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| - BEERS GALORE AND SO MUCH MORE!
I think this is a five star business, yet my experience of their wine selection is so limited that I will declare an immediate four stars, then 'update' my review after I have more experience with their range of wines.
I go here frequently for their selection of beer. Their presentation allows one to (for the most part) select individual beers, rather than having to commit to a bulk amount of one type. Their geographic range is matched only by their beer type. Both categories are wide ranging, if not global and formidable. I have a love of microbreweries from la Belle province, Quebec. The KWM has an excellent selection of Dieu du ceil! This company prides itself on live ('top fermenting') brewing, and should be recognized as one of the finest breweries on earth. The myraid esters produced by the live yeast process is masterfully directed by these guys. So many different flavours, aromas, gravities and timbres your mind reels at the patience required to perfect multiple styles of alcohol-yum. The Kensington Wine Market seems to be aware of this, for they are the ONLY store in Calgary that pointedly presents as much of the Dieu du Ciel! range as possible. Unibrou brewers is also committed to by KWM -- Maudite, Blanche de Chamblay, Troix Pistoles, et cetera are all 'regulars' at the Wine Market.
Also of note are the aforementioned ranges -- geographic, and stylistic. Asian, North American, European an South American products are all presented year-round (as the market allows). Stylistically no other shop in town presents such a range. Ales of various gravities and noses, bitters, porters, stouts, 'top-hop', single, double, and triple fermented 'wines', beers infused with specific aromas (IE hibiscus, chocolate, espresso)... probably not every beer in the planet, but close enough for this freak.
Of wines I know little. They have the Gewurztraminer, Valpolicella, and Amontillados that I like. So there.
Do yourself a favour and allow the neophile in you to randomly grab goodies from this joint. Trust me. You will want to go to there repeatedly.
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