Road Trip Series: Eric’s Cream Ale by Quidi Vidi Brewery When word got out at work that I was heading to North West River, Labrador for a few days to visit a friend, the beer aficionados in the office steered me towards Quidi Vidi Brewery based out of St John’s, Newfoundland. Labrador boasts a population of 28,628 people and there are no breweries in Labrador, so… Read More
Brett Farmhouse Saison by Burdock Brewery, a Review We recently stopped at Burdock Brewery with a friend who had just moved back to Toronto and was out of date on the beer scene, and a friend visiting from Melbourne, Australia. They were both avid beer geeks and I needed to step up my game as the resident Boozehound. We took them on a boozy tour… Read More
Pengo Pally Saison by Bush Pilot, a Review Pengo Pally Saison is the latest offering brewed by Bush Pilot Brewing, a contract brewery that brewed out of Nickel Brook Brewing Co. I was attracted by the dog tag bottle opener that came with the bottle, and the Inuktitut lettering on the label. You see, I’m heading to Labrador next week to visit one of… Read More
Armed ‘N Citra by Rainhard Brewing Co., a review Ah, Armed ‘N Citra. We meet again! Kole and I spent a Saturday afternoon at the Stockyards recently, doing wonderfully adult things like buying pants. Tragic, I know. Clutching a brand new Halloween costume for a dog (he’s going as a hamburger, in case you asked), we made our way over to nearby Rainhard Brewing… Read More
Road trip series: Cappadocia Wine & Sunset tour Cappadocia, Turkey is well known for out-of-this world geological rock formations, cave churches used by the early Christians, and luxurious cave hotels. This is what originally enticed me to include Cappadocia on my recent trip to Turkey – but further research lead me to a number of vineyards in the region that apparently have increasingly… Read More