A classic Blonde Ale that will win your friends over to craft beer

 I purchased some Dominion City Brewing Company Town & Country Blonde Ale at my local LCBO, although this selection is always available at their Canotek Road taproom. It’s been a relatively long time since I’ve visited DCBC, as it is a bit far from my home in Kanata. Still, I used

Three Little Birds Export Stout just might be your new favourite beer

 Recently, I visited the Kichesippi Beer Company in their home in an old car dealership in Bells Corners. You'll find it on a section of the Trans Canada Trail that goes through the NCC Greenbelt. You can drop by year-round to taste the beer in their spacious indoor taproom, and, during the summer,

Best of Chinatown: Try fun twists on old favourites with Spark Beer

 John, co-owner of Spark Beer with his wife Andrea, loves to talk about beer. It’s this passion that led the two to launch Spark Beer, one of Ottawa’s newer craft breweries, in January 2020. The dream behind Spark was a community spot for great, unique beer and good company and

Lowertown Brewery: Craft beer and comfort food!

 The ByWard Market’s first brewery, Lowertown Brewery is located on York Street in the heart of the market. This special location is not the only thing they can boast of however. Lowertown Brewery also features a fully functioning brewery and open-concept kitchen, replete with a smoker and chicken rotisserie to

Pour A Cold One: CRAFT Beer Market Opens in Lansdowne Park

 Photo courtesy of Alexandra Gunn. Could it be a coincidence that CRAFT Beer Market opens its doors on one of the hotter days this spring? Likely, but there couldn’t be a better excuse to head to Lansdowne Park to taste test one (or two) of their 100 plus beers on

Say ALOHOG to Summer

 You’ll Go ‘Coconut-ty’ For HogsBack’s Latest Limited Edition Seasonal Beer A taste of the tropics comes to Ontario this summer with the release of ALOHOG Coconut Pale Ale - the latest in a series of Limited Edition seasonal beers from Ottawa’s HogsBack Brewing Company. ALOHOG Coconut Pale Ale is spectacular

Crafty beer makers brewing up something different in Ottawa

 Ottawa, this ain’t your grandfather’s beer. That’s the message the surging craft brewing industry in the capital is sending to beer drinkers as they turn heads and flip taste buds. The days of automatically ordering traditional beer from big brewers like Molson or Coors are gone as more local choices