ONTARIO's CRAFT BEER GUIDE
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 – […]
Junction Craft Brewing has some big news – and like any good Torontonian, they made sure it involves real estate. At the beginning of the year, they took possession of a new home on Symes. Spread over 16,000 square feet […]
“It’s my day on the kegging line,” Steve Himel, Henderson’s founder and general manager, explains as he answers the phone. I’m calling to find out about their most recent project – reviving Upper Canada Brewing’s Rebellion lager as their own […]
Up-and-coming, new craft breweries often buy their equipment secondhand from their more established forerunners. People’s Pint took a more whole-hog approach and have taken over the space Junction left when they decamped to Symes Road. People’s Pint is run by Peter […]
Isn’t spring wonderful? Birds chirping, trees budding, snow melting – new beer magazines launching. That’s right, Ontario, the Growler, B.C.’s ultimate craft beer guide, is setting up shop here in the land of butter tarts and winning hockey teams. We’re […]
Summertime is beer festival time, so make sure you’re prepared with these handy hints. DO… Drink water! Lots of it! It’s going to be a long day and you don’t want to end up dehydrated. For every glass […]
There’s something very charming about the old gods. They just seem a little more relatable, a little more human. No unattainable images of perfection to which me must aspire, but can never reach. The old gods were flawed, just as […]
For thousands of years, cultures around the world have connected certain beers with birth months and zodiac signs. Bible historians, for example, have long associated the 12 beers present at the Last Supper with the various months of the year. […]
