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Lake Effect IPA - Great Lakes Brewing Co.
So, I've said it before, and I'll keep saying it: Great Lakes Project X is an awesome event. And it happens every month, so I hardly have an excuse for missing it so damn much. If you're not familiar, Project X is run by …
St Ambroise India Pale Ale - McAuslan Brewing Inc
McAuslan is another one of those breweries, that if you read here enough, you know I've got a bit of a thing for. A big bit of a thing. Their Pale Ale is just amazing, their Oatmeal stout is one of my favourite stouts, …
Escondidian Imperial Black IPA - Stone Brewing Co.
Okay, if you're not familiar with Stone Brewing Co. of California, I will assume you're from Ontario, and give you some grace for our common geographical lacking. If everyone else will give me a moment to chat to my …
Hop Head IPA - Tree Brewing Co.
I know we've talked about this before, but it's just a fact: There are a lot of awesome IPAs from the west coast. Now I'll add the usual caveat: I consider anything west of Regina "West Coast", which makes calling a beer …
Red Racer IPA - Central City Brewing
A lot of people bang on about BC here in Toronto. The trees are bigger, the people cooler, the air fresher, the sushi better. You've probably heard it. Lord knows I have. Not having been west since I was three, I'm …
2XIPA - Southern Tier Brewing Co.
So I mentioned this one in my run-down of the LCBO's summer beer release. It is a double or imperial IPA (sorry Stephen), from Southern Tier, a highly respected brewery in Lakewood, New York. Okay, it's currently 32C at …
IPA Impériale - Microbrasserie du Lièvre
My wife goes out for a bachelorette (or a hen party, if you prefer), and what do I do with my solo evening in? Watch Ronin? Play guitar for 5 hours straight? Sit on the balcony smoking a cigar and reading a book? Ogle a …
Beau's Screamin' Beaver IPA available today
Just in for our friends at Beau's, good news if you're a fan of big bad ass double IPAs. “Screamin’ Beaver” biggest beer yet from Beau’s Oak-aged Double IPA with 9.9% abv. and 99 IBUs is big, bold and delicious OTTAWA — …
India Pale Ale - Black Creek Historic Brewery
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 …
Gemini - Southern Tier Brewing Co.
So, if you've been buying beers at the LCBO in the past two years or so, you might have noticed a brewer from Lakewood, New York, called Southern Tier. For a while, they had their IPA regularly available on shelves. A …
Fuller's Bengal Lancer IPA - The Monk's Table
Oh my. I don't even know where to start with this one. Shall I praise one of the most storied and excellent brewers in England? Or this magical seasonal IPA in the classic style? Or perhaps I ought to speak to the …
Hop Circle IPA - Phillip's Brewing Co.
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 …
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 …
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 …
$4 Pints at Volo - Toronto Beer Week
After eating more seafood then a Nova Scotia Fisherman at Starfish, I hopped up to Volo to vote on the IPA cask challenge final and enjoy some $4 pints. At this point I must say: I go to Volo somewhat frequently. I've …
My Schedule for Toronto Beer Week
[caption id="attachment_719" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Toronto Beer Week"][/caption] So I posted my planned schedule in my calendar, but I'm just so damned excited about Toronto Beer Week, I wanted to type …
2nd Annual Ontario Cask IPA Challenge Round 2 - Results IN!!!
So the public has spoken, Price Waterhouse Cooper confirm the counts, and Ralph is pleased to announce that Great Lakes My Bitter Wife IPA, Flying Monkey's Smashbomb IPA, Cheshire Valley English IPA, and Beau's Beaver …
Ontario Cask IPA Challenge - Bar Volo
So, as I missed round one of this great series of events, I made sure I got to round two, and not only that, but got there about an hour after it started. The format is simple, pit a variety of Ontario Cask IPAs and Pale …
Hop Head - County Durham Brewing
So my bro Andrew is has seen the inside of a fair few Irish pubs in his day; he was born and raised in Belfast. So I was keen to get him over to Ceili Cottage, as I knew he would appreciate the place as much as me, and …
60 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
I nearly forgot to review this beer. It has become a regular in my life, but I find that many people have not yet tried it. This is the last of a six I bought two weeks ago when we had friends over. The first thing you …