We had some great entries in our #Dam6Pack giveaway with Amsterdam Brewery and we’re working on choosing our winner. Thank you to everyone who entered! The winner will be announced tomorrow, but we wanted to share with you our top 5 entries. Crack open your favourite Amsterdam brew, here they are in no particular order: @TOBoozeHound… Read More


After a wonderful Icelandic dinner at Luma me and Shawna decided to have some after dinner beers over at Bar Hop. The first beer I sampled was called ‘Nutcracker’ by Black Oak Brewing. The beer was sampled in a balloon glass on tap. Atmosphere was standard Bar Hop. Lots of folks around all enjoying great… Read More


West Avenue Cider has been turning some heads in a burgeoning Ontario craft cider scene. This hard cider, crafted from 100% Ontario heritage apples, took home the prize of Best Cider in Ontario by the Ontario Craft Cider Association this year. I had a 5 ounce glass on tap as part of a sampling flight… Read More


I had an accidental, side-by-side taste testing of Bellwoods Brewery‘s heavy hitting Imperial India Pale Ale, Witchshark paired up with the equally delicious and potent Indie Alehouse‘s` own Imperial India Pale Ale, Cockpuncher. Accidental, in the sense that the waitress at Bar Hop brought me a tasting flight, and in my pursuit to keep the… Read More


We recently tried to get into Bar Hop for a quick drink before Friday night dinner reservations, and failed miserably. But our perseverance paid off after dinner, and delicious beer & cider was our reward. I had some serious indecision this time around, so I opted for a flight of cider and beer. I sampled Spirit… Read More