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…
Category: Seasonal Beers
Geeked-Out Beers
Regular readers here will know that I’m a bit of a nerd. Mainly, I love video games, MST3K, Star Trek, and comics. So it’s always a lot of fun when my nerdy side meets my beer geeky side by some rather awesome brew ideas. The following are two of the more interesting geeky beers available…
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…
Dark Ontario Beers for Dark Ontario Winters
Well, if the shortened days, snow, and respectable low temperatures are anything to go by (and I think they are), it would seem that winter is finally here. This means a lot of things. Coffeeshops are switching to peppermint everything, stores are playing Christmas songs to cause a kind of insanity among the public, and,…
“The Cider Geeks Are Excited” – Canadian Beer News & The Rhino’s Fall Beer & Cider Fest
Last year I went to a Winter Beer festival that I considered one of the most refreshing festivals I’ve attended. It was pretty low-key and casual, but featured an incredible selection of new and interesting beers. It was in a wonderful space as well, which allowed people to sit down or walk around talking to…
Wait, Summer is OVER?
Folks, I’m a bit concerned. Because apparently summer is over and I feel that it went by WAY too quick to be natural. I mean…I vaguely remember the heat, people sitting in the parks, going to a couple of festivals and enjoying some wonderful pilsners, saisons and wheat beers…but now it’s all over and suddenly…
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…
Happy 2013
Brooklyn Oktoberfest did a good job of welcoming me in to the New Year. Matched quite well with crackers, onion and 4 year-old white cheddar. Happy 2013, darlings.
Best of Winter (Providing It’s Gone)
Don’t know about you folks, but up here our weather has been…well, let’s put it this way: Last week in a single day we had snow, rain, snow, hail, rain and ending with some snow overnight. Now it’s practically t-shirt weather with forecasts saying the temperature will more than double tomorrow. So screw it, I’m…
What a Night: Cask Days 2011
I’m still recovering from the lovely night that was Cask Days, the beer event with over 50 beers from around the country to sample. It was also my first ever large scale beer event. It was a LOT of fun and showed that the event, which originally started in the patio of Toronto’s Bar Volo, can…
The Thirsty Wench 