Creemore Springs (Molson-Coors) Officially Opening Batch Gastropub at Former Beer Academy Location on March 7th It’s been long rumoured and guessed at what exactly Creemore Springs (Owned by Molson-Coors) would be doing with the location of their former ‘Beer Academy’ and now I can officially tell you: A gastropub. Not exactly a stretch given that the location has been the home of brew pubs for over a decade now. The… Read More
Riesling-Gewürztraminer by OPEN Wines, a Review We had a plan this weekend! It was to have a night of wonderful Asian style salads. We had an issue though: we needed to find the perfect wine to pair with them! We needed something fruity, but not over the top and maybe a little spicy. Shawna suggested a Gewürztraminer, which is a grape varietal… Read More
Northern Harvest Rye by Crown Royal, a Review It’s been a few weeks since it was officially announced that this is the best whisky in the world. This threw Canada onto the world stage in terms of whisky and then promptly the LCBO sold out. While I have had a few drams of it at the odd bar or via those tiny bottles… Read More
Ontario to Allow Sale of Wine in Grocery Stores (+ Bonus Cider News!) As we predicted WAY back in March of last year we will finally soon be seeing wine in grocery stores! While it has been rumoured about and kind of assumed for a while, Kathleen Wynne officially announced the governments plans to allow wine sales in grocery stores this morning. The plan is that by this… Read More
Brewfest Toronto, a Preview Winter is generally a drought when it comes to great craft beer festivals. Yes, we have Winter Beer Fest which is awesome, but it’s outdoors and the temperatures distract me from truly enjoying the fine craft beer on offer. In enters Brewfest! The creators of Brewfest are known for their similarly named event that takes… Read More