On some days, I feel like the last 5 years of my life has been one long search for beer. When I travel, my only must visit destinations are always breweries or specialty beer stores, and the only thing I usually bring back home is beer. For Christmas and on my birthday, if family asks […]
I have been hooked on sour beer for almost three years. Before that, I didn’t even know that such a thing existed. My introduction occurred one night at Toronto’s Bar Volo, during Zwanze Day, which I now consider a holiday, and since that night, I have gone on many an adventure in search of Lambics, Krieks, […]
It should come as no surprise to you that our travels are mostly based around good food, fab craft beers and fun for all ages. We recently jumped in the Ford Flex and drove two hours from downtown Toronto for a weekend of beaches, beer and family fun with the kids. Before going any further […]
Definitive Guide to Craft Beer in Toronto If you are like me, and you always worry that you won’t have enough time to cover every must-visit craft beer destination when travelling to a new city, then you know how difficult it is to map out an efficient beer discovery plan. No matter how hard I try, […]
Keeping up with the brewery scene in Toronto recently is a difficult task. As the craft beer industry has continued its rapid growth in North America, would be brewmasters have been busy. In Ontario, some of the initial players, Great Lakes, Flying Monkeys, and Nickel Brook have achieved widespread distribution at the LCBO, while others, […]
One Saturday in May, we were determined to spend some time outdoors. The weather in Toronto this spring has not exactly been pleasant and after temperatures jumped to the high teens the week before, only to plummet that past weekend, we gave up waiting, bought a TTC Group pass, and made our way to the Bloor West […]
One doesn’t receive a lot of bad news in the world of beer drinking. Aside from the occasional headache after a night of sampling too many bourbon barrel aged stouts or discovering that a hard to find beer is sold out, beer drinking is a pretty satisfying hobby. So when I found out on Tuesday […]
As you know we frequently find ourselves in Niagara on the Lake thanks to the comforts of my parent’s B&B in the off season. In the last year, I’ve probably stayed over on eight different occasions and each time you’ll hear me tell my dad ” THIS is the trip. I’m going to eat at Oast […]
It’s the best of times for beer drinkers in Toronto, and better times lie ahead. With the recent announcements that former Dieu du Ciel Brewmaster, Luc Lafontaine, is going to open up a brew pub on the east end and that the owners of beer Mecca Bar Volo plan on opening a new bar in […]
Now that Yashy’s parents own a bed & breakfast in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Yashy and I find ourselves spending more and more time in the region. For several years, we have made it a point to assemble a group of friends, rent a limo and travel in style to the annual Wine & Herb fest but we […]
