Beer Review
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 …
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, …
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), …
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. …
Anniversary No. 3 — Left Field Brewery
Sigh. Left Field. What can I say? Like watching a friend's child grow from cute quirky kindergartner into a mature confident adult (I'm looking at you, Taylor Jackson), I have been so very lucky to have been witness to …
Sweetback's Milk Stout — Rainhard Brewing Co.
With so many other things taking up my time (mainly the podcast and Sight Glass Videos), it's been ages since I actually sat down to review a beer. But I was out to visit Rainhard Brewery to interview Jordan for a video, …
Kapow! IPA — Rainhard Brewing Co.
A few years ago, I co-hosted a homebrew contest with Fred, from Edge 102. We put out a call to the homebrewers of Toronto, to send us their best brews, and we judged them in a head-to-head knock-out, with the best 5 (if …
Dereliction D.I.P.A. — Muddy York Brewing Co.
Hey, thanks for waiting around! I know it's been a while, right? Man, long story. Buy me a beer sometime, and I'll tell you. So here we go! I literally just popped by Muddy York after dropping a carload of garbage to the …
Goose IPA — Goose Island Beer Co.
Let's just get this part done and out of the way right now: Yes, I know Goose Island is owned by ABIB, and no, I don't like ABIB in even the tiniest way. Yes, I know many people were outraged (OUTRAGED), when Goose …
Love Fuzz Red Pale Ale — Black Oak Brewing Co.
In the beer scene, beer names are often based off of puns, or pop culture references, or sometimes inside jokes. Sometimes, understanding the reference is like a rite of passage. Do you know who Johnny Simcoe is? Maybe. …
Arrogant Bastard Ale – Stone Brewing Co.
Long before hipsterism brought a self-righteous disdain for pretty much everything to our pop culture, Stone Brewing Co. was brewing beers the way they liked them, and telling people who didn't that they could, …
Terrible Ted Red — Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
A second-generation professional hockey play, Theodore "Terrible Ted" Lindsay played on the famous "Production Line" of Gordie Howe and Sid Abel. I think I most like him, though, because his gameplay was a key part in …
Release The Hounds Black IPA — Big Rig Brewery
With the explosion of craft breweries here in Ontario, it can be hard to keep up. Indeed, especially with my Toronto-centric view, breweries like Big Rig often float under my radar until somebody thrusts them into my …
Cruiser – Amsterdam Brewing Co.
As much as I evangelize the goodness of drinking a variety of types and tastes of beers, I must confess: the beers I tend to keep on hand and reach for time and again, are hoppier pale ales and IPAs. And I know, …
Piperales — Garden Brewers
Brewing unique craft beer in Hamilton sounds like a Herculean task. And yet, I think I know the people who could pull it off. Meet Victor and Sonja North, the couple behind Garden Brewers. They were recently pitted …
Autumn Hop Harvest Ale — Amsterdam Brewing Co.
Eat fresh; eat local. Right? How about drinking a beer made with hops picked the day it was brewed? Amsterdam's Autumn Hop Harvest Ale is exactly that, a "wet-hopped" pale ale. Wet-hopping is a term you may well have …
Throw Your Own Oktoberfest Party With These Beers
While some craft beer snobs turn up their noses at the Marzenbeirs served at Oktoberfest for their lack of IPA-level hops, these beers are fantastic, and make at least one beer writer more than a little giddy. Yes, …
Harvest Ale — Muskoka Brewery
In the onslaught of all the new fall beers at the LCBO, it's easy to overlook those classics that also come back every fall, like Muskoka's lovely Harvest Ale. Believe it or not, this was Muskoka's very first seasonal …