Bear Runner Blonde, New Ontario Brewing Co., North Bay, Ontario 4.5% ABV The last event I went to before COVID hit was the first Beerhurst-at-Deerhurst Craft Beer Festival in Huntsville, Ontario. I was there covering an ‘Out and About’ segment for Muskoka Life/Metroland Media taking pictures and talking to people about their favourite beers at…
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CURRENTLY DRINKING: Two Beers, One Province
As the travel, along with the huge amounts of stress and panic brought on by the ultimately rewarding privilege of working on a second book (MAY 20TH, FOLKS!) has officially died down, I’m finding myself looking towards my own fridge for inspiration, and finding that over the years I really haven’t been short of that….
TRUTHSEEKER ALERT: NEW LEGENDARY MUSKOKA ODDITY SIGHTING!!!!
Up here in Ontario there was some excitement on my part when I found out that Muskoka Brewery’s Legendary Oddity, formally the Spring Oddity, a Belgian Ale made with Heather Tips, Juniper Berries, Sweet Orange Peel, and Candi Sugar has not only come back to the brewery’s lineup, but also evolved from their giant 750ml…
An Unexpected Brewery – Central City’s Hobbit Beers
Considering that I’m writing this post with the Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack playing and a replica of the One Ring To Rule Them All hanging from a silver chain around my neck, I think it’s pretty safe to say that I’m a fan of J. R. R. Tolkien’s work. The world, the languages, the beautiful…
In Space No One Can Hear You Review A Beer: Half Pints Brewing Co.’s Black Galaxy
Whenever friends of mine let me know they’re heading to Winnipeg to see friends (And dear god, that happens more than you would think), they always ask for a local brewery recommendation and with no pause whatsoever my response is always “Half Pints Brewing”. There are others in Winnipeg and definitely in the whole province…
The Quest For Fire: Ginger Beers (featuring Liberty Village Brewing Co.)
When I was a kid and went to the grocery store with my dad to help (which I think at that time was trying to charm him in to buying a box of Count Chocula), we would always get a few bottles of Ginger Beer. It was non-alcoholic of course, and the name of our…
CURRENTLY DRINKING: Eephus by Left Field Brewery
Left Field is a new brewery out of Toronto (though currently contracting out of Grand River Brewing in Cambridge). As you can probably guess from their name, they are Baseball themed, which goes well with baseball season arriving soon. Started by Niagara College brewing program graduate Mark Murphy and his wife Mandie, their first offering is…
CURRENTLY DRINKING: Ramblin’ Road Country Pilsner
And here we are, my first beer review of 2013. Since first hearing about them, I’ve been excited to try the offerings of Ramblin’ Road Brewery Farm out of Norfolk County. What caught my eye on them initially was that they are Ontario’s first and only “Brewery Farm”, which is to mean that they are a…
CURRENTLY DRINKING: Baldwin FishEye-PA
So most people on here know what I think of Toronto-based Kensington Brewing Co.’s Augusta Ale (hint: I really like it). So it doesn’t come as much of a shock to learn that I was pretty excited to hear about the release of their newest release, an IPA called Baldwin FishEye-PA. I was disappointed that…
Ring Ring Goes The Bell
Most students are back to school by now and I thought that since it was September it was a good time to try First Draft Campus Ale. That and the Campus Lager have recently been made available at my LCBO from the good people at Niagara College’s Teaching Brewery. And I have to say, it…
The Thirsty Wench 