I rarely splurge to get the latest rare, fancy beer. It is not that I don’t appreciate them, nor am I too cheap to cough up the dough. I just find I prefer to pick up a six-pack or a… Continue Reading →
In yesterday’s Globe and Mail, there was a puff piece extolling the latest in the corporate brewers’ manoeuvrings (read the article here). Labatt (AB-Inbev), makers of the Alexander Keith’s line of faux-craft beer, this spring is launching two new Keith’s… Continue Reading →
After many months of delays, Hog’s Head Brewing finally got their flagship Hop Slayer IPA on the streets a few weeks back, and this past week I finally got my first chance to try it. As a reminder, Hop Slayer… Continue Reading →
For a large chunk of you, there is no need for me to introduce the wonders of Deschutes Brewery. Not only are they the 5th largest craft brewer in the country, they have a well-deserved reputation for making high quality… Continue Reading →
I think that brown ales are getting squeezed out lately. Once the out-there beer that demarcated the (then) new breed of craft brewers from the corporate lagers, today in the wave of Imperial IPAs, oak-aged beer and Trappist Quadrupels, brown… Continue Reading →
The Cochrane Eagle reported last week that Half Hitch Brewery is planning to open in that town in the coming 12 months (this was also reported by Canadian Beer News last week). A family affair, they have actually been in… Continue Reading →
Beer drinkers don’t talk much about head (I called it “foam” in the headline to avoid unwanted google hits of a different nature), which is odd given how important a role it plays in our perception of beer. It is… Continue Reading →
I admit I just don’t get the name. Maybe I am missing some inside joke or a cool reference I am not hip enough to tap into. I just don’t understand it. Barking Squirrel. The flagship beer of Toronto’s Hop… Continue Reading →
Okay, today I was going to write about something else – likely my latest Vue Weekly column – but an announcement from Labatt Canada has me so frustrated I have to vent it, lest I trash my upcoming Family Day… Continue Reading →
So tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Hopefully you have something romantic planned with your sweetheart (or, if you don’t have one currently are planning on treating yourself anyway). What ever it is you have cooked up, allow me to suggest that… Continue Reading →