The final beer of this year’s isolation-inspired 8 Beers of Chanukah is brought to you by clever packaging and a name that made me snag this beer by Refined Fool Brewing Co. from Sarnia, ON. A Brut IPA weighing in at a hefty 7.6% ABV, I nearly burned the apartment down after 2 sips when… Read More
We’re officially past the halfway point today on this year’s 8 Beers of Chanukah, so it seemed like a logical choice to me to sample a beer from The Napanee Beer Company, as the Greater Napanee area is roughly halfway between Montreal and Toronto. It’s not the most logical argument, but this is a beer… Read More
Behold, another review I have been sitting on for far too long! In honour of it being La fête nationale in my home province today, I thought I’d celebrate the start of the summer season and Toronto entering Stage 2 today with a seasonally appropriate beer from the baseball, beer and dog-loving folks over at… Read More
During the early days of quarantine, I cranked out a lot of content. Now we’re in June, and I’m backlogged on reviews I really, truly intend to write. I’m not sure why I’m so behind – the fridge is full of beers to review, and my notebook is filled with my chicken scratch notes on… Read More
This month marks the 8th anniversary of Bellwoods Brewery‘s opening – an early pioneer in the explosion that craft beer enjoyed in Ontario in the 2010s. Since those early days on Ossington Ave, they’ve grown to serve licensees around the city and opened a larger production facility in the semi-industrial area on Hafis Rd, and… Read More