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Learn 2 Brew - The wrap-up
So, if you've been following along, you'll remember I was planning to attend an event this past weekend at the Amsterdam Brewery, a brew-day hosted by the Southern Ontario Brewers. The day was an opportunity for a bunch …
Gourmet Food and Wine Expo (There's Beer Too) - November 18-21
Next weekend in Toronto features a yearly event well worth going to, even if you have no interest in beer (what the heck are you doing here, though?). The Gourmet Food and Wine Expo (not to be confused with the Wine and …
Dieu du Ciel! details at the LCBO
Just in my inbox from Tom at HMH Negotiants: Hi Everyone, Below you will find inventory links for all remaining Dieu Du Ciel! beers currently listed at select LCBO's. They are selling very quickly and we don't expect all …
Pumking - Southern Tier Brewing Company
Okay, so I drank this beer at the LCBO media tasting for the Fall/Halloween release, but here's the thing: you drink a lot of beers at that type of event. It's important to revisit the ones you really liked. In fact, …
Stuff you need to know today - Friday November 5th
Okay, I'm not going to say I'll do this regularly, because that's blogger-cide. Nobody does anything they promise to do regularly. That being said, I kind of like the vibe on this one. I get to post some stuff that I …
Rigor Mortis Abt - Dieu du Ciel!
Ever have one of those days that just isn't going well? That's today, for me. Not expressley bad, but just lots of bad news. So I'm taking it back. I'm reviewing a beer that I already know kicks ass. So I'll be the first …
Ola Dubh - Harviestoun
This week marks the launch of a pretty exciting line of beers at the LCBO. As of today, you can purchase all 5 varieties of Harviestoun Ola Dubh, which is very good news indeed. You might remember Ola Dubh from last …
Cask Days Report - Bar Volo
Oh boy oh boy. Where to start? Cask days is the epic cask-only beer festival hosted at the Mighty Bar Volo. Every year in October, as the outside air hits cask temperatures, brewers from all over Ontario and Quebec fill …
The Griffin Gastropub - Bracebridge
Growing up, we used to have a cottage about half an hour from Bracebridge. While we would pop into Bala or Port Carling for quick shops, when we needed to buy big items or lots of anything, it seemed like we always went …
Imperial IPA - Garrison Brewing
If you find yourself in Halifax Nova Scotia, and you fancy a beer, you will likely be mainly presented with two options: Alpine and Keith's. Also the usual selection of macro-junk. However, you will be in the presence of …
Coffee Porter - Meantime
Oh coffee porter, what are we going to do with you. You're the merlot of the beer world; flavours that should be palatable and familiar to many, and yet most people who make you do an ass job of it. I tend to stay away …
Black IPA - Church-Key Brewing
If you've been following along with this blog for a while, you'll know that I'm a big fan of Church-Key Brewing. While they're small, and have a fairly limited distribution, I so get to stop in the brewery outside of …
Harvest Ale - Muskoka Cottage Brewery
In my last post, I talked a bit about my past with Muskoka Cottage Brewery, mainly in Muskoka. But here's to the future! Muskoka, while making a variety of solid brews (cream ale, lager, light pilsner) is branching out, …
Hefe-Weissbier Muskoka Cottage Brewery
I can remember being 19 (so, in 1999) and seeing beer from a company called Muskoka, in the LCBO in Port Carling while up at the family cottage. If I recall, I mainly got the Cream Ale from them. I have no recollection, …
Harvest Ale - Alexander Keith's - Review
So, if you've been following along, last night I broke into a fancy-schmancy wooden box that was sent to me by Keith's. There was a sexy combination lock with a note that said I would get the combination later, and in …
Cask Days - Bar Volo
Just in from Ralph at Volo!!!! ABOUT CASK DAYS October has become Toronto’s annual month to celebrate cask-condition ale – a term for unfiltered, unpasteurized, naturally carbonated beer that undergoes secondary …
Harvest Ale - Alexander Keith's
Okay, here's the deal: Send me beer, I'll happily accept. Send me beer in a really really cool wooden box, with a combination lock that you haven't given me the code for (with a note saying somebody will give me the code …
Brown Ale - Snowman Brewing
So at the Black Oak night at Volo during Toronto Beer Week, I was lucky enough to meet a young home-brewer called Kevin Snow. With his partner, Hirsch Goodman, they make up the brewing team called "Snowman Brewing", …
Wrap-up and thanks - Toronto Beer Week
Without a doubt, as I sat in Volo this past spring and first met John Bowden, I thought this idea he was on about, a whole week of beer-events around Toronto, was a great idea. There is no doubt, we are living in a city …
Black Oak at Volo and beyond - Toronto Beer Week
After making my farewells at The Monk's Table, I hopped the subway down to Wellesley and the short walk to Volo. Upon approaching, I was hailed from the patio by Ken Woods, Ralph and a crew of happy beer drinkers. After …