by Bill Smith | Sep 10, 2018 | Beers, Canada
Remember the Petoskey New England Style IPA I reviewed earlier this summer? I think I have found its Canadian equivalent, the Greenwood IPA brewed here at Toronto’s Left Field Brewery. New England style IPAs are all the rage this past summer, and I think that’ll...
by Bill Smith | Aug 25, 2018 | Beers, Canada
Pale ales are a dime a dozen in the craft beer world. The brewmasters at Nickel Brook over in Burlington, Ontario, however, came up with an American style pale ale that would make even the hop heads take notice. American Pale Ales have been around for over 40 years....
by Bill Smith | Aug 13, 2018 | America, Beers
My friend Alex was on a recent road trip with his wife through Northern Michigan, and part of his trip was visiting local breweries. On his return, he gifted me two cans of Petoskey Brewing Juicy New England IPA and, damn, it’s good stuff! I’ve never been...
by Bill Smith | Aug 7, 2018 | Beers, Canada
On Queen St. in Niagara on the Lake, on the opposite corner to the storied Prince of Wales Hotel in a former bank, is The Exchange Brewery. On the outside you think, “Nah, it can’t a brewery here”, but it’s like the TARDIS: bigger on the inside, and they make...
by Bill Smith | Jul 9, 2018 | Beers, Canada
Located in the heart of Port Dalhousie in St. Catherines, Ontario, the Lock St. Brewery produces a tightly curated line up of beer in a storefront location close to the site of the original Welland Canal Locks. Their core offering we’re going to be taking a look at is...
by Bill Smith | Jul 3, 2018 | Beers, Canada
It’s a cool late June rainy weekend and I’ve got a really nice stout you might be interested in. Nickel Brook Brewing Co., out of Burlington, Ontario, is best known for their Naughty Neighbour American Pale Ale (future review), Equilibrium English Style Ale and series...
