Ah, the joys of friends who both travel and like beer. A while back, Matt Caldwell (onebeeratatime.wordpress.com) was in La Belle Province, and brought me back a lovely little stash of beers. One of them was Rescousse Altbeir, by the legendary Dieu du Ciel! brewery in Montreal (okay, their main brewery is in St Jerome, […]
As annoying as it is when family goes someplace nice and doesn’t take you with them (I haven’t been taken on a family vacation since I was 15, or about half my life), it is nice when your Mum stops on her way back from Florida and picks you up a mixed case of beer […]
Another one of the Rogue featured beers the LCBO brought in is Rogue’s Summer Orange Honey Ale (I reviewed their Chipotle Ale a few days ago). I felt a nice “summer” ale was just the thing for this lovely hot summer day in Toronto. That being said, I don’t really know what a “summer” beer […]
So it turns out the LCBO at Queen King and Spadina has a passionate beer guy on staff, who works hard to bring in an extra cool beer selection, in addition to the regular beers. He has just recently brought cases of a few of the amazing brews from Rogue, including this Chipotle Ale. There’s […]
This past Friday, I was invited up to Black Creek Pioneer Village, in Toronto’s north-end of the city, next to the main York University campus, to visit their historic brewery. Despite an insane long-weekend induced drive, I was happy and excited to be going up. I really like Pioneer Village, and have actually been a […]
So the rapture is happening anytime now. Apparently. So, just in case, I thought it appropriate to review a relevant beer. Two obvious choices would the either La Fin du Monde or Maudite by Unibroue, but that’s sort of been done. Instead, I’d like to offer a blessing, or a last rite. Which is what […]
A very happy birthday from TorontoBeerBlog to all the good folks at CAMRA (http://www.camra.org.uk/). If you’re unfamiliar with CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) it’s time to get to know them. Initially a movement in the UK, promoting cask-conditioned, or “real ale”, they have grown and have branches in many countries, including Canada. They have […]
Hey did you hear about the lottery that the LCBO did for the 70 bottles of Sam Adams Utopias? Winning meant you were allowed to buy a $115 bottle of beer (thanks for that price, Josh!). Anyways, I didn’t win, and neither did most of you. The good news is, for all us sad saps, […]
So in the process of cleaning up a fairly messy beer storage area in readiness for Christmas entertaining, I realized I still had a bottle of 10 Bitter Years, imaginably waiting for review. If you’re not familiar with 10 Bitter Years, it is a double IPA, which generally means higher alcohol and higher hops. It […]
So, unless you’ve been under a rock, you will probably know that some of the best American-style India Pale Ales are being produced on the west coast, not just in the USA, but also in Canada. Phillips is one of these brewers. Located in Victoria BC, they make a very wide selection of beers, including […]
