As the weather gets colder the temptation to stay in with a snifter of barleywine sets in. That’s fair, but we also love a good winter-season beer event. Here are three good ones coming up in Toronto. Great Lakes Christmas […]
Final Draught: Great Lakes Toronto Island Time
Around now, in the middle of October, is an apt time for looking back on another year of craft beer in Ontario. Despite the smattering of holiday-related events, to me, Cask Days marks the end of the year’s beer festival […]
A Wonderland of craft beer
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 […]
Farewell, Massey Hall: Where have all the good beers gone?
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 […]
Brewer vs. Brewer: Mike Lackey and Iain McOustra
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, […]
The Growler is coming to Ontario this week
“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 […]