I took a gamble on a 750 ml bottle of Noble Oaf Rye Saison from Refined Fool Brewing Co out of Sarnia, ON this weekend. A gamble, since I usually like rye beers, but I’m pretty on the fence with saison style brews. The fruity notes don’t always mingle well with the spicy notes, and… Read More
We almost lost a finger or two trying to get into the latest seasonal release by Mill St, Grapefruit League IPA. The attractive 750 ml bottle with swing top opening is coated in a really tough to open wax seal, and we missed half a hockey period getting this sucker open. I guess it had… Read More
Is Great Lakes Brewery the king of the IPA? That seems to be the sentiment I keep hearing. If someone is compairing breweries here in Toronto it’s always mentioned that the best IPA’s come from the little brewery way the hell out in Etobicoke. While I can’t confirm or deny that allegation (hell, taste is… Read More
I am currently enrolled at Second City. After one vigorous class I discovered just how close the Second City Learning Centre is to Bar Hop. Meaning every class from now on is going to end with a beer or two. On that visit I had to give a try to Forked River’s Catharsis. I picked… Read More
Summer must be right around the corner, because radlers are suddenly figuring more prominently on the LCBO shelves. A beer cocktail the combines a light coloured beer (a lager, pilsner or a hefeweizen typically) with another ingredient such as juice, radlers are desirable in warm weather for their thirst quenching properties. They also tend to… Read More