Review: Industrial Pale Ale by Lock Street Brewery

Review: Industrial Pale Ale by Lock Street Brewery

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...
Review: Lem by Half Hours on Earth

Review: Lem by Half Hours on Earth

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...
Review: Cheeky Bastard Stout by Nickel Brook Brewing Co.

Review: Cheeky Bastard Stout by Nickel Brook Brewing Co.

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...
Review: Wicked Awesome IPA by Nickel Brook Brewing Co.

Review: Wicked Awesome IPA by Nickel Brook Brewing Co.

Full disclosure: I love Nickel Brook Brewing Co. As self-professed (and undisputedly so) leaders in the Ontario Craft Beer scene since 2005, they know their hops. Their ales have kept me coming back, and their recent focus on developing new and complex funky creations...
Review: KLR93 by Whitewater Brewing Co.

Review: KLR93 by Whitewater Brewing Co.

KLR93 comes quite as advertised, easy-drinking and crisp. It does not boast a complex flavour profile, which is common to the style. Drinking this, I can see it being a very refreshing beer on a patio after a summer softball game.