You know the sunny days are on their way when the fruit beers start hitting the LCBO shelves hard. I find with fruit beers they hit you on the nose but aren’t as exciting on the pallet. Let’s see if Black Creek’s entrance this season, the Apricot Ale, will suffer the same fate. Made out… Read More
Rainhard has basically become our “regular” craft brewery. It’s within a reasonable streetcar ride from us and there is always something new and interesting to try when we get there. Today I finally got around to doing a proper tasting of True Grit, a beer they have had for quite some time. I’ve had the… Read More
I really like Shacklands. The new brewery on the same block as Rainhard and the upcoming location for Junction Craft Brewing (when they finally cut through all the red tape!) is very unique in its feel and in its beer. The brewery itself is filled to the brim with nostalgia. I don’t want to ruin… Read More
During a recent SOBDL event Shawna spun a wheel and won a free tour from the guys behind the Backyard Beer Tour. I decided to tag along and below are my thoughts on the new brewery tour in Toronto. A few important notes: We have been on numerous beer and alcohol tours around the world including… Read More
It was too cold this weekend. We had to battle wind chills of -20! What better way to warm up than with a 9% peach flavoured fruit beer (or is it a saison?). This thing is funky, interesting and as far as I can tell, gone from the world. I took a look around and… Read More