The hop heads over at Great Lakes Brewery have unleashed another monster onto the world! The amazingly named Octopus Wants to Fight is a strong IPA that in the description says contains 8 of basically everything, but then says that is all a lie, so we have no idea what is in it. What we… Read More
I grew up in the Kitchener/Waterloo area so I am no stranger to Guelph (and Cambridge!). The problem is that I didn’t get into craft beer until well after I had moved on to bigger cities! Luckily, some of the beers made in those great cities are available at the LCBO, and I am incredibly… Read More
I had a chance to talk with Eric Portelance, one of the cofounders of Halo Brewery. You might be asking: what the hell is Halo Brewery? Halo is a brand new brewery here in Toronto that will (hopefully) be opening soon. It will be a full brewery of its own and NOT a contract brewery,… Read More
Last July, I celebrated turning 30-something in the best possible way. We hosted a beer and cheese event, and we got a few non-beer drinkers to expand their palates and find something they could enjoy. We’re responsible hosts, so water was offered between each sampling. Samples were 3-4 oz. each. Here’s an Ontario dominated beer… Read More
After a wonderful Icelandic dinner at Luma me and Shawna decided to have some after dinner beers over at Bar Hop. The first beer I sampled was called ‘Nutcracker’ by Black Oak Brewing. The beer was sampled in a balloon glass on tap. Atmosphere was standard Bar Hop. Lots of folks around all enjoying great… Read More