Holy Smoke Scotch Ale

So I had a chance to try this brew on tap at West 50, one of 50 beers on tap.  Most of the beers are blah, but they do have Koningshoven Quad.  Go there to check that beer out at least.  They only serve in in half pints though, go figure. This Holy Smoke Scotch [...]

Mill St. Organic Lager

This straw-yellow European style lager is a little on the lighter side, with an alcohol content of 4.2%. The aroma is soft and fresh with a hint of distinctive skunk, and goes down smooth and crisp. A light, malty taste with little bitterness and a dry, astringent finish. A prime example of a beer that [...]

Mill St. Stock Ale

This is pretty much as simple as it gets. The most popular of the Toronto based Mill St. Brewery’s creations based on overall sales, the Stock Ale is a classic and original recipe that is made ‘without fillers and adjuncts’, says the back of the bottle. This pretty much means that the only ingredients in [...]

Garrison Imperial India Pale Ale

Wow. This is an absolute treat. I don’t think I have ever had a beer that has as much bitter complexity. This one really is quite intense, the name imperial is definitely appropriate. There are so many layers of hops that I am not really sure what to do with myself after each sip. I [...]

Hop Head

Hop Head is an incredibly crisp and bitter brew that for me is the hallmark of British Columbian craft brewing. The beer, as you could tell from the name, is loaded with hops, and this gives the beer a real punch and astringency that makes it really refreshing and a pleasure to drink. A quality [...]

St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout

Imagine the perfect stout beer. A beer to drink alone, by the wood-stove on a damp & dreary April night. Perhaps complimented by hand-rolled, filter-free Drum cigarette & an Al Purdy poem. This beer has achieved a balance between raw and smooth. It pours like fermented oil; thick, heavy, and intensely black. This is not [...]