Posts Tagged: Ontario
Session 48: How Do We Drink Thee? Let Us Count.
Posted by on Friday, February 4, 2011 in - 3 comments
I park well. Well, I park well in Toronto at least. I have found a way to get right into the heart of the city and out by car without spending all that much time in, you know, the city. And, as it turns out, my trick now comes with a brew pub, Duggan's Brewery. I won't tell you which building it … read more »
What To Do With This Here Beer Blog In 2011?
Posted by on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 in - 8 comments
What to do? What to do? Every half-year or so I wonder what the heck it is I am doing writing on this thing every day in one way or another. Greg Clow got me thinking this morning as he posts about going to a whisk(e)y session at what he describes as "a cocktail consulting firm here in Toronto …
Considering The Delights Of The Growler
Posted by on Friday, January 14, 2011 in - 7 comments
I got the news on Facebook: • Growlers are ordered, kegs are coming in, 3 tap system is almost finished. Should be filling 32 and 64 oz growlers by next week. A few of our first drafts will be Dogfish Chicory Stout, Grimbergen Double, and Great Divide Fresh Hop. • That is the news from the Big …
Ontario: Black IPA, Church-Key, Campbellford
Posted by on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 in - 1 comment
"...Whoa-oh black bitter... bam-a-lam.... • I gave my opinion of the matter of the name last September so I don't want to revisit that whole kettle of fish - unless you do - so let's just leave it that I was mightily happy to find dinner bottles of Church-Key's Black IPA at the brewery, my local …
Ontario: Fryfogel's Tavern, Near New Hamburg, Perth Co.
Posted by on Monday, January 3, 2011 in - 4 comments
Ever since I opened my copy of Julia Robert's In Mixed Company, a history of the taverns of Upper Canada from the 1780s to the 1850s, I have wondered how many of our Upper Canadian pioneer taverns there might be left out there. Well, I passed one today - the Fryfogel Tavern - and thought I would …
Two Food And Beer Revelations At Christmas
Posted by on Sunday, December 26, 2010 in - 3 comments
Look, I really do not like the whole idea of pairing beer and food. You know that. It comes off as a wee bit snooty and, worse, it smacks a bit of exclusivity... but that has nothing to do with the fact that beer and food go so well together (or whether I am riddled with inconsistencies.) And … read more »
Ontario: Mocha Porter, Lake of Bays Brewing, Muskoka
Posted by on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in - 4 comments
Ahhh, it's like the moment when Santa stuffs the last stocking and hangs it by the final fireplace with care. All the emails have been sent connecting contest gift givers with contest winners. Now, it's Miller time - or, in my case, mocha porter time. • I am being especially lazy about my … read more »
Ontario: My Peeps Seek The Land Of Beer Liberty
Posted by on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 in - 8 comments
Note: I did not write "lib-beer-ty" because I have standards. Nevertheless, good to see that so many of my brothers and sisters are crossing the border like me to exercise their right to a reasonable personal retail relationship with craft beer: • Two Saturdays ago, Troy Burtch settled into a …
Beware Aficiandos: Utopian Soaking May Be Nigh!
Posted by on Saturday, October 23, 2010 in - 5 comments
I just about dropped my spoonful of Lucky Charms when I read this passage in Josh Rubin's column in the Toronto Star: • News of the beer’s impending arrival has already created a stir among Toronto’s beer aficionados. “I’ve been waiting six years to get this in,” says Brian Morin, owner/chef of …
What To Drink With Canadian Thanksgiving Muskox?
Posted by on Sunday, October 10, 2010 in - 2 comments
OK, we don't actually eat Muskox for Thanksgiving in Canada. The world can't be that perfect apparently. We tend towards turkey with nods to joints of lamb and ham. We watch sports on TV, rake leaves if need be and, if I am indicative, have a nap after lunch after a morning in the pew. • All of …
