LCBO Summer Seasonal Release
The line-up for the Summer seasonal beer release at the LCBO has been confirmed, and is as follows: Edelweiss Hefetrüb Weissbier (LCBO 912535) Fuller's Organic Honey Dew (LCBO 676858) Christoffel Blond (LCBO 696955) Chapeau Banana (LCBO 37853) St. Ambroise Framboise (LCBO 45591) Pump House Blueberry (LCBO 14514) Brakspear Organic (LCBO 615997) [...]
New Bar Towel Radio Episode
We're happy to announce our latest Bar Towel Radio episode, an exclusive interview with Ralph Morana, owner of one of Toronto's top beer destinations Bar Volo. Get it from Bar Towel Radio's home page or subscribe to the feed here.
Spring Festival of Craft Brewers & ESB x 3
Next weekend features two great events for local beer lovers. On Friday, May 25th, C'est What (67 Front St. E.) presents their annual Spring Festival Of Craft Brewers, featuring 35 beers from 22 Ontario & Quebec craft breweries being served for $1 per 3 oz sample. It runs from 5:00 PM [...]
Creemore Springs Traditional Pilsner
In 1987, Creemore Springs Brewery launched with a single beer: Creemore Springs Premium Lager. It took them 10 years to add Creemore Springs urBock to their line-up, and even then it's only a seasonal beer, available from fall through spring each year. Now, a further 10 years on, the brewery is [...]
Brick Up For Sale?
In a not completely unexpected move, Waterloo's Brick Brewing issued a press release earlier this week indicating that it has "commenced a review of strategic alternatives available to the Company to enhance shareholder value" - basically the same message that came from Sleeman a few months before their sale to Sapporo [...]
Bar Towel Radio Launched
We're happy to announce a new feature of the site, Bar Towel Radio. Bar Towel Radio is a new podcast featuring interviews and discussion about what's happening in the exciting beer scene in Ontario. It's perfect for beer fans who are just getting into beer in Ontario, or for seasoned connoisseurs [...]
beerbistro Spring News
beerbistro's newsletter for Spring 2007 was recently sent out, and it features information about a ton of upcoming events, as well as recent changes at the restaurant. The full newsletter can be found on the Events page at their website, but for those with short attention spans, here's a point-form condensed [...]
LCBO Spring Seasonal Release
The line-up for the Spring seasonal beer release at the LCBO has finally been confirmed, and it's a particularly sparse one: Duchy Originals Organic Ale (LCBO 26971) Atlantic au Pineau (LCBO 24372) Trafalgar Maple Bock (LCBO 45880) Great Lakes Orange Peel Ale (LCBO 615633) Hockley Stout (LCBO 615625) Fruli Strawberry Beer [...]
New Imports from Roland + Russell
Import agents Roland + Russell have announced several new additions to their import portfolio: Panil Birra Artigianale (Italy) Brewers of the renowned sour ale Panil Barriquée as well as an assortment of other handcrafted artisanal beers. Brunehaut (Belgium) Microbrewery in the Walloon region specializing in traditional Abbey styles. Isle of Skye [...]
C’est What News
C'est What have announced some new & returning beers to their draught line-up. Available now are King Pilsbock, Walkerville Lager, Neustadt 10W30 & F&M Stonehammer Dark (cask), and coming next week are Great Lakes Orange Peel Ale & Nickelbrook Apple Pilsner. Also announced in their latest newsletter is the date of [...]
Great Lakes Orange Peel Ale
Great Lakes Brewery have announced the details of their latest seasonal release, and it sounds like another good one. Here's the scoop straight from GLB: In our quest to bring you the most flavourful and unique beers possible, we are proud to release this tasty spring beer. Handcrafted with five specialty [...]
Brewery Collectibles Show & Sale
The Golden Horseshoe Breweriana Collectors and the Trillium Can Collectors are teaming up to present their first joint show & sale of Canadian brewery memorabilia - bottles, cans, labels, openers, coasters, etc. The show will be taking place on Saturday April 21, 2007, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Amsterdam [...]
Ontario Brewing Awards 2007
The 4th annual Ontario Brewing Awards will be taking place next Wednesday, April 4th at the Esplanade Bier Markt (58 The Esplanade). Hosted by Roger Mittag, the awards will be announced during a media event from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, followed by a public event from 5:00 to 7:00 PM where [...]
Unibroue/Sleeman Beer Dinner at Safari
Safari Bar & Grill (1749 Avenue Rd. north of Lawrence) are teaming up with Unibroue/Sleeman for a beer dinner on Wednesday, April 18th. The dinner will be hosted by Roger Mittag, and will feature the following food/beer pairings: Pre-dinner beer: John Sleeman Presents IPA Appetizer: Seafood Trio with jumbo shrimp, scallop [...]
St. George’s Day Beer Dinner at The Granite
The Granite Brewery (245 Eglinton Ave E.) will be celebrating St. George's Day - the feast day for the patron saint of England - with a gourmet beer dinner on Saturday, April 21 at 6:30 PM. The event will feature a four course dinner with beer pairings, and will be hosted [...]
Upcoming at Volo
Our friends at Volo have a few treats in store, as noted in these announcements from their website: Lateral Tasting: Chocolate Cherry Stout Ever thought to yourself: "Self, I'd be interested in comparing Black Oak's Chocolate Cherry Stout on tap with the bottle and cask version, and while we're at it, [...]
Seasonals from Trafalgar and Hockley Valley
Trafalgar Ales & Meads and Hockley Valley Brewing are both getting into the St. Patrick's Day spirit with some seasonal-themed releases. Trafalgar has teamed up with the St. Patrick's Day Parade Society to release special commemorative label editions of Paddy's Irish Red and Celtic Irish Ale which are available now at [...]
Mill Street Announces Major Growth in 2006
Congratulations to Mill Street Brewery who announced this week that they saw a sales increase of 115% in 2006, including a massive 178% growth in sales of their Stock Ale. Read on for the full press release… Mill Street Brewery taps Ontario beer drinkers for increased sales Year-end Sales Figures for [...]
Additions to Roland + Russell Import Portfolio
Import agents Roland + Russell have announced two new additions to their beer portfolio. Joining their current line-up of O'Hanlon's Brewery/Thomas Hardy's (UK) and Schloss Eggenberg (Austria) are France's Les Brasseurs de Gayant and Western New York's Southern Tier Brewing. Several Gayant beers are now available for private ordering - for [...]
Beer Bulletins
Here's a quick summary of a few bits of beer news that have been reported recently: Hockley Valley Brewing will be releasing a limited edition Stout around St. Patrick's Day this year. No word yet on format or availability, but enquiries have been made to try and find out more info. [...]