{"id":19180,"date":"2020-03-11T11:53:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T18:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=19180"},"modified":"2020-03-11T12:50:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T19:50:02","slug":"victoria-beer-week-review-taco-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2020\/03\/11\/victoria-beer-week-review-taco-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Beer Week Review: Taco Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Move over, beer! Tacos shared the spotlight at Victoria Beer Week\u2019s Taco Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The evening began with the Czechmate Pilsner (5.2%) from Off the Rail Brewing. Crisp, clear, and mild, it doesn\u2019t forge any new paths, but would be perfect for a day at the beach.<\/p>\n

Very Good Butchers are a completely vegan operation that, as they put it, \u201cbutchers beans.\u201d Their jackfruit-roasted corn taco with pickled red onions had a strange texture, but its sweet-spicy chipotle mayo and fresh corn tortilla made for a tasty, satisfying nosh.<\/p>\n

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Crowds enjoying Victoria Beer Week’s Taco Tuesday (photo by Lane Chevrier\/Nexus<\/em>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From Hoyne Brewing came the Down Easy Pale Ale (5%). Less hoppy than most pales, and mildly fragrant, this refreshing beer lives up to its name.<\/p>\n

Next up was a vegetarian braised mushroom soft taco from Taco Stand #2. The mushrooms were juicy and spicy, the apple slaw was crisp but could have used a bit of fresh lemon juice, and the crumbled queso fresca on top was a nice touch.<\/p>\n

Canoe Brewpub\u2019s Charred Pineapple and Mango IPA’s (6%) fruit flavours synergized surprisingly well with its hops. These flavours were added separately, however, rather than being an integral result of the brewing process, resulting in it tasting somewhat like a beer punch. Still, it was my favourite of the night for its unique flavour.<\/p>\n

Roast Meat and Sandwich Shop dished up a taco consisting of two chicken nuggets on a tortilla, a squirt of Sriracha aioli, and a spoonful of salsa. Meagre and sloppy, it lacked any sense of care in both design and presentation. At least the salsa was fresh.<\/p>\n

The Escape Artist Mango Guava Sour (6.4%) from Twin City Brewing tastes literally like sour worm candies, and if I were an alcoholic as a small child, this would have been my go-to. Slightly sweet with hints of grapefruit.<\/p>\n

Taco Stand #1 provided the best snack of the night with their tantalizing popcorn shrimp taco with avocado crema and salsa fresca. The deep-fried shrimp had the perfect crispiness, and it was definitely gone too soon.<\/p>\n

Victoria Beer Week runs until March 14; visit victoriabeerweek.com<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Move over, beer! Tacos shared the spotlight at Victoria Beer Week\u2019s Taco Tuesday. The evening began with the Czechmate Pilsner (5.2%) from Off the Rail Brewing. Crisp, clear, and mild, it doesn\u2019t forge any new paths, but would be perfect for a day at the beach. Very Good Butchers are a completely vegan operation that, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-webexclusive"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t