Kensington Brewing Company’s Tilt: So how’s the beer?

The picture is tilted. Get it?
The picture is tilted. Get it?

First, it should be noted that when I heard the Kensington Brewing Company was going to be doing a hoppy wheat beer, it wasn’t a tough sell for me. It’s a style I’ve become just short of obsessed with this summer so, when I received a press release announcing the beer, a 4.4% hoppy wheat beer one-off, I’m not even sure I finished reading the email before I responded with something akin to “Me want.”

Luckily for me, the folks at KBCo were happy to oblige and a short while later a friendly gent on a scooter came to greet me with a sample ahead of the beer’s slated Toronto Beer Week release at Toronto barsĀ 3030, Get Well, and “other participating pinball bars in Toronto.” Continue reading “Kensington Brewing Company’s Tilt: So how’s the beer?”

#SummerWeiss or “The one where I shill for Muskoka Brewery but I don’t feel bad about it”

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I think it’s pretty clear by now that Muskoka Brewery is kicking ass. They’ve stepped up their game immensely since the days of “Muskoka Cottage Brewing,” Mad Tom has redefined gateway beers and has found a semi-permanent home in the fridges of casual beer drinkers and craft nerds alike, and they continue to churn out high quality seasonals. As a result, they’ve become one of Canada’s fastest growing breweries.

Also, if you’re into that sort of thing, Muskoka Brewery clearly has good marketing.

Continue reading “#SummerWeiss or “The one where I shill for Muskoka Brewery but I don’t feel bad about it””