Better Your Beer: 6 Brews to Upgrade Your Style
Some people get stuck in a beer rut: They find a brand that makes an inoffensive style of beer, and they stick to it no matter what. Frankly, it can be a bit daunting to look at a large beer menu, or browse through cases…
Crafting a New Beer Market in Southeast Asia
Consider this post a call to action. Are there brewers out there who don’t mind an adventure, a challenging new market, and endless opportunities? Then stay tuned. There were many beautiful things with which to indulge in Asia: the scenic beauty, the wonderful people, the…
Contrived Craft Beer: Rickard’s Oakhouse Winter Lager
Craft beer is incredibly hip right now. Sales of it are biting into the profits of macro domestic giants like Molson-Coors and Budweiser, aggravating some execs. In response, the companies are looking into breaking out of the mould of mass-produced lager and into more interesting…
Muskoka’s Wonderful Winter Beard
Sure, the weather is getting colder. The sweaters are out, the roads are getting slicker, and the appeal of an ice cold lager is waning. Thankfully, there is a beverage custom tailored for this season, and that’s Muskoka Brewery’s Winter Beard double chocolate cranberry stout….
Simply Put, It’s the Best Pumpkin Beer: Southern Tier’s ‘Pumking’
My intention when I began writing this post was to review several seasonal pumpkin brews, and pick my favourite. But when I re-tasted Southern Tier’s Pumking I forewent even reviewing other options. Because, simply put, Pumking is the best pumpkin beer on the market, and…
Five Budget Beers Better Than Bud
I loathe Budweiser. It tastes like the cheapest of cheap lagers, and yet, it’s marketed as a premium beer with a price tag to match. Despite bearing remarkable similarities to the drippings that sometimes ooze forth from your garbage bag, a 24 case of…
A Wonderful Welly One-Off: Kolvoord Hopburst Double IPA
Like nearly any item, the value of a beverage is often determined by its scarcity. And recently, I had the pleasure — nay, the privilege — of trying an incredibly rare beer from Wellington Brewery called Kolvoord Hopburst Double IPA. Wellington Brewery, known for its…
Twice as Mad, Twice as Good: Muskoka’s Twice as Mad Tom Double IPA
I’m a hop head. A fiend for IPA’s, the more bitter the better. I’ve extolled their virtue in several posts (such as this one), and one of my all time favourites is Muskoka Brewery’s Mad Tom IPA. So when I got to try Twice as…
Satisfying Summer Beers
It’s high time to stow away the stouts and pack up the porters. The heat of summer demands a quality of refreshment that only certain beers can attain. While many people are content to shove a lime in their Coronas and call it an afternoon,…
Sipping With Smoth: The Alcoholic Din of Tactical Nuclear Penguin
I enjoy strong liquor. I enjoy beer. Yet, rarely do I get to combine these two indulgences in one beverage. One of these few occasions was when my room mate and I indulged in the outrageous, bombastic, extremely expensive and highly alcoholic Scottish concoction Tactical…