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South African tea-infused beer “Bush Fire” released this week from Beau’s
Organic and fair trade rooibos and honeybush teas contribute signature flavours to this flame-coloured ale [caption id="attachment_4515" align="alignright" width="135"] Bush Fire - Beau's All Natural Brewing …
Annual Free Retro Bottle Opener from Steam Whistle
Steam Whistle’s MAGEE CHURCHKEY Retro Opener celebrates Ontario’s craft brewing revolution. Now available in 6 packs and 12 packs (15 June, 2015) – Steam Whistle Brewing, maker of Canada’s Premium Pilsner, is celebrating …
Drinking my way across Ontario's Southwest
I get asked to do a lot of stuff. Often, it's something simple, like reviewing a beer, or giving some coverage for an event. Those are nice, as it generally means I get some beer, or to attend an event. Sometimes I get …
Win Tickets to The Brewer's Plate!
If you have been to The Brewer's Plate before, you probably hardly need an introduction and enticement. Just go ahead and scroll down to see how you can win a pair of tickets to this event. If not, let me tell you about …
2015 Beer Fest Shirts Now Available
Beer festival season is upon us, and I couldn't be more excited! There is little I love more than heading out to one of the many amazing festivals we have here in and around the GTA, hanging out with other beer fans, and …
Goose IPA — Goose Island Beer Co.
Let's just get this part done and out of the way right now: Yes, I know Goose Island is owned by ABIB, and no, I don't like ABIB in even the tiniest way. Yes, I know many people were outraged (OUTRAGED), when Goose …
Love Fuzz Red Pale Ale — Black Oak Brewing Co.
In the beer scene, beer names are often based off of puns, or pop culture references, or sometimes inside jokes. Sometimes, understanding the reference is like a rite of passage. Do you know who Johnny Simcoe is? Maybe. …
Win Passes to Toronto Festival of Beer Spring Sessions!
We Have a Winner! Congratulations to Grace Kelly, enjoy the fest! Well hello Toronto (and surrounding area) (and, well, the rest of the world, but unless you're traveling here this Friday, this maybe won't mean much to …
Ontario Beer Sales Changes
Are the proposed changes very good? A bit. Are they really rather bad? Sadly, yes. How is this even possible? Let me explain. We have just seen the biggest proposed change in beer sales in Ontario, since the repeal of …
Changes to Beer Sales — Guest Post: Victor North, Garden Brewers
Hey, did you have a really big presentation at work yesterday? Or maybe, you spent the day at the spa? If so, you might have missed the big news about selling beer in Ontario. I'll be writing a post on it, but in brief: …
Arrogant Bastard Ale – Stone Brewing Co.
Long before hipsterism brought a self-righteous disdain for pretty much everything to our pop culture, Stone Brewing Co. was brewing beers the way they liked them, and telling people who didn't that they could, …
Central City Brewers launch additional Red Racer Beers in Ontario
Introduces Red Racer India Session Ale (ISA), Red Racer Copper Ale & Reign of Hops Mixer Pack Surrey, B.C. – The wait is finally over for Ontario craft beer fans who have been eagerly anticipating the arrival BC-based …
Changes Around This Joint
I started this blog in 2010. It would be fair to say that I've grown a lot. I've certainly experienced a lot of things that I never would have guessed at. Things have changed. In fact, sometimes I've pushed changes with …
Terrible Ted Red — Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
A second-generation professional hockey play, Theodore "Terrible Ted" Lindsay played on the famous "Production Line" of Gordie Howe and Sid Abel. I think I most like him, though, because his gameplay was a key part in …
Beaver River IPA from Beau's is Back!
Gold medal award-winning IPA has bold-yet-balanced blend of hops with citrusy, earthy hop aromas, complemented by bready maltiness and caramel flavours VANKLEEK HILL – (Mar. 23, 2015) Beau’s Brewery has brought back …
Release The Hounds Black IPA — Big Rig Brewery
With the explosion of craft breweries here in Ontario, it can be hard to keep up. Indeed, especially with my Toronto-centric view, breweries like Big Rig often float under my radar until somebody thrusts them into my …
So-so news on the political front
I know it's early, and we're *this close* to March break, so I'll forgive you if you haven't heard, but Martin Regg Cohn broke a pretty big story for The Star this morning. You can read it here: …
Happy International Women's Day
From the whole crew down here at TorontoBeerBlog.com, we'd like to wish everybody a big huge happy International Women's Day. I know not a small number of women who are huge superstars, but for the sake of this blog, I'd …
Muddy York Brewing Co. Ready to Launch in Ontario Next Week
Toronto, ON – Muddy York Brewing Co. is pleased to announce that they will be supplying licensees with their first offering, Muddy York Porter, next week. An official launch date of January 29th, 2015 will see this beer …
Cruiser – Amsterdam Brewing Co.
As much as I evangelize the goodness of drinking a variety of types and tastes of beers, I must confess: the beers I tend to keep on hand and reach for time and again, are hoppier pale ales and IPAs. And I know, …