Staring at the wall of beer can be intimidating! How do you find out about new beer? How do you search for beer? Here are some tips and tricks on how to get the latest and greatest fresh beer without having to go LCBO hopping.

• IPA #2 - Collective Arts Brewing
• Mad Tom IPA - Muskoka Brewery
• Forge and Fire Pale Ale - Collective Arts Brewery
• Car 696 - Kichesippi Beer Company

• Drink Vine
• @LCBOWatch
• Untappd
• Brown's Independent Grocer (on Instagram)
• Pre-order beer from The Beer Store

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Spring has finally hit Ottawa! Here are four beers that have recently hit the LCBO, grocery store and local beer taps that Katy and Chuck recommend for your next BBQ or patio session.

• Mountain Lager - Side Launch Brewing Company
• Hideaway Hefe - Waller St. Brewing
• Legendary Oddity - Muskoka Brewery
• Sutton and Beyond - Microbrasserie Auberge Sutton Brouërie
• Majestic Saison - Side Launch Brewing Company

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Great Lakes Brewery was founded in Brampton, Ontario in 1987. They produced two beers using malt extract that were packaged in 1-litre plastic bottles. In 1990 they made the switch to all-grain brewing and a year later moved the brewery to its current location off the Queen Elizabeth Way in Etobicoke, Ontario.

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Amsterdam Brewing Company was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1986. They have since completed a series of moves and expansions which included acquiring Kawartha Lakes Brewing and opening a Brewpub on Toronto's waterfront. Amsterdam's Adventure Brew Series is only available for purchase in bottle at the brewery's retail locations and on draught at better restaurants and pubs.

• Iona (Scotch Ale) - Amsterdam Brewing Company
• Vorago (Baltic Porter) - Amsterdam Brewing Company
• Demon Host (Black Rye IPA) - Amsterdam Brewing Company
• Nautilus (Foreign Extra Stout) - Amsterdam Brewing Company

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New England IPAs are purposely cloudy, hazy, packed full of juicy hops and have a creamy, smooth mouthfeel. The so-called style is taking North America by storm and breweries are brewing up their own interpretation of this regional beer.

• Finest Kind IPA - Smuttynose Brewing Company
• Juicin' - Sawdust City Brewing Company
• Epiphany - Foundation Brewing Company
• Sunsplit IPA - Dominion City Brewing Company

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Sasha Dunfield runs Ottawa Beer Events, a website dedicated to beer in Ottawa. She (along with her partner, Matt Petitpas) also host beer tastings. Her next event is on March 26 (3:00pm) at Lieutenant's Pump, tickets are now on sale!

• Staged Landing - Conspiracy Theory Brewing
• Flying Canoe Hard Cider - Flying Canoe
• Hoppin' Maibock - Big Rig Brewery
• Strong Patrick - Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
• The Darkness - Beyond the Pale Brewing Company

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Fermented Malt Beverages (FMB) also known as 'malternatives' or 'alchopops' are beer strength beverages flavoured with a distilled spirit and other additives. The category has grown substantially over the years with the introduction of Not Your Father's Rootbeer. Katy and Chuck have a go and some of the prominent FMB's in the US market.

• Henry's Hard Orange Soda - MillerCoors
• Not Your Father's Root Beer - Small Town Brewery
• Not Your Father's Ginger Beer - Small Town Brewery
• Best Damn Cherry Cola - Anheuser-Busch

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International Women's Collaboration Brew Day is an annual event held on March 8th to coincide with International Women's Day. This year Ottawa's Barley's Angels teamed up with Brasserie Étienne Brûlé Brewery to brew a historical ale with organic dark maple syrup.

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Jenn Beauchesne is the Director of not-so corporate Communications and Matthew O'Hara is the Brewmaster at Beau's All Natural Brewing Company in Vankleek Hill, Ontario.

• How to Start a Brewery (in 1 million easy steps)
• The Gruit Series
• It's the tail end of feBREWary! Did you try all of the beers?
• Beau's is the official beer of Ottawa 2017
• ...and they've been doing some fun beer collaborations to celebrate
• Don't forget! Beau's St. Patrick's Day on March 11 - buy tickets
• The Canadian Brewing Awards and Conference are being held on May 25-27
• Were you part of the Greener Future's Program?
• Look at all the runners at Beau's!
• Could you run a beer mile? (I love how serious the commentary is)

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Chuck and Katy talk about the trend of ordering beer online and having it delivered by mail.

• Buy Your Beau's Online (BYBO)
• Savvy Hip Hops (Beer of the month club)
• Brew Box (Beer of the month club)
• Keep6 Imports
• Half Hours on Earth
• 613BeerCast #28 - Oktoberfest ist Wunderbar (quite a few name HHOE as their favourite beer)

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