This is the closest beer has gotten to that expensive piece of equipment. It was scary!

Katy (@klwatts) is joined by Chuck and Stephen La Salle (@TheSKLaSalle)to talk (and drink) some of Ottawa's June craft beer releases.

Show Notes:

• Stephen La Salle is the Executive Chef for Andaz, an Ottawa Byward Market boutique hotel by Hyatt (I've heard the balcony is going to be amazing).
• Who is Don Harms?
• How to pour a weisse beer (how does that now make you want a weisse beer?).
• I am not a fan of brutalist architecture.
• Style profile: Saison.
• What is SMaSH brewing?
• Hop profile: Citra.
• Covered Bridge Brewing Company wins Gold at the Canadian Brewing Awards!
• Style profile: Imperial IPA.
• We later found out the meaning of Heeba Geeba IIPA.
• Speaking of the Brewery Market - Saison d'Être // Best SAISONs in the 613 - is happening on July 9th!
• Have you had Thomas Hardy's Ale?
• Yeast profile: Brettanomyces.
• Did you know what a Streif is? Apparently: "The Streif is the most spectacular downhill ski race track in the world. It brings the best skiers from every corner of the world together in an almost gladiator style fight for the honour of victory on the Streif."

Beer List:

• Hefeweizen - Kichesippi Beer Company
• Sweet Rhubarb of Mine Saison! - Whiprsnapr Brewing Company
• Showboat Paddle SMaSH - Covered  Bridge Brewing Company
• Heeba Geeba IIPA - Broadhead Brewing Company
• Streif - Tooth and Nail Brewing Company

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Stephen La Salle

You should really check out the nursery rhyme, "There was a Crooked Man".

Katy (@klwatts) is joined by Nick and Vicki from Crooked Mile Brewing Company (@crookedmilebeer) and learn what made them start on the journey of opening a brewery.

Show Notes:

• What is the Reinheitsgebot?
• What are some English beer styles?
• Book recommendation: Beer for Dummies.
• Are you on Untappd?
• Felinfoel Ales - Double Dragon.
• 'Cloning' is an attempt by a home brewer to remake a commercial recipe. Some breweries make their recipes available for home brewers to attempt.
• Vermont has a crazy amount of beer available!
• Hi, my name is Katy. I am your brewery real estate agent.
• AGCO = Alcohol Gaming Commission of Ontario.
• If you want to read more about the Excise Act for beer..
• I was mistaken, it's not second place - it's THIRD place which leads me to a book recommendation: The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community.
• "There was a crooked man..."
• Have you been to Ottawa's smallest craft brewer - Evergreen Craft Ales?
• What is a Blichmann Beer Gun?
• Ottawa's home brewing group - the Members of Barleyment.
• Heady Topper is so elusive that there are websites dedicated to finding it.

Beer List:

• Fuller's London Pride - Fuller Smith & Turner PLC
• Fuller's ESB - Fuller Smith & Turner PLC
• Hobgoblin - Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd
• - Folly Brothers

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You should really check out the nursery rhyme, "There was a Crooked Man".

Katy (@klwatts) is joined by Nick and Vicki from Crooked Mile Brewing Company (@crookedmilebeer) and learn what made them start on the journey of opening a brewery.

Show Notes:

• What is the Reinheitsgebot?
• What are some English beer styles?
• Book recommendation: Beer for Dummies.
• Are you on Untappd?
• Felinfoel Ales - Double Dragon.
• 'Cloning' is an attempt by a home brewer to remake a commercial recipe. Some breweries make their recipes available for home brewers to attempt.
• Vermont has a crazy amount of beer available!
• Hi, my name is Katy. I am your brewery real estate agent.
• AGCO = Alcohol Gaming Commission of Ontario.
• If you want to read more about the Excise Act for beer..
• I was mistaken, it's not second place - it's THIRD place which leads me to a book recommendation: The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community.
• "There was a crooked man..."
• Have you been to Ottawa's smallest craft brewer - Evergreen Craft Ales?
• What is a Blichmann Beer Gun?
• Ottawa's home brewing group - the Members of Barleyment.
• Heady Topper is so elusive that there are websites dedicated to finding it.

Beer List:

• Fuller's London Pride - Fuller Smith & Turner PLC
• Fuller's ESB - Fuller Smith & Turner PLC
• Hobgoblin - Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd
• - Folly Brothers

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Crooked Mile Brewing

Drink one of these and then you'll want MORE! More passion, more flavour, more personality in your beer.

Katy (@klwatts) is joined by Brian (@bryehndotnet) and Chuck (@varxint) to talk about the beers that got them into craft beer - the craft beer gateway beers.

Show Notes:

• The four main taste sensations of craft beer.
• Single tap home keg cooler.
• The Steam Whistle tour is not to be missed.
• The 2016 Steam Whistle Retro Opener!
• Spiegelau Craft Beer Glass.
• OMG OMG OMG Beau's Oktoberfest 2016!!1
• The Dogfish Head experience.
• Do you remember Beau's original porcelain bottles?
• Weiss versus Wit (German versus Belgian wheat beer).
• The Muskoka Survival Pack.
• Brian's Crazy Canuck Pale Ale review from 2011.
• Hop profile: Citra.
• Do you remember Devil's Pale Ale 666?
• Book recommendation: The Great Canadian Beer Guide (2001) by Stephen Beaumont.
• Book recommendation: The Ontario Craft Beer Guide (2016) by Robin LeBlanc and Jordan St. John.
• Ontario Beverage Network - a great resource!
• Flying Monkey's used to be the Robert Simpson Brewery.
• Vito's tweet.

Beer List:

• Natural Blonde -- Kichesippi Beer Company
• Steam Whistle Pilsner - Steam Whistle Brewing
• Lug-Tread - Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
• Summer Weiss - Muskoka Brewery
• Canuck Pale Ale - Great Lakes Brewing Company
• Hoptical Illusion - Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery
• La Fin Du Monde - Unibroue

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I knew my collage skills would benefit me in adult life.

Katy (@klwatts) is joined by Amanda (@abcdeinott) and April (@adawn) to talk about (and drink) some of May's Ottawa Beer releases.

Show Notes:

• What is a radler?
• Laura at Bicycle Craft Brewery is a great brewer - if you get a chance, try her Freedom Machine!
• Fruited IPAs are very popular right now.
• What are Trappist beers?
• Beau's All Natural Brewing Company has made the move to become 100% employee owned (if you hadn't already heard).
• What are phenols and esthers in beer?
• The Beer Snob Twitter bot.
• The Beer Judge Certification Program is super fun and really dives into the nuances of beer styles.
• What is a Belgian Golden Ale?
• Hop profile - Aramis.
• What is a Cascadian Dark Ale (Black IPA)?
• More information on Gander IPA and how a part of the proceeds go to the food bank.
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Beer List:

• Bongo - Big Rig Brewery
• Katana Matcha Lemon - Bicycle Craft Brewery
• Farm Table: Patersbier - Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
• Wout De Smet - Nita Beer Company
• Gander Black IPA - Dominion City Brewing Company

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I don't always carry empty cans/bottles in my panniers, but when I do I take photos of them under bridges.

Katy (@klwatts) is joined by Chuck (@varxint) and Paul (@brownvanbrewing) to chat about Brown Van Brewing and contract brewing.

Show Notes:

• HogsBack Brewing Company also produces 'Ontario Pale Ale'.
• Where is your beer brewed?
• HogsBack Brewing Company on Dragon's Den.
• Chicken Ale?
• "I can smell the contract." - Shit Beer Geeks Say.
• Barrels, hectolitres, litres! Brewery measurements.
• Broadhead Brewing pairs with Carleton University for beer experiment.
• Tradmark dispute forces Underdog’s Brewhouse name change.
• Find Brown Van Brewing on tap.
• Bonus content: Read the 613.Beer Article - What is Contract Brewing?

Beer List:

• Vintage Lager - HogsBack Brewing Company
• Kolsch-style Ale - Brown Van Brewing
• Moroccan Brown Ale - Spearhead Brewing Company
• Fire in the Rye - Double Trouble Brewing Company
• All Or Nothing Hopfenweisse - All Or Nothing Brewhouse

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I'm still drinking the Molson Export Ale - it's growing on me!

Matt Petitpas (@mvp1331) and Brian Papineau (@bryehndotnet) join Katy to talk about their favourite macro beer and if being macro really matters.

“I realized both of you were grimacing through that glass, but there’s an empty dump bucket over there.” — Matt Petitpas “Without macro beer we wouldn’t have micro beer.” — Brian Papineau

Show Notes:

• What is American Light Beer?
• What is macro beer - what is craft beer - what is indie beer?
• Remember, #KeithsIsNotAnIPA
• Was purple ketchup really that outrageous?
• Do you remember Keith's Honey Brown?
• Coors Banquet = Coors.
• ..and by 'Colorado Ale' I mean Colorado Native Lager.
• Is Mill Street craft - do we care?
• Quaffable is Katy's most hated beer word.
• Brian's beer blog is almost 6 years old!
• Have you tried Wiser's Hopped Whiskey?
• How does the Guinness widget work?
• Unsure about a nitro IPA..
• Check out Ottawa Beer Tasting's Father's Day event at Brother's Beer Bistro! Tickets on sale now!

Beer List:

• Miller Lite - Miller Brewing Company (Brian's choice)
• Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale - Alexander Keith's (Matt's choice)
• Coors Banquet - Coors Brewing Company (Katy's choice)
• Molson Export - Molson Coors Canada (Brain's choice)
• Tankhouse Ale - Mill Street Brewery (Matt's choice)
• Guinness Draught - Guinness Brewing Worldwide (Katy's choice)

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This is a very old photo of Kichesippi Beer Company.

Kichesippi Beer Company just celebrated their 6th Anniversary! Katy (@klwatts) and April (@AThibert) sat down with Paul Meek (@paulmeek613), Co-Owner of Kichesippi Beer Company and chatted about his experiences in beer.

Show Notes:

• One of Paul's first craft beer experiences was Granite Brewery in Halifax (yes, there is a Granite Brewery in Toronto that was opened by a sibling of the original Halifax brewery).
• The Alexander Keith's 'tourism' brewery is the original brewery where actors take you through a tour in period costumes and do a historical reenactment - it's actually pretty fun.
• The cans versus bottles debate (cans are better).
• Why do people choose to move to Ottawa?
• Kelly, Paul's wife (and Co-Owner of Kichesippi Beer Company) was diagnosed with mitochondrial myopathy and now uses an electric wheelchair.
• Ottawa loves snow - RIGHT?!
• Thank you McClelland Premium Imports and Paul for introducing me to Erdinger and so many other yummy beers.
• You should pour your weisse beers a certain beer - here's how! Go buy one and try it.
• Do you remember Heritage Brewing and their brands (Sgt Major's, Corporal Punishment..)
• Many other breweries make craft sodas - Propeller, Nickel Brook
• There were many great parties had at the brewery and it sounds like there will be more in the future!
• The famous LCBO Store 10 (Summerhill) fit with tasting bar and growler station.

Beer List:

• Alexander's Keith's India Pale Ale - Alexander Keith's
• Erdinger Weissbier from Erdinger Weissbräu
• Kichesippi Natural Blonde from Kichesippi Beer Company
• Ginger Beer from Harvey & Vern's (soda)
• Radler from Kichesippi Beer Company

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When in doubt, take a beer photo from my balcony.

Katy (@klwatts) is joined by Sasha (@sashinthecityca) and Matt (@mvp1331) from Ottawa Beer Events to drink (and talk) about some of Ottawa's April beer releases.

Show Notes:

• Happy Birthday Kichesippi Beer Company - 6 years!
• More information on Streetcar 696 that's being restored for 2017.
• What's a Maibock?
• Blueberry extract for brewing - like this, only BIGGER for the commercial scale.
• What is dry hopping?
• Hop profile: Nelson Sauvin.
• More information about the family of beer's in the 'bock' family.
• Golden Vox (vox means vocals or voice) and was brewed in collaboration with k-os for Sessions Craft Beer Festival.
• Kissmeyer is awesome - seek out his beer and if you have a chance, talk to him.
• Beyond the Pale is doing awesome and are expanding production in their City Center location.
• Pale Ale Project is a series of 8 ales - where the final refined project will end up in the LCBO!
• Hop Profile: Simcoe, Amarillo, Citra.
• How to describe the beer you are tasting.
• Fear of missing out (FOMO) in beer culture.
• I buy my Aromatherapy by the truckload. <3
• Shane and Rob - the first photo.

Beer List:

• Car 696 - Kichesippi Beer Company
• Bodacious Blueberry Blonde Ale - Broadhead Brewing Company
• Hoppin' Maibock - Big Rig Brewery
• Golden Vox - Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
• Pale Ale Project #6 - Beyond the Pale Brewing Company

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333 Export from Vietnam

Katy is joined by April Thibert (@AThibert) and Chuck Thibert (@varxint) to talk about her recent trip to Southeast Asia and enjoy some drinkable souvenirs.

Show Notes:

• Vietnam's famous Bia Hoi (fresh beer).
• Do you plan vacations around beer?
• Khao Kai Noy rice?
• Are breweries tourist destinations?
• Each country has it's own beer culture!
• Sawdust City's FunkFest Sour Beer Festival - July 2nd, 2016 (Gravehurst, Ontario)

Beer List:

• 333 Premium Export Beer - Saigon Beer Company (Vietnam)
• Beerlao Gold - Lao Brewery Co. (Laos)
• Dunkel - Kingdom Breweries (Cambodia)
• Beerlao Dark - Lao Brewery Co. (Laos)
• Chocolate - Kingdom Breweries (Cambodia)
• Angkor Extra Stout - Cambrew / Angkor Brewery (Cambodia)

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