HopBot IPA by Hop City Brewing Co., a Review February 4, 2015 | Kirk Macdonald | 1 Comment Someday, in the not too distant future, artificial intelligence will be advanced enough to produce robots with the ability to see, smell, and taste, thus making them able to produce and modify food and beverage recipes. However, primitive robots will lack basic human response to stimulus, therefore intensifying their taste choices to satisfy their complex… Read More
Cruiser All-Day Pale Ale by Amsterdam Brewery, a Review February 3, 2015 | Kole McRae | Leave a comment When it comes to hoppy beers, Amsterdam really has a lot to offer. You can get their famous Boneshaker at basically any LCBO and Fracture is certainly a hell of an IPA. Today though I am sampling a brand new beer with a strange new concept: A sessionable IPA. Session beers are making a real… Read More
Baco Noir 2013 by Henry of Pelham, a Review February 2, 2015 | Shawna O'Flaherty | 1 Comment Baco Noir grapes are a North American wine industry success story, but as a hybrid grape, it attracts a lot of negative attention. A hybrid of European vitis vinifera Folle Blanche from France and an unknown varietal of indigenous vitis riparia that grows widely in North America, this is a hearty grape that can weather Ontario’s harsh winters. It… Read More
Budweiser Uses the Most Expensive Ad Time in the World to Insult Craft Brewers February 1, 2015 | Kole McRae | Leave a comment It’s the SuperBowl. Which as of this writing has the most expensive television advertising in the world. Budweiser in all of their wisdom, decided to use this multi-million dollar investment to blatantly insult craft brewers. When I say blatant, I mean it. You can see the ad here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siHU_9ec94c They call themselves ‘Proudly Macro’ and a… Read More
Molson Canadian by Molson Coors, a Review February 1, 2015 | Kole McRae | Leave a comment I did it. I had a Molson Canadian. This isn’t too shocking a thing to say. I’ve had it numerous times throughout my life. Though it’s been a very long time since I’ve had one. Today is the Super Bowl and Molson Canadian is probably going to be drunk by the gallon. Making today a… Read More