Harvest Ale - Muskoka Cottage Brewery
In my last post, I talked a bit about my past with Muskoka Cottage Brewery, mainly in Muskoka. But here's to the future! Muskoka, while making a variety of solid brews (cream ale, lager, light pilsner) is branching out, …
Hefe-Weissbier Muskoka Cottage Brewery
I can remember being 19 (so, in 1999) and seeing beer from a company called Muskoka, in the LCBO in Port Carling while up at the family cottage. If I recall, I mainly got the Cream Ale from them. I have no recollection, …
Harvest Ale - Alexander Keith's - Review
So, if you've been following along, last night I broke into a fancy-schmancy wooden box that was sent to me by Keith's. There was a sexy combination lock with a note that said I would get the combination later, and in …
Cask Days - Bar Volo
Just in from Ralph at Volo!!!! ABOUT CASK DAYS October has become Toronto’s annual month to celebrate cask-condition ale – a term for unfiltered, unpasteurized, naturally carbonated beer that undergoes secondary …
Harvest Ale - Alexander Keith's
Okay, here's the deal: Send me beer, I'll happily accept. Send me beer in a really really cool wooden box, with a combination lock that you haven't given me the code for (with a note saying somebody will give me the code …
Brown Ale - Snowman Brewing
So at the Black Oak night at Volo during Toronto Beer Week, I was lucky enough to meet a young home-brewer called Kevin Snow. With his partner, Hirsch Goodman, they make up the brewing team called "Snowman Brewing", …
Wrap-up and thanks - Toronto Beer Week
Without a doubt, as I sat in Volo this past spring and first met John Bowden, I thought this idea he was on about, a whole week of beer-events around Toronto, was a great idea. There is no doubt, we are living in a city …
Black Oak at Volo and beyond - Toronto Beer Week
After making my farewells at The Monk's Table, I hopped the subway down to Wellesley and the short walk to Volo. Upon approaching, I was hailed from the patio by Ken Woods, Ralph and a crew of happy beer drinkers. After …
Weisse Beer Pairing with Michael Hancock at The Monk's Table - Toronto Beer Week
My last day of Toronto Beer Week was looking promising: a dinner with Michael Hancock, Black Oak beers at Volo, possibly Guinness and oysters at Ceili, and who knows what else? Due to poor time-management on my part, I …
One-off Stand-off at The Victory Cafe - Toronto Beer Week
Another night in Toronto Beer Week, and more events to entice and entertain. So much so, that my friend Josh drove down from Kenora Uxbridge, to come along. So off we headed to The Victory Cafe to drink some one-offs …
BrewDog Dinner with James Watt - Toronto Beer Week
Indeed, one of the most anticipated events of the inaugural Toronto Beer Week was a tasting dinner lead by James Watt, co-owner of BrewDog, one of the most progressive breweries around. So off I went to beerbistro, as …
$4 Pints at Volo - Toronto Beer Week
After eating more seafood then a Nova Scotia Fisherman at Starfish, I hopped up to Volo to vote on the IPA cask challenge final and enjoy some $4 pints. At this point I must say: I go to Volo somewhat frequently. I've …
Malts and Molluscs - Toronto Beer Week
I'm a fan of the band, U2. I used to say "big fan", but then I met some big fans of U2, and realized I wasn't one. I've got a pretty large selection of their music, and have attended concerts. The first concert I …
Toronto Beer Week Launch - Mill St Brew Pub
So after a good bit of planning and anticipation, Monday September 20th finally dawned (though I was still asleep) and with it, brought Toronto Beer Week! The opening event was the ceremonial cask-tapping at the Mill St …
Pre Toronto Beer Week - Saturday Night
So, yesterday was a busy beer day, despite the fact that Toronto Beer Week still doesn't actually start until tomorrow. Volo was having a Dieu du Ciel! party, and I celebrated my 30th birthday a few weeks early, to take …
My Schedule for Toronto Beer Week
[caption id="attachment_719" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Toronto Beer Week"][/caption] So I posted my planned schedule in my calendar, but I'm just so damned excited about Toronto Beer Week, I wanted to type …
St Ambroise Oatmeal Stout - McAuslan Brewing Inc.
So the McAuslan brewery, in Montreal, makes a variety of beers, most of which are difficult, at best, to find in Ontario. St Ambroise Oatmeal Stout is available at a few locations around Toronto, but most people will …
LCBO - Fall Release - Today, Tuesday September 14th
So I had meant to get this written sooner, but with a best-friend house-guest, my time is less available then normal. Anways, last Thursday I was able to pop by the LCBO offices to get a sneak-taste of the Fall and …
St. Arnold's Dinner - The Monk's Table
So, as a way to help build some hype around Toronto Beer Week (September 20-26th), and also just because they're so damn cool, Adam and the Monk's table hosted a dinner for media folks to celebrate St. Arnold, patron …
La Belle Crawl - Super Marche Rahman
So, after a mighty big sandwich, the only thing left to do was make a pick-up of beers that we would be difficult (at best) to get back in Ontario. The weird thing for most Ontarians, is not just that you can buy beer at …