The Cypher

On this episode we get the opportunity to sit down and chat with John "Sully" Sullivan, one of the co-founders of Gateway City Brewing Company. Located in North Bay Ontario, Gateway City Brewing Co brews a wide variety of styles with amazing branding and names that tie right back into the local community and history of the area.

Tune in to find out all about the origins of the brewery, the unique styles of beer they are brewing, (All Vegan), and the awesome branding and artwork on their cans. We love how committed the team at Gateway are to their community and how that commitment translates into their beers! 

If you are travelling north on highway 11, or east/west on highway 17, be sure to stop in to Gateway for some amazing brews and be sure to say hi to Sully and team!

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

See you next week!

 

https://www.gatewaycity.ca/

 

https://www.instagram.com/gatewaycitybrewery/?hl=en

On this episode we finally decided to call Season 2 to an end! Tune in as we look back on the 24 episode of Season 2. the fun we have had and the amazing beers along the way!

We also chat about a whole bunch of other fun stuff including the idea of Social media further enhancing the collectability of beer in the current age of the "Gotta have them all" mentality! 

 

Such an amazing season! Can't wait till Season 3!

 

Thanks for listening in!

On this episode we sit down for a pint and chat with Mandie Murphy Co-Owner of Left Field Brewery! 

Mandie tells us about the history of Left Field, how they found their amazing location and combined their passion for craft beer and baseball into building their beautiful brewery!

Left Field is well known for its awesome baseball branding with cool and unique beer names that have some great baseball references attached to them like EEPHUS, which is a rarely seen baseball pitch!

We also learn about Left Field Brewery's community oriented focus which plays a huge role in the values of the brewery, even leading to LF becoming a Certified Living Wage employer!!!

So grab some Ice Cold Beer, put on your favorite baseball cap and enjoy this episode! We sure did!

https://www.leftfieldbrewery.ca/

Address: 36 Wagstaff Dr, Toronto, ON M4L 3W9

On this our 50th episode, we had the chance to sit down with Brewmaster Tanner Hinrichsen from Saulter Street Brewery and chat beer!

Tanner tells is all about the really unique history of the Riverside community that Saulter Street is located in. We learned that the current building has some amazing history attached to it including being used as a munitions factory in World War 2. 

Saulter Street is well known for brewing traditional style beers which ties so well into the history of the area and Tanner's passion for brewing classic beers. Including their Riverside Copper Pils, It's About Bloody Time English Ale and the Whirs and Clanks Japanese Lager!

We find out about the Saulter Session Series of beers that include the recent Biere de Mars, a rarely seen style, and the Sasquatch Cream Ale using the Canadian hop Sasquatch! This series will include an educational video that takes you through the creation of the beer and tasting notes!

Tanner tells us about his passion for barreling beers and how that passion started way back in brewing school! That passion comes through amazingly in Saulter Streets Barrel program which includes the Annual release of Krampus!

We had a great time chatting with Tanner and can't wait to get down to Saulter Street in person. Be sure to drop in and check out their patio for some fresh pints, beer to go or order online to try these amazing classic style brews!

Beers Enjoyed:

Saulter Street Mai-Bock, Project Parallel Chardonnay Barrel Aged Belgian Tripel, Riverside Copper Pilsner.

 

31 Saulter St #1, Toronto, ON M4M 2H8

https://www.saulterstreetbrewery.ca/

On this weeks episode we get the opportunity to chat with Benoit and Stephane from Bandit Brewery to learn all about the brewery and amazing beers that they offer!

 

Benoit and Stephane tell us all about their experience getting into the craft beer industry going back to their days homebrewing in France and how the explosion of the craft beer scene in the US had created a change in the beer styles they were brewing.

 

Fast forward to Bandit Brewery and the amazing selection of beers they have from Hoppelganger, their take on an old world style Pilsner, the array of amazing IPA's and the awesome, 1.5 year old barrel aging program! Benoit and Stephane walk us through some of the beers that Bandit offers and about the passion and ingredients that go into making some of the best IPAs!

 

We chat about the reopening plan and the idea of going back to filling kegs for licensees! Bandit has been getting loads of calls to book reservations on the patio already! Better get your spot! Ryan also asked how this change back to kegging will impact the current beer delivery program that Bandit is offering!

 

Such an awesome chat with 2 amazing brewers in Benoit and Stephane! Go check out Bandit Brewery at www.banditbrewery.ca and get out that their amazing patio!

 

Cheers

After our first week off since December, we return this episode with the awesome Steve Himel from Henderson Brewing Co.!

Tune in as we learn about Steve's background in the brewing industry and his passion for craft beer and the craft community and how that passion translates into the Henderson Brand!

Steve tells us all about the origins of Henderson, how the name came to be and how Henderson wanted to focus on creating great approachable craft beers like Henderson's Best and Food Truck Blonde! We learn about the Core beers available at Henderson along with the seasonal offerings and series like Ides and Beast and the amazing collabs with the Society of Beer Drinking Ladies!

We also talk about the importance of creating a safe space for all in the craft beer industry and how Henderson has always been working to ensure their space is inclusive for everyone! 

This was such a great chat with Steve! We look forward to having a pint in person soon!

Cheers and thanks for listening!

 

https://hendersonbrewing.com/

On this episode we sit down with Karyn and Marvin from Wellington Brewery.

Tune in as we learn all about Wellington's amazing history here in Ontario, the iconic boot logo and the classic English style beers Welly is known for!

Karyn and Marvin talk about the ever changing beer industry and how to be able to continue to brew the styles everyone knows Welly for while also being able to venture into newer styles like Hazy IPAs. The Welly Mix Pack provides that perfect opportunity to experience both sides of Welly! Look for these in the LCBO!

We learn about the newest venture that Welly has undertaken! Hop Water! Find out about their decision to focus on single hop waters providing a unique opportunity to taste the individual hop profiles!

Finally we talk about the amazing work that the team at Wellington Brewery has done to commit to creating a safe space for the craft beer community, the fantastic collaborations like Nothing Civil and the Queen of Craft initiative!

We had a blast chatting with Karyn and Marvin and hope you enjoy!

 

https://www.wellingtonbrewery.ca/

On this episode we sit down and chat with Kyra, Cam and Richard from Old Flame Brewery out of the picturesque Port Perry to learn all about Old Flame Brewery, the beers the branding and so much more!

We learn about the idea behind the name Old Flame and how Old Flame ended up in the historic building it is in today! It's really cool how the brewery ties in historic Port Perry and classic styles of brews bringing a unique and one of a kind experience. Now with a new spot in Newmarket that will provide another unique experience and many seasonal and experimental brews!

Old Flame is well known for brewing very traditional style lagers including their Brunette Munich Dunkel (Ryans Fave)Red Vienna Lager and the Raven Black Lager just to name a few. We talk about the effort and thought that goes into brewing, evolving and fine tuning these beers every batch to ensure that beer drinker is getting the best lagers! (Multiple award winners in their core line up)

Recently Old Flame launched their fruited lager series, which is a very popular trend in the US right now. Find out what drove the decision to move into fruited lagers and how Old Flame is leading the charge in bringing this new style to the forefront of the beer drinkers palate. Including Blueberry, Mango, Lime and Blueberry Old Flame wants you to try to find out what your mix is by blending two...or more.. of these fruited lagers together! Blueberry Lime and Watermelon Lime are the two popular choices!

We had an amazing chat with the team from Old Flame. Be sure to check them out at 135 Perry St, Port Perry, especially when we can get back to normal, online at www.oldflamebrewingco.ca and instagram @oldflamebrewery and grab some of these amazing super approachable lagers!

 

Cheers,

 

See you next week!

On this episode we get to sit down with Head Brewer Ben and Innovative Marketing Manager Liam from Nickel Brook Brewing to chat all about the brewery, the beers and the branding!

Tune in as we learn all about Nickel Brooks amazing history and the constant evolution of branding and beer styles in the Ontario Craft Industry, and how NB has stayed relevant over such a long period of time!

We ask about the really cool NB Mystery Pak and the results from both the 2018 and 2020/21 versions, including our personal preferences from the recent Mix Pack....It was C! All 4 of us agreed that the low ABV IPA was the winner and that the market is due for an increase in these lower abv, yet still full flavoured light IPAs. 

Ben and Liam introduce us to the winner of the Mystery pak which is rolling out to the LCBO in the brand new NB branding! The winner is called Tongue Tied and is a real beaut of a juicy haze bomb!

We talk about sour beers and the constantly changing marketplace from really acidic sours to the current trend of heavily fruited sours, as well as the evolution of the Uber series into the newly branded and much more approachable Jam Stand sour series, look for these at your local LCBO also.

BEn and Liam chat about the impact NB has ont he local community and the work that they are doing to support their community and creating a safe space for everyone!

 

This was a fantastic episode! Ben and Liam brought a great energy and lot's of jokes to this one! Enjoy!

On this episode we sit down and chat with Stephen Tyson (Tyson) and Bernardo Zamora from Karbon Brewing to learn all about Karbon, their beers and their goal to become carbon negative by 2024.

 

Bernardo shares his experiences in the industry starting out in Venezuela, then moving to Germany to study to become a brewmaster and then to Canada where after some time Tyson and Bernardo connected to bring together Tyson's plan for a sustainability focused brewery!

 

Tyson and Bernardo talk about their plans to be the first carbon negative brewery in Canada and the idea of focusing on the 10% of carbon reductions that is difficult to attain. From using less water to engineering a brewing system with this focus, you can tell that these guys are passionate about making a positive change for our future!

 

And the beer! Super clean, very approachable styles including a Helles called Helios, a Wit beer called One World and a Hazy IPA called J.E.D.I. which stands for Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity!

 

We absolutely love what these guys are doing for the industry! Be sure to check them out to order some of their amazing and sustainability focused beer! And give them a follow on IG to follow along on their journey!

https://karbonbrewing.com/

https://www.instagram.com/karbonbrewing/