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LATEST ARTICLES ( 29 )

• Sour New England

  

  Somewhat recently I joined the family for a short holiday down to New Hampshire. Naturally, the most exciting prospect of this whole road trip was the... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Mining for Treasure at the LCBO

  

  Nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen… well to be fair a great many people share my current beer dilemma, which is the woefully sparse craft beer representation a... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Kawartha Craft Beer Festival

  

  It is always nice to revisit a beer festival in subsequent years to see how the festival is evolving and to reflect back on one’s thoughts the first time around. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Rogue Anthropologist

  By now I am sure everyone in the craft beer world has heard about the Smithsonian’s search for a beer historian/scholar. A position that could easily be... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• On Trend

  

  Often craft breweries seem to pick up on a unique flavour, hop, herb, flower etc. and next thing you know there are countless options on the shelf boasting... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• There’s No Taste Like Home

  

  Recently I received a wonderful gift in the mail, three new beers from Steamworks Brewing Company. It is like somehow the beer gods knew I was feeling quite... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Something’s Brewing in Peterborough

  

  Very belated update: so I found this post that somehow managed to get lost in my drafts and never make it to publication … So, I am going to share it with you... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• TFOB 2016 … I Love Swedish Beer

  

  This weekend was the 2016 Toronto Festival of Beer and as a belated Birthday present I was treated to the VIP Hoptomized treatment on Friday (a very good... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Kawartha Craft Beer Festival

  

  It has been quite some time since I have had the opportunity to put my beer skills to work so when I saw a local beer festival advertised I heard the hoppy sire... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Lil’ Something New on My Grocery List…

  

  After too many years of cross-border shopping while having all kinds of envy at the complete obviousness of selling beer in the grocery store, FINALLY us... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Just Get Glutenberg

  

  This post is long overdue. I mean really, really long overdue. When my husband first found out he had celiac disease and could no longer drink conventional... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• My (Very Visual) Beer Tour

  

  Now that I am back in starving student mode I have found myself having to be a wee bit more discerning when it comes to my craft beer hobby. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beer by Campfire Light

  

  I know I have been a little off the radar as of late but I like to think I have good excuses for not getting around to writing my blog posts. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Blogging and Drinking and Drinking and Blogging

  

  Well it has been a ridiculously long time since my last post. Always ready with a myriad of excuses on why I do not have enough hours in the day to sit down... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Pint Fit for a Vulcan

  

   I am sure by now everyone has heard of Leonard Nimoy’s passing. A relatively recent Trek convert, I actually saw Mr. Nimoy speak at a convention before I... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Winter Brew Fest in Ottawa

  

  For some indiscernible reason people here in Ottawa actually celebrate winter with a two week long festival called Winterlude. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Shhh, There is a Beer Gem in Carp

  

  Do you know what lay behind that infamous smile of the Cheshire Cat? Well I do, he found a fantastic little spot brimming with craft beer and creative pub fare... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Happy New Beers!

  

  Happy 2015 to all you beer aficionados out there. It promises to be another great year in the ever-expanding world of craft beer, cider and spirits and I am... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Malt Heads and Liquid Bread

  

  Now I know for many the changing seasons are marked by the arrival of pumpkin beer, which are now as ubiquitous as pumpkin spice lattes but for me it is not  th... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New Brew Friday Southern Tier Imperial Compass

  

  It is a warm and sunny September afternoon here in middle Canada. The mosquitos are mostly gone, the leaves are a myriad of beautiful colours and that makes it ... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK