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Old Rasputin - North Coast Brewing Co.
In the world of American Russian Imperial Stouts, there are many notable versions, from right across the USA. The first one that really came to my attention, via chatting to beer geeks around Toronto and reading threads …
Christmas Shopping 2011
Well, it's about that time of year again. Head down to the local shop, and prove how much you love your friends and family by spending money on them. Don't send the wrong message; spend up! Seriously, I would encourage …
St Ambroise Scotch Ale - McAuslan Brewing Inc
The last bottle of my McAuslan care-package that I got a while back, and really a perfect beer for today, for more reasons than one. Yes, it's true, Scotch ales are generally big and hearty ales that warm the cockles of …
Winter Ale - Great Lakes Brewery
I remember the first time I went to Cloak and Dagger, on College St. I was meeting a friend before hockey, and we had decided to just randomly find a place near College and Bathurst, as that was a good meeting spot. I …
St Ambroise Special Reserve Russian Imperial Stout - McAuslan Brewing Inc.
There is no secret about my love for McAuslan Brewing from Montreal. I kind of go on and on about them..... Their Pale Ale makes me quiver, etc. So, when I was sent a bunch of their brews, I was a little more than …
Brown Ale - Snowman Brewing - 2011
Frequent readers here will know that I have been championing a pair of brewers here in Toronto who are doing what I thought was the impossible: Brewing gluten-free beers that actually taste like their gluten-full …
Deviator Doppelbock - Cameron's Brewing Co.
Here's to my first Christmas beer review of the year! Indeed, as the day grow short and the weather is grey and damp and cold (and hopefully turns to snow!), people start reaching for higher alcohol brews, often Imperial …
Canadian Beer News Dinner Series - Beau's and Doug McNish - December 6th 2011
I got a note from Greg Clow, of Canadian Beer News a few days back, about an exciting series he will be presenting coming up. Below is the official press release, but allow me a moment to editorialize: Greg is a well …
On Home Delivery and Bureaucracy
Unless they alter their course, and there's no reason why they should, they'll reach your plantation in two days at the latest. A little while ago, I heard news of a neat service in Ottawa. Beau's Brewing had organized a …
Grande Reserve 17 2011 - Unibroue
Most readers of this blog will need no introduction to the mighty mighty Unibroue, pride of Chambly, Quebec. One of the best brewers of "Belgian-style" ales outside Belgium, they have remained a massive force in Quebec …
St Ambroise India Pale Ale - McAuslan Brewing Inc
McAuslan is another one of those breweries, that if you read here enough, you know I've got a bit of a thing for. A big bit of a thing. Their Pale Ale is just amazing, their Oatmeal stout is one of my favourite stouts, …
Mocha Porter - Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
So another beer from my new friends at Lake of Bays Brewing Co. As I noted in my post on their Pale Ale, I would have been happy with them, even if they were making some very simple plain beers to support their …
Stuff You Need To Know - November 12, 2011
Oh boy. It's been a while since I've done one of these. Usually I do it, because I'm totally swamped in announcements and stuff, and today is no different. So get your day-timers and maybe a sandwich and let's do this. …
Pale Ale - Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
I grew up spending summers in Muskoka. As a very young fellow, it was at resorts like Delmonte in the Pines and Idylwilde (sp?) on Sparrow Lake/Severn River. I also camped at Sparrow Lake Camp. As time went by, we got a …
Gluten Free Maple Stout - Snowman Brewing
It's time for me to get something out in public, and go back on early stuff I used to rant about. A little more than a year ago, I had tried a couple of gluten-free beers in the hope of discovering that they weren't …
Oxford Companion to Beer - Is it a reference or a drama?
Oh boy. While I'm not really surprised that there is some level of controversy around the Oxford Companion to Beer, just how much, and how polemic it's become is a bit shocking. [caption id="attachment_1689" …
Job Posting - Brewery Operations Manager - Near Paradise
That is not just a clever title. This, indeed is a job posting for a Brewery Operations Manager, and the company is in the Bahamas. Those geography nuts reading will know that Paradise is an island in the Bahamas. …
Brooklyn Brew Shop's Beer Making Book
[caption id="attachment_1788" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Brooklyn Brew Shop's Beer Making Book"][/caption] Some of you will know that I'm a chef by training. As in, I trained in French cuisine and did my 5000 …
Carlsberg - Still the most savvy brewer around
Okay, I know, Carlsberg isn't exactly a"craft" brewery. But as I've said before, I don't mind their product, especially places where more "carfty" options aren't on the table. Plus, I really genuinely love their …
Cask Days 2011 - Start Planning
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Oh yes....."][/caption] Cask Days is coming. Specifically, it's Sunday October 30th. That should be enough. If you've been to Cask Days before hit up …