Black Oak Brewing Motueka Rice Lager, Currently available at the brewery, $3.45/473ml I was talking to Adam Broz from Czechvar at Godspeed the other week, and he said that the thing he liked about the beer he made was that it was everyday beer. You could drink it all the […]
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5 Sometimes, even in a pandemic, things work out. You may remember, way back in 2019, Fullers was purchased by Asahi. I had been to London in 2018 and had been told by Tim Holt and Pete Brown and just about everyone that Fullers’ was “more of a pub company now.” […]
Spearhead x St. John’s Wort Dragon Slayer ESB
It’s not often that I find myself in the position of thinking that something someone else wrote requires rejoinder. However, as I took a break from doomscrolling last week, I happened across a piece by Jeff Alworth. I’ve read Jeff off and on for a decade, and in my experience, […]
What Would Beer Taste Like Without The Internet? – A ...
2 Tanner and Co. Brewing Sauvage Nova Scotian Ale. Currently available at the brewery, $4.65/473ml Jeff Pinhey rolls through towards Winnipeg with talk of stereos and Stillwell and beer for me to try, and tells me about Tanner down at Bar Volo where we run into some acquaintances and split a […]
Review: Tanner & Co Brewing Sauvage
Black Gold Brewery First of Many 2021 Anniversary Dubbel. Currently available on tap for $7.00/473ml in Petrolia, Ontario Back in December, Ryan Fletcher gets in touch to ask if he can send me beer from Black Gold in Petrolia, Ontario. My answer, when people want to send me things, is […]
Review: Black Gold Brewery First of Many Dubbel
2 I’ve been watching Something In The Water with interest over the course of the pandemic. Launching a contract brand seemed like an odd move during a time when you couldn’t approach the LCBO’s individual locations about sales and online sales for contract brewers were prohibited. Launching a Blackberry Vanilla Sour […]
Preview: Something In The Water Brewing Co
People’s Pint Brewing Co. Brown Beagle Baltic Porter is a collaboration with David Green. Available at the brewery for $8.00/500ml bottle. I’m propping up the bar, talking to Pietro and Ang, waiting for a call with the publishers. I tell them I’m thinking about just reviewing things again; back to […]
Review: People’s Pint Brown Beagle Baltic Porter
Sawdust City Kraslice Czech Dark Lager. Part of a Lager Series 4 Pack from the Sawdust City Online Shop. $14.60/4x473ml in different Czech inspired flavours. One of the things I like about Sawdust City is Sam Corbeil’s endless willingness to experiment. The business does a nice volume trade through […]
Review: Sawdust City Kraslice Czech Dark Lager
Silversmith Black Lager. Available at LCBO $3.65/473ml and at the brewery in Niagara-on-the-Lake. I probably have to shift some beers that are on the cusp of not being seasonal. This includes your Stouts, Porters, Tmavys, and Schwarzbiers. You’d be surprised how the last two categories have taken on a life […]
Review: Silversmith Black Lager
Spearhead Sam Roberts Band Ale. Available from the Spearhead Online Shop in 473ml cans with discount for volume purchase. It’s somewhat odd to think that this is beer that was first available in 2014 at a festival that no longer exists, offered by a brewing company that has since changed […]