You would think that late August would be a quiet time in the beer industry, with everyone content to go to festivals and drink beer in the late summer sun, and for the most part you’d be right. Hell, the […]
News and Notes: August 23, 2024
Brewer vs History
In which editor Jordan St. John goes head-to-head with an 1840s Bass Pale Ale Over the course of my career, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about historical brewing. I wrote a book called Lost Breweries of Toronto that […]
A guide to Ontario’s cold IPA
(or how I learned to stop being a hater and just enjoy the damn beer) Ontario’s beer market is in the midst of a monumental change when it comes to craft beer and the companies that make it. Consolidation and […]
Style Snapshot: A guide to the roasty, contemplative Imperial Stout
WHAT IS IT? A dark malt accented, extremely strong beer, sometimes aged in bourbon barrels DANGER LEVEL High GLASS Snifter STYLE STATS ABV: 8-12% IBU: 50-90 Colour: Midnight black Body: Extremely full Bubbles: Low to medium ORIGIN STORY Originally brewed […]