by Ryan Heighton | Jan 29, 2018
Wow. Just wow. That was my reaction after one sip. Halcyon Barrel House is an upstart brewing project in Vankleek Hill, Ontario (circa May 2017), and part of the Beau’s family. It has a decidedly different direction and vision than its parent brewery, with a focus on...
by Sam Fiorella | Jan 25, 2018
I’m visiting Vancouver Island, British Columbia for the third or fourth time in the last 10 years but something is different on this trip. As I drove from the Victoria airport to my hotel, I was struck by the sheer number of microbreweries and brewpubs dotted along my...
by Ryan Heighton | Jan 19, 2018
Editor’s note: 2017 saw us tasting many, many great craft beers. Over the next couple of weeks, our team will be sharing their favourites – up today, Ryan Heighton. I had a LOT of great Craft Beer this year. There was no shortage to choose from. In selecting just my...
by Danny Brown | Jan 15, 2018
Over the Christmas holidays, my friend (and fellow Craft Beer Diaries team member) Ryan visited, and brought me a bottle of Madness of Ophelia, from 5 Paddles Brewing Co. in Whitby, Ontario. A bourbon barrel-aged barley wine, this fuses together an intoxicating mix of...
by Bill Smith | Jan 9, 2018
It’s dark beer season here in Canada, and we’re spoiled with a number of craft breweries located north of Toronto making great stouts and porters. Today we’re taking a look at the Skinny Dippin’ Stout by Sawdust City Brewing Company located in Gravenhurst, Ontario in...
by Ryan Heighton | Jan 2, 2018
Still in Durham Region for the holidays, I continued my craft beer pilgrimage, stopping by 5 Paddles Brewing Co., in Whitby, Ontario. I actually stopped at my sister’s request (from a successful social marketing pitch by the brewery), to pick up a “must-try” lemon...
