New Trafalgar Beer Brewed For Charity
Oakville’s Trafalgar Brewing has just released White Oak Weissbeer, a new beer that will raise money to help save the Great White Oak, an historic oak tree in Halton that is in danger of being cut down. The beer is available at the brewery and Oakville area LCBO outlets. The full [...]
New & Returning Beers at beerbistro
In their latest newsletter, beerbistro annouces that they've got some new and returning beers now available: In our never-ending quest to bring in rare quality beers to the restaurant, we are proud to announce these newest additions. Direct from one of Americas most highly regarded craft brewers -- Southern Californias Sierra [...]
Golden Tap Awards countdown!
The 4th annual Golden Tap Awards celebration is just over a day away, and the anticipation is building. Yesterday in the Toronto Star an article was published about the Awards, and in today's Metro there was a brief piece with a contest for some free beer tokens. The awards party is [...]
Beaumont on the Sleeman/Sapporo Deal
Beer writer Stephen Beaumont has posted a pair of blog articles on the recent takeover of Sleeman by Sapporo, and he views it as a generally positive move, especially in terms of how it might affect Unibroue. Check them out for yourself at Beaumont's Beer Blog and On The House.
Pump House Blueberry Ale at LCBO
The LCBO has just released a very limited quantity of Blueberry Ale ($11.95/6 x 341 ml, LCBO 14514) from Moncton's Pump House Brewery at selected outlets. Each store has received 2 cases (8 six-packs) to start, with the option to order more if desired, and if the results of this experiment [...]
Volo Cask Day 2006
For those who enjoyed last autumn's Volo Cask Days 2005 or this past spring's Cask Situation, here's the news you've been waiting for straight from Volo's website: Volo Cask Day Saturday, October 21st. Two sessions - 11am to 4pm & 6pm to 11pm. More details to come. Discuss this event in [...]
Sapporo To Buy Sleeman
According to numerous news reports this weekend, Japan's Sapporo Breweries have tendered a bid for Sleeman Breweries. Details from the Globe & Mail: Sleeman Breweries Ltd., Canada's third-largest beer maker, has accepted a $300-million takeover offer from Japan's Sapporo Breweries Ltd. Sapporo's cash bid values the Guelph, Ont., company at $17.50 [...]
Les 3 Brasseurs Brewpub Coming To Toronto
The following announcement was posted recently to ProBrewer.com: Les 3 Brasseurs microbreweries is opening a new site in Toronto at the begining of 2007. For this reason we are looking for a brewer from the Toronto area, with knowledge in chemistry-biochemistry-microbiology or experience in the brewing industry. This person will follow [...]
News Bites From TFOB
Toronto’s Festival of Beer is underway for another year, and your friendly neighbourhood news editor was there first thing on Friday to scope the scene for new beers and news from the brewers. Here’s what I dug up… […]
Great Lakes Devil’s Pale Ale
As mentioned here a few weeks back, Toronto's Great Lakes Brewery have concocted a new limited edition brew to be launched at Toronto's Festival Of Beer. They were keeping quiet on the details, but now the dark secrets have been revealed: The Devil Made Me Brew It! Brewed for 66.6 minutes [...]
Beer & Cheese Pairings In City Bites
The August/September issue of City Bites is hot off the press, and it includes an article by cheese experts Julia Rogers & Tonia Wilson on beer and cheese pairings. Along with a brief look at why beer may be a better partner for cheese than wine, they offer some suggested pairings [...]
Event Reminder: Toronto’s Festival Of Beer
Just a reminder that Toronto's Festival of Beer will be taking place this weekend at Fort York. Saturday is now sold out, but tickets are still available for Friday, August 11th (2 to 10 PM) and Sunday, August 13th (12 noon to 8 PM) for $20 in advance or $25 at [...]
Upcoming Events At The Granite
The Granite Brewery has announced two upcoming events in their latest newsletter. First, they'll be marking their 15th Anniversary with a Customer Appreciation Night on Tuesday, September 19th starting at 6 PM. (Their anniversary officially falls on August 12, but they decided to postpone the celebration for a month since it's [...]
Golden Tap Awards – Voting Deadline & Event Update
Today is your last day to vote for the 2006 Golden Tap Awards. If you haven't done so yet, click the link and place your votes for the best beers, bars and brewpubs that Ontario has to offer. And don't forget that the awards will be handed out on Saturday, August [...]
“Collector Showdown” Looking For Breweriana Collectors
Do you collect any and everything to do with beer? If so, the TV show Collector Showdown is seeking collectors for an episode theyre filming in the GTA. You dont need a huge collection, but you must consider yourself a collector and be passionate about your collection! Collectors featured on the [...]
Sleeman Bids Expected Today
The Globe & Mail reports that four breweries are expected to place bids to purchase Sleeman Breweries before a Sleeman-imposed deadline of the end of today. Bids are expected to be placed by domestic players Labatt and Molson Coors, as well as overseas brewers Grolsch and Sapporo, both of which currently [...]
TFOB Exhibitors List
The exhibitors list has been announced for this year’s edition Toronto’s Festival of Beer which takes place at Fort York on August 11-13. Click here for the PDF version, or read on for a text version: […]
Event Reminder: LCBO Summerhill Ontario Craft Beer Festival
Here's a quick reminder about a great beer event taking place at the Summerhill LCBO in Toronto this weeknd: LCBO SUMMERHILL ONTARIO CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL Friday, July 28 | 4:00 - 8:00 pm Saturday, July 29 | 2:00 - 6:00 pm Sunday, July 30 | 1:00 - 5:00 pm Join us [...]
Golden Tap Awards 2006 Event Details
The Bar Towel is proud to announce that the Golden Tap Awards 2006 festival & awards gala will be taking place on Saturday, August 19th at beerbistro, starting at 4 PM and running until closing time. To match the concept of the awards which are now Ontario-wide, beerbistro will be dedicating [...]
Brewery Memorabilia Show & Sale
The Canadian Brewerianist Society presents their annual show & sale of Canadian brewery memorabilia from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2006. Collectors from across Canada will be on hand to showcase bottles, cans, labels, openers, coasters and more. Breweriana experts will be on-hand to appraise brewery "treasures". [...]