Bars and Restaurants Want to Sell Take Home Beer April 7, 2015 | Kole McRae | Leave a comment Just yesterday I was discussing the horrible state of beer sales in Ontario with a friend. He mentioned a recent trip to New York State where he discovered “heaven.” This “heaven” had a very simple concept that blew our Ontario minds but would look perfectly normal in many states and places around the world. Here… Read More
Unfiltered Gin 22 by Dillon’s Small Batch Distillers, a Review April 6, 2015 | Kole McRae | 1 Comment It seems to be a bit of a trend: Micro-distillers really enjoy making gin. Dillon’s has a gin, as does Toronto Distillery Co and many many others across the continent. Today I was hanging out at a favourite haunt of mine (Dave’s on St Claire) and picked up an ounce of Dillon’s Unfiltered Gin 22… Read More
Kosher for Passover: Don Mendoza Reserve Malbec 2013, a Review April 3, 2015 | Shawna O'Flaherty | 1 Comment I feel the need to clarify a misconception about Kosher wines, especially since I perpetuated the stereotype that they are pretty bad. They don’t all suck. There are some great Kosher wines out of Australia, New Zealand, Italy, France, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, and Israel. I just haven’t found a good one made in North America… Read More
Kosher for Passover: Jeunesse Black Muscat, a Review April 2, 2015 | Shawna O'Flaherty | 1 Comment With Passover approaching this weekend, I tried really hard to find a Kosher for Passover wine produced in Ontario. I took to Twitter and Facebook, I reached out to Chabad, but I came up empty handed. I heard a rumour about a Kosher wine from B.C., but the LCBO only had a small handful of… Read More
Beaver River I.P.Eh? by Beaus All Natural Brewing, a Review April 1, 2015 | Kole McRae | Leave a comment I picked up this bottle of beer having absolutely no idea what it was. Sure, I COULD have read the bottle and learned a bit, but all I saw was that it was something I hadn’t tried before and that it was made by Beaus. After a little research it seems this is a little… Read More