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A Taste of the ‘American Renaissance’
Posted September 13, 2011 | 12:08 am, by nadine
On April 17th this year, a hundred and thirty of us piled onto a bus from the Craft Brewers’ Conference in San Diego to attend a dinner that featured The Lost Abbey beers. Created by Port Brewing Co, The Lost Abbey is a brand it reserves for Belgian-style beers. The dinner that evening would also celebrate the launch of Isabelle Proximus ale, apparently brewed by “Allaverdogportrush”… We arrived at the brewery around seven, to find rows of candle-lit tables, impeccably […]
Let it Flow
Posted September 12, 2011 | 11:56 pm, by nadine
As the snow begins to melt after a long winter and the days become warmer, sap begins to flow from the Canadian sugar maple. It is sugar-season in Canada! Sap isn’t the only maple product flowing in Ontario this spring. For a few years now, three Ontario Craft Brewers have been releasing maple beers to celebrate the thaw… A quirky little adjunct Canada produces 83% of the world’s maple syrup. This quintessentially Canadian ingredient is used to flavour a […]
A World of Beer
Posted September 12, 2011 | 11:46 pm, by nadine
I thought I’d beat the crowd by arriving at the Montréal ‘Mondial de la Bière’ festival at noon on a Friday. Imagine my surprise when I opened the doors that lead from Métro Bonaventure to Gare Windsor and heard the rumble of a crowd: the festival was already in full swing! Climbing the stairs up to the festival, I thought: oh, great! Now I’m going to be elbowing through a crowd of drunken people, and trying not to trip over […]
Toronto Star
Posted August 11, 2009 | 4:41 pm, by Mirella
Women are also becoming more involved in the brewing industry – everything from sales and marketing, to quality control and even brewing. Still, old stereotypes die hard, says Mirella Amato, a Toronto-based beer judge and speaker. At the Toronto Festival of Beer last week, Amato presented two women-only beer tours…
Voir
Posted June 14, 2009 | 8:14 pm, by nadine
L’experte en bières ontariennes, journaliste et conférencière Mirella Amato vient communiquer sa passion pour les bières artisanales de sa province au Mondial de la bière. Elle nous invite à plusieurs conférences-dégustations pour partir à la découverte des trésors de micro-brasseries ontariennes…
Episode 13 – Bottles vs Cans
Posted January 1, 2009 | 10:40 pm, by Mirella
Mirella asks Marvin Dyck from Wellington Brewery and George Eagelson from F&M Brewery what the advantages and disadvantages are to packaging beer in Bottles or in Cans.
Episode 12 – Organic Beer (Part Two)
Posted December 1, 2008 | 10:40 pm, by Mirella
Mirella chats to two industry professionals who’s breweries make an organic beer: Joel Manning from Mill Street Brewery and Steve Beauschenes from Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co. and find out what the various advantages and challenges are.
Episode 11 – Organic Beer (Part One)
Posted November 1, 2008 | 10:40 pm, by Mirella
Mirella talks to two brewers: Paul Dickey from Pepperwood Bistro and Adrian Popowycz from Black Oak Brewing Co. about their decision not to produce organic beers and explores the many factors behind that decision
Episode 10 – Summer Beer
Posted October 1, 2008 | 10:39 pm, by Mirella
Mirella asks a few Ontario brewers what kinds of beer they like to drink in the summer months, when it’s warm out. She then finds out which beers these brewers like to bring along and enjoy at a summer barbecue.
Episode 9 – Wheat Beer
Posted September 1, 2008 | 10:38 pm, by Mirella
Mirella chats with brewmasters Michael Hancock, from Denison’s Brewing Co. and Jamie Mistry, from Amsterdam Brewery about the similarities and differences between Belgian and German style Wheat Beers.