Doc Perdue's Bobcat — Cowbell Brewing
It has become very very difficult indeed, to keep up with the growth and expansion of breweries in Ontario. But one brewery that didn't slip between the ever widening cracks in my attention was Cowbell Brewing Co, the …
New Tattoo
Please indulge me; this has nothing to do with beer, but I needed a place to "host" this post, and I'm rather partial to my blog. So some of you will know that I take a group of teens to Nicaragua every two years on a …
R-100 IPA — Muddy York Brewing Co.
Wow, I just looked, and I haven't done a full blog review since June. Did I mention I got a job? I'm not sure how real people manage it.... Regardless, I still get beers to review, and I still want to add content here, …
Eastbound Brewing Company Coming to Toronto's RiversideNeighbourhood
Super stoked to pass along this awesome news from a friend from around the scene, Adam. Big love and best wishes to him and his partners in Eastbound Brewing Co!
SAMUEL ADAMS Utopias Exclusive tasting at lcbo
September 7, 2016 – The rare and revered Samuel Adams Utopias 2015 blend is coming to LCBO on Friday, September 23 – the first time in three years this coveted product has been available for purchase in Ontario. To …
The Ontario Craft Beer Guide
Heads-up, friends: Father's Day is this weekend (in Canada, at least). And while I try to eschew cheap stereotypes, a lot of dads I know do enjoy a good beer. I'm a dad, and I'm pretty fond of the stuff. So what is a …
Beers and Burgers
Hey, you know what an advert on a bus told me the other day? That Burgers and Bud are the original power couple. Ignoring the ridiculousness (and gossip-obsessed grossness) of the term "power couple", can I just say that …
West Coast Session Lager — Local 7
For the uninitiated, every year for Session Toronto a group of bar owners (The Local 7) produce a limited release beer for the festival in partnership with Sweetgrass Brewing and Sawdust City. Each of the bars serve the …
Railside Session Ale — Sleeman Brewing and Malting Co.
One of the benefits in the surge in craft brewing, is the impact it is having on the big guys. Yes, we get crap like Shocktop, but we also get killer brands like Goose Island, Elysian, and even Ballast Point getting …
Ernest Cider — Faris Farms
Hey! It's Cider Week here in Ontario, and I'm stoked to have been passed a few cans of a new cider to try out. It's called Ernest Cider from Faris Farms, which is in Newmarket. The ingredients list apple juice (first), …
Beau's Sells Out!
Vankleek Hill, May 17, 2016 – Yesterday morning, Steve Beauchesne, CEO of Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company, Canada’s largest craft producer of organic beer, took centre stage in Ottawa’s ByTowne Cinema amidst the …
Pekko Saison — New World Farmhouse Ale
A new trifecta of firsts for CrookedBullseye: Chris offered to do a Brew & A for GTA Brews, where people from the group are welcome to come out, brew with another brewer and learn from their processes, and ask questions. …
Belgian Candi Sugar
We love farmhouse beers, particularly saisons. And if you starting digging through saison recipes, you'll keep seeing an ingredient with an annoyingly spelt name, specifically "Candi" sugar. It sounds like a sugar …
Hipster Bitchslap — French Farmhouse IPA
It's no secret that we have a real love for the fantastic Wyeast 3711 French Saison yeast. And making farmhouse style beers in general. So a few weeks ago, when Chris' friend Mike who is from Muskoka said he was coing …
Stranger Than Fiction Porter — Collective Arts Brewing
With so much happening in the brewing scene in Ontario, it's often difficult to find a "thing" to be known for. And even if you do, you then need to make sure that you're being authentic. And that your beer is good. …
DIY Stir Plate 2.0
In fine Crooked Bullseye form, our first stab at a DIY Stir Plate (read about it here, this will all make more sense) was, perhaps not a disaster, but certainly not a success. But we learned a bunch of things! The basic …
Vermont IPA
Partially because, at heart, Chris is just a giant hipster (even if he shaved off the beard), it was only a matter of time until he tackled a vermont-style IPA using Conan. Inspired by his recent video with Rudy from …
Chinook Farmhouse Pair
Here in Toronto, we don't get the real Chinooks like out west. That said, Josh and Chris were planning a brew day, and it was set to be an unusually warm day for an early March day. So throwing an homage to the warms …
DIY Stir Plate 1.0
I want to be honest with, this is how not to make a stir plate. As in, it didn't work. We didn't succeed. But there will be a follow-up 2.0 post about how to actually do this. I hope....
Here's a Start
Hey, it's Chris and Josh, and our crew of other people who sometimes come out and brew with us. Welcome to the Crooked Bullseye Homebrewing blog. Here you'll find posts about our brews, diy projects, and other stuff. …