Amsterdam Brewing Co
The Should Have Been Friday, Saturday News Post
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 …
Vicar's Vice Old Ale — Amsterdam Brewing Co.
At this point, I expect many of my readers to be anxiously awaiting the save-the-date notice for my impending marriage to Amsterdam Brewing's Iain McOustra. I mean, I love the guy. And you're probably getting sick of …
Snowy Friday
Yes, it's true, here in Toronto, it's snowing like we're in Canada or something. Shut the place down! The good news is, we still have beer. And in case you don't — despite predictions to the contrary — the world is not …
Monday Wrap-up, November 12th 2012, Great Lakes and The Only Cafe
The silicone chip inside her head/ gets flipped to overload. Hey, how was your weekend? Mine was great thanks. Pretty full, but we'll deal with that in a moment. I know it seems strange, given that November is normally a …
Amsterdam's New Brewery(ies)
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 …
Tempest Imperial Stout — Whiskey Barrel Aged — Amsterdam Brewing Co.
Perhaps this will come as news to you, but aging beers in oak barrels is kind of a big deal. True, you probably won't see a Maker's Mark aged Lite Lime Lager in this lifetime (thank God), but more and more breweries are …
Tempest Imperial Stout 2011/2012 — Amsterdam Brewing Co.
Today was Amsterdam day, in Amsterdam week. I was able to check out the space that the new brewpub will be in, visit the new brewery in Leaside and hang around with some of my favourite brewers. More on all that tomorrow …
Calm Before The Storm — Amsterdam Brewing Co.
Amsterdam week continues, and today was a noteworthy day: I walked in to 21 Bathurst St for what is likely to be the last time. Just stopped by to borrow a couple of shives, and was in and out, but couldn't help but …
Sleeping Giant — Amsterdam Brewing Co.
I'm celebrating all this week with Amsterdam Brewing Co, who have now officially moved in to their new premises, in Leaside. If you had ever been to their brewery at 21 Bathurst, you knew it was simply a matter of time …
Farmhouse Ale - Amsterdam Brewing Co & Great Lakes Brewery
As anybody involved knows, the spirit within any city's craft beer scene is at least friendly, if not downright sexual. In addition to the stories of one brewer giving another a leg-up, the brewery staff have a tendency …
Oranje Weisse - Amsterdam Brewery
Okay, we all know I've got a huge crush on Amsterdam. Disclaimer stated. That being said, I've got a bit of a "thing" about this beer. Ummmm, it's not a weisse. That's a German style of beer, and the sausage-munchers are …
Announcing Oranje Weisse - Amsterdam Brewing Co.
Just in from the crew at Amsterdam, the official skinny on the new summer beer, Oranje Weisse. I've had it, and (strange naming aside), think it's quite nice. I've got a bottle in the cooler waiting for review, maybe …
BBbarfly Launch Party - Attended!
[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
[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 …
CJM Brown Royale - Amsterdam Brewing Co.
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 …