Craft brewing comes to “wine country.” Prince Edward County is, in many respects, a home away from home, for Jess and I. Indeed, it is a place that is home to our hearts. If you’ve followed us and our story in these pages, you know that it is where we were engaged and where, last…
Fat Tug | IPA | Driftwood Brewery
I first drank this at CRAFT Beer Market in Ottawa in the winter with a friend and loved it immediately from the cask. So when a few days later I found a bottle of the same at the LCBO, I bought a bottle to bring home for Jess and I to sample together. Read on…
Ode to Beer
Quaffing a quince on golden shores a sunkist orange torn into spray citrus peels punch and pry fingers pressed in Nutella jar sipping freshly ground cappuccino coffee house cream stuck on lips grapefruit pith amber burns a Szechuan pepper full of earth spicy chilli pressed by sun mowed grass upon the dew pricking needles bark…
Octopus Wants to Fight | IPA | Great Lakes Brewery | Toronto
This year is Great Lake Brewery’s 30th anniversary and this remarkable and blue-chip craft brewer is commemorating the event with a year-long celebration of new, special beers. We both love GLB and one or more of their beers is a constant fixture in our fridge (esp. two previously reviewed by Dale Lake Effect and their…
Blind Pig IPA ~ “Brewer’s Blend” | Waller Street Brewing | Ottawa
Should there be laws against craft breweries opening up within a few blocks of one’s employment? I probably won’t debate it because, quite frankly, I’m just a wee bit happy to discover another local craft brewer that isn’t situated in some industrial park — it’s not the only one in Ottawa, but one of very…
Maple Butter Tart Ale | Flavoured | Midland’s Best (Sawdust Brewery)
from the Brewer: On August 1st 2015 at Griffin SESSION Muskoka we held the inaugral ‘Collaboration Nation North’ beer contest. 12 Northern Ontario townships entered a beer idea to compete for the best ‘Township Beer.’ In co-operation with brewmaster Sam Corbeil of the Sawdust City Brewing Co. the township of Midland came up with the…
Dale’s Pale Ale | APA | Oskar Blues Brewery
from the Brewer: This voluminously hopped mutha… delivers a hoppy nose and assertive-but-balanced flavors of pale malts and citrusy floral hops from start to finish. Oskar Blues launched its canning ops in 2002, brewing and hand-canning Dale’s Pale Ale in the Lyons, ColoRADo, brewpub. America’s first-craft-canned mountain Pale is a hearty, critically acclaimed trailblazer that…
Lagunitas Sucks | (Brown Shugga Substitute Ale) | Lagunitas Brewing
Stats: Hybrid (DIPA/Rye Ale) ♦ 8% ABV ♦ 63 IBUs ♦ Petaluma, California. Colour: Light Amber/Golden; Filtered. Medium-foam. Light-lacing. Mouth Feel: Full-bodied & hoppy; long finish. Light-medium carbonation with creamy mouthfeel (contains oats). Location/Price: LCBO ♦ $16.45/6-pack Pairings: Roast pork; something carmelized (). ♦ Honey garlic wings; pulled pork () As quoted from Lagunitas: The…
from Hot and Bothered to “Hopped and Bothered” ~ his/her beer reviews
Hopped & Bothered: ~ a married couple share & review their beer On September 3, 2016 one beer lover and blogger (Dale ) married another beer lover and blogger (Jess ). Threaded throughout, our vows paid homage to our commitment and love of each other and our shared need for creativity, our love of food,…
“Naughty Neighbour” (APA) Better Bitters Brewing Co.
A naughty neighbour that flirts with your thirst more than it quenches it. Rating → 84 points Stats: American Pale Ale. 4.9% ABV. 38 IBUs. Burlington, Ontario. Size: 355mL bottle Colour: Golden straw (chardonnay) — clear except for profusion of heavy particulate that grows with the pour. Mouth Feel: Medium, very natural carbonation; light start and a refreshingly bitter finish. Purchased: LCBO Price: $12.75 (6-pack) Pairing…
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