This holiday season, we made the rather last-minute weather-based decision to drive to Montreal. Usually, I take the train or fly when I’m heading “home”, so I forgot just how long and boring the drive can be once the 401 passes Coburg. We decided to break up the drive with a stop at a brewery… Read More
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
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
This weekend we attempted to visit Mascot Brewery down on Mercer St. While their facebook page and Twitter both implied it was open (and serving brunch) the place was sadly closed. In our frustration we (and others who had come in search of Mascot) headed over to Bar Hop. While there I discovered this little… Read More
I am sitting here with Eric, a dude I met during my beer appreciation certification. While hanging out I decided to give Wellington’s new ESB a try. This is what Eric had to say about it: “It was… it’s… goooood.” I would have to agree, especially with the ‘it was’ part. For those new to… Read More