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Brewmaster's Tithe — Amsterdam Brewing Co.

March 7, 2014

Name a beer you would drink everyday. I could name dozens. Now name one that you could drink for breakfast everyday. Probably a smaller list. You can see where I'm going with this, I'm sure. Before I had even actually …

The Should Have Been Friday, Saturday News Post

March 2, 2013

Well, I had the best of intentions, I really did. I had a bunch of great news items and events to post yesterday. Then I didn't. The good news, is I'm doing it now. And it's not too late! So if you're just getting back …

Amsterdam's New Brewery(ies)

October 19, 2012

Even from a brewer (some of whom rise really really early), a 9am phone call from Iain McOustra raised my eyebrows. "I'm going to the space where the brewpub will be. You can come check it out, if you want, but no …

Stuff you need to know today - May 20th 2011

May 20, 2011

So it's a long weekend here in Canada, for many of you, you're hours away from three solid days of bliss. Some of you are working this weekend. Either way, here's some good beer juju for you to start out your Friday. …

BBbarfly Launch Party - Attended!

March 27, 2011

[caption id="attachment_1195" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="Black, matches my tattoo."][/caption] Oh man, where did that week just go? It seems like a day ago I was heading down to the Amsterdam Brewery for the …

BBbarfly Launch Party

March 16, 2011 · 4 comments

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="384" caption="A BBbarfly butterfly-opener"][/caption] So, as some of you will remember from an earlier post, this Saturday is the launch party of BBbarfly, at the Amsterdam …

Stuff you need to know today - March 1st 2011

March 2, 2011 · 4 comments

Wow, blink and suddenly there's like a billion cool beer events and news items to address. Okay, maybe not quite a billion, but a lot. Get your calendar and bank statement out, and get planning! March promises to be a …

CJM Brown Royale - Amsterdam Brewing Co.

January 31, 2011

I grew up in Scarborough. While this effects me in a variety of different ways, a big one was in my beer upbringing. I have no idea what the beer in my house was growing up. It was in bottles and at a young age I would …

Learn 2 Brew - The wrap-up

November 10, 2010 · 0 comments

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 …