ONTARIO's CRAFT BEER GUIDE
There are a lot of things to celebrate in Ontario’s craft beer scene. The selection has grown immensely in the past twenty years and so has the diversity of the people brewing professionally. One white-knuckled finger at a time, we’re […]
If you’re at least a little bit committed to craft beer in Ontario, especially the southern part of the province, you’ve had a beer made by Amsterdam or Great Lakes. From Canuck and Boneshaker to Karma Citra and Double Tempest, […]
In a city known as Hogtown, it’s no small feat to capture broad acclaim as the best sausage maker in Toronto. Jesse Vallins, the executive chef at Maple Leaf Tavern in Leslieville, has made his reputation as someone who cooks […]
During a recent conversation, I had with Stephen Beaumont about his new book Will Travel for Beer, he answered my question about beer festivals by saying that he’d like to see more specialized beer events in North America. As it […]
A new beer magazine launching in Ontario is definitely good news, right? I know we’re all pretty excited to share the first Ontario issue of The Growler with all of you. As I write this, thousands of copies are making […]
As every Canadian knows, the Monday before May 25 is set aside to celebrate Queen Victoria’s proclamation, in 1867, that all cases of beer in British North America will have exactly 24 bottles. The little-known second part of the 151-year-old […]
“Oh that’s a cute artichoke,” says one of my colleagues from outside the world of beer writing. “It’s a hop cone,” I deadpan. Consider yourself warned, Ontario friends, that when I show you the first issue of The Growler I’d […]
There are a few breweries who vie for the title of the oldest craft beer operation in Ontario. Wellington, Great Lakes, Waterloo and Amsterdam were all founded in the 1980s, and all participate in the writing of these lists. But […]
The fascinating and complicated history of one of beer’s most revered figures In the annals of beer history, St. Hildegard of Bingen holds a unique distinction. The 12th century German abbess is responsible for the earliest surviving writings […]
April is a sort of tense time in the beer calendar. Despite our current weather, it’s definitely spring, but May 2-4 is still over a month away and Father’s Day – the real kickoff for brewery events every weekend – […]
