ONTARIO's CRAFT BEER GUIDE
When I mention my beer cellar, my wife usually rolls her eyes. Mainly she does this because she knows when I say something like, “I’ve got some really good stuff in the cellar right now,” I’m actually referring to rows […]
Old ways and new ideas are the two influences that define Kitchener-Waterloo and the surrounding area. It’s not the only place that has such a duality, but I think the contrast is stronger here than anywhere else in Ontario. Where […]
I’m not a rollercoaster guy. Or, at least, that’s what I thought before this year. In 2018, I’ve been to Canada’s Wonderland twice already and have taken big strides towards loving the stomach-turning drops. Luckily, I had a bit of […]
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 […]
