Boris Bio - Brasserie Licorne SAS
So I have walked past this brew at a variety of LCBOs for a few months now. I finally decided to pick one up and give it a try. Why was I reluctant? Well, to be honest, I don't really like Boris (regular style). It's not …
Cheers to Germany and Podolski!
I just came across this article, after reading a post over at Saint John's Wort. If you don't know BrewDog, look into them. I posted a note about them producing "Sink The Bismark" a while back, but they have upped the …
2nd Annual Ontario Cask IPA Challenge Round 2 - Results IN!!!
So the public has spoken, Price Waterhouse Cooper confirm the counts, and Ralph is pleased to announce that Great Lakes My Bitter Wife IPA, Flying Monkey's Smashbomb IPA, Cheshire Valley English IPA, and Beau's Beaver …
Cass' & Troy's 1st Annual Pubcrawl
So I realize this is late, but I guess "better late then never". OCB week was June 20-26th. There was a heap of OCB events all over Ontario. Like, a real big stack. I only got to two, Castro's Smokes (which I hosted), …
Weizen Imperiale Grand Cuvee 2009 - Les Trois Mousquetaires
This is another one of those "If you've never heard of them, it's probably because you're from Ontario" beers. Les Trois Mousquetaires is an insanely cool micro in Quebec. If you find yourself in Quebec, find yourself …
Ontario Cask IPA Challenge - Bar Volo
So, as I missed round one of this great series of events, I made sure I got to round two, and not only that, but got there about an hour after it started. The format is simple, pit a variety of Ontario Cask IPAs and Pale …
Exciting Events coming up!
So, summer time equals good beer events, and this one is no different. Tomorrow I'll be sipping cask IPAs and Pale ales, trying to decide which one is the best. I have high hopes for number 7. It was at this event last …
Prima Pils - Victory Brewing Co.
So yesterday I drank a Chirstoffel Bier to support the Dutch in their efforts to make the World Cup final. I can only imagine it was my alcoholic support that inspired them to such great heights in their match. To ensure …
Summer Ale - Samuel Adams
Here's what I know about this beer: The label looks good and says it's a wheat beer made with lemon zest and grains of paradise. I also know Jim Koch makes damn good beer. If you're wondering what grains of paradise are, …
Dead Elephant Ale - Railway City Brewing
So a lot of people are familiar with the name "Jumbo" the Elephant, but a lot of people (myself included), couldn't have told you where the name comes from. Jumbo was one of PT Barnum's circus elephants, and he was made …
Rosee d'Hibiscus - Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!
If you haven't come across Dieu du Ciel!, don't feel bad. They're only one of the coolest breweries in Quebec at the moment, so it's no surprise it's almost impossible to find them in Ontario. I've had bottles at a few …
Lemon Tea Beer - Mill St. Brewery
So, as big and corporate as Mill St has gotten, they still do make some pretty unique beers. They seem to be pushing these beers this summer, releasing them as singles and in a mixed pack available at the LCBO. Lemon Tea …
Canada Hat-trick
What is more Canadian then scoring a hat-trick? Well, blueberry pancakes with maple syrup. And canoes. And a variety of other things, but you get the point. So to celebrate Canada last week, I took it upon myself to …
Sigh of relief
Just updated from WordPress 2.9.2 to 3.0. Scary, I hate messing with stuff, but it was as easy as any wordpress install. Dead simple easy. If you have a website, and it's not built on WordPress, consider migrating it. …
Iron Spike Blonde Ale - Railway City Brewing Company
So, this is another one of those semi-cheat reviews. I've consumed a fair few bottles of Railway City Dead Elephant Ale, I've even had it on tap at C'est What?. So I'm familiar with the brewer. Iron Spike, though, I've …
Toronto Beer Week
A few months ago, while at the cask social at Volo (or maybe it was a Beau's event, I can't recall), I had been in a discussion about Toronto Beer Week. I had happily confirmed that Castro's would do an event, and looked …
Organic Raspberry - Samuel Smith
Here's the thing: I don't generally really like fruit beers. Too often they taste of fake fruit flavouring, other times, the just don't taste particularly good. There are exceptions to this rule, of course, like the …
Happy Birthday Ceili!
A very warm Happy Birthday to Ceili Cottage who turned one yesterday. Here's to years of happiness, success, and more Oyster-related world-records.
Hopfen Weisse - Schneider Weisse
So this is an exciting brew, to say the least! The brewers from Brooklyn Brewery and Schneider Weisse decided to hook-up, and produce a love child. And here it is: A dry-hopped, boozy wheat beer. Considering I have good …
Cherry Ale - Trafalgar Ales and Meads
So, despite a few less then ideal experiences on my own account, and a bad-hat-trick over at http://www.onebeeratatime.wordpress.com by Matt, I went ahead and bought this seasonal offering from Trafalgar (they do make …