Moosehead Makes a Legit Canadian Lager
Moosehead is hot right now. After their ad poking fun at Trump and the amount of beer required to tolerate him, many Canadians (myself included) got a chuckle and felt a swell of patriotism. I also got a hankering for a beer I had not…
Toronto’s Best Lager(s): Godspeed’s Sklepnik vs. Burdock’s Deluxe
What began as a quest to pit West-end lagers against each other (like I did when I looked for West Toronto’s best IPA) sprawled into a city-wide search for a lager that could even come close to Burdock’s Deluxe. It crushed anything I tasted it…
Henderson Food Truck Lagered Blonde: A Beer for the Refined Dad
Dad beer: you already know what I’m talking about. It’s cold, it’s crisp, and by god it ain’t craft. It’s almost invariably a lager (although the occasional amber ale will sneak in), and it’s drunk with enormous aplomb at occasions ranging from graduations to garden…
Ice Cold Beer — What More Needs to be Said?
Ice! Cold! Beeeeeeeer! Long time Jays fans will fondly remember these words being bellowed out by The Beer Guy (Wayne McMahon) at the Skydome up until 2008, signaling to them that a frothy pint of remarkably flavourless and REMARKABLY expensive beer was nearby. But the…
Octopus Wants to Fight IPA: An Overdue Ode to the Octopus
Sometimes it occurs to me that there’s been a drink I’ve been recommending for years, consume regularly, am always thrilled to find on a menu (you remember, when you could order things in bars) but haven’t officially sung its praises on Sublime Imbibing. Octopus Wants to Fight…
Stellar Void Stout: A Great Way to Say Hello to Halo Brewery
I just moved to a new neighbourhood in the Junction Triangle area of Toronto. There’s lots of perks — more room in the house, great view of a highly aesthetic water tower, and one of my favourite breweries in the city (Halo) is two minutes…
Head to Head: Great Lakes Brewery Pumpkin Ale vs. St. Ambroise Pumpkin Ale
Writing about pumpkin ale is always a little intimidating. They’re not held in high esteem by the snobbish, and often considered a seasonal gimmick, with little actual merit. But I’ve gone out on a limb before and I’m going to do so again — I like…
Blood Brothers, Beer Delivery and A Beautiful ‘Pilsner’: Trans Human State
The point of this post isn’t just to review the lovely Trans Human State Pilsner(ish) from Blood Brothers — it’s a nod to them and all local breweries for stepping up quickly and efficiently to continue providing access to their myriad ambrosias during this global…
Wellington Brewery’s Imperial Russian Stout is a Superb Winter Sipper
I’ve been drinking Wellington beers since almost the very first weekend I cared about craft beer. I remember my newfound love of hops lead me to their classic Special Pale Ale (SPA) that became a staple pint for me whenever I visited Guelph, where Wellington…
Flying Monkey’s Sparklepuff Triple IPA Dazzles, Even As it Inebriates
I vividly remember the first time I tried a Flying Monkeys beer. It’s hard to forget, really, going from drinking sweet corn lagers to Smashbomb IPA. It really blew me away — it was loud, it was bitter and by god it was STRONG. I…