On this next edition of our popular celebrated 'Brewery Spotlight' series, the folks at Domestic Pints ONLY turn their attention to the BC-based SPECTRUM BEER COMPANY. First we check out HOT PINK LEMONADE SOUR, and next try out the 'Cakeface'esque BIRTHDAY CAKE beer. We end things off "by wasting away again in Margaritaville" with the MARGARITA GOSE. This was a short one, but we had a fun time reviewing these creative beers, and look forward to trying more Spectrum selects in the future.

Timestamps:

3:20 Beer #1 (Hot Pink Lemonade Sour)

15:47 Beer #3 (Birthday Cake)

26:44 Beer #3 (Margarita Gose)

40:18 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.

In our second 'city spotlight' episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, we chat about John's hometown (and the place where we all met): Ottawa! We're pleased to be joined for this discussion by our friend and fellow Ottawa resident 'DJ' Dan! First we chat a little bit about the history of beer in Ottawa before discussing a modern classic: PINK FUZZ by BEYOND THE PALE BREWING COMPANY. Next we discuss the popular top-seller, SUNSPLIT IPA by DOMINION CITY BREWING CO. Next we switch over to trying an OATMEAL STOUT from Orleans' own BROADHEAD BREWING COMPANY. Last we wrap up with a John favourite, the VIM & VIGOR pilsner by TOOTH AND NAIL BREWING COMPANY. This one turned into quite a long episode, but we had tons of fun chatting some local favourites, and look forward to discussing more in future episodes.

Timestamps:

8:11 Beer #1 (PINK FUZZ)

34:28 Beer #2 (SUNSPLIT IPA)

1:04:22 Beer #3 (OATMEAL STOUT)

1:33:00 Beer #4 (VIM & VIGOR)

1:59:20 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Dan's band: https://www.loonchoir.com/ (find their music on Spotify and other platforms)

@btpbrewing (IG) @BTPBrewing (Twitter); check out their website! https://btpshop.ca/

@dominioncity (IG) @dominioncitybc (Twitter); check out their website! https://www.dominioncity.ca/

@broadheadbeer (IG) @BroadheadBeer (Twitter); check out their website! https://broadheadbeer.com/

@toothandnail (IG) @toothnailbeer (Twitter); check out their website! https://toothandnailbeer.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)

In the first bonus 'COLD SHOT' series, John tries out the low-alcoholic beer 'KONX' by the brewery Omnipollo. John spends a little bit of time talking about the brewery before drinking and reviewing the beer.

The first of many solo bonus 'one off' episodes. Expect slightly shorter ones going forward!

Timestamps:

2:55 Beer #1 (KONX)

19:04 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Interview with artist Karl Grandin: https://www.canamagazine.com/2019/08/karl-grandin-omnipollo-interview-art-design/

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

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

SALUTE MI FAMILIA

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we return to our venerated "Seltzer Sunday" series. Tom is off work today, so we're having our first FRIDAY NIGHT pod! We're talking Coors Seltzers. First we chat a little bit about these drinks, and give an overall score for the cans. We then move on to discussing the drinks themselves and provide our recommendations: starting with LEMON LIME, BLACK CHERRY, GRAPEFRUIT, and finally MANGO. Note that Alex is allergic to Mango but he drank the seltzer and lived, your mileage may vary. This was one of the most fun times we had recording an ep thus far. Drinking and reviewing bevvys at the end of a long work week hits different. Coors Seltzer are widely available across Canada and the U.S. - enjoy!

Timestamps:

10:26 Seltzer #1 (Lemon Lime)

18:54 Seltzer #2 (Black Cherry)

31:41 Seltzer #3 (Grapefruit)

46:09 Seltzer #4 (Mango)

1:00:05 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

https://www.changethecourse.us/coorsseltzercanada/ - details on the charity mentioned on the cans

To call this July 1 a weird day is an understatement -- many of us are staying at home, still waiting for our vaccines and subsequent re-openings, others are staying home in light of recent confirmations of widespread unmarked mass graves at residential schools. Whatever your plans are on this Canada Day, we wanted to offer a fun little reprieve with a special Domestic Pints ONLY bonus episode. What better drink to have today than Canada's signature cocktail: the bloody caesar! This week on DPO we review a selection of canned caesar beverages. Joining us as a guest is our long time friend and listener, a true crispy boi, Grant! First John talks a bit about the history of the bloody caesar (when was it invented? where did it originate?) before moving on to our drink reviews. First, with MOTT'S CLAMATO EXTRA SPICY! Our next drink is the red hot FRANK'S RED HOT CAESAR ORIGINALE. Finally we try out MATT AND STEVE'S HOT AND SPICY CAESAR. We hope your day off is a fun and refreshing one, and we'll see you all again soon!

NOTE: Grant and John recorded this one on a shared laptop, as a result the microphone cuts out occasionally when there is overlapping chatter. Apologies for any audio bugs!

Timestamps:

14:02 Caesar #1 (Mott's Clamato Extra Spicy)

35:19 Caesar #2 (Frank's Red Hot Caesar Originale)

51:58 Caesar #3 (Matt and Steve's Hot and Spicy Caesar)

1:13:34 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

Check out Matt and Steve's origin story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hIeaABxRWo (www.mattandsteve.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)

In a first for Domestic Pints ONLY, we are taking a look at some popular low-alcoholic beers (alternatively known as non-alcoholic beers, or 'near beers'). First we chat a bit about the history of low-alcoholic beers before discussing our beers of choice. First, we discuss COORS EDGE 0.5. We then move to discuss its macro companion beer: BUDWEISER ZERO. We finish up by discussing a newer beer on the Canadian scene: SLEEMAN ZERO POINT FIVE CITRUS LAGER. While low-alcoholic beers are normally not our beers of choice, there is a growing market for these drinks and we likely be discussing some future selections on episodes to come. Do you have any 'near beers' that you're fond of, either at the macro-level or in the craft scene? Let us know!

Timestamps:

10:07 Beer #1 (Coors Edge 0.5)

24:53 Beer #2 (Budweiser Zero)

37:00 Beer #3 (Sleeman Zero Point Five Citrus Lager)

51:05 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

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

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, we are going back in time to explore a forgotten drink from the 19th century, which was recently discovered and produced for modern day audiences: Cronk (apocryphally known as Dr. Cronk's Compound Sarsaparilla Beer). We chat about the history and background of the drink before discussing the modern day revivals, courtesy of Cold Garden Brewing Company. First we try out CRONK 1.0 and then CRONK 2.0, a slightly modernized version. Worth nothing that you can actually order this drink to be delivered anywhere in Canada! Visit https://www.coldgardenstore.com/ if you are interested.

Timestamps:

8:12 Beer #1 (CRONK 1.0)

22:28 Beer #2 (CRONK 2.0 [Modern Cronk])

36:28 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)

Bonjour-hi! On this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, we take a tour to la belle province to sample a select series of Québec stouts, ranging from milk, oatmeal, white, and imperial. We're happy to be once again joined by our friend 'Stout' Steve.  First we try out MILK STOUT by Brasserie Les 2 Frères. Next we switch our palates to try STOUT À L'AVOINE (Oatmeal Stout) by Microbrasserie Le Castor. Lastly we sample two stouts from Brasseurs du Monde, and both are wildly different: first with the far out 3E TYPE white stout, and secondly with the final boss LE SEIGNEUR NOIR imperial stout. Lots of fun in this one, and we look forward to trying more from Québec in the future.

Apologies for any awkward pronunciations. Unfortunately there is no skip button for you francophone listeners. Let us know how badly we botched some of the pronunciations!

Timestamps:

5:05 Beer #1 (MILK STOUT)

21:48 Beer #2 (OATMEAL STOUT)

39:50 Beer #3 (3E TYPE)

59:32 Beer #4 (LE SEIGNEUR NOIR)

1:18:51 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

@brasserieles2freres (IG) and @BrassLes2Freres (Twitter); check out their website! http://brasserieles2freres.com/en/ (EN and FR options)

@microlecastor (IG); check out their website! https://www.microlecastor.ca/ (EN and FR options)

@brasseursdumonde (IG) and @BrasseurDuMonde (Twitter); check out their website! https://brasseursdumonde.com/?lang=en (EN and FR options)

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

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

Yee haw! This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we hop in the saddle to chat about some popular western beers. First, a challenger appears from the Pacific Northwest: RAINIER. Afterwards we drink and chat about the classic LONE STAR beer. To conclude we return to the MillerCoors empire to discuss MILLER GENUINE DRAFT, or MGD for short. This episode also features the first in-person recording between Tom and Alex (note that this was recorded before current provincial lockdown restrictions); it was fun to see the boys back together. We hope you enjoy these domestic selects.

Timestamps:

2:17 Beer #1 (Rainier)

20:57 Beer #2 (Lone Star)

41:00 Beer #3 (MGD)

1:01:29 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)

You might know it as 'the city of champions', or the 'gateway to the north', but did you know Edmonton is a killer beer city? This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom takes us on an exploration into some of his favourite local Edmonton beers in our inaugural City Spotlight episode. First we check out B.S. WIT by Bent Stick Brewing Company. Next we try out an iconic beer by the popular Alley Kat Brewing Company, one of the oldest breweries in Alberta: APRIKAT APRICOT ALE. Lastly we chat about one of Tom's favourites,  BLONDE ALE by Sea Change Brewing Company. Lots of fun checking out some select city beers. Does your city make some killer beer we might be interested in trying out? LET US KNOW!

Timestamps:

2:57 Beer #1 (B.S. Wit)

19:27 Beer #2 (Aprikat Apricot Ale)

39:54 Beer #3 (Blonde Ale)

55:46 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion

Credits:

@alley_kat_beer (IG and Twitter); check out their website! https://www.alleykatbeer.com/

@seachangebrewingco (IG) @SeaChangeBeer (Twitter); check out their website! https://seachangebeer.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)