Ontario
Interview with Bill Coleman - Cameron's Brewing Company
Things seem to be in a constant state of change in the brewing scene here in Ontario. More and more breweries are trying new and exciting brews, they're growing, not just in portfolio, but in physical size too. New faces …
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 …
Black Creek Historic Brewery releases their Pale Ale at the LCBO
I've gotta say: I love going to Pioneer Village; I always have. So when they started an historic brewery as part of the village I was stoked. When the beers they produced were excellent, I was very excited. When their …
Chocolate Oatmeal Stout - Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Another excellent brewery who will be representing at this year's Brewer's Plate, is Great Lakes. Great Lakes makes some basic beers, Red Leaf and Golden Horseshoe, as well as some excellent American-style brews, like …
Pale Ale - Black Oak Brewing Co.
So, hopefully you all read my post on The Brewer's Plate, happening next Wednesday, April 6th, in support of Not Far From the Tree. Over the next few days I'm going to post reviews about beers by some of the brewers who …
Beau's All Natural Wild Oat Series - Matt's Sleepy Time Stout
Just in from the good folks at Beau's: “Matt’s Sleepy Time Belgian Imperial Stout” back (for a limited time only!) OTTAWA — (Mar. 15, 2011) Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co. will mark the Irish holiday this year with the …
Currently Incarcerated Black Currant Porter - Great Lakes Brewery
Ah, Mike Lackey and his Project X beers. They've run the gamut from stupendous to Polish Sandwich Lager. So when Mike hooked me up with a pair of PX bottles in lieu of the actual event last month, which I couldn't …
LCBO Spring Release
So, by now, most of the beers brought in for this year's spring release at the LCBO should be on the shelves. And I must say, they just keep upping the ante. Only one "Okay" beer, and everything else was at least "Good". …
Stone Hammer Oatmeal Coffee Stout - F&M Brewery
As I often boast, one of the benefits of writing a blog like this, is that other beer-blog friends often find themselves with bottles to share. A few weeks back, Troy Burtch (http://greatcanadianpubs.blogspot.com/)and I …
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 …
Bog Father - Beau's All Natural Brewing Co.
The mighty Beau's of Vankleek Hill certainly are having fun while storming the Ontario craft-brewing scene. While their Lug-Tread lagered ale is now widely accepted and consumed, it's worth remembering, for most people, …
10 Bitter Years - Black Oak Brewing Co.
So in the process of cleaning up a fairly messy beer storage area in readiness for Christmas entertaining, I realized I still had a bottle of 10 Bitter Years, imaginably waiting for review. If you're not familiar with 10 …
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 Nouveau 2010 - Trafalgar Ales and Meads
Oh boy. Two people actually asked me why I was bothering to review this. While my track record with Trafalgar hasn't been horrible, and indeed, I've had a few brews I liked, I've also had some mediocre to bad brews as …
Vintage Lager - Hogsback Brewing Co.
Here's something the average person probably doesn't encounter in their day-to-day life. Getting handed beer in unlabelled bottles, from upcoming breweries. Happily, this is a part of my life. A few weeks back (yeah, …
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 …
Harvest Ale - Muskoka Cottage Brewery
In my last post, I talked a bit about my past with Muskoka Cottage Brewery, mainly in Muskoka. But here's to the future! Muskoka, while making a variety of solid brews (cream ale, lager, light pilsner) is branching out, …
Hefe-Weissbier Muskoka Cottage Brewery
I can remember being 19 (so, in 1999) and seeing beer from a company called Muskoka, in the LCBO in Port Carling while up at the family cottage. If I recall, I mainly got the Cream Ale from them. I have no recollection, …
Cask Days - Bar Volo
Just in from Ralph at Volo!!!! ABOUT CASK DAYS October has become Toronto’s annual month to celebrate cask-condition ale – a term for unfiltered, unpasteurized, naturally carbonated beer that undergoes secondary …
Brown Ale - Snowman Brewing
So at the Black Oak night at Volo during Toronto Beer Week, I was lucky enough to meet a young home-brewer called Kevin Snow. With his partner, Hirsch Goodman, they make up the brewing team called "Snowman Brewing", …