Beer Review
St Ambroise Framboise — McAuslan Brewing Inc.
Another day another beer review. If you recall from my review of Great Lakes Green Tea Ale, I'm focusing for a while on those "summer-time" brews (though I prefer to not pigeon-hole beers seasonally, most people do) that …
Green Tea Ale — Great Lakes Brewery
Sometimes you have to revisit things; you don't always "get it" on the first time around, you know? And sometimes, things change, and deserve another go. I'm not sure which of those factors might play into today's review …
Pan-Ontario Whiskey Barrel Aged — Beau's, Flying Monkeys, Grand River, Great Lakes and Wellington
Phew, long enough title? So Pan-Ontario is actually a bottle from OCB Week, and I beer I drank at Session, but I got a bottle of it last time I was by Great Lakes. A blended beer organized and aged by Beau's, to …
Farmhouse Ale - Amsterdam Brewing Co & Great Lakes Brewery
As anybody involved knows, the spirit within any city's craft beer scene is at least friendly, if not downright sexual. In addition to the stories of one brewer giving another a leg-up, the brewery staff have a tendency …
Captivator Doppel Bock — Tree Brewing Co.
Okay kids, I hope you've all had fun this week. BC Beer Week has one more kick at the can; at the end of this post, it's officially OCB Week and we'll be all Ontario for the next 10 days or so. But before that, I'm …
Burley Barley Wine 2008 — Phillips Brewing Co.
Okay, many apologies. You're not finding this one at the LCBO. I'm not even sure how available it is in BC, to be honest. But it's still BC Beer Week here, and I'm pretty stoked about this review. It's a bottle of Burley …
Hop Head Black IPA - Tree Brewing Co.
And BC beer week just keeps on going. Back to a Tree product (not the last), their highly regarded Hop Head Black IPA. This stuff sold like crazy in Kelowna where it's made, and was talked about all over BarTowel.com …
Ginger Beer - Phillips Brewing Co.
BC beer week continues here on the blog (it's BC beer week, if you missed it). Next up in line is another one of the better known micros from BC, Phillips Brewing Co. Keep6 Imports has brought a few Phillips products …
Thirsty Beaver Amber Ale - Tree Brewing Co.
Well, here it is, BC beer week on Toronto Beer Blog. I had decided last week, given the large amount of BC beer currently available at the LCBO, and also the sexiness of said beer, to do a whole week just on BC brews. …
American Whiskey Barrel, Oak Aged Series - Cameron's Brewing Company
If you hadn't heard yet, oak-ageing beers is kind of a big deal. If you don't believe me, you should see the wall of barrels Amsterdam Brewing now has in the brewery. So it's always awesome to see a brewer give oaked …
No Chance With Miranda Saison - Great Lakes Brewing
So this is one of those beers. You can't really buy it. Except when you can. But not just anywhere. In fact, almost nowhere. Let me clarify: When you can buy it, generally it's available in bottles at the brewery (Royal …
Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale - Rogue Ales
So if you follow Toronto beer-hype, you already have heard about this one. Probably from a few news sources, and also a fleet of water-cooler cicerones. It's an attention-grab; it's going to taste synthetic; it's …
London Style Porter - Propeller Brewing Co.
So, as I've said I would, full disclosure: Many of you will know that I work for North American Craft, and some of you will know that we represent Propeller Brewing Co. at the LCBO in Ontario. I would be lying if I …
Rye Pale Ale - Cameron's Brewing Company
So, if you're following along, you might already know this, but indulge me. Rye Pale Ales are kind of a big deal. Like, maybe not quite the Merlot of the 2012 beer world, but maybe. Time will tell. The good news is, I've …
Robson Street Hefeweizen - Granville Island Brewing
So, you can be forgiven if you're a Torontonian but you have never heard of Granville Island Brewing. Granville is actually known as Canada's first micro-brewery (and of course, we're talking one started after …
Spirit Tree Wassail
I know, right? Another cider from Spirit Tree? These guys are honestly doing so much for the craft cider market in Ontario. I was able to sit down with Thomas, co-founder of Spirit Tree, to get to sample some of their …
Spirit Tree Perry
Okay, I'm not going to lie, Spirit Tree Perry might well be my awesome discovery from Cider Week. I had enjoyed their Pub Style Cider before, and knew it was lovely, but this Perry came out of nowhere on me. Anyways, …
Thornbury Premium Apple Cider
If you've been buying cider on draught around Toronto, it's likely you've come across Thornbury Premium Apple Cider. Made in Ontario, Beer Barons has done an excellent job growing Thornbury's presence in the GTA and …
Pub Style Cider - Spirit Tree Estate Cidery
So one of the common complaints by Brits drinking cider in North America, is that it lacks the pop of their beloved cider from the West Country in England. "Scrumpy" cider is a traditional style of cider from Somerset, …
Duke's Cider - Tree Brewing Co.
One of the new-comers to the LCBO this year, Duke's Cider is produced by Tree Brewing. From Kelowna BC, Duke's Cider uses a blend of Okanagan apples in its juice. Last year Duke's was the number one craft cider in BC. It …