December 18, 2018 The Merriment Episode. Featuring Shad; holiday traditions, recipes and impressions; Toronto’s King of Comfort Food; Chefs for Change In episode five we talk to Canadian hip-hop artist and broadcaster Shad about his new album, A Short Story About A War; the HBO Canada and Netflix documentary series, Hip-Hop Evolution, in which he interviews the pioneers ... Read More

December 13, 2018 Photo by Dine and Flash INGREDIENTS 1 Naturally Inspired by Butterball turkey, thawed 1 cup Beau’s Lug-Tread Lagered Ale 2 cups low sodium stock 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 tbsp rosemary, chopped 1 orange, zested 1/3 bunch parsley, finely chopped Salt to taste INSTRUCTIONS Turkey Remove thawed turkey from packaging and discard ... Read More

December 13, 2018 Halcyon Barrel House has bottled Echo Chamber, its organic dry-hopped sour, for wider distribution in Ontario and Québec. Slightly tart and refreshingly sour, Echo Chamber is aged in red wine barrels for 3-6 months, then blended and dry-hopped with Idaho 7 and Cryo Ekeunot varieties. Previously available on draft and from the ... Read More

We’re diving head first into holiday spirit THIS FRIDAY during our 7th Annual Christmas Steamer and we want to celebrate the season WITH YOU AND YOURS! We’ve teamed up with our pals at Burns St. Bistro once again to bring you FRESH Penn Cove mussels from Taste of Alaska Seafood. Round up the squad AND ... Read More

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (December 4, 2018) — Colorado beer drinkers, get ready! The 21st Amendment Brewery is making its way to your craft beer mecca this December, bringing the likes of Brew Free! or Die IPA, El Sully Mexican-style lager, Tasty IPA, Blood Orange Brew Free! or Die IPA and Fireside Chat Winter Ale to ... Read More

In June 2018, Brooklyn’s Other Half Brewing hosted Green City, a beer festival dedicated to “all thing hoppy.” Some of the hottest names in the industry attended, including Los Angeles’s Monkish and Richmond’s The Veil. All brought several of their of-the-moment, New England-style IPAs (NEIPAs). After paying the $100 admission fee — $300 for early-entry VIPs — many of the ... Read More

With the holidays fast approaching, you’d think we’d be slowing down a bit but we’re far from that.  We’ve had an extra canning run with one of our most popular beers and today the return of our beloved American Stout, Check Raise (you can read my previous Spotlight on Check Raise here).  We have many bottles ... Read More

This holiday season, we looked at the best ways to pair holiday treats with Oskar Blues Brewery libations. Show up to your next holiday party and impress your friends with these tasty pairing suggestions: Mama’s Little Yella Pils – Nosh on smoked salmon next to Mama’s Little Yella Pils – a crisp, refreshing German-style pilsner. ... Read More

The Beau’s Holiday Gift Guide 2018 December 10, 2018 It’s that time of year again, time to begin planning your holiday shopping list! While this is a beautiful season, let’s be honest—the shopping can be absolutely brutal. The drive has been completely taken over by holiday music, and when you do finally get to the ... Read More

The Darkest Day – 1 Day, 5 Barrel-Aged Imperial Stouts On the Winter Solstice, December 21, we’ll celebrate the Darkest Day of the year with FIVE limited release barrel-aged imperial stouts – four of which have never been seen before. Since Neolithic times (a long AF time ago), the Darkest Day has been observed as ... Read More