Maple Porter by Nickle Brook Brewing Co, a Review March 24, 2015 | Kole McRae | Leave a comment Right at the start of spring there is a special time of year when the temperature is above zero during the day but below zero at night. These conditions combine in a beautiful way to help a certain tree produce a certain product that we all re-fall in love with at this time of year:… Read More
Vicar’s Vice Olde Ale by Amsterdam Brewery, a Review March 23, 2015 | Shawna O'Flaherty | Leave a comment Vicar’s Vice Olde Ale comes in a wax sealed bottle. There’s something about wax sealed bottles that draw me in – perhaps it’s the extra bit of effort required to open one, perhaps it’s the possibility of cellaring the beer inside. Amsterdam Brewery releases this bad boy every winter, and while stocks are running low, it’s… Read More
O’Leerie Stout by The Publican House, a Review March 20, 2015 | Kole McRae | Leave a comment Not too long ago we went on an epic journey. The main point of the trip was to take a look at a potential dog we might rescue but along the way we hit every brewery we could. One of those breweries was The Publican House in Peterborough. While they are a relatively small brewery… Read More
Dog Stalker Bock by Grand River Brewing, a Review March 19, 2015 | Kole McRae | Leave a comment Finally! Spring has arrived! The sun is out and beer sales are about to jump through the roof! Spring is the time of the Bock, which is one of my all-time favourite beer styles. Bock’s are filled to the brim with flavour from caramel to cinnamon but because they are lagered (cold fermented using bottom… Read More
Robohop Imperial/Double IPA, by Great Lakes Brewery, a Review March 18, 2015 | Kirk Macdonald | Leave a comment Narrator: In an alternate future, in the city of Etobicoke Ontario, in a world where IPA’s have become predictable in nature, Great Lakes Brewery has been secretly developing a bold, justice seeking cyborg which is programmed to blast your taste buds with its robust technology! [Camera pans to a brick wall which then explodes outward… Read More