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Movie Review: Drinking Buddies 26 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
To everyone that is scared away by a romantic comedy set inside a craft brewery, let me say this: Drinking Buddies is not a comedy and, depending on your perspective, may not be all that romantic. Yes...
Beer Review: Amsterdam De Wallen 21 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
Let me introduce you to the Amsterdam De Wallen, the first Ontario-made barrel aged sour ale available at the LCBO. The De Wallen was announced rather quietly, suddenly appearing on store shelves with...
Searching for the Perfect Summer Beer 19 Aug 2013 | 08:59 pm
Everyone remember the beginning of July when it was 40º C and really gross? I looked in my fridge and it was full of all the usual beer geek delights – IPAs and pale ales, a couple of porters and stou...
LCBO 2013 Fall and Halloween Releases (Plus the Quebec Brewery Feature) 16 Aug 2013 | 01:20 am
The Fall release: Sawdust City Long Dark Voyage to Uranus Stout / 650 / $7.95 Les Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique / 750 / $9.25 Charlevoix La Vache Folle Imperial Milk Stout / 500 / $5.65 Amag...
Beer Travels: Cleveland, the Mistake on the Lake 14 Aug 2013 | 06:53 pm
The one question that I got the most in the weeks leading up to this trip was, “Why Cleveland?” The answer was simple – five friends going to two Indians games and a Browns practice. It wasn’t our fir...
2013 Predictions: Update #5 8 Aug 2013 | 06:03 pm
One beer, multiple ticks! Thanks to the Amsterdam De Wallen (a fantastic beer – check LCBO availability) a couple of points have been added to the 2013 Predictions: The De Wallen is barrel aged. That...
The Ontario Microbrewery Strategy and the Politics of Craft Beer 7 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
There has been a small amount of debate recently over the Ontario Microbrewery Strategy and what involvement the provincial government should have in supporting the craft beer industry in Ontario. The...
The Tap List – July/August 2013 30 Jul 2013 | 06:53 pm
As my summer vacation meant missing OCB Week and making it hard to catch up for a Tap List post right after, the lists for July and August are being condensed into one. As a refresher, the Tap List ra...
A Diatribe Against Toronto’s Festival of Beer 25 Jul 2013 | 06:11 pm
Dear readers, I apologize if this is reaching you too late and you have already forked out for a ticket to the Festival of Beer. Two of the three days are sold out, so it’s possible. (If you have, ma...
This Beer Tastes Like a Rothko 22 Jul 2013 | 10:25 pm
A lot of ink (both real and virtual) has been used to define the craft beer movement. For the most part, craft beer has often been defined by industrial terms (the way beer is produced, how much is pr...
