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Ontario Brewer is dedicating a whole season to food pairings
Posted October 11, 2011 | 2:57 pm, by Mirella
The first podcast of the new 2011-2012 season of Ontario Brewer was posted today. This year, we’re going to be focusing on pairing beer with food. We’ve enlisted four food specialists to help create fantastic food pairings for various Ontario Craft Brewers brands. Nickel Brook Beer & Cheese This first podcast features the brands of Nickel Brook, and the second part of the podcast (which will be released in two weeks) will feature cheese pairings suggested by Michael Simpson from Leslieville […]
The Oxford Companion to Beer is now available!
Posted October 4, 2011 | 5:47 pm, by Mirella
I just received the copy of the Oxford Companion to Beer that I pre-ordered through Amazon a month ago and I must say that I’m very proud to have been a part of this project. I was one of seven Canadian contributors and penned 8 entries on various subjects. The Companion is a lovely book and I was happy to hear that it got a great review in the New York Times. Garrett Oliver, who edited the Companion, told us about […]
Choco-locate – Online
Posted October 3, 2011 | 1:50 am, by Mirella
When most folks think about the perfect pairing to chocolate, the plain Jane’s or traditionalists head straight to the fridge for a tall glass of milk. Boring! And then we have our connoisseurs, who start thinking red- wine that is. But what about beer? That’s right…
The Toronto Sun
Posted October 3, 2011 | 1:47 am, by Mirella
The 36-year-old Toronto beer connoisseur — known as a cicerone — will be giving guided beer tours at Toronto’s 17th annual Festival of Beer at Exhibition Place, where 30,000 beer lovers are expected to congregate during the weekend. Amato, who started enjoying craft beers during her university years…
Xtra! – Online
Posted October 3, 2011 | 1:43 am, by Mirella
…Mirella Amato is a cicerone of beers, the equivalent of a wine sommelier, and the founder of beerology.ca. She says people shouldn’t be embarrassed about liking different beers; they should be open to trying any kind, sweet or not. “I drew a connection between the kinds of beers that are being marketed…
fab Magazine
Posted September 14, 2011 | 8:27 pm, by nadine
Beer is a fantastic, delicious and complex beverage,” says Mirella Amato, the founder of Beerology, a company that focuses on beer education. “We have such an amazing selection available in Ontario right now. I think people are curious to find out more, what beers they like and why.”…
Toronto Star
Posted September 14, 2011 | 8:21 pm, by nadine
As Pierre Levert sipped one of two Kolsch-style ales before him, he had no doubt which one was from Quebec. “I’m not chauvinist, but I prefer this one, because it has so much more flavour. There’s a lot more bitterness. It’s from Quebec for sure,”…
Best Health – Online
Posted September 14, 2011 | 8:20 pm, by nadine
…“There’s a strong association between beer and the beer belly, so people automatically assume that beer is fattening or unhealthy,” says beer sommelier Mirella Amato, who specializes in the selection and service of ales. “But that’s just not true.” Shocking, isn’t it? But consider this…
Toronto Star
Posted September 14, 2011 | 8:19 pm, by nadine
It isn’t everyday one meets a former opera singer who’s also a self-professed beer geek. But beer drinkers across Canada are grateful that Mirella Amato stepped off the opera stage to launch Beerology, a Toronto-based consulting firm devoted to all things beer, including beer lectures and guided beer-tasting sessions…
Chronicle Herald
Posted September 14, 2011 | 8:18 pm, by nadine
Giving new meaningto Ladies Night, the Halifax Seaport BeerFest is this year concentrating on women. The fourth annual festival, held today and Saturday on the Halifax waterfront, has brought in beer connoisseur Mirella Amato to run the Ladie’s VIP Brew Tour…