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The Rambam - Gluten-free Belgian Quad - Snowman Brewing
You know what I love? Good beer. I think that goes without saying, but I said it anyways. I love weissebeirs and dunkels and pilsners and stouts and imperial lite lagers. I like it all. Incidentally (and seemingly …
Equity For Punks - Canadians can buy BrewDog stock too
So, great-auntie what's-her-name died, and left you a whack of money? The wise and concerned friend would say something like, "Don't just blow it on beer". I, however, am not your wise and concerned friend. I think you …
pumking - Southern Tier Brewing Co - 2011
So, if you've been reading this blog for a while (like, a year, at least), you will know I actually reviewed this beer last year. I don't expect that they have changed the recipe or anything, but it's a good idea to …
St Ambroise Citrouille - McAuslan Brewing Inc
It's pumpkin weekend at my place, at least in terms of beer. Friday Fred and I drank pumpkin beer on the Edge, yesterday I reviewed Shipyard's ferocious Imperial Pumpkin Ale, "Smashed Pumpkin". Today, I'm going to do a …
Smashed Pumpkin - Shipyard Brewing Co
Ah, is there anything better than the smell of baking pumpkin pie to say "It's fall"? The sweet earthy aromas of the squash we love to carve, the warm aromatic spices, like clove, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice, and the …
Barrel Bragging Rights - The Spectacles
Okay, if you're a beer fan and live in and around Toronto, one would hope you've heard of Toronto Beer Week. It's starting this Friday, with a host of excellent events, and you should definitely plan on attending a fair …
Escondidian Imperial Black IPA - Stone Brewing Co.
Okay, if you're not familiar with Stone Brewing Co. of California, I will assume you're from Ontario, and give you some grace for our common geographical lacking. If everyone else will give me a moment to chat to my …
The Oxford Companion to Beer - A Brief Review
Quick, think: You are about to be dropped on a desert island where the only thing preventing you from being consumed by the cannibalistic natives is beer knowledge; what one book would you take with you? Well, there are …
Hop Head IPA - Tree Brewing Co.
I know we've talked about this before, but it's just a fact: There are a lot of awesome IPAs from the west coast. Now I'll add the usual caveat: I consider anything west of Regina "West Coast", which makes calling a beer …
Miami Weiss - Great Lakes Brewery
Ah Great Lakes, you and your crazy names. Robohop, Does the Muumuu make me look hefe?, and the classic, Miami Weiss (say it. Remember, that "W" is pronounced like a "V" in German). Miami Weiss, up until now, has only …
Dunkel Buck - Beau's All Natural Brewing Co.
Okay, I know, I kind of go on and on about Beau's. But seriously, this is one of the coolest friendliest breweries out there. And they just keep on making awesome beers. Many of you will be familiar with their "Wild …
Hop Yard Pale - Garrison Brewing
Sorry, it's been a while. Turns out Toronto Beer Week can really take up the free time! The good news is, TBW is going to be even better this year (hard to imagine, I know). But while I'm trying to reclaim my computer …
Toronto Festival of Beer - Get your photos in!
Hey friends. If you participated in my photo scavenger hunt, now is the time to pick the winners, and get them to me somehow. Friend me on Facebook and tag me in the album, or send me the link to your flickr feed or …
FastLane Annual August Patio Party - Molson Coors
In the business of the past weekend with Toronto's Festival of Beer as well as Ben's birthday, I got an email inviting me to Molson Coors hosted party. It's an opportunity for young professionals to get together, do some …
Toronto's Festival of Beer - Digging through the details
Monday morning. Sky is blue, there's a lovely breeze off the lake as I walk the dogs after breakfast. To be honest, I'm actually feeling in pretty good form. A little rough around the edges, a few cobwebs, sore legs and …
BBbarfly teams up with Sunnybrook Hospital
The coolest bottle opener just got a little more cool. I got this note a little while back from Brian Becker, co-owner of BBbarfly. I love seeing companies team up with charitable organizations; well done BBbarfly! …
Red Racer IPA - Central City Brewing
A lot of people bang on about BC here in Toronto. The trees are bigger, the people cooler, the air fresher, the sushi better. You've probably heard it. Lord knows I have. Not having been west since I was three, I'm …
Wednesday Toronto Festival of Beer Contest
Yup, it's Wednesday, and I've got a 4-pack of tickets to The Queer Beer Festival, Tomorrow night (Thursday, August 4th). Want them? Three questions. All correct responses will be pooled and I'll let PHP randomly select a …
Monday Toronto Festival of Beer Contest
- Just a note to everyone: Thanks for entering, this contest is now closed, but watch out for another give-away later today (Wednesday August 3) - So, hopefully you all know I'm running a little contest suring TFOB, a …
Toronto Festival of Beer Photo Scavenger Hunt
So, you might remember from my earlier post on TFOB, that I'm running a photographic scavenger hunt during the festival. The deal is, take pictures of the stuff on the list below, upload them to Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr …