Chris and Fred's Beer Pageant — Round One
We did our first round of the beer pageant today on the Edge, and we did it on video! Check it out:
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 …
OCB Week — Friday June 22nd, 2012
Oh man oh man oh man, I feel like James Brown doing the cape bit in Please Please Please. We're still going right? Everybody taking good care of each other out there? We're coming down the stretch now, tuck your chin, …
OCB Week — Thursday June 21, 2012
Zowie, what a night! Last night was my first (and only) pretty-busy night for OCB Week. 5pm at the Monk's Kettle (which is about an hour and fifteen minute's commute from my house) to enjoy some beers food and company, …
OCB Week — Wednesday June 20th 2012
Hump day, as they say, even though it makes me giggle like a 10 year old every time. Hump Day...... Everyone good? Giggles done? Let's get on this. Last night was good. I didn't crawl so much as show up late, but still, …
OCB Week — Tuesday June 19th 2012
Good morning friends! Everybody feeling refreshed after a lovely night's sleep? I hope so, you'll need to be for tonight. It's the night of the crawl. If you're in the GTA, whether you're in the east or west end, there …
OCB Week - Monday June 18th 2012
Good morning beer fans. It is indeed OCB Week, and we've already had more than a few excellent events over the weekend. I couldn't walk the dogs without having them go haywire because of the smell coming from the Beach …
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 …
Stuff You Need To Know Today — June 14th 2012
So, I know it's BC Beer Week here on the blog and all, but I'm neck deep in press releases, and need to dig out before I drown or get a paper cut. Hopefully you've noticed that ad on the right side of the page. The one …
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 …
On Beer and Theology
[caption id="attachment_2150" align="alignright" width="193" caption="CS "Jack" Lewis"][/caption] Okay, some of you will know I'm a fellow of faith. And I happen to read a lot of stuff from a similar guy, a Belfast-born …