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The Beer Program: SPACE INVADER IPA from Amsterdam Brewery

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BeerSnap: Double The Juice DIPA from Barncat Artisan Ales

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REVIEW: Cool as Cuke by Muskoka Brewery

REVIEW: Cool as Cuke by Muskoka Brewery

Cool as Cuke Muskoka Brewery | Bracebridge, Ontario What’s The Beer?  “If they can put a man on the moon, we can put cucumber in beer.  This speciality pale ale is the perfect balance of refreshing cucumber and aromatic lemongrass.  A lively citrus character blends with a pleasant hop flavour to deliver an exhilarating finish. A grade of our Moonlight Kettle series.” The award-winning Cool As…

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REVIEW: Unifeye by Lost Craft

#OntCraftBeer Review: Unifeye by @LostCraftBeer, their latest beer to hit the LCBOs. #BeerReview

Unifeye Lost Craft | Toronto, Ontario What’s The Beer?  Unifeye is the latest core beer to join the line-up of Lost Craft that’s widely available in the LCBO these days.  Unifeye is a Pale Lager that clocks in at a low crushable 4.2% ABV with a low IBU of 11. Review Unifeye is the latest beer to join the line-up of Lost Craft and this one is a Pale Lager.  At 4.2%, it’s a crushable one indeed. …

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Happy #GLBDay!

Yes, it’s that time of the year once again!  It’s #GLBDay, well, what is #GLBDay?  Well, it’s Great Lakes Brewery’s birthday and you use the hashtag to celebrate this legendary Ontario Craft Brewery. Today,  GLB is turning 31 years young and doesn’t look any older. Great Lakes Brewery is one of my top five favourite Ontario Craft Breweries today.  There’s a few reasons why they’re one of my…

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#OntCraftBeer Review: Get It In Yah DIPA by BAOS Podcast x Sawdust City Brewery

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Cameron's Brewing Co | 12 Mile IPL

#OntCraftBeer Review: 12 Mile India Pale Lager by @CameronsBrewing #WowDidntExpectThatAtAll

12 Mile India Pale Lager Beer: 12 Mile India Pale Lager Brewery: Cameron’s Brewing Co. (Oakville, Ontario) Style: India Pale Lager ABV: 5.2% Format: 473ml Tallboy Purchased: LCBO (Wellington & Gordon, Guelph, Ontario) From Cameron’s Brewing Co.; Early pioneers assembled for social gatherings at the gristmill on Twelve Mile Creek to enjoy food, drink and tell stories of their travels and…

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Best of 2017 eh?

Best of 2017 eh? Well, yet another year has come and passed us by. The year of Trump, they would say. Well, I don’t really care about that stuff. The year of 2017 was a exciting time for the Ontario Craft Beer scene. There was more hazy beers, online ordering, more breweries opening, and what else? Well, more delicious Ontario Craft Beer was brewed this year. I suppose I should write a best of…

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2017 Holiday Gift Guide

2017 Holiday Gift Guide TheBrewHead.ca | December 2nd, 2017 It’s that time of the year again where we are almost getting sick of hearing the Christmas music in grocery stores and the mall because they wanted to get into the spirit of the Holidays in November. However, I’m releasing this Holiday Gift Guide just in time, you have about 23 days to purchase these gifts for that special Craft Beer…

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REVIEW: Stitches Oktoberfest Lager by Lake of Bays Brewing Company

REVIEW: Stitches Oktoberfest Lager by Lake of Bays Brewing Company @LB_Brewing

STITCHES OKTOBERFEST LAGER BY LAKE OF BAYS BREWING CO.

STYLE: Oktoberfest Lager

ABV: 8%

IBU: 25

COUNTRY: Canada

REGION: Baysville, ON

BREWERY: Lake of Bays Brewing Co.

TWITTER: @LB_Brewing

The Introduction

In addition to his famous mask, Gerry Cheevers was known as a “money” goaltender and third defenseman for his aggressive, outside-the-crease style of play. During his 24-year pro career…

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REVIEW: Red Rocket Coffee Spiced Stout by Sawdust City Brewing Co.

#OntCraftBeer REVIEW: Red Rocket Coffee Spiced Stout by Sawdust City Brewing Co. (@sawdustcitybeer)

  RED ROCKET COFFEE SPICED STOUT BY SAWDUST CITY BREWING CO.

STYLE: Stout

ABV: 5.2%

IBU: 35

COUNTRY: Canada

REGION: Gravenhurst, ON

BREWERY: Sawdust City Brewing Co.

TWITTER: @sawdustcitybeer

The Introduction

You take a few cautious steps toward the Red Rocket. You are fixated on its beauty. The calm you felt from years of training slowly gives way to nervous excitement. You are being propelled…

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REVIEW: Sleet Wheat Wine by Wellington Brewery

#OntCraftBeer REVIEW: Sleet Wheat Wine by Wellington Brewery (@WellingtonBrew)

  SLEET WHEAT WINE BY WELLINGTON BREWERY

STYLE: Wheat Wine

ABV: 11.5%

IBU: N/A

COUNTRY: Canada

REGION: Guelph, ON

BREWERY: Wellington Brewery

TWITTER: @WellingtonBrew

The Introduction

Similar to a barley wine, this rare style of beer has a high alcohol content but features a milder wheat body that is pale gold in colour.  Aged in cabernet franc wine barrels, this beer takes on fruity grape aromas…

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REVIEW: Beard of Zeus Barrel-Aged Barley Wine by Great Lakes Brewery

#OntCraftBeer REVIEW: Beard of Zeus Barrel-Aged Barley Wine by Great Lakes Brewery (@GreatLakesBeer)

 BEARD OF ZEUS BY GREAT LAKES BREWERY

STYLE: Barrel-Aged Barley Wine

ABV: 13%

IBU: 28

COUNTRY: Canada

REGION: Toronto, ON

BREWERY: Great Lakes Brewery

TWITTER: @greatlakesbeer

The Introduction

Kyle’s Barley Wine recipe is a big one for sure. We figured we’d take it up a notch by Bourbon Barrel Aging it for close to a year. Perhaps, not surprisingly, the beer is bigger, more bourbony and more…

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REVIEW: Golden Beach Pale Ale by Sawdust City Brewing Co.

REVIEW: Golden Beach Pale Ale by Sawdust City Brewing Co. @sawdustcitybeer

   GOLDEN BEACH PALE ALE BY SAWDUST CITY BREWING CO.

STYLE:

ABV: 4,5%

IBU: 25

COUNTRY: Canada

REGION: Gravenhurst, ON

BREWERY: Sawdust City Brewing Co.

TWITTER: @sawdustcitybeer

The Introduction

Can you bottle a season? Probably not, it’s far too big. But at the Sawdust City Brewing Co. we’ve done our darnest to put the best of summer into each can of our Golden Beach Pale Ale.  With a sunshine…

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Burlington Winter Beer Festival on Sale NOW!

PRESS: Burlington Winter Beer Festival on Sale NOW! @BurlBeerfest #OntCraftBeer

Location: Downtown Burlington at the Waterfront Hotel When: Friday February 6th, 6-11PM – Exclusive Beer Paring Event – Limited Tickets Saturday February 7th, Noon-11PM – Winter Fest Tickets: Friday Night – $125 (+hst) Exclusive Beer Pairing, Saturday – $25 (+hst) Includes 5 Samples and Tasting Mug – Tickets available via http://www.burlingtonbeerfest.com OR Festival Box Office (address below)

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REVIEW: Pigskin Pilsner by Lake of Bays Brewing Company

#OntCraftBeer REVIEW: Pigskin Pilsner by Lake of Bays Brewing Company @lb_brewing

PIGSKIN PILSNER BY LAKE OF BAYS BREWING CO.

STYLE: Pilsner

ABV: 5%

IBU: 24

COUNTRY: Canada

REGION: Baysville, ON

BREWERY: Lake of Bays Brewing Co.

TWITTER: @LB_Brewing

The Introduction

Lake of Bays Brewing and the CFL Alumni Association proudly present our first collaboration, Pigskin Pilsner. Developed in consultation with more than 200 Canadian football and craft beer enthusiasts who sent us…

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The Brew Head's 2014 Holiday Gift Guide

.@TheBrewHead's 2014 Holiday Gift Guide #OntCraftBeer

The holidays are upon us once again!   Are you looking for that present for the craft beer lover in your life?  Well, check out The Brew Head’s Holiday Gift Guide!   From books to coasters to brewer’s crap to, of course, beer.

Breweries/Vendors, if you’re reading this… Please let me know if you have something special for the Holidays and would like to be featured on this year’s Holiday Gift…

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