ONTARIO's CRAFT BEER GUIDE
You can tell a lot about a year from the stretch between mid-August and mid-November. At the start of this issue’s life, we could easily have the hottest day of the summer, and then, just as easily, the first with […]
Black IPA? White IPA? Red IPA? Brett the Hitman Heart IPA? Enough already. It’s tiresome how IPA has become short form for “beer we’d really really like you to buy.” With that rant out of the way, I’ll double back […]
We should probably get something out of the way right here. I don’t ski. Or snowboard. I tried to learn, about ten years ago when I was in my twenties, but that went dreadfully. I learned to skate at a […]
The Exchange Brewery in Niagara-on-the-Lake was definitely one of the Ontario craft breweries who made news this summer. On one end of the spectrum, they launched a can programme back in May; on the other, September brought news that they […]
Grabbing a 12-pack from a corner store, or a case of lager at Costco might not be far off for Ontarians. On July 12, in their throne speech, the Ontario Progressive Conservatives made good on some of its campaign promises—including […]
Last night, the winners of Ontario Brewing Awards for 2018 were announced at the Berkeley Church in Toronto. Cass Enright hosted the show and also announced the winners for his Golden Tap Awards. The OBAs are a traditional-style beer awards […]
Planning to cover all of Ontario’s breweries in one magazine is ambitious. It takes some doing to keep track of how many there are, let alone who they are. But it’s also a wonderful opportunity for exploration. Next on the […]
Because of the popularity of craft beer in Ontario, the industry draws business owners from many different walks of life. In some cases, new brewery owners are rank amateurs who have just barely graduated from basic homebrew equipment. However, even […]
We’re really pleased to announce that our sophomore issue is now available. For number two, we kept the burner hot with a great roster of features, including: Crystal Luxmore’s plan for beer-retail in Ontario — forget buck-a-beer, Mr. Premier, and focus […]
A few months back, Wellington Brewery’s head brewer came to management with a request to take six weeks of paternity leave when his new baby is born this year. Brewmaster Marvin Dyck, 38, was surprised. He has six kids of […]
