PUMPKIN! If you’re a pumpkin-anything lover, then this time of year probably makes your tummy and taste buds feel all warm and fuzzy. While there is no substitution for a delicious, rich, sweet and spicy piece of homemade pumpkin pie, there are some craft beers out there that can give you (some) of the same […]

Imagine that you’re working on a farm in Belgium or France (it sounds a little more glamorous across the pond for some reason). Now imagine that you are given a constant and steady stream of spritzy-fruity-herby-spicy-lightly-hopped beer as part of refreshment and hydration to continue enduring hard, physical labour during the summer months. That sounds […]

When you hear the term imperial, what comes to mind? Young Joffrey sitting atop his Iron Throne? Darth Vader walking through a blast hole with smoke surrounding him while the Imperial March Theme Song plays in the background? We think of all of the above- and we would like to add Imperial styles of beer […]

It’s that time of year again; the leaves are a beautiful warm spectrum of yellow, orange and red. You can smell the wood-burning stoves heating the houses in the crisp autumn air. Pumpkin everything is available everywhere (including spiced lattes and special micro-brews). You can wear your favourite cozy sweaters again. Now, and throughout the […]

So, what the heck IS a cask? And what is the difference between regular draft beer and cask-conditioned beer? Well believe it or not, cask-conditioned beer plays a major role in draft beer history, long before modern kegs arrived on the scene. The cask itself is simply a storing vessel for beer (traditionally wooden barrels). […]