Reports circulating today suggest that craft beer has become a big hit at U.S. ballparks, including Pittsburg’s PNC park and Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium. This follows the recent announcement by Fort Gary Brewing of Angry Fish Pilsner, giving even the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball  their own craft beer for sale […]

Great Lakes Brewery is back with their charity BBQ this Saturday from 12 – 6 p.m., in support of the Franklin Horner Community Centre. They also have extra cause to celebrate, with it being their 25th anniversary. The event is being held at the Brewery in Etobicoke (30 Queen Elizabeth Blvd)and, starting at 12:30 p.m., a […]

2000 Craft Breweries in the U.S. is no doubt impressive. Its the most ever and defintley telling of the Craft Beer upswing we’re seeing these days. But there were 1500 in 1999. Yes, numbers dropped significantly post 1999 only to rise back up to that number again in 2008, but a net gain of 500 […]

Ok, so maybe beer and ipods are the same thing. No, it’s probably just hipster fodder. Churchkey Beer Can Co., a retro flat top beer can company that incidentally puts Pilsner in the cans as well, is blowing up the scene in Silicon Valley, the Atlantic reports (So screw you MGD punch top!). Already hate it? Well here’s more: It’s co-founded by […]

                It’s no secret that marketing is a huge part of beer sales. Even the Craft Brewers have their angle (whoa there’s a farmer/tractor on the can? LOCAL!). But is beer the same as cell phones? Budweiser and Molson Coors seem to think so. If you’ve been to […]

May 24 weekend almost over, what do beer drinkers have to look forward to? Well, as many know by now, Ontario Craft Beer Week kicks off on Father’s Day, spanning from June 17 – 23, 2012. Events will be taking place all over Ontario, including Toronto’s fair share. Obviously a great way to check out Ontario […]

                  This is an interesting story. Double Trouble Brewing Co. is using the benefits of licence brewing to introduce their flagship Hops and Robbers IPA (Oh yeah! another silly hop oriented name!) on a National basis – Well at least in Ontario and Western Canada – over […]

          How did two Ontario Craft Breweries take over Labatt in the Toronto Indy Sponsorship? Sorry, just let me take a sip of this Amsterdam Boneshaker (Holy shit that’s hoppy, but I bet it’ll be the blonde at Indy). Well it might have more to do with Labatt deciding to sit […]

But wishes he was. First, take a look at the winners. Yup there’s lots of them. 167 contesting beers  from 33 breweries vying for Gold, Silver or Bronze in over 20 categories. And now you’ve got a good start to you May 24 drinking list.           A few of the many […]