News for Homebrewers: 25% Off Sale & Whole Leaf Hops
Two bits of news that may be of interest to homebrewers: Homebrewers Retail, an online shop for homebrewing supplies, is holding an End of Summer Inventory Blowout. Until Sept 30th, every item in their inventory is 25% off. Roots Down Organic Farm have harvested their first crop of hand picked and [...]
Golden Tap Awards 2009 Winners Announced
On Saturday night at a gala event at beerbistro in Toronto, the 2009 Golden Tap Awards winners were announced, representing the best in beer and brewing in Ontario. The winners were as follows: Best micro/craft brewery in Ontario - Beaus All Natural Brewing Company, Vankleek Hill Best micro/craft brewery in Ontario [...]
LCBO Autumn 2009 Release
The following beers are planned to be included in the LCBO's Autumn 2009 seasonal beer promotion. The official release date for these beers is Sept 14th. Note that as always, all details about the release including the beers included are subject to change. LCBO Stock # - Product Name - Size [...]
Countdown to the Golden Tap Awards
The voting is closed, and now the party's up next. This coming Saturday, August 29th is the gala event to announce the Golden Tap Awards at beerbistro (18 King Street East). At the event we'll announce all the awards recognizing the best breweries, pubs and beers in Ontario, along with a [...]
August Beer Tasting at Castro’s Lounge
Castro's Lounge (2116 Queen St. East) will be hosting their next monthly beer tasting on Sunday, August 16th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM: This month, they're going to be taking some time to get to know more about hops, sampling a range of beers with hop influence ranging from subtle [...]
Golden Tap Awards – Last Chance to Vote!
The Golden Tap Awards voting closes this Sunday, August 16th. Make sure you get your votes in for your favourite pubs, brewpubs, breweries and beers in Ontario. Vote now at www.goldentap.com. Winners will be announced at a special event and Ontario-only beer festival at beerbistro on August 29th.
Field to Firkin Fridays at Black Creek Historic Brewery
Every Friday evening in August and September starting at 6:30 PM, the Black Creek Historic Brewery is holding an event called "Field to Firkin". Here's the description from the brewery website:
Great Lakes Caskapalooza!
Great Lakes Brewery have announced that they've prepared casks of 20 different one-off beers for Torontos Festival of Beer, which takes place in Bandshell Park at Exhibition Place this coming Thursday, August 6th through Sunday, August 9th. The brewery will be celebrating Caskapalooza! by tapping the following beers at various points [...]
Ontario Craft Beer & Artisan Cheese at Culinarium
On Wednesday, August 19th, Culinarium (705 Mount Pleasant Road) will be holding a Craft Beer & Artisan Cheese tasting. Culinarium is a gourmet food shop that focuses exclusively on artisanal products grown and made in Ontario. Led by Kathleen Mackintosh of Culinarium and Mirella Amato of Beerology, the tasting will feature [...]
Girl’s Guided Beer Tour at Toronto’s Festival of Beer
Local beer writer/expert Mirella Amato is presenting a special girls-only tasting event on the first night of Toronto's Festival of Beer (Thursday August 6th), with sessions at 5:30 and 7:00. Here are the full details: Looking for a fun time and a chance to hang out with the girls this summer?! [...]
A Night at the Brewery in Black Creek Pioneer Village
A Night at the Brewery in Black Creek Pioneer Village A Fun Evening Featuring Gourmet Local Food Paired with Great Craft Ales Dates: Saturday, July 25 (also Saturday, August 15 & 22, September 12, and November 21) Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Location: Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross [...]
The King Street Crawl
King Street Crawl: a free summer beer-sampling event at some of Torontos most popular drinking establishments along King Street. Thursday, July 23, 2009 King Street West (Between Spadina and Bathurst) 6:00 PM 10:00 PM The King Street West district invites you to join them in a celebration of beer! The [...]
Mill Street Tasting at Opera Bob’s
Opera Bob's Public House (1112 Dundas St. W, just east of Ossington) will be holding a Mill Street beer tasting on Mon July 20th at 7:00 PM, presented and led by Mill Street brewmaster Joel Manning. The tasting will feature Tankhouse, Belgian Wit, Cobblestone Stout, the newly reformulated Pilsner, the newly [...]
Neustadt Springs Brewery Open House
You are invited to Neustadt Springs Brewery (456 Jacob St., Neustadt) to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the oldest operating brewery building in Ontario. On Saturday, August 15th, Neustadt Springs will open its doors to the community of family, friends and beer lovers from all over to celebrate the brewery's history. [...]
Beer List Announced for Victory Summer Cask Ale Festival
The folks at the Victory Cafe (581 Markham Street) have announced the beers that will be available at their 2nd annual Summer Cask Ale Festival, taking place Sunday July 12th starting at 12 noon: Black Oak Summer Saison (Marmalade Edition) C'est What? Caraway Rye (County Durham Brewing Company) Compass Albion Ale [...]
July Tasting at Castro’s Lounge
Castro's Lounge (2116 Queen St. East) will be hosting their next monthly beer tasting on Sunday, July 12th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This month they're pitting two power-houses against each other: German Weisse Beers vs Belgian Wit Beers. Four on four, with representation from both origin countries as well [...]
Golden Tap Awards 2009 Voting Commences
We are proud to announce the launch of voting for the 2009 Golden Tap Awards. The awards, now in its seventh year, recognizes the best in breweries, bars and beer in Ontario This year the Golden Tap Awards has undergone a significant restructuring and expansion. Awards are no longer segmented as [...]
Volo Ontario Cask IPA Challenge: The Final Showdown
Volo (587 Yonge St.) have announced details for the 4th and final round of their Ontario Cask IPA/Pale Ale Challenge. Starting on Thursday, July 9th and running through the weekend, the two beers that made it through the previous rounds - Durham Hop Addict and Mike Duggan Number 9 - will [...]
Great Lakes Project X
Great Lakes Brewery have announced the launch of Project X, a monthly event at the brewery (30 Queen Elizabeth Blvd, Etobicoke) that will feature a new and limited cask beer only available for the night. They invite all to become a member and experience these unique and adventurous beers. Entry to [...]
Pepperwood Beers of the Month for July
Pepperwood Bistro & Brewpub (1455 Lakeshore Road, Burlington) have announced the details of their special beers of the month for July: Pepperwood Monthly Feature German Style Wheat Beer Available Friday, July 3rd Moderate banana and clove flavor. The soft, grainy flavor of wheat is complementary, as is a slightly sweet [...]