY BELGIAN yeast could produce a head of such mass and magnitude. Otherwise, however, Old Guardian looks much the same glassy, clear-ish, burnt amber beer as always.
What I love most about American barleywines is their combination of rich, sticky-sweet maltiness and candied, citrusy hops. Old Guardian - even fermented with Belgian yeast - exemplifies that profile as good (maybe better) than anything else; the figs, flower petals, dried apricots, and candied grapefruit are completely unperturbed by the yeast.
When aging beer, the yeast is typically the last thing to go. Hops, they fade fast. Malt, it thins out and oxidizes. Alcohol, it mellows. But the yeast, it seems to sometimes gain strength when left to brood at the bottom of a bottle. And yet this beer, distinguished by its use of Belgian yeast, at three years of age, has plenty of malt and even hops but little appreciable yeastiness...
Which is especially curious because Belgian yeasts have invariably the most character, distinction, and longevity of any. Indeed, this 2011 vintage has held up mighty fine but seemingly with no thanks to any additional esters or phenols. The crushing bitterness, the familiar dried and rotting orchard fruits, honeyed malt and nut brittle notes of standard Old Guardian still prevail.
Old Guardian is a consummately American barleywine. Even fermenting it with a strain of Belgian yeast can't change that. I didn't quite understand the appeal of a 'Belgianized' barleywine and, frankly, I still don't - it didn't make the beer any better or, surprisingly, more distinct. Maybe a side-by-side tasting would yield a different conclusion, but I didn't like this enough to buy it again.
Serving type: bottle
03-28-2014 16:09:53 | More by biegaman
3.34/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Bottle poured into a snifter. Great reddish-amber-brown color with thick tan head that held pretty well. Good lacing and legs. Full body and medium carbonation. Aroma is of toffee, some mahogany, medium roasted malt sweetness. Taste is funky. The big thing that throws me off is that it tastes like burnt marshmallows. That burtn flavor is front and center and I'm glad I was splitting this bottle because I would've drain poured it if I tried to finish it myself.
Serving type: bottle
03-03-2014 03:55:48 | More by mverity
3.58/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Presentation: 22oz brown pop top bottle with typical Stone painted label. 2011 vintage, supposedly best by 4-14-11...I guess this was supposed to be drunk young...woops! Poured into a Duvel tulip 3-23-13. This wasn't very popular, from what I remember, but I bought it anyway, as I've been curious what a 'Belgian' barleywine would taste like ever since I heard of 'M' from Midnight Sun.
Appearance: This beer pours a deep orange amber, with glowing burnt orange highlights and good clarity. A dark ivory/light beige cap shows decent stick, especially considering the abv and age.
Smell: Interesting, though I'm not quite sure how I feel about this. Some generic dark fruit, sticky, sweet tropical fruit (especially pineapple), a brief whiff of alcohol, and sticky caramel. Rich, and fairly potent; I'm just not sure if I like it or not.
Taste: It's a bit more balanced on the palate, where the riotous fruit aromas of the nose are not quite replicated. Still fairly big booze here, even after two years. Clean, firm bitterness is still fairly forward as well, though not over-the-top. Moderate brown sugar, caramel, and juicy fruit notes make this somewhat reminiscent of pineapple upside-down cake. Not a ton of depth, and it's a bit strange, but it's not exactly unpleasant.
Mouthfeel: On the heavy side of medium-bodied.
Overall: Certainly not the best barleywine I've ever had, but this certainly isn't bad. I'm not sure how much the 'Belgian' character comes through here...perhaps it's fallen off somewhat over time, or perhaps the tropical/pineapple fruit flavors derive from the Belgian yeast. If I remember correctly, this was between $6.00-7.00 for a bomber, which is a great price for a bottle of barleywine. Overall, not a bad value for the money, and not a bad beer, though I PROBABLY wouldn't pick it up again if it was re-released.
Overall: 83 = B
Serving type: bottle
03-24-2013 02:44:07 | More by BedetheVenerable
3.35/5 rDev -8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
22 oz bottle...2011 date...poured in a big tulip shaped Gulden Draak glass.
Pours a copper color with amber head.
Aroma of big malts but a touch of oxidation.
Big carbonation and mouthfeel.
Flavors are overwhelming with oxidation. Yikes...one may say I shouldn't rate an over aged barley wine, but the fact is these get circulated, and amongst geeks/tasters, we want to try aged beers. Stone prides themselves with unique and aged beers and that I respect. Flavors are of a brilliant mix of hops and tasty malts, strong alcohol but not bitter and biting. Lovely brew that should have been poured relatively fresh.
Serving type: bottle
03-11-2013 03:12:41 | More by DenverLogan
3.26/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
650 mL bottle poured into a CCB snifter. 2011 bottle.
Appearance - Pours a deep burnt orange with a small off-white head. A little bit murky.
Smell - Smells like honey. Really. Exactly like honey. Fruity. Apples. Fascinating.
Taste - No honey here. Slightly sweet up front. Fruity, like the aroma. Apples. Immediately caramelly and then a strong hop bitterness. Astringent in the back. Hot, too.
Mouthfeel - It's hot, but not that bad. Well carbonated. Sweet without being syrupy.
Overall - The reviews make this sound like it's going to be awful. It's a rough beer, but its flavors are just a bit better than average.
Serving type: bottle
02-04-2013 01:48:30 | More by Alieniloquium
4.05/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a pint glass
A: 2/3 finger cream colored head with good retention. Crystal clear burnt sienna liquid is sublime!
S: Cocoa, caramel, Belgian yeast phenolics - clove, banana, no alcohol at first. Upon warming, the alcohol is there, but not super-bold. Citrus hop aroma builds.
T: Sweet, then a tad high on alcohol, then bitter from hops, closing with Belgian funk. Fruity alcohol is apparent more on the second sip than the first - almost overwhelming. Some apple. One of the better barleywines I've had. I think the amount of Belgian flair added to this is perfect.
M:Rich, full, a bit warm but nice and finishes dry. Warmth is a bit tingly.
O: Strength shows, but still tasty and not hot. I wouldn't order a second, but i would buy again next time it comes out.
Serving type: bottle
12-03-2012 01:59:36 | More by dfillius
3.63/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
22 oz bottle was poured into a large Duvel snifter.
Appearance: This beer poured a one finger head that has reduced to a thin layer. It is a cloudy mahogany/amber color with some vision of bubbles coming up the side of the glass. Nice lacing on the glass as the beer was drank.
Smell: Caramel sweetness, citrus and grapefruit, spicy yeast, brown sugar, and a fruity aroma separate from the citrus.
Taste: Same as aroma. Lingering bitterness and some booze on the palate too.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, full bodied, low to medium carbonation, a bit dry, and lingering bitterness
Overall: I have had this bottle for about a year now, but maybe should of held on a bit longer. Then again, it is cold and rainy outside so a warming barleywine is a good call. A good barleywine, but would go with others over this one.
Serving type: bottle
11-14-2012 03:49:31 | More by Flounder57
New York
3.38/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bottle (2011 Odd-Year Release) into a snifter.
Color was a deep burnt orange. Very low carbonation. Almost no head.
Smell was subdued, with some fruit drifting through. (I will admit I had bit of a cold, so my assessment might be off!)
Taste was not as bombastic as some of the previous reviews led me to expect. There were some hops bitterness, and some spiciness from the Belgian yeast. At 12%, you can feel the heat.
Overall, it was fairly average. Glad I tried it, and I would like to give it another shot with a fresher bottle if it is rereleased.
Serving type: bottle
11-06-2012 00:06:16 | More by casualfan
Rhode Island
4/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2011 release poured from a 22oz bottle into a snifter glass.
A: The beer is a murky medium brown color, with a short off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains caramelized malts, brown sugar, a good amount of hops and little fruit.
T: The taste starts out sweet with flavors of brown sugar, caramel and fruit. Then a strong but not over-powering hops bitterness comes in. The malt character is hearty and there's a faint hint of Belgian yeast creating a good balance. There's also a little bit of an alcohol sting. The after-taste is slightly sweet.
M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, very strong kick, good representation of style, this is a solid stronger beer to sip on for a while but I find the regular Old Guardian to be much better.
Serving type: bottle
09-28-2012 02:32:48 | More by TheManiacalOne
British Columbia (Canada)
2.95/5 rDev -19%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2011 bottle
Appearance. Pours a murky burnt orange with a finger of off-white head.
Smell. Banannas and cloves, sweet caramel, a little citrus fruit, berries and white pepper. Not too shabby!
Taste. Sweet caramel, molasses, metalic bitter hops, a little citrus and fruity yeast.
Mouthfeel. Full body, low+ carbonation, warm.
Overall. Some nice flavours, some not so nice. Way too warm for me as well. I've had worse.
Serving type: bottle
09-19-2012 01:39:26 | More by Rutager
3.25/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
22 oz bottle, has a sticker for $7.99, but I don't remember where it came from. I guess its 9 or 10 months old now.
Appearance: Pours dark orange amber with a bit of chill haze that clears quickly and leaves a nice clear beer. Off white head with scant retention and lacing- its 12% though.
Smell: Rich fruity and caramel malt. Lots of phenolics from pleasant spice to bandaid. Also acetone and jet fuel-like fusels that burn the nose a bit.
Taste: Just too much burning. Burns the mouth and nose. The Old Guardian in the background is still good, but its wrecked by the heat and overly phenolic flavor.
Mouthfeel: I'm surprised how well the mouthfeel holds up. Smooth and sticky, leaves a long finish of the good tasting part of the beer.
Overall: This is a great idea, but it didnt turn out well. It needs to be lower gravity, and matbe fermented cooler. This is a hot mess.
Serving type: bottle
08-28-2012 00:38:55 | More by rapidsequence
3.4/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Single finger head with excellent lacing on a cloudy amber with a slight golden hue body. Lots of malts, caramel, candy sugar in both the aroma and the flavor. The flavor is fairly boozy though and very sweet. This upsets the smoothness and drinkability of the beer. The flavors are overwhelming and the alcohol content makes it worse. Body is medium with moderate carbonation. Overall the malts are over the top and the flavors produce contrasts that make the beer seem disorganized.
Serving type: on-tap
08-21-2012 01:29:15 | More by kylehay2004
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
-2011 Odd year release-
Pours out a pretty ruby color with a thin skim layer on top for a head, which fades to a thin orbital ring in the glass, no real lacing left behind.
Smells most strongly of booze, medium strongly of caramel, toffee, peaches, and herbal / citrus hopping, and least strongly of all, a teeny tiny ghost of Belgian yeast phenols. (Despite having been aged to the point where it should have been greatly amplified) What happened? To be perfectly honest, I was interested in the brew aged it for the *purpose* of bringing those raunchy yeast notes forward...and it just didn't happen for some reason. Disappointing.
Flavor follows the example of the nose. Sweet caramel and hot booze, candied fruit and pine / grapefruit with a twist of orange peel. And hardly any Belgian character at all. I was expecting a lot more Belgo in my Belgo barleywine. Very strange how cellaring did not bring the Belgo out at all when usually the yeast takes over completely.
Medium body and low carbonation, really hot boozey finish, needs to be sipped for sure.
Honestly....I'd say that given my personal experience, this one is actually better off consumed fresher over cellaring.
Serving type: bottle
08-18-2012 03:06:20 | More by WastingFreetime
New York
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
2011 Odd Year Release: pours clear amber color with a gorgeous 2 finger tan head that faded slowly, leaving decent spotty lacing. The second pour from the bomber had a lot more sediment in it and was a very cloudy pour – night and day difference in clarity.
Smells of grains, floral hops, caramel, brown sugar, cinnamon, herbs, tea leaf, some citrus and booze; really strong alcohol aroma that seems mostly malty overall, but the alcohol screams hello with each sip.
Tastes grainy up front, with sweet malt, yeast, syrup, caramel, brown sugar, cinnamon, herbs, tea leaf, floral hops, peat moss, some citrus notes like lemon zest, and booze like red wine or a heavy liquor like bourbon; almost seems barrel aged as sweet, tart fruit notes show up later, and the booze is mellow and sweet while being quite strong at the same time. The aftertaste is bitter with a sweetness like brown sugar or molasses, which trails off with a slight yeast funk and heat – the mild burn slid across my tongue and then down my throat until it stopped and warmed my stomach. Kind of a cool experience except for the fact that it's August and hot as balls outside, so this would have been great to open in late November. For a Barleywine this is to be expected, and I think that this aged bottle was much better then the fresh bottle I had last year.
Mouthfeel is smooth and almost watery, with a medium to heavy body, very light carbonation and a bitter finish that has a slight kick.
A slow sipper that was better aged, but the aging could not keep the ABV in check as this bomber messed me up (again); it was drinkable and had some nice moments, but it's not a beer I'd seek out. It was good, and I like some of the complex components, but other parts of this need help and perhaps the aging let the yeast and booze overtake the hops which made it a little one dimensional and sweeter then I would have expected.
Serving type: bottle
08-16-2012 02:29:48 | More by CHickman
2.78/5 rDev -23.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Orange and coppery amber in the Saxo tulip. Smells like brettanomyces and butterscotch. Head flattens out before too long. Only a few stray bubbles enliven the appearance.
Truly peculiar. So hot with alcohol, it's like some kind of salsa. The bitter burn also kicks in making this tough going after a few sips. Very woody, and the bitterness makes it taste like something charred and doused with red wine. Fain vinegar hints. Sugar seems to have been eaten, though there is some lingering candy flavors. The Belgian yeasty taste is nice for a while, but it gets lost in the sourish, spoiled fruit flavors.
I wish Stone would get over the need to overdose so many beers with hops. This is so bitter after a while it is just undrinkable. From the 2011 batch in 22 oz bottle.
Serving type: bottle
08-03-2012 06:35:33 | More by mactrail
3.53/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Aged for one year.
Poured a reddish orange haze. Zero foam. Looks flat except for two small clusters of bubbles clinging to the top.
I smelled the Belgo yeast when I poured it, but did not notice it as much in the taste. The yeast was a good compliment to the traditional barley wine flavors. I could smell the alcohol in the finish. The aftertaste was a little tart and sour, which I was not expecting. Nutty, apricot, butterscotch. I felt surprisingly more carbonation than I expected based on the pour. For some reason this beer made me salivate while I was drinking it. The bitterness of hops has not faded too much.
I'll have another.
Serving type: bottle
06-06-2012 17:39:50 | More by XicanoBeerRun
4.33/5 rDev +19%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Aroma: Can smell this one from several feet away during the pour. Lots of barley, caramel, citrus hops, spicy yeasty phenols. Lots of dark fruits as well, dates and apricot. Mild alcohol.
Appearance: Cloudy, looks like a cup full of caramel when held up to a bright light. Deep copper, like caramel of course. A pour from high above the glass develops and a moderate head which is light brown with orange highlights. Great retention, like an espresso, a nice thin frothy layer. Obscene amount of lacing.
Taste: Wow. Super bold. Moderate barley, lots of pine and orange citrus hops. Some dark bitter grapefruit. Some sweet apricot also. Definitely seeing the Belgium yeasty phenols. Tart citrus. No flavor is particularly harsh, just bold all around.
Mouthfeel: Medium body. Slick and creamy.. Finishes dry, of course considering the 12% ABV and boat load of hops. Mild to moderate hop sting.
Overall: Bold and beautiful. A bit over the top but it goes down quick nonetheless. The aftertaste lingers for some time.
Notes: 2011 Odd-year release. Drank on 4/4/2012.
Serving type: bottle
05-01-2012 01:11:54 | More by soulfly1492
4.23/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz. bomber: This one pours a clear, coppery amber color. There was a finger of a dense, almost tan head on it that left some lacing. The aroma is nice. Belgian candi sugar, yeasty, bready, grapefruit, banana and some clove aromas, as well as a few others lurking in there. The taste is nice. Some citrus and pine bitterness. Also has an underlying caramel and Belgian candi sugar sweetness underneath. Hint of spiciness. The Belgian breadiness and yeastiness that I get in the nose don't really show up in the taste. Very drinkable.
Serving type: bottle
04-22-2012 23:50:30 | More by Boto
3.7/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Had this on tap at Bitter Creek in Boise. Was a little hesitant to try this because I have had some overpowering Barleywines, but this one was pretty good. A full pint for $5 at 12 ABV was a value that could not be beat. Not much of an appearance, but that is common with barleywine. There was the hop presence, but not overpowering at all. A little bitterness, but mild. One of the easiest drinking barleywines I have had. My wife hates Barleywine and she liked this one.
Serving type: on-tap
04-07-2012 17:39:41 | More by Glibber
New York
3.9/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
2011 version, aged at Westmere Beverage until March of 2012, when they sold growlers of it. Consumed on 3/31/12.
A: Poured from the growler into a Sam Smith's nonic-style pint glass. Body is hazy, orangey-amber, with a small off-white head the settles fast. No lacing left behind.
S: Orangey citrus, caramel malt and toffee. A touch of tannic astringency, reminds me of an oak-aged ale, though I know there's no oak here at all.
T: Toffee, big-time caramel malt, citrusy hops(oranges - think Southern Comfort or Cointreau) and alcohol. That 12% ABV is definitely noted, with heat at the back of the palate and down the gully. A good amount of hops remain for a juicy bitterness at the finish, providing a little bit of balance on top of the big malt profile. I'm not really getting much from the Belgian yeast strain.
M: Just about full-bodied, with a slightly slick feel to it.
O: Good. I'm knocking it down to a 3.5 here because of the high alcohol - it affects drinkability, and it also plays a major role in the flavor profile, with the ABV heat on the back of the palate. Still, this is good stuff. Would be nice in a snifter next to the fire on a cold night.
Edit, 3/7/13:
Finally drinking the bomber of this I've had in my cellar for awhile. My impression, after another year of aging (compared to my last, growler review of this) is pretty similar. Body is turbid amber with orangey hues. I get sweet, honey and toffee-like scents along with muted orangey/citrusy hops on the nose. Taste - again I feel there's an oak-like tannic impression at the back end of a caramel, toffee malt profile, with decent hop bitterness. Alcohol is noted, both in the nose and the taste, as well as in the heat in the belly. I'd probably give it a slightly lower score now - say a 3.75 - but it's still interesting and decent.
Serving type: growler
03-31-2012 23:02:31 | More by Kendo
3.73/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Review from 2/2011 notes. Poured into a Nostradamus flute glass. Pours a clear medium red-orange amber. Minimal head and slight lacing. Sweet malt and tropical fruit aroma with a slight sourness. Sweet malt up front blending into Belgian spicing, cloves and cardamom, finishes with an astringent bitterness. Nice start, but not so great finish. Medium bodied. I'll cellar one to see if this finish mellows out.
Serving type: bottle
03-31-2012 05:37:57 | More by LiquidAmber
New York
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A head forms a skim coating over a hazy, tawny copper beer with an iridescent glow. Each sip deposits a fine film, but no lacing, on a Dogfish Head snifter.
Earthy fermented fruits with spice and some citrus. The aroma is intriguing with a background of pepper, coriander and light funkiness.
This one is overly bitter with alcohol that is almost hot; an assault on the tongue with each opening. BELGO is far less complex than I expect from a Barleywine. It has only two layers and no real progression. The finish is modest in comparison to the opening and warmth adds nothing.
Full bodied, with light carbonation and a slick texture. Alcohol has a dominating presence.
This can only be sipped, and misses the style benchmarks. Assertiveness is too powerful to allow any nuances to be appreciated. While I will finish this beer with dinner, it will be a challenge. I would consider holding a second bottle for aging but am dubious of the outcome.
Serving type: bottle
03-10-2012 02:47:34 | More by SLeffler27
3.58/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 22oz bottle into my CBS snifter. It poured a murky, orange amber color with a thin white film barely covering the top of the beer.
The aroma mixes the malty, caramel sweetness of OG with some pretty strong fruity, estery, Belgian yeast flavors. The Belgian yeast dominates a little too much in the aroma for me, but it's not a bad aroma overall.
The taste shows a lot of the Belgian yeast, fruity, earthy, spicy flavors up front. The malty, caramel flavors try to come out a little more in the finish. Again though the yeast flavors just seem to take over though.
The mouthfeel is on the heavier side with carbonation being moderate. Overall it wasn't a bad beer, but I definitely wouldn't choose it over the regular version. The yeast just added some spicy, fruity, estery flavors that just dominated a little too much for me. It seemed to overshadow a lot of the really great regular OG flavors.
Serving type: bottle
02-25-2012 00:20:49 | More by billab914
3.28/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
Pours clear copper with some red. A huge fluffy cream colored head leaves some respectable lacing.
Smell is caramel and rich malt. Some alcohol is present with some roasty malts and a hint of hop fruitiness.
Taste is bold, even after one year. Tasted like hard alcohol with some rum sweetness and malts. A cough syrup like finish rounds the taste out. Um, yuck.
Feel is burny. Hard to find the creamy texture I want from the BW, but it's there, just hidden. While carbonation is good, it's hard to drink.
Wow, even after 1 year of aging, it's still offensive. This is hard to drink and my first one year old cellared beer. I won't say it's a bad beer, but I am glad I only have one of these, as I would hate to have to drink another. Especially as I am dreading every look I make at my tulip while this beer is in it.
Serving type: bottle
02-18-2012 11:15:13 | More by Drinkerofales
4/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz bottle into 25oz snifter. 2011 release.
A: Pours a very dark burnt caramel orange with a finger of fuzzy dark khaki head that faded into a long lasting film that left a few sticky spots of lace down the glass.
S: Sweet and spicy notes of caramel, toffee, pepper, grassy hops, pine resin, spicy Belgian yeast and a bit of candied orange and citrus. There is just a hint of alcohol vapor in there as well.
T: Strange but good. The flavors mostly follow the nose with the addition of tobacco and cooked carrots? The finish is lightly bitter but also strangely sour (lightly) from what I assume is the yeast. I get notes of cinnamon as well.
M: Medium-thick body, slick and resinous mouthfeel, with even carbonation.
O: A decent barleywine, definitely interesting. The Belgian yeast adds an interesting dimension, and for what it is I think it's done very well. That said I think I'll stick to the original.
Serving type: bottle
02-16-2012 01:31:34 | More by scottfrie
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Love to eat on a cruise? How do YOU do it?
First off, this thread is intended for those of us who just go on a cruise with the full expectation of gaining 3-4 lbs. Yes, I try to keep in shape, and I will lose those ls within a month of returning home, blah blah blah.
So, here's the question..
Of course there is TOO much food on a cruise, but you don't have to eat it all
So, how do YOU eat? What are your eating patterns on a cruise? I love to eat, I really do, but I am simply not hungry enough for a big breakfast, lunch AND dinner. Maybe some of you are?
Sea Day: I normally eat a decent, but light breakfast. Some yogurt, fruit and maybe a bowl of cereal - nothing big like a stack of pancakes, bacon, eggs, etc.
Port Day: Big breakfast because we will eat a light lunch
Lunch -Sea Days - johhny Rockets
Port Day - I just grab a drink, or small treat somewhere
Dinner: always a full dinner. Most times with dessert.
Evening - usuaally just drinks, but maybe a cookie or two from the promenade cafe
How do you guys do it?
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I am on a pretty strict low sugar, low fat, low cholesterol diet and vacation is my time to SPLURGE. I eat enough to gain 5 to 10 lbs in a week but I am up early, stay active, stay up late .. and use the stairs .. no elevators allowed Usually don't gain an ounce .. although once in a while maybe a pound or 2.
Past Cruises:
Jan. 2014 - Celebrity Equinox
May 2013 - Grand Princess (10 day Alaska from San Francisco)
Feb. 2012 - Ryndam
April 2011 - Radiance of the Seas (15 day Reposition - Panama Canal)
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I pig out. I'm on vacation. I usually gain between 5 and 10 pounds per cruise. That being said, I am not over weight to begin with and I do lose the extra pounds over the Summer...although that's getting harder.
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I love big breakfasts, when I don't have to cook it! I usually have scrambled eggs, sausage and french toast....some fruit, juice and coffee.
I don't do much for lunch...maybe a 1/2 sandwich or fruit.
Dinner.....I will usually eat almost everything I order....WITH dessert, if there's something I like.
I'm not a "snacker" at all...and I don't eat "just because" whether on a ship, at home, or anywhere!
I once read, "If you aren't hungry enough to eat an apple, you aren't hungry!".....I try to remember that when tempted by something I really don't need....
I usually lose weight PRIOR to the cruise just to gain it back and maybe only an extra lb or two .. but I NEVER use the elevators .. even if I'm wearing heels on formal night and totally exhausted at midnight I still drag myself up the stairs .. with some breaks in between to admire the drawings that always seem to be different b/c I can never tell which part of the ship I'm on haha
I pig out .. i LOVE food .. and if it's REALLY yummy seconds please!! Just talking about food is making me smile ... hehehe
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In my daily life, I don't ever have time to really sit down and eat a meal. It's always a snack on the go. It gets really hard for me to transition towards a full sit down meal during a vacation because everyone else likes to sit down and take their time. I usually inhale my food and get all fidgety and end up making up an excuse to leave. Rumors have gotten started that I have irritable bowel syndrome.
It also doesn't help that I usually stop by what ever is on the way to the room after an activity on the boat and pick up a little something to munch on. On the upside, this usually means I'm snacking 4-6 times a day. Yay metabolism.
On the Carnival Magic, I really wish that they'd relocate that Tandoor kitchen that serves up some decent Indian food. It's all the way at the back of the boat... ain't convenient for nobody.
This "growing up" nonsense sure is proving to be quite difficult!
I always expect to gain a little but always lose a pound or two
I am not a big fan of cruise food, so I pretty much eat what I eat at home; mostly fruit, veggies, white meat chicken, nuts, oatmeal and well-cooked eggs and lots of water. I don't like 99% of desserts, dislike wine and other most alcoholic drinks except margaritas so my sugar intake is low. I don't like beef or seafood so neither ever tempt me.
My weaknesses are cheese, toffee cookies and Mexican food but I don't worry about the occasional dietary lapse as my weight to height proportion is fine. I power walk almost every day, swim a bit and never take an elevator.
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South America: Argentina, January 2007
Antarctica: Antarctic Peninsula, January 2007 (cruise)
Africa: South Africa, June 2008
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We just got back, we did protein shakes for breakfast a full lunch then gorged ourselves at dinner. With working out alot I managed to not gain anything on a 17 day vacation.
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Eat lots of healthy items that we also enjoy very much.
I don't really change my eating habits much. Eggs or egg whites and fruit for breakfast, a light lunch or even just a snack, and I pace myself at dinner, skipping courses if I'm getting full or just not that hungry.
I'll splurge for one breakfast for French Toast and if I'm truly hungry, I'll have a full lunch but will only eat until I'm full, seldom finishing everything on my plate.
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August 2002--Disney Magic Eastern
October 2005--RCCL Mariner Western
October 2011--Disney Dream Bahamas
June 2012--Windstar Wind Surf Back-To-Back, Rome to Venice to Athens
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April 2014--Paul Gauguin to French Polynesia
I spent three weeks in Europe with a 20" roll aboard and a tote bag and never missed all the "stuff" I didn't bring. See how I did it here.
The only time I gained a lot of weight on a one week cruise, was when I got a free drink card in the casino, and I made good use of it! Gained 9 lbs on an 8 day cruise! So it was the alcohol that made me gain the weight.
My eating practice on a cruise is;
Breakfast, continental, either room service croissant, fruit and coffee, or buffet same plus I may take a sausage or strip of bacon to go with it, but always fruit! I dont normally eat breakfast always at home, so this is a bonus for me.
Lunch, salad bar...I love salad bar, and they are not always low cal, depending on what I put on my salad. I like to put all the good stuff on, so honestly my salad is not usually a low cal one, but I love salad bars!
Dinner usually if not always in the MDR, consist of an appetizer, main course and dessert, or sometimes an appetizer, and soup, and main. Occasionally I will miss dinner in the dining room, and get a sandwich, or visit the buffet and will depend on what they have there.
Im not into late snacks. Once Im done with dinner, Im not hungry any more till next day, so dont even think about food.
bottom line....if you dont want to gain weight; watch the alchohol, and maybe even the carbs, though for me it usually is only the drinks that make me gain weight. Enjoy yourself though, and try to enjoy whatever it is that your want in moderation.
Last edited by SMSACE6; December 5th, 2012 at 08:52 AM.
I usually eat three square meals a day on a cruise. I spend so much time researching and planning and looking at food pics that by the time I get there there's so much I want to try. On sea days Ill grab something small from the buffet then maybe eat half a burger. In port ill usually research somewhere to have lunch. I eat in moderation but I like to try lots of things.
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I always start out with good intentions of not over doing it. I try to always have lots of fruits and vegetables. I also find I retain more water when I am cruising so stay away from salty foods as much as I can. I choose fish once or twice a week and stay away from creamy soups and pastas. That being said I love my sweets and always have desserts but only once a day. If it is not that good I will not eat it and even if it is good I try not to finish it all. I may have a waffle for breakfast one day or an ice cream one afternoon. I seem to eat more as the time goes on during the cruise and I get into the vacation mode.
I like wine with my dinner and a fruity drink by the pool.
I walk the decks and take the stairs and I even try to walk the treadmill sometimes.
My DH eats everything he wants and lots of it but does not drink much.
In the end I always seem to put on weight but most of it comes off pretty fast. My hubby never gains. It is not fair but that's the way it is. I am on vacation and I will not pass on everything just so not to gain weight. Good thing we only cruise every year or two.
On our first cruise dh and I were definitely of a scarcity mindset and we both ate WAY too much and gained weight. On this cruise, I might gain weight, but I have a different mindset. In my everyday life, I try to eat healthy and exercise daily. On the cruise, I plan to do what I want, but what I actually WANT, and not what I feel like I should have.
For example, you always hear people on CC saying that they wouldn't eat a burger on a cruise because they could get that at home. Well, I'm thinking about the grill station and how I could get a burger, fries and put molten cheese food on those fries! I NEVER eat that at home, so that is decadent to me. I was fantasizing (during my run!!) of having soft serve with my coffee.
However, I found that I tried to have salad on my last cruise because it is "healthy," and at home, it IS, as my salads are chock full of veggies and low in extras. But on the cruise, I piled on the olives and sunflower seeds, etc.....all the fatty stuff. And I ate food that wasn't that good because I felt like I should.
On this cruise, I would prefer to eat pizza at every meal if that is what I truly want rather than eat a mediocre steak because I'm on a cruise in the MDR and that's what I SHOULD do.
That said, I'm a drunk and dh is a gambler, so we might hit the free drink magic number in casino early, which will definitely up the calorie count!
Oh, well....there's always boot camp when I get home!
Hubby and I have been on several cruises and we've discovered we really like the ones that are a bit more port intensive. Why? Because we're up and moving around all over the place, exploring, wandering, walking... just moving waaaay more than we do at our desk jobs in real life. This being said, we eat what we like on the ships but not to the point of going crazy. With me being diabetic, I have to be good with the sweets but I do treat myself sometimes at dinner with a decadent dessert. Breakfasts aren't heavy foods that might make us sluggish in our adventures and lunch is almost always pretty light and local to whatever city/port we're in. Dinner is a full meal with whomever we are lucky to meet at our table. Not a lot of alcohol consumption but a few glasses of red wine never hurt anyone. Isn't it good for you? We usually come home a few lbs. down from when we left. All that port exploring can burn a lot of calories!
Last edited by Cindibear2; March 6th, 2013 at 06:28 PM.
How do i do it
i EAT WITH A KNIFE AND A FORK I FUND THAT WORKS AT WELL FOR MOST OF US
I love the finer dining options.... especially the Teppanyaki, Lobster, a good steak stuff like that, not too much into the desserts. Definitely don't worry too much about my intake on a cruise, although I do usually use the stairs, not in heels or anything
When I get FULL, I just quit eating. There will be more tomorrow!
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The NCAA Colloquium Advisory and Editorial Board is asking scholars to submit papers for the Association's fifth annual Scholarly Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics to be held in conjunction with the 2012 NCAA Convention in Indianapolis.
The Colloquium, this year titled "Academic Reform: Progress, Problems and Prospects," is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 10, and Wednesday, Jan. 11.
In addition to featuring a number of keynote presentations, the Colloquium has for several years included free-paper sessions to offer a broader representation of the scholarly work being done related to college sports.
Submitted papers should focus closely on the theme of the Colloquium and may highlight scholarship from the sciences, economics, humanities or other fields related to intercollegiate athletics. Abstracts are due no later than Oct. 1 (click here for more details on submitting papers).
The format for presenting submitted papers at this year's Colloquium will be slightly different with the introduction of "poster sessions" that will run concurrently with the traditional readings. Last year's Colloquium featured four free-paper sessions with five readers each, but officials this year want to accommodate more of the submissions that invariably outnumber the slots available.
Organizers hope the poster session concept will help, since dozens of papers can be accommodated in that manner. The number of posters that will be accepted will be based on available space.
As for the keynote speakers this year, the list hasn't been finalized, but those who have agreed to present thus far include University of Hartford President Walter Harrison, who has chaired the Division I Committee on Academic Performance since its inception in 2004. The CAP is the primary governance body charged with developing and implementing the NCAA's academic reform efforts, including oversight of the Academic Progress Rate. Harrison also formerly chaired the NCAA Executive Committee and was a member of the Division I Board of Directors.
Other speakers include Oregon State University professor and associate dean Michael Oriard, a 1970 Notre Dame graduate and former NFL player who is known for his published books "Brand NFL: Making and Selling America's Favorite Sport" and "Bowled Over: Big-Time College Football from the Sixties to the BCS Era," both from the University of North Carolina Press.
A panel of presidents, athletics directors and faculty is also being planned as a keynote session. This session will bring together individuals who have had direct experience implementing strategies that allow their institutions to meet the regulations adopted under the academic reform initiatives.
The Colloquium's theme of academics is timely. NCAA President Mark Emmert in fact during the most recent release of APR reports in May said that it's time for the Association to move away from thinking about academic success as something that should be "reformed" to something that is an expected outcome for student-athletes.
Emmert also has invited more than four dozen influential presidents and chancellors to a retreat in August at which the idea of embedding academic success will be on the agenda.
Previous Colloquiums have focused on student-athlete health and safety, social justice issues and the fiscal sustainability of the enterprise. Former NCAA President Myles Brand introduced the Colloquium in 2008 as a way to spur more scholarly research on intercollegiate athletics, a field in which he thought quality study was lacking.
Brand established an Advisory and Editorial Board composed of about a dozen high-profile scholars who oversee the Colloquium and its accompanying Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, in which papers presented at the Colloquium and others are published. The board's current chair is David Wiggins, professor and director of the School of Recreation, Health and Tourism at George Mason University.


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Parkdale house, developed by Alfred McKay and built with Crandell Pressed Brick
Century Homes Photographs, CH 2012-008
The second Heritage Trades Round Table is set to go on January 28. This one is particularly apropos given the decision recently taken by the CBE to demolish the lovely old Elbow Park School, as it is on the subject of beautiful brick.
Calgary has long been known as the "Sandstone City" due to the number of nearby sandstone quarries. Many people are unaware, however, that we had a good number of brickworks in the vicinity as well. The area around Cochrane had the silty hard clay that was great for making bricks and much of the production of the three brickyards operating there in the early 20th century was shipped to Calgary. Calgary had its own brickyards as well; the earliest of these being Peel's brickyard which opened in 1886 in the area of what is now Roxboro. "Gravity" Watson's yard was established in 1893 near the Edworthy Ranch in the Shaganappi area. This became known as Brickburn. The company was later sold to Edward Crandell, whose beautiful brick home still stands in Patterson Heights and is perhaps better known as the house where Stu Hart lived and trained his wrestlers.
Another entrepreneur who got into the brick business and whose imposing home still stands was William Nimmons. He started a small brickyard on the site of his quarry in the Bankview area. The quarry at Glenbow also had brickworks on the site. There were also small brickworks, run by home builders who provided bricks for their own construction. William Kempling was one such. His operation was located between Centre St. and 4 St. E.
If you are a brick aficionado and would like to learn more about the history of brick production and construction in Calgary, you need to come to the next Heritage Roundtable. You will meet some of the people who make the preservation and maintenance of the buildings and features we love possible. The evening will include:
•Historic brick production & industry in Alberta — Malcolm Sissons, president, I-XL Industries Ltd., a 4th generation family business founded in 1912 as the Redcliff Pressed Brick Co.
•Current brick masonry trade, traditional methods — Neil Puype, principal of a heritage building consulting company and 5th generation brick and stone mason
•Early brickyards & building with brick in Calgary — Marilyn Williams, Heritage Roundtables steering committee
This is going to be great, talking 'bout brick in the Sandstone City, so join us. The event takes place Rideau Park School gymnasium, 829 Rideau Road SW and starts at 7:00 pm (doors will open at 6:30 pm). It is open to the public and free of charge. To register, click here.
Mewata Armouries, entrance to the Drill Hall, ca 1965
Alison Jackson Photograph Collection, AJ 88-05
There is nothing like a blizzard to get me started thinking about Christmas shopping. In particular, how much I don't want to be out shopping in weather like this. So, with that in mind I thought I would pull together a little list of books and some other suggestions for gifts for the history lover in our lives.
This was a really good publishing year for local history. Many of our favourite historians released books that would be great presents not just for local history buffs, but for family or friends who don't know our city, but should.
Here's my list, in no particular order:
Development Derailed: Calgary and the CPR, 1962-1964by Max Foran. In June of 1962, the Canadian Pacific Railway announced a proposal to redevelop part of its reserved land in the heart of downtown Calgary. In an effort to bolster its waning revenues and to redefine its urban presence, the CPR proposed a multimillion dollar development project that included retail, office, and convention facilities, along with a major transportation centre.
The Flood of 2013: A Summer of Angry Rivers in Southern Alberta by the Calgary Herald; foreword by Mayor Naheed Nenshi. The Flood of 2013 chronicles an unforgettable summer of angry rivers, unprecedented flooding and undeniable human spirit. This gift is a "double give" as a portion of proceeds from the sale will go to the Calgary Foundation's Flood Rebuilding fund.
Calgary LRT Walks: South Stations and Northwest Stations by David Peyto (available from Peyto Lake Books. One of the best ways to learn more about Calgary, to appreciate and enjoy the city, is on foot. Calgary LRT Walks describes many walks from LRT stations and include information on routes, buses, bathrooms and eateries.
River throws a tantrum by Rona Altrows; illustrated by Sarah-Joy Geddes is about one boy's perception of the flood and evacuation. It was published by Pages Bookstore and read at one of their story times by Mayor Nenshi.
Concrete Centenarian: The Life and Death of Calgary's Canadian Government Elevator by Scott Jolliffe looks at the history and demolition of the old Government elevator in Ogden. It is richly illustrated with the author's photographs. Concrete Centenarian is available at many of the bookstores mentioned below. It is also available directly from the Calgary Heritage Authority for $30. For the CHA, email firstname.lastname@example.com
Marion Nicoll: Silence and Alchemy by Ann Davis, Elizabeth Herbert, Jennifer Salahub. Marion Nicoll is a widely acknowledged founder of Alberta art and certainly one of a dedicated few that brought abstraction into practice in the province. Her life and career is a story of determination, of dedication to her vision regardless of professional or personal challenges. She was the first female instructor hired by the school that is now ACAD.
Unbuilt Calgary: A History of the City That Might Have Been by Stephanie White. There have always been great plans afoot for Calgary. Stephanie White looks at some of the plans and what they would have meant for the city.
Wild Horses, Wild Wolves: Legends at risk at the foot of the Canadian Rockies by Maureen Enns. Ghost River Wilderness Area, located along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in southern Alberta, is one of only three provincially designated wilderness areas in the province. It is in this beautiful, threatened and geographically remote area that Maureen Enns, a well-known artist, author, educator and conservationist, has come to discover an incredible world inhabited by wild horses, one of the region's most elusive and iconic creatures.
Any one of these titles would make a great gift. Many of these books can be purchased at Chapters/Indigo but also check our local booksellers such as the Glenbow Museum Shop, Pages on Kensington, Shelf Life Books and Owl's Nest.
Do you have a suggestion for a great local history book to give as a present? Please put your title in the comments and we'll add it to our list.
Fire Hall Number 3/Inglewood Community Association, ca 1960s
Alison Jackson Photograph Collection, AJ 1273
Hallowe'en is nearly upon us. I know that because it snowed this weekend and it's cold outside. What would hallowe'en be without frost on the pumpkins? So with the cold weather, the approach of hallowe'en and the success of our Century Homes ghost tour on Saturday, I thought I'd have a look at some of the favourite ghosts haunts in Calgary.
Even though our city is relatively young, in the scheme of things paranormal we do have our share of strange and inexplicable happenings. Inglewood, as it is one of the oldest communities and still has a fairly good stock of original buildings, seems to be a focus for supernatural activities. One in particular is the old Fire Hall #3. This Fire Hall was built when Captain James "Cappy" Smart saw a need for emergency services in the quickly growing east end of the city. The members of the fire department were very much a part of the community and kept pets, in addition to the horses that pulled the fire wagons. One of these pets was a beloved monkey named Barney. Accounts vary but Barney met a bad end and was buried, on the grounds of the fire hall, in a specially made casket. Could this have been because Captain Smart, in addition to being one of our first fire chiefs was also one of the provinces first undertakers? However it happened, the ghost of Barney is thought to inhabit the old fire hall which is now the Hose and Hound Pub. Strange "monkey-business" takes place in the kitchen, with pots flying and ovens opening on their own. Barney is not alone, as a horse named Lightning, who lost his life in a fire, also makes the pub his home. His hoof beats are sometimes heard in the hallway.
Gaspe Lodge/Deane House, ca 1965
Alison Jackson Photograph Collection, AJ 0308
Deane House is another reportedly haunted home in the Inglewood area. The house was built for Superintendent Richard Burton Deane at Fort Calgary. It was moved to its present location in 1929. It eventually became a rooming house called the Gaspe Lodge. Rooming houses were notorious dens of iniquity (at least that's what I was told when I was young) so it isn't surprising that some unsavoury events took place. Stories abound about murders and suicides that have left the spirits of the dead restless and ripe for a haunt. There have been reports of floating torsos, smoking gentlemen and reappearing blood stains. The ghosts of Deane house, are benign, however, and cause no problems for the staff.
These are just two of a long list of buildings that are home to the ghosts of our city. Even our City Hall is believed to have two supernatural inhabitants. If you're interested in more of Calgary's haunted history, visit us in the Local History room at the Central Library. We have lots of stories, and maybe even a ghost or two.
Stoney (Nakoda) Children on a Travois, 1922
Postcards from the Past, PC 620
Part of our Heritage Weekend this year is a program for young people at the Nose Hill Library on Sunday October 27 from 12 to 3 p.m. We have folks coming in from Heritage Park, Fort Calgary, Military Museums, Archaeological Society of Alberta Calgary Centre, the 78th Fraser Highlanders, Lougheed House, the Aerospace Museum, and the History Wrangler. There will be lots of stuff to see and do and it's a great way to get our young people enthused about our history.
Getting young people interested in history can be somewhat challenging, although I find when we do school tours there are always a few students who think that a one hundred year old business directory is "sick" (for us oldsters, that means really cool) or who think the old maps are "killer" (also means good). I even had one young man tell his friend that, no, history wasn't boring, it was "awesome"!
So, in many cases the interest is there, but sometimes isn't tapped until they can get their hands on a buffalo skull, or an artifact from a museum, or until they hear the stories of the everyday people who made this province. That is what we are going to do at the Family Heritage Fair. So if you have a budding historian in your life or even if you'd just like to take the kids to see what's neat at the library, pop in on Sunday and have a blast with the past.
Children's Story Hour at the Library, 1912
Calgary Public Library Archives: Our Story in Pictures, 103-15-01
Looking to the North East from the top of the Grain Exchange Building, ca 1910
Postcards from the Past PC 954
Our annual Heritage Weekend kicks off on Friday October 25 at 5:30 p.m. with Heritage Matters: Calgary's Commercial Heritage. Author and photographer Steve Speer will present images from his book Building on the Bow: Landmarks in Calgary Commercial Real Estate. The images in the book are the culmination of a year's work documenting Calgary's changing architectural landscape. With Calgary being a city that grows in fits and starts, many old buildings are changed or lost and many new buildings rise. Sometimes it happens so fast, we don't even notice. Building on the Bow provides an important record of the city's commercial properties both old and new. I'm going to be there with bells on.
Hockey Player (Alex Griesak) 1908
Postcards from the Past, PC 1596
The very next day, we have another program lined up that promises to be just as entertaining: an examination of Calgary's Sports Heritage with Honoured Members from the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. This is an aspect of life in Calgary that we haven't covered before and I am really looking forward to hearing this presentation. We have always been a sporting community; the Mounties played polo nearly as soon as they got here and, with our balmy Chinook winters, we even had baseball games played in January (with commentators noting that the balmy breeze kept the spectators from getting too hot!) There is a long heritage of sporting excellence in Calgary and we will be celebrating it at 11 a.m. on Saturday October 26.
Find out more about the programs by following this link. You can register for the Heritage Week programs in person, online or by telephone at 403-260-2620. It runs from Friday October 25 to Sunday October 27. This is our big heritage blow-out so we have packed the weekend with great presentations and events for the whole family. Come on down and have a blast with the past.
Football Team (perhaps Calgary Collegiate Institute) 1912
Postcards from the Past, PC 1131
The Airport, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Postcards from the Past, PC 1122
In my last blog post I wrote about the Bay Building in downtown Calgary. It is an iconic building and its importance to the life of the city cannot be overstated. But what I found out while I was researching it was that it played many roles in the lives of Calgarians beyond just that of a place to buy stuff. One of the most interesting uses I read about was the RCAF No. 4 Training Command post on the top floor. The command centre for the west of Canada from Vancouver to Regina, 300 people staffed this post. They stayed there until the No. 4 Command was merged with the No. 2 Command and the staff and equipment were shipped to Winnipeg late in 1944.
The first manned flight Calgarians actually saw was a hot-air balloon stunt at the Calgary Agricultural and Industrial Fair in 1906. 'Professor' Williams (apparently all hot-air balloonists called themselves professor) parachuted from a trapeze hanging from his hot-air balloon and landed in the Elbow River. This stunt did not seem to make much of an impression on the jaded citizens of Calgary. While I can give details of the winners and their prizes from every variety of livestock, and the winners of all the horse races, there is only passing mention of the balloonist. Maybe the Morning Albertan journalist was right, that "a Calgary crowd is a quiet crowd…[that] takes its pleasure without boisterousness" (until someone blocks their view of the finish line).
A dirigible was the highlight of the 1908 Exhibition, making flights around the grounds twice a day. It's first flight was a bit of a disappointment as the pilot, Jack Dallas, couldn't yet maneuver the ship in high winds and it was off course for most of its maiden voyage. It calmed down later in the week, but eventually a windstorm caused the dirigible to hit a mooring tower and burst into flames. Hydrogen does that.
Planes were often part of the grandstand show at the Calgary Exhibitions. Howard Le Van, a very young pilot, flew his plane (another Strobel machine) at the Exhibition until it crashed into a fence when it caught a strut in a gopher hole. Been there!
Katherine Stinson, one of the first female pilots, made several visits to the Calgary Exhibition, performing stunts and even making western Canada's first airmail flight, taking off from a flat spot near Stanley Jones School in Renfrew to take mail to Edmonton. This area would become Calgary's first municipal airport, and would have the first illuminated runway in the country. The hangar built by Rutledge Air Services, still stands and currently houses the Boys and Girls Club.
Calgarians continued to be fascinated with flight. The flat lands surrounding the city were perfect for pilots to launch their homemade planes. And they did so with a passion. The papers are filled with accounts of flight attempts. Some were successful, such as an attempt by two teenaged boys, Earle Young and Alf Lauder, to build a glider powered by a motorcycle engine which eventually got off the ground with the help of a tow from Dad's Buick.
This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to aviation history in Calgary. To find out more you can join us at our annual Heritage Weekend to take in the new documentary Wings of Change presented by Doug Wilson. This excellent documentary celebrates history of aviation in Calgary from the first flights at the beginning of the 20th century to the newest developments at YYC. This will take place, as I mentioned, during our Heritage Weekend on October 25 to 27. The film will be screened on October 25 at noon in the John Dutton Theatre at the Central Library. You can register online, in person, or by telephone (403-260-2620). Check out the other Heritage Weekend programs while you're at it. We've got some great stuff.
Calgary--As seen from an Aeroplane, ca 1924
Postcards from the Past, PC 699
The Hudson's Bay Company's New Departmental Store in Calgary, ca 1913
Postcards from the Past, PC 1665
The Hudson's Bay building downtown has turned 100 years old. It has been a part of the lives of Calgarians for a very long time. It has certainly been an important part of my life, even though I'm slightly younger than 100 (and my Nan worked at Eaton's so I could get a discount). Still, I used to shop the bargain basement for my stockings when I was a candy bar girl (complete with red mini-dress) at the Palace Theatre across the street. I used to skip school to eat French fries and drink iced tea in the Chinook Room (because I didn't want to run into my Nan at Eaton's)
Now, while the building is 100, the company itself is much, much older. The Hudson's Bay Company was established in the 17th century to take advantage of the fur trading opportunities. The first post was established in Calgary in 1876, hot on the heels of the NWMP establishment of Fort Calgary. It has always been a part of this city. Its growth was an indicator of the health of the city — kind of an indicator species, if you will. When the decision was made to run the transcontinental railway through Calgary, thus shifting the focus of settlement from the confluence of the Bow and Elbow to the west side of the Elbow River, the Bay followed suit, opening a small store at Centre Street and Stephen Avenue. But the city continued to boom and soon this little store became inadequate so a newer, more elegant store was built on the same site.
8th Avenue looking East, (you can see the old Hudson's Bay Store at the end of the block on the left)
Postcards from the Past, PC 587
You can still see this building at 102 8th Avenue SW. As the city continued to grow, this store was added to and expanded but by the beginning of the 20th century, Calgary was booming again. The Bay needed to evolve to meet the needs of this new, sophisticated (and moneyed) town. The site they chose was on the corner of 1st Street and 8th Avenue, physically not too far from where they were, but the store the company would build was miles beyond the Victorian structure they left behind.
As they described it themselves in the announcement of the opening of the new store, their old place was "work — worn, wearied and the dear, faithful old walls "weren't up to the challenge of the new century. It sounded more like they were describing someone's grandma. They would be "winging their way to premises more dignified and capacious — befitting the aspirations of this progressive institution" and the aspirations of the progressive city which it served. The opening of this store, one of the grandest in the country, was a nod to the optimism and potential of Calgary.
The ad announcing the grand opening of the new location waxed eloquent about the sun setting on the old ideals and hopes and rising again on the renewed ambition and the new "life fluid coursing through [the] veins" of the new Hudson's Bay; this could have been a metaphor for the new life blood that would be gushing through Calgary in the near future (sorry, couldn't resist). The opening was a gala affair, kicking off on 14th Avenue east, winding its way to the Braemar lodge to pick up the Lieutenant Governor and then on to the store. There were bands and honour guards, a luncheon with speeches and toasts and band concert, held in The Rendezvous.
The Hudson's Bay would become more than just a store for Calgarians. It was a meeting spot, a cultural centre and it even had a library for its customers. The Elizabethan Room promised an elegant dining experience and the children could be entertained on the rooftop playground. During the war its top floor housed the RCAF No. 4 Training Command, possibly because the store already had a beacon on its roof to guide pilots toward the airport. It was one of the grandest stores the Hudson's Bay had ever opened and remains, to this day, one of the most beautiful buildings in the core. It is the Bay, what more needs to be said.
For those of you interested in Calgary's commercial heritage, our next Heritage Matters program - the launch for our Heritage Weekend - will be on just that subject. It will feature author Steve Speer speaking about his photographic vision of Calgary's skyline through his book, Building on the Bow. Landmarks of Downtown Calgary. For more information and to register check out our program guide.
Programme for a recital at the Hudson's Bay Green Room by Gordon Bryan, visiting examiner
from the Royal Academy of Music, 1933
Elbow Park School
From the School Website
The beautiful old Elbow Park School has been in the news recently. It looks like damage to the building was quite extensive and there is some question as to its future. Right now, it appears that the wings on either side of the main building have been undermined and are sinking. They are pulling away from the main part of the building and causing cracks and other structural issues. The CBE is currently deciding whether to repair the school or build a new one. The Minister of Education has pledged to do as much as possible to save as much of the historic school as possible. For the next two years, students from the Elbow Park will be in a modular school being set up on the grounds of Earl Grey School.
Elbow Park School was originally a cottage school, which was a two storey building as opposed to the bungalow schools of four rooms in a single storey. In 1917 the cottage building was moved to 3640 7 Street and in 1919 two more rooms were added. In 1960 the building was still in use for shop and home economics classes for Rideau Park students. In 1962 this enhanced cottage school became the home of Tweedsmuir School for Girls.
In 1925 a bylaw was approved by an overwhelming majority to spend 100,000 dollars on a new school in Elbow Park. The Parents Association lobbied hard as they felt their existing school was too small, badly ventilated, poorly heated and a firetrap due to its open central staircase.
William Branton, Calgary School Board architect and building superintendent, with consulting architect R.P Blakey, designed the school. The cornerstone was laid on March 27, 1926, by F.S. Selwood, Liberal MLA and D.S. Moffat, City Solicitor. To mark the opening on November 26, 1926, a bridge and whist tournament was held, followed by refreshments.
Elbow Park was the first brick school in Calgary. The assembly hall, once the gym, and currently in use as the library, resembled a typical Old Country chapel. The papers said: "The walls are being artistically finished with a dappled light brown tint. The building is ultra-modern in every respect. "
Our fingers are crossed that this old beauty can be saved. The Calgary Heritage Initiative Society will have updates on their forums, which can be accessed here.
Elbow Park, Swimming in the Elbow
Postcards from the Past, PC 190
Fortieth Avenue, SW, Elbow Park Flooded,June 1923
Postcards from the Past, PC 612
Sadly, many of the neighbourhoods which were hardest hit by the floods of late June were the old neighbourhoods, where many of the city's century homes are located. The Calgary Heritage Initiative Society (CHI) has put together a Heritage Roundtable to address the issue of flood damage to these heritage places. The evening's topical discussion will be on the extent and severity of damage to historic resources in Calgary, including heritage sites, and older buildings and neighbourhoods. Even if you aren't a heritage homeowner, we all have a stake in the heritage of our city and this discussion will be of great interest.
The panel members will also offer advice on reclaiming and restoring heritage properties. Fixing up a century home with a brick or sandstone foundation is somewhat different from mucking out the basement of a 1950s bungalow with a poured concrete foundation. Horsehair insulation and plaster walls react differently to water than do drywall and fiberglass. The panel members have years of expertise and they are willing to share.
Presenters will also cover potential sources of government aid and other help and provide advice to affected property owners.
The Roundtable will be at Fort Calgary on July 25 starting at 6:30 pm. The event is free and everyone, whether a heritage homeowner or just a person with an interest in heritage, will find this evening to be very informative. You are asked to register at the Calgary Communities website.
The evening's speakers will be:
Eileen Fletcher, Heritage Conservation Advisor, Alberta Culture: Historic Resources Management Branch;
Darryl Cariou, Senior Heritage Planner, City Wide Planning and Design, City of Calgary;
Alexandra Hatcher, Executive Director/CEO, Alberta Museums Association;
Halyna Skala Tataryn, Heritage Housing Specialist, Real Estate Representative, Sotheby's International Realty Canada.
If you are dealing with a flood-damaged historic property, the CHI website has valuable section on their forum that includes links to resources such as Canadian Conservation Institutes "Resources for Salvaging Personal Valuables" and "After the Flood" by Eileen Fletcher on the Alberta's Historic Places blog, RETROactive The Calgary Public Library has also put together a resource list for all homeowners dealing with flood damage. You can pick up a copy at your local branch or find it online here.
High River Flood, May 11, 1942
Postcards from the Past, PC 1627
Residential View, Calgary
Postcards from the Past, PC 1498
I saw Janet Melrose on the morning news today. She's Calgary's Cottage Gardener, and Garden Animator at the Calgary Horticultural Society and she was saying that it is too early to go out and start mucking about in the garden. (Not that we'd want to today; I see snow out the window).
But if you are interested in gardens and would like a little taste of what our ancestors contrived to grow, you can join Janet May 7 at Central for a look at some of Calgary's historic gardens. While it is hard to believe that we can even grow grass in this climate, Calgarians have always been garden lovers and have been willing to brave the disappointments and disasters that come with our weather, in order to celebrate the hard-won successes.
I love gardens and have written before about the Brewery Gardens which started as a project to make work for A.E. Cross's employees during the Depression, and ended up as a beautiful park, complete with aquarium. It is one of my earliest memories of a garden but that may have had more to do with the fish ponds than the plants.
There was also a garden next to the old train station on 9th Avenue. It would have been about where the Calgary Tower stands now. The railroad was actually responsible for a great many gardens across the prairies. They had land to sell and a good way to encourage people to settle in what might have seemed an inhospitable climate, was to cultivate gardens beside the stations to exhibit just what could be accomplished. The CPR garden in Calgary was more like a park, possibly designed to give travelers a little bit of air on the long journey west (like the dog walking area at the airport, maybe) It was the city's first public park, opened in 1891. We have a strange little postcard of a lady and her dog at the fountain in the park. It had been hand tinted by someone with a very sketchy sense of colour (see below). Edwinna Von Baeyer's indispensable history of gardening in Canada, Rhetoric and Roses includes information about the railway garden movement. We have a copy in the Local History room.
CPR Park, Calgary ca. 1907
Postcards from the Past, PC 658
The picture at the top of this post shows a view of a beautiful Japanese style garden somewhere in Mount Royal. I think this may have been John Burns' garden, behind his home on Prospect Avenue. Burns had the garden developed some time after he moved in to the home in 1928.
Some more modern gardens are in the news. I am thinking particularly of Century Gardens, developed to celebrate the city's centennial in 1975 and built in a brutalist style. On May 4 at 4 p.m. there will be a Jane's Walk of Century Gardens which will include a parkour demonstration. The garden seems built for this kind of pursuit and the tour and demo will be great, I'm sure. For more information check out the website.
To register for Janet's program on Tuesday May 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library you can contact us at 403-260-2620, register online or in person at your local branch.