Today was Amsterdam day, in Amsterdam week. I was able to check out the space that the new brewpub will be in, visit the new brewery in Leaside and hang around with some of my favourite brewers. More on all that tomorrow (with pictures of the new brewery, and words about the new brewpub; basically […]
Amsterdam week continues, and today was a noteworthy day: I walked in to 21 Bathurst St for what is likely to be the last time. Just stopped by to borrow a couple of shives, and was in and out, but couldn’t help but pause for a second, and think back over some really incredible times […]
I’m celebrating all this week with Amsterdam Brewing Co, who have now officially moved in to their new premises, in Leaside. If you had ever been to their brewery at 21 Bathurst, you knew it was simply a matter of time until that space would become a condo (blah), and indeed, that is what is […]
While I review their beers far too infrequently, I am a long-time big-fan of Church-Key Brewing. An early micro-brewery favourite of mine, Church-Key is located right along the “back roads” route to my wife’s family cottage. Sure, you could take the 401 to Napanee, then head north to the cottage, but then you would miss […]
After reviewing Great Lakes Brewery’s excellent 25th Anniversary Belgian Saison, which included lots of references to their No Chance With Miranda Saison, I thought it was the right time to dig into my pile of beers waiting review, and finally put some thoughts down about Miranda’s older sister, No Pants With Miranda. So first off, […]
Many of you will already know that Great Lakes Brewery is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. If you didn’t, Great Lakes Brewery is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. Now we all know. With that in mind, they have decided to release a few specialty beers to bars and the LCBO throughout the year. […]
So, if you know me, you know I love it when breweries try new stuff. And if you know about the craftbeer “scene”, you know oak-aging beers is kind of a big deal. Amsterdam has a mountain of oak casks with a variety of their beers in them. I’ve heard more than a few brewers […]
I had a startling realization ta few days ago, as I grabbed a couple of beers for the weekend: one of my new standard beers, which I’ve been drinking on draught for what feels like ages, is a beer I’ve never actually reviewed. Indeed, I interviewed Brock Shepherd a year and a half ago about […]
So, I don’t know if it’s Ontario brain-washing, overly romantic memories of cottaging in Muskoka as a child, or a geniune love of the little blue berries known (cleverly) as Blueberries. In pancakes, as jam on toast, in pie. So if you put Blueberries in beer, I’m pretty much yours. Now, some of you will […]
Continuing along with my “stuff in beer” reviews, is St Ambroise Apricot Wheat Ale. I’ve said it in past posts, but I’ll say it again: I don’t go in for this seasonal beer stuff. True, I think there are beers for specific occasions or times, but I would never consider turning down a delicious stout […]
