Posts Tagged: Ontario
What Is Local Beer From A Southern Ontario View?
Posted by on Sunday, January 29, 2012 in - 12 comments
What is local when it comes to beer or anything else in southern Ontario? Today there is someone who need not be mentioned drearily tweeting a series of xenophobic exhortations for we Ontarians to drink "local" beer. It reminds me of how the naivety of my former co-residents of Prince Edward … read more »
When Do Good Beer And Public Money Mix?
Posted by on Friday, January 13, 2012 in - leave a comment
I like beer as much as the next guy. Probably more. But I am not sure why one of Ontario's, frankly, less interesting brewers deserved $1,000,000 in tax support annually: • ...until a few years ago, few Ontario consumers knew or understood the concept of craft beer. All that changed in part due …
Day 23+4: Ten Prizes Awarded And Four Innis + Gunn
Posted by on Thursday, December 15, 2011 in - 12 comments
Prizes. Better start picking some prizes. But there are samples building up, too. Better opens some samples. Good thing I have tomorrow off. • First the beer. I have reviewed at least three Innis + Gunn beers and I have a sense what to expect: rounded, juicy, well balanced and tasty malt without …
Toronto's York Brewery And Playter's Tavern 1801-05
Posted by on Sunday, November 6, 2011 in - 4 comments
I have been playing around with some passages on Toronto in the first years of the 19th century. Here is what I started with: • ⇒ "A recent Fact will corroborate what I have said; A Brewer from Kingston removed to York lately and, on application to the Governor, obtained one of the King's … read more »
Book Review: The Art And Mystery Of Brewing in Ontario
Posted by on Thursday, November 3, 2011 in - leave a comment
While I stand by my statement: • "...brewing history can be a tool or route to understanding for some but is ultimately unimportant if you do not need to tap into it..." • ... I have to admit that I do like dabbling in it - as long as I stay within the reach of my own capabilities. I … read more »
Black Sheep Brewery And The Two Fat Ladies
Posted by on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 in - 3 comments
I have a soft spot for Yorkshire's Black Sheep Brewery as it is one of the brands imported from time to time by the LCBO for over a decade. It's dependable, tasty ale. Good to hear, then, that they are moving ahead with getting ahead: • The company is also trialling Black Sheep in a can in Tesco …
Stuff Delivered By Mail, By Email, By Courier And By Hand
Posted by on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 in - 3 comments
It's been mad. Mad as in nutty crazy, not angry. Well, a bit of anger. And saucy retorts. How did it come to be that mild mannered beer fans had all this pent up emotion. I had no idea. Me, I'm not so much like that. Evan has it right. I'm just all about the whimsy. But its been busy and, you know …
Why Did A Brewer In Kingston In 1815 Want Rye?
Posted by on Sunday, October 23, 2011 in - 13 comments
The ad is from page 4 of the Kingston Gazette, 6 January 1816. You can see at the bottom that it was placed on 15 December 1815. So many questions. What were Messrs Robinson and Gillespie up to? Why is rye placed between barley and hops in the large font while oats sit down there with the peas …
How Many Forms Of A Beer Leave It Still One Beer?
Posted by on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 in - 7 comments
Josh Rubin wrote a great review of Les Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique in the Toronto Star today. It's a beer I love, having had my first in May 2010 after a beer run to La Belle Province. But I noticed something on the bottle that accompanied Josh' article. The bottle said "Automne 2010" and …
When There Is Too Much Going On Even For A Beer...
Posted by on Sunday, October 16, 2011 in - 9 comments
Between have a cold, having five kids and helping out with the fledgling North American Beer Writers Guild reincarnation... in addition to thinking about next year's Oktoberfest speakers series... in addition to the bright idea to start a web based concordance to The Oxford Companion to Beer …
