Well, the first annual Beer Pageant is in the books. After what seems like months of preparations and drinking, it all came down to last Friday night. With a last minute change of venue, and scrambling for judges, we managed to pull it all off. Before we get to the bottom line, allow me to […]
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Iron Brewer 2012
Quick, you have a bag, and in it there are 3 types of base malts, 8 specialty malts, 6 types of hops, 5 types of yeast, and 4 “specialty” items. What kind of beer are you going to make? Utilize the smoked wheat flakes and make a creamy rauchbeir? Use the ginger and lemon peel […]
Brewer’s Plate 2012 – I was totally there
So I’m a tad bit embarrassed that I’m only getting to this now. If you’ve been following along, you will remember I posted a while back about Brewer’s Plate. The awesome food and beer event at Roy Thompson Hall for charity. Well, I went, and it was awesome. This year I spent less time note- […]
10 Bitter Years XI – Black Oak Brewing Co.
Every year, in Munster Indiana, there is a migration of sorts. While it doesn’t have the drama of David Attenborough narrating the migrations of the Serengeti, it may well be the largest migration of beer geeks in the western hemisphere. I am, of course, talking about Dark Lord Day. The one day a year you […]
Brewer’s Plate 2012
If that title doesn’t have you immediately looking up this year’s Brewer’s Plate (it’s here, by the way), perhaps my review of the night from last year is in order. Okay, back with me? Have you headed over to the Brewer’s Plate website and bought your ticket yet? Just in case the answer is no, […]
Project X – Great Lakes Brewery – January 12 2012
So Project X is not really a new thing. Indeed, I’ve talked about it various times on this very blog. If you don’t know, every month, Great Lakes Brewing Co. hosts an amazing party called Project X. The idea is, people head down to the brewery to drink awesome great lakes beer, usually including a […]
Canadian Beer News Dinner Series – Beau’s and Doug McNish – December 6th 2011
I got a note from Greg Clow, of Canadian Beer News a few days back, about an exciting series he will be presenting coming up. Below is the official press release, but allow me a moment to editorialize: Greg is a well known and respected beer writer in Toronto. He knows his stuff, and is […]
FastLane Annual August Patio Party – Molson Coors
In the business of the past weekend with Toronto’s Festival of Beer as well as Ben’s birthday, I got an email inviting me to Molson Coors hosted party. It’s an opportunity for young professionals to get together, do some networking, eat some food and drink beers paired with the food under the direction of a […]
Toronto’s Festival of Beer – Digging through the details
Monday morning. Sky is blue, there’s a lovely breeze off the lake as I walk the dogs after breakfast. To be honest, I’m actually feeling in pretty good form. A little rough around the edges, a few cobwebs, sore legs and the linger in my mouth of a *really* big cigar; nothing too bad. I […]
Toronto Festival of Beer – Contest
So, what are some of the flagship beer events in Toronto? Certainly, Toronto Beer Week made some serious waves last year, in it’s inaugural session. Speaking of which, Session99 followed up on the successes of that festival last year, with another excellent celebration of craft beer. Ontario Craft Brewers week, while not limited to just […]
