Dave Robson 
It doesn’t matter where you live in this craft-beer loving country, chances are, there’s a beer festival near you. And guess what? They start in January. So buy some tickets, get ready, and hit a beer festival—or several. Central City Winter Cask Festival Surrey, January 24 It may be cold … Read More
Brace yourselves: Mill Street’s first ever beer, Tankhouse, will now come in tallboys. And that’s a good thing. Cans, unfairly, have something of a poor reputation in the craft beer world. The common complaint is that they make the beer taste metallic. This is nonsense. There is a thin spray … Read More
In The Bridge on the River Kwai, ‘Force 316’ conspires to sabotage the bridge being built by British POWs under Japanese command. In Ill Met by Moonlight, General Kreipe is captured on Crete by a couple of classics students turned British soldiers. In The Guns of Navarone, an Allied commando … Read More
Never been clear on what exactly hops do to beer? That’s okay—buy a Hoptorial Pack from Muskoka Brewery, containing two of Detour, Mad Tom, and Twice as Mad Tom, and it’ll all be made slightly clearer. Now that you’re drinking, he’s the quick and dirty scoop on hops. Hops are … Read More
Put this on your to-do list: acquire a wild boar chop. Ideally, it should be at least two inches thick. If you’re really hard core, shoot the wild boar yourself; it’s not only permitted but encouraged in many parts of Canada. Next, acquire a cast-iron skillet. Again, if you’re hard … Read More
