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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 …
No Chance With Miranda Saison - Great Lakes Brewing
So this is one of those beers. You can't really buy it. Except when you can. But not just anywhere. In fact, almost nowhere. Let me clarify: When you can buy it, generally it's available in bottles at the brewery (Royal …
Stuff You Need To Know Today - April 26th 2012
Yup, the beer world just keeps on turning, and waits for no blogger. There's a few things coming down the pipe worth mentioning, so let's get to it! Open Season Indeed, the weather has warmed up (most days) and we all …
10 Bitter Years XI - Black Oak Brewing Co.
Every year, in Munster Indiana, there is a migration of sorts. While it doesn't have the drama of David Attenborough narrating the migrations of the Serengeti, it may well be the largest migration of beer geeks in the …
Conductors Craft Ale - Junction Craft Brewing
If you've been following along with the beer scene in Toronto, you will know that there are a bunch of fairly new breweries popping up. Some are bricks and mortar (Bellwoods is now officially open!) and a few are …
Irish Red - Cheshire Valley Brewing
Know what I like? Beer. I think that goes without saying. I am particularly fond of Cheshire Valley, the "virtual brewery" of Paul Dickey (his words). Paul makes some of my favourite beers in Toronto. His mild might well …
Here comes the sun (do do doo dooo).
If you missed it or don't remember, Beau's All-Natural Brewing Co. started a really cool idea last year, of a subscription beer service, where they send you crazy cool special beers, and use the money raised to add solar …
Winter Ale - Great Lakes Brewery
I remember the first time I went to Cloak and Dagger, on College St. I was meeting a friend before hockey, and we had decided to just randomly find a place near College and Bathurst, as that was a good meeting spot. I …
Brown Ale - Snowman Brewing - 2011
Frequent readers here will know that I have been championing a pair of brewers here in Toronto who are doing what I thought was the impossible: Brewing gluten-free beers that actually taste like their gluten-full …
Deviator Doppelbock - Cameron's Brewing Co.
Here's to my first Christmas beer review of the year! Indeed, as the day grow short and the weather is grey and damp and cold (and hopefully turns to snow!), people start reaching for higher alcohol brews, often Imperial …
Mocha Porter - Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
So another beer from my new friends at Lake of Bays Brewing Co. As I noted in my post on their Pale Ale, I would have been happy with them, even if they were making some very simple plain beers to support their …
Pale Ale - Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
I grew up spending summers in Muskoka. As a very young fellow, it was at resorts like Delmonte in the Pines and Idylwilde (sp?) on Sparrow Lake/Severn River. I also camped at Sparrow Lake Camp. As time went by, we got a …
Cask Days 2011 - Start Planning
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Oh yes....."][/caption] Cask Days is coming. Specifically, it's Sunday October 30th. That should be enough. If you've been to Cask Days before hit up …
The Rambam - Gluten-free Belgian Quad - Snowman Brewing
You know what I love? Good beer. I think that goes without saying, but I said it anyways. I love weissebeirs and dunkels and pilsners and stouts and imperial lite lagers. I like it all. Incidentally (and seemingly …
Miami Weiss - Great Lakes Brewery
Ah Great Lakes, you and your crazy names. Robohop, Does the Muumuu make me look hefe?, and the classic, Miami Weiss (say it. Remember, that "W" is pronounced like a "V" in German). Miami Weiss, up until now, has only …
Dunkel Buck - Beau's All Natural Brewing Co.
Okay, I know, I kind of go on and on about Beau's. But seriously, this is one of the coolest friendliest breweries out there. And they just keep on making awesome beers. Many of you will be familiar with their "Wild …
Rickard's Blonde
So in a little package from my friends at Molson, I received this alongside Sublime 67, for me to see if I wanted to review. Rickard's has obviously been on my radar for some time. Red was one of the early "craft" beers …
Open July First
[caption id="attachment_1529" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Ka-Pow!"][/caption] Alack and alas, too often do I find myself on a National or Provincial holiday in want of beer. Why? Well, because I don't plan …
Johnny Simcoe A.P.A. - Great Lakes Brewery
I almost feel like it's silly mentioning, but I guess you can't say it enough. I love Great Lakes Brewery. Mike Lackey at Great Lakes is producing some amazing wonderful beers. Now with Adrian (formerly of Black Oak) …
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 …