In this second Ontario Brewer podcast for April, Master Cicerone®, Mirella Amato chats with Niagara College Teaching Brewery Brewmaster Program student Jamie Shillow and with Phil DiFonzo, who is the brewmaster at King Brewery. Phil tells the group about an upcoming brand, Barn Door Brewing Company, and talks the group through a tasting of its first release: Toombstone India Pale Lager.
 


Opening the Barn Door at King Brewery

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In this second Ontario Brewer Podcast for December, Master Cicerone Mirella Amato continues her exploration of OCB-brewed Double IPAs. She is once again joined by Greg Clow, Publisher & Editor of Canadian Beer News, and Robin LeBlanc, beer writer and owner of TheThirstyWench.com.
Having correctly guessed which Double IPA was in front of them in the last podcast, Robin and Greg are looking forward to enjoying two other OCB-brewed interpretations of the style. The three Double IPAs featured this month are Amsterdam's Fracture Imperial IPA, Black Oak's Ten Bitter Years Imperial IPA and Manantler's Seismic Narwahl Imperial IPA.
About our two guests this month:
Greg Clow is the publisher, editor, and everything-else-er at Canadian Beer News, a comprehensive news website dedicated exclusively to coverage of Canada’s beer and brewing industry. www.canadianbeernews.comand @cdnbeernews
Robin LeBlanc is a Toronto-based Photographer and writer. As the owner of the award-winning craft beer site The Thirsty Wench and Beer Writer for Torontoist, she has appeared on television, radio and newspapers preaching the gospel of good beer.www.thethirstywench.com


Triple Double

In this podcast, Master Cicerone Mirella Amato is joined by two featured guests: Greg Clow, Publisher & Editor of Canadian Beer News and Robin LeBlanc, beer writer and owner of TheThirstyWench.com. These two beer writers are tasked with identifying the OCB-brewed Double IPA in front of them by asking a series of six questions  … can you beat them to the correct answer?
About our two guests this month:
Greg Clow is the publisher, editor, and everything-else-er at Canadian Beer News, a comprehensive news website dedicated exclusively to coverage of Canada's beer and brewing industry. www.canadianbeernews.com and @cdnbeernews Robin LeBlanc is a Toronto-based Photographer and writer. As the owner of the award-winning craft beer site The Thirsty Wench and Beer Writer for Torontoist, she has appeared on television, radio and newspapers preaching the gospel of good beer. www.thethirstywench.com


Seeing (and Tasting) Double

In this second Ontario Brewer Podcast for November, Master Cicerone Mirella Amato continues her exploration of OCB-brewed Belgian Style IPAs. She is once again joined by Greg Clow, Publisher & Editor of Canadian Beer News, and Certified Cicerone and beer columnist, Crystal Luxmore, at craftbeertastings.com.
Having correctly guessed which Belgian Style IPA was in front of them in the last podcast, Crystal and Greg are looking forward to enjoying two other OCB-brewed interpretations of the style. The three Belgian Style IPAs featured this month were Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company’s B-side Gigantic Brewing La Formidable American-Belgo IPA, Great Lakes Brewery’s Audrey Hopburn and The Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery’s La Belle Epoque.
About our two guests this month:
Greg Clow is the publisher, editor, and everything-else-er at Canadian Beer News, a comprehensive news website dedicated exclusively to coverage of Canada’s beer and brewing industry. www.canadianbeernews.comand @cdnbeernews
Crystal Luxmore is a beer writer and Certified Cicerone whose stories appear in The Globe & Mail, Sun Media, enRoute and more. She leads beer tastings for corporate and private clients, and talks about beer trends on Global TV and CBC Radio. www.craftbeertastings.com

 

Three Belgians Walk Into a Bar ...

In this podcast, Master Cicerone Mirella Amato is joined by two featured guests: Greg Clow, Publisher & Editor of Canadian Beer News and Certified Cicerone and beer columnist, Crystal Luxmore, at craftbeertastings.com. These two beer writers are tasked with identifying the OCB-brewed Belgian Style IPA in front of them by asking a series of six questions … can you beat them to the correct answer?
About our two guests this month:
Greg Clow is the publisher, editor, and everything-else-er at Canadian Beer News, a comprehensive news website dedicated exclusively to coverage of Canada’s beer and brewing industry. www.canadianbeernews.com and @cdnbeernews
Crystal Luxmore is a beer writer and Certified Cicerone whose stories appear in The Globe & Mail, Sun Media, enRoute and more. She leads beer tastings for corporate and private clients, and talks about beer trends on Global TV and CBC Radio. www.craftbeertastings.com
 


Doing It Belgian Style

In this second Ontario Brewer Podcast for September, Master Cicerone Mirella Amato continues her exploration of OCB-brewed Stouts. She is once again joined by Robin LeBlanc, beer writer and owner of TheThirstyWench.com, and historian and beer writer, Jordan St.John at saintjohnswort.ca
Having correctly guessed which stout was in front of them in the last podcast, Robin and Jordan are looking forward to enjoying two other OCB-brewed interpretations of the style. The three stouts featured this month were Granite Brewery Keefe's Irish Stout, Mill Street Cobblestone Stout*, and Perth Brewery Oatmeal Stout.
* At the time these podcasts were recorded, Mill Street Brewery was still a member of Ontario Craft Brewers. Since then, the brewery has been purchased and has left OCB. We thank Mill Street for their past contributions and wish them well in the future. Click here for OCB's response to Mill Street's sale.
About our two guests this month:
Robin LeBlanc is a Toronto-based Photographer and writer. As the owner of the award-winning craft beer site The Thirsty Wench and Beer Writer for Torontoist, she has appeared on television, radio and newspapers preaching the gospel of good beer.www.thethirstywench.com 
Jordan St.John is a Certified Cicerone, Beer Writer and Historian who trained as a brewer but opted out of having to clean all that equipment. He deals with elaborate concepts and total nonsense at saintjohnswort.ca


Opening the Barn Door at King Brewery

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