I work in the travel and tourism industry, which means my friends and colleagues are always returning from really nifty places. It also means we are forever loaning each other obscure pieces of winter gear or diving gear to help each other out, and that typically comes with a gift upon return. Most recently, a… Read More
After a weekend of entertaining guests and going on long walks we needed a night of relaxation. This means getting Weeds up on Netflix, reclinging on a couch, playing with our cute little ratties and having a beer. The beer was Sidelaunch. And it was good. More specifically it was ‘Wheat’ by Side Launch Brewing… Read More
Michael Hassell is the man behind Barge Brewing Co, the company that has put the Ontario government on notice for a lawsuit in the hopes of changing the current liquor laws. We had a chance to chat with him about the situation: Question 1: You mentioned on Twitter that you contacted brewers in the fall. That… Read More
Edit: It looks like Barge ‘reached out’ to Ontario craft brewers in the fall of 2014. At least, according to their Twitter. Barge Craft Beers, the company that put the Ontario government on notice to change their liquor laws, sent a letter (by fax) to the Attorney General of Ontario this morning. The letter included… Read More
In celebration of Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald’s 200th birthday this past weekend, we cracked open a fresh can of Old Tomorrow‘s Canadian Pale Ale. Not quite an India Pale Ale and not quite an American Pale Ale, the CPA is a fledgling style that is slowly starting to find its own… Read More