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 Ontario cohorts. Stone is one of the top brewers in the states, producing some amazing beers, […]
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 from Tree Brewing out of Kelowna BC, “West Coast”. I have done this […]
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 really in no place to rebut any of those claims, however, I can certainly […]
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 Billy Bishop, according to Environment Canada. This is not traditionally thought of as high hop/high alcohol […]
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 Victoria’s Secret catalogue? Sear’s catalogue? No. I do a beer […]
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 — (May 31, 2011) Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company is challenging palates of local […]
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, 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 bit more costly than the average 6-pack, it was one of the few true […]
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 magnificent Monk’s Table, or the amazing hospitality of it’s landlord, Adam Grant. As […]
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 […]
