On patience and Sam Adams
On patience and Sam Adams

Any beer enthusiast can attest to difficulty in curating an impressive cellar. The task is twofold: first one must acquire interesting beer and then save it, usually for an extended period of time. The first requirement is not as easy as you would imagine. Finding interesting beer is often limited to the rare out of [...]

Amsterdam Spring Bock party
Amsterdam Spring Bock party

Where will you be on the 22nd of February? If you’ve got a few spare moments and a hankering for a beer, come on down to the Amsterdam Brewery to celebrate the release of their Spring Bock. I live only a few short steps away from the brewery so I’ve got no excuse. See you [...]

What I’ve been drinking
What I’ve been drinking

Southern Tier Creme Brulee Imperial Stout Southern tier is one of the those breweries that makes really punchy beer. If they say “chocolate” or “hoppy”, they mean it. Their entire line up is full of intensely flavoured offerings. The Creme Brulee Imperial Stout is no different. This delicious beverage is known as a desert beer [...]

Beer – Toronto – House Keeping – Yay
Beer – Toronto – House Keeping – Yay

House keeping day: Cask Days – Cask Supply Shop Last week Bar Volo launched Cask Supply Shop, a subsidiary of Cask Days. The store can be viewed here, and will be a “resource for all cask related needs” in Southern Ontario. This shop will complement the #ONcask Twitter movement and put Bar Volo one step [...]