While some craft beer snobs turn up their noses at the Marzenbeirs served at Oktoberfest for their lack of IPA-level hops, these beers are fantastic, and make at least one beer writer more than a little giddy. Yes, Oktoberfest is upon us once again. The festival is an anniversary celebration of the marriage of King […]
Holiday mixer 4-pack will include a lavender-infused gruit, a coffee-infused amber ale, a Gold-medal-winning vanilla porter, and an American-Style IPA OTTAWA – (July 4, 2014) The votes are tabulated for the brands that will make their way into the 2014 Best of Beau’s holiday mix pack, and the selections are a creative cross-section of the […]
Well, this is cider week, and so news should be cider-related, right? I’ll cut right to the chase: Somersby Cider, the highly popular draught cider introduced in Toronto last year by Carlsberg, is now available in the LCBO. The product code is #279307 and there is plenty of product around. You can check the stock […]
Well, it’s about that time of year again. Head down to the local shop, and prove how much you love your friends and family by spending money on them. Don’t send the wrong message; spend up! Seriously, I would encourage you to have thought about this about 6 weeks ago, and have considered either making […]
Fell behind on this one, but a lot of the LCBO stores are still sorting out inventory anyways, so this is probably just in time. The full listing of beers is available in a fair few places (Bartowel, for one), so I won’t rehash it here. I’m just going to recommend the bottles I like […]
I’ve gotta say: I love going to Pioneer Village; I always have. So when they started an historic brewery as part of the village I was stoked. When the beers they produced were excellent, I was very excited. When their Porter became available at the LCBO, I was giddy. Now I’m running out of adjectives, […]
So, by now, most of the beers brought in for this year’s spring release at the LCBO should be on the shelves. And I must say, they just keep upping the ante. Only one “Okay” beer, and everything else was at least “Good”. Notes from the media tasting follow, in the order I drank them. […]
I’ll touch on this again (hopefully later today), in my LCBO spring release post, but I got the press release in my inbox this morning, and I’m trying to be a little more on the ball. The release is pretty clear but doesn’t say this: Tree makes a mighty fine ale, and we’re lucky to […]
So I posted a few days ago, and mentioned the new beers in the LC, but thought I’d give you the full break-down of what they’ve got to keep you warm through our long nights. Can I just take a moment and say how awesome this release looks? They just keep on upping their game, […]
