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 Ryan Heighton | Jul 20, 2018 | Beers, Canada
I’m calling it. Juicin’ is my beer of the summer. New England IPAs have been spreading like wildfire across North American craft breweries. This is one fire that I do not want to be put out. Using hops selected for their juiciness, New England IPAs are hazy and...
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 Ryan Heighton | Jul 5, 2018 | Beers, Canada
Sours are tough. They can be great and they can also be really terrible. Funk can be an extreme spectrum. Half Hours on Earth is a small operation in Seaforth, Ontario, focusing on sours and farmhouse ales. With a focus like this, it might be expected that they...
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...
