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New Horizons
Posted October 23, 2023 | 10:20 pm, by Mirella
Now that the official announcement has been made, I feel it’s a good time to share an update with regards to my new role as I’m working full-time again. I am now with WSET as Senior Development Manager – Beer. For those who aren’t familiar with WSET, it is a global non-profit drinks education company. The company is probably best-known for its wine diploma, but also offers a portfolio of awards in spirits, sake and, very soon: beer! I started […]
New Horizons
Posted June 2, 2015 | 2:00 pm, by Mirella
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve accepted the position of Director of Beer Knowledge and Appreciation with the new global division of Anheuser-Busch InBev that will focus on craft beer and specialties. I look forward to the opportunities that this job presents; it will allow me to share my passion for craft beer and promote beer appreciation on a broader scale. As I transition into this position, I will still be maintaining Beerology; offering public beer tasting workshops and dinners […]
Pairing beer with food in 2 easy steps
Posted May 6, 2015 | 1:15 pm, by Mirella
Pairing beer with food is fun! Although consistently assembling spectacular pairings takes study, practice and experience, it’s relatively easy to put together a pairing that works. For those who are interested in an in-depth breakdown of how to pair beer with food, my book includes a 10-page chapter that details the various interactions to expect, depending on the taste and flavours present in either the food or the beer at hand. It also offers tips on how to plan your own beer dinner […]
My Favourite Mulled Beer Recipe
Posted December 2, 2014 | 6:16 pm, by Mirella
I was chatting with Mutsumi Takahashi on CTV Montréal News today and mentioned my favourite mulled beer; it’s a traditional wassail recipe called lambswool. This mulled beer is made using baked apples that not only fall apart to look like lambswool when cooked but are also delicious! I thought I’d take a moment to share the recipe with you. It’s great for holiday entertaining; with winter fast approaching…what better way to warm up than with a piping hot mulled beer? This recipe is a […]
Hopera wins!
Posted September 26, 2014 | 10:46 am, by Mirella
I’m delighted to announce that the third edition of Hopera, which took place on September 17th & 18th this year, won the Drinker’s Choice award for Best Event of Toronto Beer Week 2014! This was a ‘fun and informal survey’ and beer drinkers were encouraged to vote online. Our venue for the event, Habits Gastropub, also won a Toronto Beer Week 2014 Drinker’s Choice Award in the Best Bar/Pub/Restaurant category – how awesome is that? I’m very proud of this event, as I explained […]
What’s in a cask?
Posted September 3, 2014 | 10:28 am, by Mirella
DISCLAIMER: I thought I’d take a moment to state that I am not writing on behalf of Cask! but, rather, to express some concerns that are my own, but first a little background… There are two parallel cask-conditioned ale scenes going on in Ontario right now: One of these scenes features traditional cask-conditioned ales, like the ones that we champion with Cask!; the kind of beer that CAMRA refer to as ‘Real Ales’. The other features beers finished (or simply packaged) in a cask, with the addition of […]
Are we losing sight of the craft?
Posted June 17, 2014 | 10:43 am, by Mirella
While at the Craft Brewers Conference in Denver this past spring, I head a comment that has stayed with me. The comment was made during a session called ‘Using Belgian Yeast – Three Belgians’ Perspectives’ by one of the speakers, Yvan De Baaets, brewer and owner of Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels. It was just an aside, but it really got me thinking. This is what he said: “There is a big tendency now to use yeast as an ingredient.” This […]
Not My Top 10 Picks
Posted May 28, 2014 | 10:17 am, by Mirella
…or How I picked the style examples listed in my new book Having taken the time to explain at length why I don’t make beer recommendations, in an earlier blog post, I thought I would take a moment to share how I selected the beer examples listed in the Beer Styles chapter of my first book,Beerology: Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Beer…Even More. While the listed beers are recommendations, they are based on stylistic accuracy and geography rather than on my personal taste. For those […]
Top 10 Picks
Posted April 9, 2014 | 10:17 am, by Mirella
The only question I get more often than “what is it like being a woman in the beer industry?” is “what is yourfavourite beer?” Every media request that I receive includes questions like: Which do you think are the top 10 Canadian breweries? What are 5 recommended brands for patio season? Which new releases should we be seeking out? What do you think of X brand? Which breweries should we be keeping an eye out for? What are your top […]
Beer in New Zealand
Posted November 29, 2013 | 11:00 am, by Mirella
I was very happy to be invited down to Dunedin, New Zealand, to give a talk on ‘the science of beer’ as a part of the Science Teller Festival run by the University of Otago last month. This is only the second time I’ve been invited to give a talk outside of North America – the last one being in 2010, when I co-hosted a guided tasting in Italy with my maestro, Lorenzo Dabove. I was particularly excited to have […]