Headstock IPA by Nickel Brook Brewery, a Review January 26, 2015 | Kole McRae | Leave a comment This is the beer. I am not kidding when I say this. This is the beer that got me into craft beer. It was the first beer that made me realize that not all beers taste the same. You see, like most folks out there, I grew up drinking Molson products that all tasted very… Read More
Hops and Bolts by Mad & Noisy, a Review January 23, 2015 | Kole McRae | 1 Comment Look at that can. It just SCREAMS ‘craft beer.’ It’s fun, it has a creative name, it’s brightly coloured and really stands out at the LCBO. When you take a closer look it tells you that it’s ‘Not for the Faint of Hops.’ That’s a great tag line. And it’s an India Pale… Lager? An… Read More
We Need to Have a Serious Talk About Ontario Wine Sales January 23, 2015 | Kole McRae | Leave a comment There’s been a big hullabaloo about the Beer Store recently and with just cause: The Beer Store isn’t even Canadian owned and it has a monopoly on bulk beer sales. There’s been lots of conversation about that topic, including a great post by Ben Johnson here. So I won’t reiterate. We need to think bigger… Read More
Gewurztraminer Riesling by Pelee Island, a Review January 21, 2015 | Shawna O'Flaherty | 1 Comment The forces that be behind Toronto Booze Hound usually drink red wine. We might not review red wine very often because we don’t consume much from Ontario, and because we bulk order our batches from Fermentations. But we picked up some smooth Grey Owl cheese, some velvety Highland Chief Cheddar and some pungent Swiss Challerhocker from All The… Read More
Scrimshaw Oyster Stout by Barley Days, a Review January 20, 2015 | Shawna O'Flaherty | Leave a comment The oyster stout is a style of beer that has caught my attention over the last few months. I’m not sure when I first heard of the style, but it has to be over the last 6 months or so. I don’t think I knew about it when I was in Boston last March, sucking… Read More