We return back to the Edmonton craft scene this week on Domestic Pints ONLY. Co-host Tom hooked us up with some special craft beers released as special collaborations with various local businesses and organization. We are also joined this week by Tom's buddy Evan! First we discuss the ATOMIC SONIC LAGER, a collaboration between Sea Change Brewing Company and SONIC 102.9. Next up is TESTO, a collaboration between Blind Enthusiasm and High Dough Pizza, specifically crafted to be paired with High Dough detroit-style pizza. Last up is the 'Avengers' of Edmonton beers, MEGA COLLAB SOUR TIME by Happy Beer Street, a group of the top Edmonton craft breweries. Thanks for Edmonton for joining us as we had another great time sampling from the Edmonton craft scene. Stay tuned next week for another edition of the Seltzer Sunday series.

Timestamps:

3:08 Beer #1 (ATOMIC SONIC)

18:41 Beer #2 (TESTO)

41:29 Beer #3 (MEGA COLLAB SOUR TIME)

1:00:38 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Check out the Sonic 102.9 website for info about their collab: https://www.sonic1029.com/2021/05/28/atomic-sonic-lager/

Read more about the Testo collab here: https://blindenthusiasm.ca/2021/06/16/the-story-of-testo/

Learn more about 'Happy Beer Street' here: https://www.happybeerstreet.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)

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, we are are joined again by our recurring guest 'Sailor' Steve as we sample a few selections from the Halifax brewery PROPELLER BREWING CO. We chat a little bit about the history and details of this brewery--and Steve talks about his own beer experience in Halifax--before we try out the California Lager, COMMON. Next up we drink and discuss the American Pale Ale, CASCADE. Finally we sample out first Rye IPA, RIPA. Thanks to Steve for hooking us up we these beers and joining us to drink and chat about them. We had a lot of fun sampling these beers, and will be looking to spotlight more East Coast beers in future episodes.

Timestamps:

7:02 Beer #1 (COMNMON)

18:09 Beer #2 (CASCADE)

29:54 Beer #3 (RIPA)

44:38 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Check out Propeller's website to learn more about their beer: http://www.drinkpropeller.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's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, we return for another long awaited round of ice/dry beers. First we chat about the surprisingly pleasant BLUE ICE 5.5. Next up is the intimidating strong craft beer: XTREME TREMBLAY 8.6. Finally, we return to MOLSON DRY, a beer we reviewed and discussed in our first dry bois episode, but this time discussing the 8.5% version. This was a tough episode to drink through, but we did come to a consensus with our favourite drinks. Stay tuned for more Icy Dry Boi episodes to come in the future!

Timestamps:

2:50 Beer #1 (BLUE ICE)

15:39 Beer #2 (XTREME TREMBLAY)

37:55 Beer #3 (MOLSON DRY 8.5)

51:39 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

For more information on the Tremblay brewer: http://brasseursrj.com/en/tremblay/

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

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

As we approach the end of the summer, and for many Canadians prime cottage season, we thought it was time to discuss a selection of yuppy Muskoka beers. On this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY we are joined by our long time friend and listener, and a member of the Crispy Boys, 'Chef' Andrew! We start the episode discussing COORS ORGANIC, before moving on to the light and low-cal MOLSON ULTRA (formerly Molson Canadian 67). We end with the king of golf beers: MICHELOB ULTRA. Special thanks to Andy for joining us, who also provided his advice for cooking with these beers throughout the episode. If you plan to make any final cottage trips before the cold weather sets in, consider bringing some of these tasty lights!

Timestamps:

3:46 Beer #1 (Coors Organic)

18:46 Beer #3 (Molson Ultra)

37:54 Beer #3 (Michelob Ultra)

55:13 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 continue our ongoing discussion of light beers in this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY. This time we are discussing a series of harder-to-find light beers. Also, this is the first episode with John's new microphone - now coming to your ears in crystal clear HIGH DEFINITION. First we drink and discuss the Canadian classic LABATT LITE. Next we return to a Western establishment, Big Rock's ALBERTA GENUINE DRAFT LIGHT (aka AGD Light). Finally we try out the clumsily named MILLER HIGH LIFE LIGHT. Stay tuned for our next battle of the lights, where we will be discussing light beers out of the craft scene!

Timestamps:

2:59 Beer #1 (LABATT LITE)

19:33 Beer #3 (AGD Lights)

33:18 Beer #3 (Miller High Life Light)

49:50 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)

Get your PC Optimum cards ready listeners! This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we review some beers courtesy of the Loblaws brand President's Choice (PC). For this adventure we are joined again by our recurring guest 'Superstore' Steve. We spend some time talking a little bit about the history of the PC brand and the subsequent beer before discussing our first selection, PC LIGHT. Next we try out the faux Blue, PILSNER. We then try out the surprising and unique IPA, before wrapping up with the controversial HONEY RED lager. This episode featured some of our most polarized opinions yet, you'll want to listen and follow along to see where we landed. These beers can be purchased across Canada at various retailers (Superstore in Alberta, and Beer Store in Ontario to name a few). 

Timestamps:

9:03 Beer #1 (Light)

20:10 Beer #3 (Pilsner)

31:51 Beer #3 (IPA)

47:10 Beer #4 (Honey Red)

1:14:30 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Article discussing the history of cheap beer (and the introduction of PC branded beer) in Ontario - https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/why-buck-a-beer-failed-before-in-ontario-and-why-it-likely-will-again/

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

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

Put on your boogie shoes and come on down and join us for another fun Seltzer Sunday edition of Domestic Pints ONLY! This week we try out selections from Cottage Springs Beverage Co., all of these flavours are available in their mixed 12-pack boxes. First we discuss the company and give an overall score for the cans before moving onto the first flavour: WILD CHERRY. Next we try out Lemon L- I mean "PEACH"! (Also known as 'Ontario Peach'). We then waste some time discussing movies before chatting about the classic flavour LEMON LIME. We wrap things up by drinking the unique WATERMELON flavoured soda. This was a fun one and we generally enjoyed these selections, you can find them all across Canada at select stores.

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

Timestamps:

8:58 Seltzer #1 (Wild Cherry)

17:59 Seltzer #2 (Peach/Ontario Peach)

30:14 Seltzer #3 (Lemon Lime)

47:21 Seltzer #3 (Watermelon)

57:31 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

NFL Theme song - The NFL

My Hero - Foo Fighters

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In a return to our roots, this week on Domestic Pints ONLY we go back to some widely available domestic classics. We are happy to be joined by long time friend and day-one listener, Tom Hacker, to sample beers with us. First we drink and review a classic Canadian hockey beer: MOLSON EXPORT. We then try a cheap beer out of the province of Alberta: Big Rock's AGD. Finally we sample an iconic BC lager, and Tom Dore shares a fun related story with his dad, as we take on KOKANEE. Halfway through this ep Tom Hacker switched to an outdoor set up, as a result the audio quality is much improved on his side for the last half of the episode. Stay tuned for more throwback domestic episodes coming soon to your podcast feed!

Timestamps:

4:05 Beer #1 (Molson Ex)

25:28 Beer #3 (AGD)

48:11 Beer #3 (Kokanee)

1:14:30 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)

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, co-host Tom shines the brewery spotlight on a local Edmonton favourite: Sea Change Brewing Co. First he introduces and chats a bit about the brewery before discussing the first selection: DEATH WAVE Mexican Lager. The next drink is the colourful and fabulous PRAIRIE FAIRY Blackberry Wheat Ale. Finally we 'bark at the moon' and review the hazy pale ale THE WOLF. Special thanks to co-host for supplying us with these excellent craft beers. If you're in Edmonton, be sure to check out Sea Change beers!

Timestamps:

3:05 Beer #1 (DEATH WAVE)

19:40 Beer #3 (PRAIRIE FAIRY)

34:55 Beer #3 (THE WOLF)

51:59 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 Sea Change's website (https://seachangebeer.com/) to learn more about their beer.

In our return to Seltzer Sunday--although this was originally recorded on Victoria Day, making this the first ever Monday DPO ep--we sample three different cherry flavoured seltzers. First we try the classic Black Cherry Seltzer by WHITE CLAW HARD SELTZER. Our next seltzer is the popular Canadian Black Cherry seltzer by NUDE. Finally, we review a recent entry here in Canada, the Black Cherry seltzer by BUD LIGHT SELTZER. This one was one of our favourite eps to record, if you're stocking up on drinks heading into the August long weekend, consider trying out these tasty cherry drinks.

Timestamps:

2:43 Seltzer #1 (White Claw Black Cherry)

22:02 Seltzer #2 (Nude Black Cherry)

40:11 Seltzer #3 (Bud Light Black Cherry)

57:44 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

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