For the uninitiated, every year for Session Toronto a group of bar owners (The Local 7) produce a limited release beer for the festival in partnership with Sweetgrass Brewing and Sawdust City. Each of the bars serve the beer during OCB Week, and it is available at a limited number of LCBOs. They’ve done a […]
Despite the fact that we are again in the throes of a polar vortex (which I suppose is better than a Peruvian Sharknado), spring is just around the corner. Hiding like a sadistic child wearing a planet of the apes mask, waiting to terrify their kid-sister. Except that in this case, the terror is in […]
Another foray into the world of what we sometimes call macrobrewing, today I’m checking out Coors Banquet. My understanding is that the original Coors beer brewed way back when was known as “The Banquet Beer”. This is a nod to the original, and is different from Coors Light, which most people think of these days […]
Well, I’m getting closer to caught up on the review front (so so close!). This one is actually timely! Rickard’s is obviously committed to doing a rotating seasonal beer; Cardigan was the fall seasonal, and now we have Oakhouse, their winter lager. Now, as you might know, oak-aged beers are becoming a kind of big […]
So in a little package from my friends at Molson, I received this alongside Sublime 67, for me to see if I wanted to review. Rickard’s has obviously been on my radar for some time. Red was one of the early “craft” beers I drank, though I now have red ales that I prefer. Their […]
Okay, I know what a lot of you are saying. I definitely focus on craftbeer on my blog, but here’s the thing: I’m completely able to review anything, and remain fairly objective. I appreciate that there is a variety of recognized styles of beers, and just because I might not like one particular style, doesn’t […]
Here’s something the average person probably doesn’t encounter in their day-to-day life. Getting handed beer in unlabelled bottles, from upcoming breweries. Happily, this is a part of my life. A few weeks back (yeah, I’ve been pretty busy), Greg Clow passed me a bottle of Hogsback Brewing Co Vintage Lager (not to be confused with […]
So I have walked past this brew at a variety of LCBOs for a few months now. I finally decided to pick one up and give it a try. Why was I reluctant? Well, to be honest, I don’t really like Boris (regular style). It’s not bad, it just doesn’t taste like much. I might […]
So I just randomly grabbed one of these tallboys because the tin was so darn good-looking. I assumed it would be in line with the Heinekens and Becks’ and Boris’ of the world. Eurolager. Not bad, but not awesome. How close was I? From an attractive red tallboy with a best-before date on the bottom, […]
