Fair warning: these first few paragraphs are going to be a little weird. It can’t be helped. Created under the aegis of the Griffin Gastropub and the Session Toronto Craft Beer Festival, designed by seven Toronto craft beer bars (The Only Café, C’est What?, BarHop, BarVolo, The Auld Spot, WVRST, … Read More
It’s tough to make a good fruit beer. Scratch that, it’s tough to find a good fruit beer—until now. Trust Scottish specialty brewer Innis & Gunn to come to the rescue. Their new venture, Melville’s Craft Lager, makes fruit-based beer—emphasis on the beer. To make it work, Melville’s brews a … Read More
Tippled your way through our last list, have you? That’s okay—our love of craft beer knows no bounds. Les Trois Mousquetaires Hopfenweisse (Canada, 6%) Hazy dark gold, white head. Grass and hops on the nose. Wheat and herbal notes on the palate; German wheat with American hops makes for an … Read More
Well, spring was pretty great, but it’s wheat beer season and we’re ready to relax on the porch with a few delicious craft beers. Blanche Des Honnelles Strong Belgian Wheat Ale (Belgium, 6%) Deep gold, thin head, aromas of bread and spice, zesty on the palate with bread, citrus, and … Read More
I recently came into possession of two bottles from Durbanville Hills, a South African winery that’s about a stone’s throw from Cape Town. Hearing on good authority that wine pairs well with chocolate, I headed over to SOMA for a variety of chocolates to taste with said wine. Incidentally, that’s … Read More
