Ontario
BrewDog Dinner with James Watt - Toronto Beer Week
Indeed, one of the most anticipated events of the inaugural Toronto Beer Week was a tasting dinner lead by James Watt, co-owner of BrewDog, one of the most progressive breweries around. So off I went to beerbistro, as …
Toronto Beer Week Launch - Mill St Brew Pub
So after a good bit of planning and anticipation, Monday September 20th finally dawned (though I was still asleep) and with it, brought Toronto Beer Week! The opening event was the ceremonial cask-tapping at the Mill St …
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 …
St. Arnold's Dinner - The Monk's Table
So, as a way to help build some hype around Toronto Beer Week (September 20-26th), and also just because they're so damn cool, Adam and the Monk's table hosted a dinner for media folks to celebrate St. Arnold, patron …
Beau's Festivale Plus Sticke
[caption id="attachment_692" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Beau's Festivale Plus Sticke"][/caption] Well, I said it, and I meant it. It's official, Beau's Festivale Plus is available tomorrow, one day only, at a …
Wind & Sale Dark Ale - Barley Days Brewery
Barley days, despite sharing names with my bigger dog (Barley), is a brewery I know little about, and have little experience with. I've had their Harvest Gold Pale Ale at a tasting, and while it was tame, it was …
Pilsner - Mill St Brewery
Another of the brews that Mill St released this summer (or at least pushed), to try to expand the brand back into the "craft" market. Looking at the label is interesting. They've created a "vintage" style label, green …
La Belle Crawl - Beau's All Natural Brewing
[caption id="attachment_635" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Bad picture snapped from my dash while driving"][/caption] After a quick stop in Cornwall or somewhere to buy some Doritos and soda to quell rumbling …
Cheshire Valley Brewing Co.
In the kind of good news that is just very good, Paul Dickey has announced that The Stinking Rose, the restaurant owned by Church-Key Brewing in Campbellford Ontario, will be pouring the first Keg of Unfiltered ESB from …
The Ontario Beer Revolution
Chances are, if you're reading this, you are already part of the Ontario Beer Revolution. Steve Beauchesne, of Beau's All Natural Brewing Co, in Vankleek Hill, posted this article on the Beau's site, after Toronto's …
Betelgeuse - Mill St Brewery
So Mill St has really grown since it's inception, and is now one of the biggest of the "micros" in Ontario. I don't have the numbers, but I imagine most of the beer they sell is Organic and Tankhouse, a lot of which is …
Holy Smoke - Church-Key Brewing
So this is another one of those reveiws of a beer I already know and love. Church-Key Brewing is on the way to Erika's family cottage, and also not far from her cousin's cottage, which we visit often. Just outside the …
Dead Elephant Ale - Railway City Brewing
So a lot of people are familiar with the name "Jumbo" the Elephant, but a lot of people (myself included), couldn't have told you where the name comes from. Jumbo was one of PT Barnum's circus elephants, and he was made …
Lemon Tea Beer - Mill St. Brewery
So, as big and corporate as Mill St has gotten, they still do make some pretty unique beers. They seem to be pushing these beers this summer, releasing them as singles and in a mixed pack available at the LCBO. Lemon Tea …
Iron Spike Blonde Ale - Railway City Brewing Company
So, this is another one of those semi-cheat reviews. I've consumed a fair few bottles of Railway City Dead Elephant Ale, I've even had it on tap at C'est What?. So I'm familiar with the brewer. Iron Spike, though, I've …
Cherry Ale - Trafalgar Ales and Meads
So, despite a few less then ideal experiences on my own account, and a bad-hat-trick over at http://www.onebeeratatime.wordpress.com by Matt, I went ahead and bought this seasonal offering from Trafalgar (they do make …
Galt Knife Old Style Lager - Grand River Brewing
Hmmmm, it seems to me that I need to read labels better. I pulled this brew out of the fridge on the grounds that it is a cold grey rainy day, and a nice Scottish Old Ale would do the trick nicely. Hmmmmm, except it's an …
Lug-Tread Ale - Beau's All-Natural Brewing Co.
First off, some background reading: if you haven't been following this blog long, you might not know it, but I have what is approaching an unhealthy adoration for Beau's. Need proof? "Why I love" Beau's #1 and Beau's #2. …
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 …
Why I love Beau's - Part 2
Yup, it's that time again. I haven't stepped up on the old Beau's Soap Box. So what's the deal? Well, for one, a while back Beau's hosted a great event at Volo, with a variety of their brews on cask, and the whole team …