This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John (aka the blues brothers aka the fearsome twosome) are back for another Brewery Spotlight, this time on the Edmonton joint POLAR PARK BREWING CO. We start off talking sports logos for a bit before discussing the history of Polar Park (and Edmonton's own Tiger King!). We then transition into the aptly named MAN OF THE NORTH pilsner. We trek onward to discuss the interesting TROPIC TUNDRA IPA, and also spend some time chatting about the 70s rock band Eagles. We wrap up with the light and crisp ARCTIC TUNDRA session IPA. We were Alex-less this week but he will be returning soon for a special episode. We were really impressed by this selection from Polar Park.

Stay tuned for next week as we discuss an Ottawa-area craft brewery, joined by a special guest!

Timestamps:

8:32 Beer #1 (MotN)

21:17 Beer #2 (Arctic Tundra)

40:26 Beer #3 (Arctic Tundra)

52:36 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Learn more about Polar Park here: https://www.polarparkbrewing.com/

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

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Hello everyone! This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we sample some special limited edition Edmonton craft stouts. Joining us for this exciting journey? 'Stout' Steve is back and ready for action! We first power up and try out the 3 Amigos and the Chocolate Churro Skull - Chocolate Churro Stout by ANALOG BREWING (a beer that DOESN'T belong in a museum!). Next up is the Farrow sandwich shop collab, the Farrow Turbo Stout by SEA CHANGE BREWING COMPANY. We end with a selection from the popular brew up SITUATION BREWING, the Sex Palace Imperial Stout. Another fun selection of tasty stouts! Thank you to Steve for once again joining us on a fun episode. We will be back next week with some more Edmonton craft beers.

Timestamps:

4:23 Beer #1 (3 Amigos and the Chocolate Churro Skull)

16:43 Beer #2 (Farrow Turbo Stout)

31:45 Beer #3 (Sex Palace Imperial Stout)

48:42 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Learn more about Analog here: https://analogbrewing.ca/

Learn more about Sea Change here: https://seachangebeer.com/

Learn more about Situation Brewing here: http://situationbeer.com/

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

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This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, we are sadly Tom-less but Alex and our special guest Curtis (from The Seat Struck Movie Podcast) join John to discuss the Carleton Place brewery Braumeister Brewing Company. John talks a little bit about the brewery, including a new Ottawa location near his apartment (you can see my place from the patio!), before the group discusses and rates the cans. We start off chatting the ROUTE 21 Marzen, next discussing the BIERGARTEN BLONDE Helles, and wrapping up with the BRAUWEISSE hefeweizen. Special thanks to Curtis for hopping on the pod, as he joined us during his holiday vacation home from Germany. If you happen to be in Carleton Place or in Ottawa in the Hintonburg neighbourhood, check out BRAUMEISTER. Next week we are joined again by 'Stout' Steve to discuss some Edmonton limited edition stouts!

Timestamps:

10:38 Beer #1 (Route 21)

17:49 Beer #3 (Biergarten Blonde)

27:02 Beer #3 (Brauweisse)

37:22 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Learn more about Braumeister and their special club membership by checking out their website: https://braumeister.ca/

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

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Happy New Year! In our first 2022 episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, we return to the domestic field to discuss some 'limited edition' beers, some of these only available for a short period of time. We were happy to be joined again by Evan, who spent the night at Tom's apartment and was happy to come on the program. First up we discuss the dark ale URBOCK from Creemore Springs. Next up we try out the J.P. Wiser x Molson collab with COMMON BOND. Finally, we sample and slurp suddenly a salviating selection of suds with the Letterkenny-inspired PUPPERS GOLDEN ALE. Most of these selections are available across Canada - check these out! We are back next episode with a brewery spotlight into a local Ottawa-area brewery (with a surprise special guest!).

Timestamps:

2:58 Beer #1 (UrBock)

19:10 Beer #3 (Common Bond)

33:17 Beer #3 (Puppers)

46:26 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

In the second entry of the bonus 'COLD SHOT' series, John tries out the low-alcoholic beer 'Blonde Pilsner' by the Quebec brewery Bière Sans Alcool (BSA). John spends a little bit of time talking about the brewery before drinking and reviewing the beer.

Tried to aim for a slightly shorter length than last time. Will try to keep these under 15 minutes as best I can! 

Credits:

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

In our first 'part two' of our celebrated 'Brewery Spotlight' series, Tom and John discuss some select flavours from the Box of Chocolates beer collection from Spectrum (Alex would have joined, but his beers were accidently consumed the night prior by a dastardly family member!). We first discuss the delicious MINT CHOCOLATE ALE, then the Terry Chocolate Orange-esque ORANGE CHOCOLATE ALE, and finally wrap things up with the smooth MILK CHOCOLATE ALE (we also discuss our favourite Christmas moves at the end of the episode). Very ale heavy episode but we dug these beers, definitely a perfect episode for Tom and John's moms and other moms around the world. If you see the Box of Chocolates at your local store - check them out.

Note that one of the beers in the box, the white chocolate stout, was not featured on this episode. However, we've sampled it in person and can confirm it is a great drink. Look to seeing it featured on a future stout discussion.

Timestamps:

5:42 Beer #1 (Mint Chocolate)

12:48 Beer #3 (Chocolate Orange)

19:11 Beer #3 (Milk Chocolate)

28:11 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

Visit Spectrum's website (https://spectrumbeer.com/) to learn more about their beer.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! On the eve of the big day, we decided to drop a bit of seasonal bonus content. What better way to ring in the holiday season with some holiday themed seltzers by Bud Light? These are available in Alberta and parts of Western Canada, and in the U.S. We start off with PEPPERMINT PATTIE (not to be confused with the Peanuts character). Next up we trim up the tree and try out GINGER SNAP (not to be confused with the Canadian horror flick). Lastly, we dip into the punch and start "motoring", finishing with CRANBERRY (not to be confused with the band). 

With things getting crazier now on the COVID side, we hope wherever you are that you have a safe and healthy holiday season. We will be back next week with some holiday flavoured beers from Spectrum Brewing! 

Timestamps:

5:20 Seltzer #1 (Peppermint Pattie)

11:50 Seltzer #2 (Ginger Snap)

20:34 Seltzer #3 (Cranberry)

28:59 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Intro and outro song: Twelve Days of Christmas - Bob and Doug McKenzie

Auld Lang Syne - Guy Lombardo

Sister Christian - Night Ranger

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

"Loving him was red"

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, we do our first ever 'battle of the red beers' episode, where we sample some popular domestic red beers. We're sans-Alex this week, but joined again by our buddy Tom Hacker. We first answer the question: what exactly are red beers? And go over a little bit of history before discussing the popular ALEXANDER KEITH's RED AMBER ALE. Next up we return to Sleeman to consume the red beer ROUSSE. Finally, we wrap up with the popular domestic choice, RICKARD'S RED. We are looking forward to drinking some more red ales in a future episode (perhaps some sample craft reds). 

We will be back on your feeds again this week with a special BONUS episode dropping during the holidays. Stay tuned!

Timestamps:

8:32 Beer #1 (Keith's Red)

21:56 Beer #2 (Sleeman Rousse)

36:14 Beer #3 (Rickard's Red)

01:00:03 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

'Eyewitness' Intro Theme (TV) - Guy Michelmore

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

THE ROCK SAYS: "KNOW YOUR ROLE... SHUT YOUR MOUTH!"

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, we sample beers from the iconic joint out of Calgary: Big Rock Brewery. We previously discussed Big Rock when we profiled AGD and AGD light on episodes 24 and 28 respectfully, so check out those episodes for more information on Big Rock's history. On this episode we sampled beers from their variety pack (also available in Ontario). We start off with the tasty JACKRABBIT LIGHT. Next we try out a famous Alberta craft beer, GRASSHOPPER wheat ale. We then sample and discuss the aptly named PILSNER and LAGER. We were happy to be joined again this week by Alex, and we look forward to having him on again when he is available! Next week, Tom and John are joined by a special guest as we do our first ever episode discussing domestic red beers! 

Timestamps:

3:20 Beer #1 (Jackrabbit Light)

12:45 Beer #2 (Grasshopper)

25:11 Beer #3 (Pilsner)

36:08 Beer #4 (Lager)

46:17 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Welcome Back - John Sebastian

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, the fearsome twosome of John and Tom take on a selection of beers from the beloved Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. from Victoria, BC (now widely available in Ontario!). We start off the episode discussing the long and detailed history of this brewery before sampling the ELECTRIC UNICORN WHITE IPA. Up next is the GLITTERBOMB HAZY PALE ALE. We then transition to two of their more popular beers: TIGER SHARK PALE ALE and the legendary BLUE BUCK LAGER. We enjoyed sampling these beers, and look forward to trying more Phillips beers in the future. Next week Alex returns and joins us to drink and discuss beers from Big Rock Brewery.

Timestamps:

9:43 Beer #1 (Electric Unicorn)

25:46 Beer #2 (Glitterbomb)

37:06 Beer #3 (Tiger Shark)

53:09 Beer #4 (Blue Buck)

01:08:50 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Out of Touch - Hall and Oates

Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com)

Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)