Shawinigan Handshake — Le Trou du Diable
Probably the best label in the beer world, Shawinigan Handshake pays homage to the choke-slamming PM from PQ. The last in my mini-series on hopfenweisse beers, following Miami Weisse by Great Lakes and Hopfenweisse by …
Hopfenweisse — Les Trois Mousquetaires
Following on the tail of Great Lakes Miami Weiss, is another one of these quirky over-hopped wheat beers. This one from the excellent Quebecois brewer, Les Trois Mousquetaires. Known for making some epic classic style …
Miami Weiss — Great Lakes Brewery, 2013
The nature of the growth of the brewing scene, means that new styles are created, and variations on styles become their own. This is why we now have pales ales, and American pale ales. Brewers play with things, blend …
Craft Evangelism
Want to see me open about 7 different cans of worms in the span of about 1700 words? Watch closely now...... Therefore go and make disciples of all nations... Matthew 28:19a ("The Great Commission") [caption id="" …
Friday Beer Break with Fearless Fred — Amsterdam BrewHouse Food Pairing
Today, we hooked up with Iain McOustra again, and ate a bunch of awesome food paired with stellar beers. Hard living, I know....
Friday Beer Break with Fearless Fred — Amsterdam BrewHouse Tasting Flight
Today, Fred and Chris got to hang out with Iain McOustra, Head Brewer at the Amsterdam BrewHouse. They got to enjoy the patio, as well as a flight of the excellent beers available.
Digging out of the news heap
So, every so often, I realize that I've totally neglected the blizzard of news releases and facebook events and whatever else people use to try to get the attention of a group of highly inattentive beer bloggers. So …
Friday Beer Break with Fearless Fred — Amsterdam De Wallen
So we're totally stoked to have Amsterdam join us in partnership for the beer break for the next few weeks! And of course, a big thanks to our friends at Toronto's Festival of Beer for all the fun these past few months. …
Toronto Festival of Beer 2013 Thursday Contest
Another day, and more TFOB tickets! Today is looking like a beautiful day, so show me something beautiful and beery, for your chance to win four passes to the Sunday Session, featuring Easy Star Allstars and Big Sugar. …
Toronto Festival of Beer 2013 Wednesday Contest
It's hump day, and what better way to get over the crest than to win yourself four tickets to Toronto's Festival of Beer this Sunday? Just the thought of you, Steam Whistle box hat on your head, beer in one hand, food in …
Toronto Festival of Beer 2013 Tuesday Contest
A new day, and a new batch of four Sunday tickets for Toronto Festival of Beer! In addition to the excellent beers and food, this year we will be entertained by Easy Star Allstars and Big Sugar! Today's tickets can be …
Toronto Festival of Beer 2013 Monday Contest
Well, as always, the good folks at Toronto Festival of Beer have hooked me up with passes to give away here on the old bloggy. Look for contests every day this week. Today, we're giving away two (two!) pairs (pairs!) of …
Friday Beer Break with Fearless Fred — And Les Murray!
Today, Fred and Chris are joined by Les Murray, president of the Toronto Festival of Beer! They chat beer fest, and drink Creemore Mad and Noisy Sunny and Share Saison, and Anchor Brewing Liberty Ale.
Lawnmower Arm Saison — Great Lakes Brewery
I think I had Lawnmower Arm Saison before. I'm not really sure, but it sounded familiar. But when I was at the Great Lakes Brewery in Etobicoke this week, and I saw it, as a barrel-aged, on sour cherries, incarnation, I …
Saison de la Canneberg — Great Lakes Brewery x Cassel Brewing
I love this. Here is what I know about this beer: Nothing. I haven't even texted Lackey for any insight. I'm pretty sure Saison de la Canneberg translates to "Cranberry Saison", but that's all I've got. I know Great …
Sunny and Share Citrus Saison — Mad and Noisy Brewing
Well, you might remember when I wrote about Mad and Noisy Hops and Bolts IPL a while back. If so, you will probably be as excited as I was to hear that Creemore is back at it, now with their Sunny and Share Citrus …
Friday Beer Break with Fearless Fred — Beau's Opa's Gose
Just in to the LCBO, today Fred and Chris drink Opa's Gose from Beau's All-Natural Brewing. It's salty. Especially when you dump salt into it.
Orange Peel Ale — Great Lakes Brewery
One of my earliest craft-beer memories from my journey into better beer, was seeing a tap handle that was an orange. I don't know why I was so enamoured by it, but I was. It was, of course, the tap handle for Great Lakes …
Friday Beer Break with Fearless Fred — Black Oak Ten Bitter Years
Today, Fred and Chris get into some of Black Oak's anniversary beer, Ten Bitter Years Double IPA. They also show off their new custom-made bbBarFly bottle openers.
Friday Beer Break With Fearless Fred — Steam Whistle Pilsner
Today, Fred and Chris were joined by Marina from Steam Whistle, and a $3.2k solid gold bottle opener (seriously). Talking Toronto Festival of Beer, box hats, beer delivery and Willy Wonka.