Brewer's Plate Toronto 2011
Get ready, this is going to be crazy. Want to drink excellent beers, eat amazing food and support a good cause all at once? It's easier than you think. The Brewer's Plate has got you covered. On April 6th, Brewer's Plate …
BBbarfly Launch Party
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="384" caption="A BBbarfly butterfly-opener"][/caption] So, as some of you will remember from an earlier post, this Saturday is the launch party of BBbarfly, at the Amsterdam …
Beau's All Natural Wild Oat Series - Matt's Sleepy Time Stout
Just in from the good folks at Beau's: “Matt’s Sleepy Time Belgian Imperial Stout” back (for a limited time only!) OTTAWA — (Mar. 15, 2011) Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co. will mark the Irish holiday this year with the …
Happy Birthday, CAMRA!
A very happy birthday from TorontoBeerBlog to all the good folks at CAMRA (http://www.camra.org.uk/). If you're unfamiliar with CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) it's time to get to know them. Initially a movement in the …
Okanagan Springs Pale Ale - Now at the LCBO
Just in this morning from the good folks at Okanagan Springs Brewery Love the Beer? Bring it Home Okanagan Spring Brewery Pale Ale Now Available at LCBO Vancouver, B.C. (March 14, 2011) ‐ Ontario craft beer lovers can …
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. …
CASK Social - This Saturday
I nearly missed this one. Thanks to Ken for mentioning it when he dropped out kegs at Castro's! For this month, our Cask! Social will be teaming up with the Toronto Beer Lovers Meetup Group Admission is $15 per person …
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 …
Stuff you need to know today - March 1st 2011
Wow, blink and suddenly there's like a billion cool beer events and news items to address. Okay, maybe not quite a billion, but a lot. Get your calendar and bank statement out, and get planning! March promises to be a …
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 …
LCBO Spring Release
So, by now, most of the beers brought in for this year's spring release at the LCBO should be on the shelves. And I must say, they just keep upping the ante. Only one "Okay" beer, and everything else was at least "Good". …
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 …
Toronto Beer Week 2011 Six Month Count-down Pub Crawl
There's been murmurings and rumours flying around, so it's nice to be able to finally let loose the official news: The Toronto Beer Week crew is going pub crawling! Gotta warm up for Toronto Beer Week, and the six month …
Half Priced Food and Beer @ Caplansky's Deli - Today Only!
So, a lot of you will know about Groupon and Living Social, the online crazy-deal sites. But just in case you're in the dark, today's (February 23rd, 2011) Living Social deal is $40 worth of food/drinks at Caplansky's …
Tree Brewing in Ontario
I'll touch on this again (hopefully later today), in my LCBO spring release post, but I got the press release in my inbox this morning, and I'm trying to be a little more on the ball. The release is pretty clear but …
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 …