Toronto’s Avling Kitchen & Brewery opened their doors in Toronto’s Leslieville neighborhood in 2019. Since then, they’ve had a colourful lineup of beers spanning the style spectrum including hefeweizen, several varieties of lagers, and a notably wide range of saisons, just to name a few. Through the latter part of 2020, after many months of aging, they’ve also been rolling out bottles from the inaugural lineup of their ongoing barrel program. I was excited when they very kindly sent the lineup for me to try. Let’s see how they’re tasting!
Read MoreThe George Brew House & Eatery occupies what was formerly The King George Hotel in Newmarket, Ontario. In addition to celebrating their one year anniversary on December 19th, the last few months of 2020 saw a few big milestones for The George, including the packaging of their lineup in cans, as well as the launch of their web store! I got to try their winter lineup for my first taste. Let’s see what they’ve got!
Read MoreFor the final podcast of 2020, we figured we'd just kick back with some fire brews and hang out with some homies. Émilie has been a friend of the podcast for a couple of years now, and it was finally time to have her on. A prolific Instagrammer, actress, dancer and a well-known Quebecois craft beer personality, Émilie is basically known as "mother beer" to her fellow female beer Instagrammers with her experienced advice for those new to the game.
Read MoreBack in 2011 when Cee first started his 365 Days of Beer thing (long before the podcast), he took an Ontario beer trip with former co-host Scott, and the first brewery they went to was Nickel Brook. They happened to meet co-founder John Romano, who gave the guys their first-ever private brewery tour, something that they always appreciated.
Read MoreJust before we recorded this episode, we realized that this was our first ever podcast with a brewery from Quebec City - something that was truly well overdue. Thanks to our fave guest co-host Noah Forrest of Beerism, we were put onto Brasserie Générale earlier this year, and when Tiff and Cee headed out east this summer they were top of the list to visit in the province's capital.
Read MoreWell, here we are, friends. We’ve almost made it to the end of 2020. It was a certifiably ridiculous year, but it wasn’t without its big moments in craft beer! The squad has gathered together to reminisce on the best of 2020, and take a look forward at what 2021 has in store for us.
Read MoreOne of the top contenders for the MVP of Quebec craft beer in 2020 is Pub BreWskey. Helmed by Derrick Robertson, his unique and genre-bending beers have made a huge dent in the QC scene this year, and his sours have essentially made them the "smoothie guys". And while their smoothie sours are unbeatable in Canada, their haze, stouts and crispybois are nothing to sneeze at, either.
Read MoreDecember has arrived which means we’ve almost reached the end of this bonkers year. The holidays might look a bit different this year for most of us, but that doesn’t mean you can’t impress the craft liquid enthusiast in your life. BAOS, in collaboration with LiquidxHappiness, has got you covered with a rundown of the best beer and wine gear for whoever’s on your list. Treat yourself while you’re at it! It’s been a year, you deserve it!
Read MoreOver the past few years, one organization has dominated the conversation surrounding diversity and inclusion online. Beer Kulture, founded by Dom and Latiesha Cook in 2017, has been unapologetic in their approach to ensuring BIPOC have a voice in craft beer. With features in Bloomberg, Forbes, Vinepair, Brewbound, Hop Culture, Good Beer Hunting and of course, BAOS Podcast, the world is truly taking notice.
Read MoreBlind craft beer taste tests are becoming quite the thing for the team at BAOS, and for this episode, we went all out. We brought in the dream team of Noah Forrest of the esteemed Beerism.ca, and Matt McGachy of the dominant Vox & Hops (and vocalist of Cryptopsy), to help out Cee with a festive four-pack guessing game thanks to La Canette, a fantastic specialty craft beer store in the Villeray neighbourhood of Montreal.
Read MoreIt feels like we talk about our storied group chat with our Canadian beer media homies every damn episode, so for the first time ever, we finally had the whole squad on the podcast. Regular BAOS co-host Noah Forrest of Beerism, Nathan Lefebvre of NathanDoesBeer (and BAOS's lead blog writer), and Christoph Paquette of Hops & Bros (and 5e Baron) joined Cee for an epic display of exquisitely-timed beer media brewery collaborations.
Read MoreMontreal-based Sober Carpenter has an origin story that starts similar to that of many craft brewers, which is to say it starts with two brothers home brewing in their parents’ basement. Where it led them however, is quite different.
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