On night 3 of our isolated 8 Beers of Chanukah, we venture to the suburbs of Ottawa (virtually) for a Canadian Pale Ale made by Tuque de Broue Brewery from the Franco-Ontarian town of Embrun, ON. La Tuque Dorée is a pale ale that weighs in at 4.5% ABV and retails at $3.75 for a… 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
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
It’s that time of year again! Last year we worked with our good friend Doug Appeldoorn at People’s Pint to brew a unique beer that used szechuan peppercorns to spice up the holiday season. We’re at it again but changing up the recipe a bit. While we love the peppercorns we decided the Saison of… Read More
We didn’t know what to expect as we drove up what seemed to be an unmaintained forest lined road towards Belmont Lake Brewery. You see, we were on our way to a week long camping trip and had brought up the amazing OBN Bevmap. On the map was a brewery we had never heard of… Read More