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SUBSTITUTION CHART
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This list is drawn from beers made in Canada and the United States, plus some popular imports. No doubt, you have favourites of your own that will do just fine. When in doubt, use the old rule about wine: the lighter the meat, the lighter the wine or beer.
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| If the recipe calls for |
Use |
Lager |
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| Belle Gueule or Tremblay |
Creemore Springs Premium Lager, Pete's Gold Coast, Stella Artois, Grolsch Premium, Brick Premium Lager, Great Western Premium Lager |
| U (Pilsner) |
Moretti, Samuel Adams Golden Pilsner, Labatt Blue, Köld, Heineken, Upper Canada Lager, Corona |
| U (red Pilsner) |
Dos Equis, Upper Canada Rebellion |
| Belle Gueule Rousse (red lager) |
Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Algonquin County Lager, Upper Canada Rebellion Lager, Climax ESB |
Winter Lager |
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| Bière de Noël (strong lager) |
Samuel Adams Winter Lager |
Smoked or spiced ale |
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| Raftman (made with whisky malt) |
Any smoked or rachbier |
Canadian-style golden ale |
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| Illégal, La Bolduc |
Molson Export, Labatt 50, John Labatt Classic, Atlantic Storm IPA, Halifax 1749 Stoned Fired Ale, Moosehead |
Pale Ale |
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| St. Ambroise |
Pete's Wicked Ale, Pyramid Pale Ale, Red Hook (ESB), Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Bass, Alaskan ESP, Samuel Adams Boston Ale, Granville Island IPA, Hart Festive Brown, Arkel Best Bitter |
| Griffon, Boréale Blonde |
Saranac Pale Ale, Samuel Smith Pale Ale, Alexander Keith's IPA, Big Rock Warthog Ale, Upper Canada Dark |
Amber |
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| Cheval Blanc Traditional Amber or Royale de L'Anse |
Saranac-Adirondack Amber Ale, Rickard's Red, Gastown Amber Ale, Hart Amber |
Red |
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| Cheval Blanc Legendary Red |
Eldgridge Pope Royal Oak, Conners BEst Bitter, Big Rock Traditional Ale, Shaftbury Rainforest Amber |
Brown Ale |
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| Griffon Brown |
Otter Creek Wolaver's Borwn, Samuel Smith Nut Brown, Newcastle Brown, Waterloo Dark Lager, Muskoka Premium Dark, Sleeman's Original Dark |
Scotch Ale |
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| Loch Ness or McAuslan's |
McRogue Scotch, Samuel Adams Scottish, Long Trail Hibernator Ale, McEwan's |
Stout |
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| St. Ambroise Oatmeal |
Samuel Smith Celebrated Oatmeal, Young's Oatmeal |
| Boréale Nore |
Rogue Shakespeare Stout, Brock's Extra Stout, Guinness, Sierra Nevada Stout, Bell's Porter |
Strong Ale |
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| Maudite |
Duvel, Celis Grand Cru |
| Trois Pistoles |
Dogfish Head Raison d'Etre |
| Titanic or Boréale Cuivrée |
Theakston Old Peculiar, Fuller's |
| Don de Dieu, McAuslan's Vintage Ale |
Golden Pride, McNally's Extra Ale, Harpoon Winter Warmer |
Wheat Beer |
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| Blanche de Chambly (Belgian-style white), 1837 (strong), Tourmente or Cheval Blanc Original White |
Celis White, Blanche des Bruges, Allagash White |
Triple |
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| La Fin du Monde or Blonde McChouffe |
Celis Grand Cru, New Belgium Trippel, Allagash Triple Reserve, Dogfish Head Midas Touch |
Abbey ale |
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| Eau Bénite |
Saint Sixtus |
Flavoured ales |
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| Tord-Vis (maple) |
La Beauceronne à l'Erable |
| Sainte-Paix (cherry wheat) |
Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat |
| Apricot wheat (apricot) |
Pyramid Apricot Ale |
| Snoreau (cranberry) |
Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic |
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