This weekend I managed to not so accidentally stumble upon Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa for Winterbrewed, the winter weekend beer festival put on by the folks at National Capital Craft Beer Week. Of course, downing ice cold beer for a couple of hours in the great white (urban) outdoors proved somewhat challenging as the fingers stopped […]

Greetings BeerToronto faithful! This is not your normal contributor so if you are expecting the usual dry and sarcastic wit of the regular contributor you may want to stop reading now… If you are still reading, I will preface this post with the fact that this is my first blog post. You should also know […]

20 Questions with Picaroons’ head brewer/owner, Sean Dunbar If you noticed my Twitter feed over the holidays (which, if you’re reading this, you might have) you noticed a lot of Picaroons beer being consumed. Now, its very hard for me to say I have a favorite brewery right now, but if I was pressed to choose […]

…and something Toronto can learn from. I recently visited Washington D.C. and got to experience what many authorities, such as GQ and Draft Magazine, have already recognized as one of America’s top beer destinations: Churchkey/ Birch & Barley. These two beer oriented venues co-exist in the same two-story property and fall under the same ownership. Churchkey is an […]

Ottawa – While the taps of the town are dominated by nearby Beau’s All Natural Brewing, Kichesippi Beer Co. popped up in 2010 to take the claim as Ottawa’s Craft Brewery proper. And they like it that way. I recently dropped in at the brewery, located in a downtown industrial area of the city. I […]

I recently spent 48 hours in Vancouver. A very full 48 hours, which I managed to commit roughly 30 minutes on beer. Friday: land at 11 a.m. With minutes to spare, I stumble upon the liquor store and to my pleasant surprise , there is no shortage of local beer available.  A six-pack of Red […]

We all know how pumped Winnipeg was to get the Jets back, and those who visited the Gateway of the West this winter may have seen that Budweiser commemorated the return of the NHL franchise by releasing Budweiser Fan Brew: Budweiser, but made with Winnipeg water (Insert joke here). Here’s how it worked: Budweiser poured […]

People write King Ludwig II of Bavaria off as crazy but he built one of the most beautiful castles in the world in one of the most beautiful places in the world.  If in this area of Bavaria, drink the Weissbier that bears his name.