Grand River Brewing – Cambridge Ontario Style: India Pale Ale Available: LCBO Alcohol: 6.5% Price/Volume: $3.95/ 500 ml bottle Described by the brewer as a copper colour with a large white head – I think they filled my bottle with the wrong beer. Still enjoyed […]

You know how Asia has all those burgeoning ecnonomies…well it seems that with the slowly declining sales of major brewers in North America, we are seeing a reversal of the eastern brewers buying out the west (e.g. Sapporo’s 2006 acquisition of Sleeman), as the western brands look to move east for sales. On Friday Dutch brewer Heineken offered $4.06 billion […]

This is about as necessary as anything at Ikea. And its probably as good for the price too. Hey, I’d take a beer with my hotdog, and who doesn’t need a drink after managing the field of cart pushing maniacs. Unfortunately, its a UK thing only and, at least for now, it looks like the stuff isn’t […]

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 […]

Brick Brewery, makers of Laker, Red Baron, and Waterloo brands of beer, and Ontario’s largest Canadian owned brewery, announced their Q1 financial results this week and they are off to a strong start. Goes to show that despite the craft boom, there’s still room for growth in the value beer market as well. Yep, apparently […]

                Where are you going to spend June 15 and 16? Look Toronto. I know we’re important.  But our friends to the not so distant north are looking to start a tradition with the 1st annual Barrie Beer Fest and a I’m liking the looks of it for […]

              have always believed that companies do not emulate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory enough. Well, in a Pawtuket Pat-esque move, Steam Whistle has decided to step up. As many know, each year, Steam Whistle includes retro style bottle openers in their 12 packs for a limited time – which is […]

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 […]