I really like iced apple cider and iced wines. I don’t get into them very often cause they are pretty expensive and I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, but when I crack open a bottle, I’m excited as can be. Georgian Hills Vineyards from Beaver Valley in the Blue Mountains offers an apple sweet wine… Read More
It’s officially gotten way too cold in Toronto. Last night it dipped below -20 with the wind chill and I was not a happy camper. Luckily there was beer to save me! Specifically we had a few cans of Winterweiss sitting around to warm the cockles of our hearts. Winterweiss is a seasonal brew by… Read More
I love the Tank Ten series by Great Lakes. It’s always a source of high quality unique beers. As they describe it, it’s a tickle trunk for the brewers to experiment with. Though with the sizes of batches required for an LCBO order I have a feeling there isn’t much experimentation other than the beer… Read More
Today we are reviewing one of my favourite winter beers: Bolshevik Bastard, the well named brain beauty of a beer by Nickel Brook Brewery. This beer is a Russian Imperial Stout, which is a style of beer you’ll start seeing more and more as the temperature drops. They are generally malty and dark with flavours… Read More
From what I have been told, the guys at Blood Brothers Brewing are some of the hardest working in the industry. I can’t confirm this but it seems they both have kept their full time jobs while at the same time running their full brewery (no contracts here!) in the evenings and weekends. They are… Read More