I have a lot of wine hanging out on various wine racks around my home, all of them waiting for the perfect meal or a special occasion with friends. Sometimes I ask Kole to pick out a bottle to go with dinner, knowing full well I have something specific in mind that I will not… Read More
During this crazy time, many people may lean into standard beers that they love. Beers that have always been there for them. Me? I found some new ones. One of those new “standards” is for sure Faces, an IIPA from Wellington Brewery. A hop bomb brewed with Citra (a favourite of mine) and Mosaic hops.… Read More
I’ve got a long history with Spearhead Brewing. From sipping their beers for the first time at the Rhino pub in Parkdale, to driving by their brewery on a trip to Montreal and sadly not being able to come by because due to their restaurant on site and Ontario’s archaic food lays we couldn’t bring… Read More
With things being the way they are, it can sometimes help to go back to flavours you love and maybe relive some happier times. One of those flavours for me is smoked peat. So in short: thank you Godspeed for making Irori, a peated scotch lager. For those who don’t know, peat is kind of… Read More
A week or two before society collapsed into pandemic-created anarchy, Kole actually went on a company ski trip to Blue Mountains in early March, and I, of course, requested a care package of beer from Northwinds Brewery, their go-to après ski haunt. We had a dinner party that weekend, which now feels like a lavish… Read More