An already continuing theme on this blog, but one that I think is interesting. Major Breweries going craft. I’ll term it Big Craft Beer.         (Molson Coors’ Six Pints Specialty Beer Company – Don’t know if specialty is the right word this day and age) A recent article from the Toronto Star […]

Brewer: Boston Brewing Co., Boston MA Category: Seasonal Alcohol content/volume: 5.5%/355ml Available: LCBO                   Well, it’s another seasonal addition from that little Boston craft brewery that mostly brews out of their giant brewery in Cincinnati. Sam Adams is an interesting breed in that respect – it’s definitely […]

Portland based Craft Brew Alliance Inc., a NasDaq listed craft brewing company, has just announced significant financial gains for Q1 2012, including 19% increase in sales from Q1 2011, amounting to $38.5 million. Do these big numbers sound “craft” to you? Well, they are in Portland, where hipsters are turning in their PBRs for craft […]

Brewer: Railway City Brewing Co., St. Thomas Ontario Category: IPA Alcohol content/volume: 6.5%/473ml                   Hoppy, caramel, sweet, good. Guys I like this one. Good job, this is what I like about beer.

Well, both of these things could use some better publicity. The 9th annual Ontario Brewing Awards are fast approaching – May 17, 2012. Lots of great Ontario Brewers will be in attendance to accept awards and hand out some samples. Its being held at the Beer Academy, 75 Victoria Street, in Toronto. Should be a […]

Brewer: Trafalgar Ales & Meads, Oakville, Ontario Category: Black Pale Ale Alcohol content: 5.0% Available: LCBO Price: $4.75/650ml bottle Sure it looks like oil, but trust me, its a beer.                   Ever wondered what it would taste like if someone mixed a stout with a pale ale? […]

So Alabama is set to allow its good citizens to brew some beer! Which begs the question: the good citizens of Alabama aren’t currently allowed to brew some beer? Ofcourse, this trailblazing legislation still requires approval. See the story here

It seems like every week there’s a beer week, and I’m not complaining. Just too bad that more aren’t centered around Toronto. However, a big one is coming up May 14 – 20, 2012: American Craft Beer Week, orchestrated by the Brewers Association and celebrated in all 50 U.S. states. This means that there will […]

Budweiser releases http://www.trackyourbud.ca/, a website where your can track your Bud Can back to one of its 5  Canadian brew factories. The website will also tell you the date your beer was packaged, provides you with a virtual tour of the brewery and gives you a lowdown on the brewing process; just type in your 10-digit […]

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.