Beer Review
Chipotle Ale - Rogue Ales
So it turns out the LCBO at Queen King and Spadina has a passionate beer guy on staff, who works hard to bring in an extra cool beer selection, in addition to the regular beers. He has just recently brought cases of a …
India Pale Ale - Black Creek Historic Brewery
This past Friday, I was invited up to Black Creek Pioneer Village, in Toronto's north-end of the city, next to the main York University campus, to visit their historic brewery. Despite an insane long-weekend induced …
Dernière Volonté - Dieu du Ciel!
So the rapture is happening anytime now. Apparently. So, just in case, I thought it appropriate to review a relevant beer. Two obvious choices would the either La Fin du Monde or Maudite by Unibroue, but that's sort of …
Oranje Weisse - Amsterdam Brewery
Okay, we all know I've got a huge crush on Amsterdam. Disclaimer stated. That being said, I've got a bit of a "thing" about this beer. Ummmm, it's not a weisse. That's a German style of beer, and the sausage-munchers are …
La Granja Stout - Nørrebro Bryghus
So this past winter, the LCBO brought in a grouping of beers from a brewery in Copenhagen, Denmark, called Nørrebro Bryghus. (Earlier I reported there was three available, there was actually five). The beers were …
Chocolate Oatmeal Stout - Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Another excellent brewery who will be representing at this year's Brewer's Plate, is Great Lakes. Great Lakes makes some basic beers, Red Leaf and Golden Horseshoe, as well as some excellent American-style brews, like …
Summer Weisse - Muskoka Cottage Brewery
Despite what homebrew fanatics might try to tell you, brewing beer is a tricky business. Not just because it requires some fairly specialised equipment, but also because there is a lot of knowledge, training and less …
Canadian - Molson Brewing Co.
Very few brands in Canada are as iconic as the beer that bears our name. The Hudson's Bay Company and Peterborough Canoe Company would be in the mix, but would still pale in comparison to our National Beverage. From the …
Pale Ale - Black Oak Brewing Co.
So, hopefully you all read my post on The Brewer's Plate, happening next Wednesday, April 6th, in support of Not Far From the Tree. Over the next few days I'm going to post reviews about beers by some of the brewers who …
Gemini - Southern Tier Brewing Co.
So, if you've been buying beers at the LCBO in the past two years or so, you might have noticed a brewer from Lakewood, New York, called Southern Tier. For a while, they had their IPA regularly available on shelves. A …
Solstice d'hiver 2009 - Dieu du Ciel!
Okay, I'm actually glad to get this review done. You see, I bought this beer on my fated one-day trip to Montreal last August. Shortly after buying it, I came down with pneumonia. For real. Then, the LCBO brought the …
Ol' Fog Burner - Garrison Brewing Co.
Here's a question for you: Does Garrison own a filter? I know this sounds silly, but I've only had two Garrison brews, and they were both unfiltered. The Imperial Pale Ale was magnificent, in all it's unfiltered glory. …
Currently Incarcerated Black Currant Porter - Great Lakes Brewery
Ah, Mike Lackey and his Project X beers. They've run the gamut from stupendous to Polish Sandwich Lager. So when Mike hooked me up with a pair of PX bottles in lieu of the actual event last month, which I couldn't …
Tartan Ale - Alexander Keith's
Time to kick the hornet's nest: The last time I got a bottle of special-release Keith's beer (their Harvest Ale), I got my wrists slapped and stired some controversy, in my support of it. You see, I'm not a huge fan of …
Lava - Ölvisholt Brugghús
So, I know I have a tendency to bang on about stuff a lot, if I get stoked on something. So forgive me if this sounds like old news, but man, how about that Ölvisholt Brugghús, pride of Iceland? I covered this in my post …
Stone Hammer Oatmeal Coffee Stout - F&M Brewery
As I often boast, one of the benefits of writing a blog like this, is that other beer-blog friends often find themselves with bottles to share. A few weeks back, Troy Burtch (http://greatcanadianpubs.blogspot.com/)and I …
Nørrebros Julebryg - Nørrebro Brughus
This winter the LCBO brought in a trio of beers from Denmark's well-reputed Nørrebro Brughus. A noted brewer in a country not known for much in the beer world aside from producing what is clearly the self-proclaimed best …
Infinium - Sam Adams & Weihenstephaner
Hey did you hear about the lottery that the LCBO did for the 70 bottles of Sam Adams Utopias? Winning meant you were allowed to buy a $115 bottle of beer (thanks for that price, Josh!). Anyways, I didn't win, and neither …
Imperial Element - Great Lakes Brewing & Saint John's Wort
Okay, this post combines a few things that regular readers will be somewhat familiar with: Great Lakes Project X (the epic monthly beer drinking event featuring experimental brews by Mike Lackey and often in …
Ola Dubh 40 - Harviestoun Brewery
If you are unfamiliar with Harviestoun and their Ola Dubh beers, I'm not going to rehash it. Check here, and read up, then come back. Okay, we're all back? So, I've actually had this bottle since last year's release. I …