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Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale - Rogue Ales

May 31, 2012 · 3 comments

So if you follow Toronto beer-hype, you already have heard about this one. Probably from a few news sources, and also a fleet of water-cooler cicerones. It's an attention-grab; it's going to taste synthetic; it's …

Smashed Pumpkin - Shipyard Brewing Co

October 1, 2011

Ah, is there anything better than the smell of baking pumpkin pie to say "It's fall"? The sweet earthy aromas of the squash we love to carve, the warm aromatic spices, like clove, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice, and the …

Summer Orange Honey Ale - Rogue Ales

June 5, 2011

Another one of the Rogue featured beers the LCBO brought in is Rogue's Summer Orange Honey Ale (I reviewed their Chipotle Ale a few days ago). I felt a nice "summer" ale was just the thing for this lovely hot summer day …

Chipotle Ale - Rogue Ales

June 1, 2011 · 2 comments

So it turns out the LCBO at Queen King and Spadina has a passionate beer guy on staff, who works hard to bring in an extra cool beer selection, in addition to the regular beers. He has just recently brought cases of a …

Rogue Yellow Snow IPA

February 23, 2010 · 14 comments

Ah Rogue, is there a cooler brewery in the USA? Probably, but we sad Ontarians will never know unless we go there, or someplace with better access to beer (like Volo). Still, Yellow Snow IPA is a great example of what …