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B-Side Brewing Label releases first single today, Kissmeyer Nordic Saison
OTTAWA – (July 24, 2014) B-Side Brewing Label, Ontario’s “record label, but for beer!” is releasing a new beer today, a Nordic Saison from brewing artist Kissmeyer Beer. This is the second beer release under the brewing …
Canuck Pale Ale — Great Lakes Brewery
I think this is a Toronto Beer Blog first: I'm re-reviewing a beer. And it's much needed. The beer in this case, Canuck Pale Ale from Great Lakes, deserves it. For one thing, my old review is, well, not awesome. I have …
Detour — Muskoka Brewery
So if you read my post yesterday, about Spearhead's excellent India White Ale, you will know I'm not 100% okay with the over-use of the word "India" in terms of beer-style naming. India Pale Ale, in its American and …
India White Ale — Spearhead Brewing Co.
One of the downsides of this beautiful new theme for my blog (if you're here for your first time, it used to look a lot different. Worse), was that building it into my blog ate up a lot of my time. Like, I barely did any …
Sunlight Park Saison — Left Field Brewery
I know I sometimes seem to kind of gush on and on about certain breweries. [cough]Amsterdam[cough]. But you might have noticed I also have something of a crush on Mark and Mandie from Left Field. Heck, I worked their …
Session Raspberry/Lemon Verbena Saison — The Local Seven
So, I'm hoping you knew this already, but this weekend it's Session! This is cause for excitement. Session is always a great festival, featuring only craft breweries. This year it's going to be at Yonge and Dundas Square …
Thrust, an IPA — Great Lakes Brewery
There are many excellent brewers in Toronto, but most would agree Mike Lackey at Great Lakes has a dab hand with the hops. Uncanny, you might say. He's more than capable when it comes to barrels and sours and weird …
Springbock — Amsterdam Brewing Co.
Despite the fact that we are again in the throes of a polar vortex (which I suppose is better than a Peruvian Sharknado), spring is just around the corner. Hiding like a sadistic child wearing a planet of the apes mask, …
Dinner Jacket O'Red IPA — Arch Brewing Co.
Hey, did you read my post yesterday, about the explosion of new brewers out there? Well, Arch is in that cohort, but is definitely one doing things well. Partnered with Paul Dickey, and making their beer on contract at …
Vanilla Porter — Mill Street Brewery
As fall seems to have officially hit here in Toronto, it's no surprise that I find myself with a fridge full of classic cold weather brews. This one, from Mill Street, is a classic for drinkers at their brewpub or new …
Autumn Hop Harvest Ale — Amsterdam Brewing Co.
Fall is a great time for beer drinking. Sweet Oktoberfest Marzens that you drink by the litre, pumpkin beers with their earthy rich flavours, and a range of "harvest ales" that range from spiced warmers, to hoppy pale …
Barrel-aged Saison — Black Oak Brewery
One of my favourite perennial beers is Black Oak's Summer Saison. A wicked good saison, with lots of bright citrus notes and classic Belgian spices from the yeast, it's a heck of a beer. So I was obviously pretty excited …
The Wayward Son — Radical Road Brewing Co.
There was a time when I would have said that this beer had one of the most attractive and interesting packages. I mean, a real champagne bottle, very minimally labelled, in a beautiful stained-glass motif box? Just …
Oaktoberfest —Black Oak Brewing Co.
While Bavarians are in full Oktoberfest swing, and the massive tents of Munich are full to overflowing with joyful celebrants, we are just starting to get our dose of German and German-style Oktoberfest beers here in …
Saison de la Canneberg — Great Lakes Brewery x Cassel Brewing
I love this. Here is what I know about this beer: Nothing. I haven't even texted Lackey for any insight. I'm pretty sure Saison de la Canneberg translates to "Cranberry Saison", but that's all I've got. I know Great …
Sunny and Share Citrus Saison — Mad and Noisy Brewing
Well, you might remember when I wrote about Mad and Noisy Hops and Bolts IPL a while back. If so, you will probably be as excited as I was to hear that Creemore is back at it, now with their Sunny and Share Citrus …
Crazy Canuck Pale Ale — Great Lakes Brewery
Well here's (I think) a TorontoBeerBlog.com first: I'm re-reviewing a beer. Actually it's really not that big a deal, particularly when the beer in question is Crazy Canuck Pale Ale, and the people who make it is Great …
Wizard Wolf Session Ale — Bellwoods Brewery
If you've ever asked me about beers and quality, one thing that I will often bang on about, is that fresh is best (at least in most cases). So when I dropped by Bellwoods Brewery this morning to chat about some summer …
Fruit Stand Watermelon Wheat Ale — Kensington Brewing Co
There are a lot of beers out there with fruit in them. To start with, the myriad lite lime type things that seem to have endless marketing budgets. There are also more than a few pleasing beers made in Canada with things …
Maverick and Gose — Amsterdam Brewing Co and Great Lakes Brewery
You might recall a few weeks back I wrote about how Maverick and Gose was about to become the first all-Ontario collaboration to hit the LCBO. Well, after the usual LCBO bureaucratic hiccup, it is rolling out! If you …