Improving my Home Brew #2
A little while ago I set out to improve my home brew by recording and comparing the results of three variations of the same recipe. So far I have the results from two batches of stout and one Heffeweizen that I’d like to share. Stout #1 – Roasted, coffee nose – Medium, heavy bodied – [...]
Meet The Kensington Brewing Company
A veteran of the food industry, Brock Shepherd has toiled, hacked, strained and sliced his way through the restaurant biz with great success, eventually owning and operating the Burger Bar on Augusta Avenue. Over the years the restaurant has experienced a slow shift away from the “usual suspects” and more towards locally produced craft beer. ”Beau’s [...]
What I’ve been drinking
Microbrasserie Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Triple Charlevoix is a small brewery about an hour and 45 minutes North East of Quebec City. From Toronto that’s about 11 hours if you drive straight there, and 2 days if you stop off at Dieu Du Ciel! and have a few too many Peche Mortels. But thanks to the [...]
January’s Project X
Great Lakes Brewery is at the forefront of a growing trend in Toronto’s craft beer scene. Each month they hold an event, aptly titled “Project X”, at their Etobicoke brewery where they feature one or more beers from their experimental pilot system. Past events featured Karma Citra and Rye Did The Chicken Cross The Road?, [...]
