Welcome to the big 4-0! On this week of Domestic Pints ONLY, we chat about the legendary Canadian domestic beer company: SLEEMAN! We are Alex-less this week, but happy to be joined again by our buddy Tom (the OTHER Tom). We first chat about this history of Sleeman, from it's 19th century roots and its revival in the 1980s, to its eventual purchase by Sapporo in the 21st century. The beers we feature today are all available in their seasonal mix pack, in order of appearance: ORIGINAL DRAUGHT, CREAM ALE, and HONEY BROWN LAGER. It was fun to discuss and drink these solid beers, and we are looking forward to sampling more Sleeman in the future. Stay tuned for next week where we will drink and discuss Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.

Timestamps:

14:55 Beer #1 (Original Draught)

29:48 Beer #2 (Cream Ale)

44:04 Beer #3 (Honey Brown Lager)

58:12 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)

We return back to our wheelhouse on this episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, where we continue our long running series on light beers. This time, we're discussing light beers coming out of the craft scene. We talk a little bit about our experiences with craft lights before discussing the confidently named Monster Truck Lite from EIGHTY-EIGHT BREWING CO. We also talk a little bit about our visit to 88. Next up is Golden Ale by HAWK TAIL BREWERY wayyy out in Rimby, AB (which I accidently called Grimsby). Finally we chat about the low-cal Extra Mile Session IPA from RALLY BEER COMPANY. This episode marks our first ever Thursday DPO, and probably the first episode in many weeks where we could get up afterwards and continue about our day as relatively sober gentleman. Thanks to Alex for joining us on this episode as he will be on a brief hiatus for a few weeks. We will be joined by a special guest next episode as we chat Sleeman beers!

Timestamps:

6:21 Beer #1 (Monster Truck Lite)

20:58 Beer #2 (Golden Ale)

40:09 Beer #3 (Extra Mile Session IPA)

54:53 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Check out these websites to learn more about these breweries:

https://www.eightyeightbrewing.ca/

https://hawktailbrewery.com/

https://drinkrally.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)

On this week of Domestic Pints ONLY, we launch our first ever craft sour episode. Each of us is providing a sour beer from our respective regions. First we discuss the history of sour beers before moving into our first selection from Hamilton's Collective Arts Brewing: JAM UP THE MASH dry hopped sour. Next up is DARK ARTS pink lemonade sour from Calgary's OLE BEAUTIFUL BREWING. Finally, Tom gives us a selection from Edmonton's SYC BREWING CO., don't miss out on PINEAPPLE F.O.M.O. This episode, from a flavour standpoint, was a bit outside our usual tastes but we enjoyed sampling all of these unique beers. Stay tuned next week for an episode dedicated to craft light beers!

Timestamps:

9:39 Beer #1 (Jam up the Mash)

22:51 Beer #2 (Dark Arts)

34:51 Beer #3 (Pineapple F.O.M.O)

48:07 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Check out these websites to learn more about these breweries:

https://collectiveartsbrewing.com/

https://www.olbeautiful.com/

https://www.sycbrewing.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)

Welcome to another exciting week of Domestic Pints ONLY! On this episode we sample some of the COORS SLICE flavoured beers. Before we start drinking, we briefly discuss the background of this product before rating the cans. We first sample Coors Slice Orange - which unfortunately to our listeners appears to have been discontinued. Have no fear! We do discuss two beers that you can try yourselves - Coors Slice Grapefruit and Coors Slice Lime. This one was a bit of a surprise considering our heated opinions on Coors Light, but overall we enjoyed this experience. Stay tuned next week for an episode dedicated to craft sour beers!

Timestamps:

8:28 Beer #1 (Orange

18:55 Beer #2 (Grapefruit)

25:41 Beer #3 (Lime

39:41 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

'Fortunate Son' by Creedence Clearwater Revival 

'Hey Ya!' by Outkast

'That's Enough Slices!' - Audio via Anthony Fantano's Tik Tok.

Vincent Price and Peter Lorre audio snippet from 'The Black Cat' in 'Tales of Terror' (1962)

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

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

NOTE: A loud shotgun noise at approx 1:03:53

"The legends are true..." The long awaited Battle of the IPAs is finally here! Domestic Pints ONLY is happy to be joined by Alex's brother Andrew, coming to us from the 'centre of the world' in Toronto, Ontario. Each of us brought an IPA today from our respective cities. First one up? Tom "Billy D" with his selection from Edmonton, the 'In Another Castle' Peach Mango IPA by ANALOG BREWING COMPANY. Alex is up next with his colourful selection from MARDA LOOP BREWING COMPANY INC. - The Big Juice NEIPA. Moving out East, with the bases loaded, Andrew pulls out the Greenwood IPA by LEFT FIELD BREWING. John brings back a selection from DOMINION CITY BREWING CO. with Two Flags IPA. Probably one of our most pleasant drinking episodes in a while, we all enjoyed these selections - but there can only be one winner! Special thanks to Andy for joining us, we hope to have him on again for future IPA episodes. Stay tuned next week as we return to our domestic stomping grounds as we sample Coors Slice!

Timestamps:

6:26 Beer #1 (IN ANOTHER CASTLE)

23:06 Beer #2 (THE BIG JUICE)

40:21 Beer #3 (GREENWOOD)

01:00:02 Beer #4 (TWO FLAGS)

01:17:42 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Random Free Use Shotgun sound

Check out https://analogbrewing.ca/ for more info on their beer.

Check out https://www.mardaloopbrewing.com/ for more info on their beer.

Check out https://www.leftfieldbrewery.ca/ for more info on their beer.

Check out https://www.dominioncity.ca/ for more info on their beer (also check out our Ottawa City Spotlight, where we tried out Sunsplit IPA).

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

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

After a long day of driving around, visiting a dinosaur museum, and sampling some craft beers, the boys at Domestic Pints ONLY finally got settled at their AirBnB in Canmore and cracked open some Nutrl 7s -- a stronger version of the regular Nutrl seltzers. Since we were pretty burnt out we sort of ran through this one a bit too quick, so we are releasing it as a special bonus episode. We first chat about Nutrl 7 and give a score for the cans before running through and reviewing the flavours: BLACKBERRY, BLACK RASPBERRY, and BLACK CHERRY. 

Timestamps:

3:59 Seltzer #1 (Blackberry)

9:16 Seltzer #2 (Black Raspberry)

14:12 Seltzer #3 (Black Cherry)

17:39 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

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

Happy Halloween! On this spooky edition of Domestic Pints ONLY, we honour the beloved Fall holiday by taking a look at some pumpkin craft beers from breweries in BC, Alberta, and Ontario. We are coming at you live from Tom's apartment, it is the first time we are all recording together live in person! Apologies in advance for the echo-y audio. First we return to Spectrum and discuss their PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE ALE. We then return to Edmonton's beloved Alley Kat Brewing Company and try out their PUMPKIN PIE SPICED ALE. We wrap up with discussing an iconic autumn beer in Ontario: Great Lakes' PUMPKIN ALE. While pumpkin beers aren't our favourite drinks, we did come to a consensus on our favourite of the three.

NOTE: Keep your eyes on our feed, a bonus Seltzer Sunday episode will drop this weekend!

Timestamps:

3:21 Beer #1 (PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE ALE)

11:27 Beer #2 (PUMPKIN PIE SPICED ALE)

22:45 Beer #3 (PUMPKIN PIE ALE)

31:40 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - 'Spanish Flea'

Tommy James - 'Crimson and Clover'

Check out https://www.greatlakesbeer.com/ for more info on their beer

Want to learn more about Spectrum and Alley Kat? Check out episode 21 (Spectrum Spotlight) and 14 (City Spotlight: Edmonton) respectfully

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

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

On Domestic Pints ONLY, we like to go fast and furious! In our third installment of the Icy Dry Bois series, we discuss another round of various dry/ice beers. First we return to BLUE DRY, discussing the 6.1 variant. Don't worry, this variant isn't contagious! Next up is CARLING DRY 5.5. (not to be confused with Carling Ice, which was our original choice before pivoting, hence the mention earlier in the ep). We conclude by chasing the dragon and consuming some *Mortal Kombat voice* LABATT EXTRA DRY-YYYYYYY! Once again, we really enjoyed most of these beers, some good bang for your buck here.

NOTE: This is the last episode recorded before our vacation hiatus. John will be visting Alex and Tom in Alberta. Expect a bunch of episodes recorded in that time frame and released in the upcoming weeks. The ever elusive IPA week is still on our radar, will keep you posted!

Timestamps:

3:53 Beer #1 (BLUE DRY)

15:30 Beer #2 (CARLING DRY)

31:08 Beer #3 (LABATT EXTRA DRY)

50:18 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Teriyaki Boyz - 'Tokyo Drift'

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 Ottawa brewery spotlight, this week on Domestic Pints ONLY we sample beers from the beloved VIMY BREWING COMPANY. First we discuss the brewery and review the cans (with some salutations from Bailey) before discussing the signature VIMY CREAM ALE. Next we dive into the tasty VIMY EAST COAST PALE ALE. We wrap by chatting about the 5 'C's with VIMY STOUT. Had fun on this one! You can order Vimy beers for delivery across Ottawa and Ontario, with select drinks available at select Beer Store / LCBOs.

Timestamps:

11:16 Beer #1 (Vimy Cream Ale)

20:49 Beer #2 (Vimy East Coast Pale Ale)

31:54 Beer #3 (Vimy Strout)

46:49 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Learn more about Vimy Brewing Company and their story here: https://www.vimybrewing.ca/our-mission.html

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, we adopt the VIZZY MINDSET. Recorded just an hour before our fantasy football draft, we did a quick run through on some selections from Vizzy Hard Seltzer. First we discussed Vizzy and rated the can before discussing PINEAPPLE MANGO. Next up was the tasty BLUEBERRY POMEGRANATE. We then tried out the unique STRAWBERRY KIWI before finishing with the classic seltzer staple: BLACK CHERRY LIME. Easily one of our fastest and most efficient episodes to date, we were happy to try out these seltzers and it made for an interesting draft!

Timestamps:

12:50 Seltzer #1 (Pineapple Mango)

22:08 Seltzer #2 (Blueberry Pomegranate)

39:52 Seltzer #3 (Strawberry Kiwi)

40:23 Seltzer #4 (Black Cherry Lime)

47:13 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

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

Also, check out John's movie podcast: The Seat Struck Move Podcast! Available wherever you find this one.