Nothing says “Happy Chanukah” quite like a spread of snacks at your sister-in-law’s place and a doped up dog… Unless your sister-in-law also thrusts a mystery beer in your hand and asks you to make room in her fridge by making it disappear. In the true spirit of benevolence, I made her wish come true,… Read More
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
We only recently discovered the people at Orange Snail Brewers during the Ontario Brewing Awards. It seemed they had won last year and were going for another win! Sadly they didn’t win an award, but certainly won our hearts (awwww!) Shortly after the awards we had a family function in Guelph. It just so happens Milton… Read More
I find Collingwood Brewery generally goes for a more subtle flavour than a lot of the smaller craft breweries these days. Instead of punching us in the mouth with a IIPA, they go for something like an ESB to stand apart. I have to say I love this approach. You can only really have so… Read More
With the news that Mill St. had been purchased by ABInbev my first thought was to look over at Amsterdam Brewery with fear. Somehow my brain concluded that they would be next. Luckily when I tweeted them they said they are embracing their proud independent past. To be honest it wasn’t much of an answer… Read More