So these days the words “Session Beers” are entering the mindset of beer geeks and casual beer drinkers more frequently. This isn’t a new thing at all, Session Beers are a very common type of beer, but small breweries are deciding to take a break from their usual projects to create the perfect one and…
Category: Learning
“When Are You Going To Get Certified?” – The Prud’homme and Cicerone Beer Certification Programs
“So when are you going to get certified?” That’s a question I’ve been getting a lot lately. I’ve had this blog for nearly three years now and all around me people are flocking towards beer certification programs like high school seniors are towards College and University pamphlets. It’s the big question that seems to pop…
Premium Near Beer – A Look at Quality Non-Alcoholic Beers
WAIT NO COME BACK TRUST ME READING THIS WILL BE WORTH IT. Okay, let’s get this out of the way, first. Non-Alcoholic beer get a bad rap. You know it, I know it. We’ve all tried it at one point or another, went to a store, got a little curious about a Beck’s non-alcoholic beer…
Barkeep, Another Course – The Canadian Craft Beer Cookbook
Longtime readers of this site along with anyone who has known me for like, five minutes knows that one of my most enjoyable activities is cooking. Additionally, finding ways to cook with beer is another interest of mine, although I should say that beyond an excellent cake recipe, a weiss pizza crust, BBQ sauce, and…
Will It Grow? Part 2: We Rise! We Live!
So, remember when I bought a Cascade hop rhizome, planted it, and then told you folks that I’ll let you know how it goes? Well…the hops grew. They started to sprout after a couple of weeks and then once it was fixed up so it had some support to get up on the frame of…
Beer & Food Pairing
I’ll be honest, this post is a long time coming. Truthfully, I’ve had the most problem just STARTING the damn thing. Any writer knows that the kick-off point in a piece of writing is one of the worst and I’ve been stuck with that for a couple of weeks while also getting used to having…
Will It Grow? Part 1: In To The Ground, My Sweet
So one of the advantages of no longer being in the office (and there aren’t TOO many, but that’s for my non-existent therapist, not you) is that I have time for some personal projects in between errands and freelance work. One personal project is my garden. I have a raised bed in the backyard which…
The Thirsty Wench’s St. Patrick’s Day Survival Guide
It’s that time of year again where people see a lot of green stuff and guides for a good St. Patrick’s Day are being released by bars, breweries and newsfolk alike. So I thought I’d throw my hat in to the ring and give you my own St. Patrick’s Day Survival Guide. Stock up on…
Small Lessons Making a Big Difference
So I’m going to tell you folks a little story. You sitting down? What about you in the back? Okay? Good. Here it goes. So back in 2011 when I was still trying to get this blog going and was still at the very start of the grand journey of learning about beer, I went…
Homebrewing, Winter Beer Fest, and BlogTO
Okay, so the day job and a slight case of the Cambodian Swamp Virus put a damper on any writing time I had the past week or so. So let’s play a bit of catch-up because quite a bit has been going on. 1. I’ve been homebrewing! Although I have dabbled with varying levels of…
The Thirsty Wench 