Keep Calm & Beer On

Hey Beer Aficionados, This episode we tackle: Doc Perdue's Bobcat West Coast Red Ale by Cowbell Brewing, Blyth, ON 5.5%alc. Lake Effect IPA by Great Lakes Brewing, Toronto, ON, 7%alc. Express India Session Lager by Railway City, St. Thomas, ON, 4.8%alc. Saison de Nuit Farmhouse Ale by Collingwood Brewing, Collingwood, ON, 4.5%alc   Keep Calm & Beer On! Luv The Maadmen & Gord.

Hey Beer Aficionados, This week we take on: Henderson's Best Ale by Henderson Brewery, Toronto, ON, 5.5%alc. Magic Missile Dry Hopped Pale Ale by Halo Brewery, Toronto, ON, 5.5%alc. Kirby's Kolsch by Muskoka Brewery, Bracebridge, ON, 4.6%alc. Bridal Vale Pale Ale by Manitoulin Brewing Co., Manitoulin Island, ON, 5%alc. Amber Ale by Hockley Valley Brewing Co., Orangeville, ON, 5.2%alc.   Keep Calm & Beer On Luv The Maadmen & Gord

Hey Beer Afficionados, This week we went to Calabogie, Ontario for a few of their beers. They were: Hopped Up on Pils Pilsner by Calabogie Brewing Co., Calabogie, ON, 4.7%alc. K&P 1883 British Session Ale 4.5%alc. West Coast American IPA 5.5%alc. Brown Cow Milk Stout 5.5%alc.   Keep Calm & Beer On Luv The Maadmen & Gord

Hey Beer Aficionados, Happy New Year and welcome to Season 2, Episode 1 of the Keep Calm and Beer On podcast! This episode, we review: Brett Peach by Burdock Brewery, Toronto, ON, 6.3%alc. Heroes Lager by South Paw Beverage Co., Toronto, ON, 5%alc. Class V India Pale Ale by Whitewater Brewing Co., Ottawa, ON, 5.5%alc. Summer Solstice Pale Ale by Calabogie Brewing Co., Calabogie, ON, 5%alc. Henderson's Best ESB by Henderson's Brewing Co., Toronto, ON, 5%alc.   Keep Calm & Beer On! Luv The Maadmen & Gord

Hey Beer Aficionados, Here's the last episode of the year! Have a Happy New Year, thanks for listening and join us again in the new year for some more beer, mayhem and music. This Week's Beers: Double Chocolate Milk Stout (Midnight Kissed my Cow) by Big Rig Brewing Co., Kanata, ON 5.6%alc. Across The Pond English Special Ale by High Park Brewing Co., Toronto, ON 5.5%alc. Lucky & Charm Oatmeal Stout by Maclean's Brewing, Hanover, ON 5.6%alc.   Keep Calm & Beer On, Luv The Maadmen

Hey beer Aficionados, We are back from hiatus and vacation. From that vacation, we brought back some beers: Flying IPA by Echigo Brewery, Nigatta, Japan, 5.5%alc. White Ale by Hitachino Nest, Kikuchi Brewery, Ibaraki-ken, Japan, 5.5%alc. IPA Special by Nagahama Brewery, Shiga, Japan, 5.5%alc. Aooni IPA by Yoho Brewing Co., Nagano, Japan, 7%alc. Sultana Gold Blonde Ale by Lake of the Woods Brewing Co., Kenora, ON, 5%alc.   Keep Calm & Beer On, Love, The Maadmen & Gord

Hey Beer Aficionados, This week we go Irish, then Ontario with: Smithwicks Irish Ale by Guinness Breweries, Ireland, 4.5%alc. Kilkenney Irish Cream Ale by Guinness Breweries, Ireland, 4.3%alc. Guinness Draught by Guinness Breweries, Ireland, 4.2%alc. Starter Session IPA by Four Fathers Brewing, Rockwood, ON, 4.8%alc. Shevchenko #9 Ukrainian Dunkel by Four Fathers Brewing, Rockwood, ON, 5%alc. Also, join us in Guelph, ON at the Quebec St. Mall in downtown Guelph from 7:30pm- Midnight on Sat. Nov. 12th for the Art of the Brewhaha beer festival hosted by Ed Video Media Arts Co-op, where we'll be enjoying the brews from Royal City, Collective Arts, 2 Brothers, 4 Fathers, Shawn & Ed, Beau's, Wellington, Junction, Pommies and Revel Cider brewing companies.  It should be a great time! Keep Calm & Beer On, The Maadmen

Hey all you Beer Aficionados, This week we imbibe: Community Brew by Royal City Brewing Co., Guelph, ON 5%alc. Session IPA by St. Amboise McCauslan Brewing Co., Montreal, PQ, 4.5%alc. Black Coal Stout by Railway City Brewing, St. Thomas, ON 6%alc. Cosmic Cream Ale by Cameron's Brewing Co., Oakville, ON 5%alc. Ginger Wolf Hoppenweissen by Beau's Brewing Co., Van Kleek, ON 6.5%alc. Oktoberfest Ale by Creemore Springs Brewing, Creemore, ON 5.4%alc. Keep Calm & Beer On! Luv, The Maadmen & Gord

Hey Beer Aficionados, Its harvest time! That means it is beverage time. This week we review: Harvest Ale by Muskoka Brewing Co., Bracebridge, ON, 7%alc. Vintage Ale by Collingwood Brewing Co., Collingwood, ON, 6.9%alc. IPA by Upper Thames Brewing Co., Woodstock, ON, 5%alc. Rainmaker IPA by Northwinds Brewing, Collingwood, ON, 6.9%alc.   Start your tastebuds! Keep Calm & Beer On! Luv The Maadmen & Gord  

Hey Beer Aficionados, This episode we thought up some questions for Roger Mittag, founder of the Prud'homme Beer Certification course for Beer Sommeliers, on why it is important to have clean draft lines in bars, and how it affects the taste of our favorite beverage. Bar owners, take heed! Keep Calm & Beer On The Maadmen, Gord & Roger Mittag

Hey Beer Aficionados, This week we review: NWA (North West Ale) by Spinnakers Brewpub, Victoria, BC, 6.5%alc Riptide Rye Pale Ale by Forked River Brewing Co., London, ON, 5.7%alc. Zombie Repellant Ale by Category 12 Brewing Co., Saanichton, BC, 6.9%alc. Kicking Back Dry Hopped Session Ale by Wellington Brewery, Guelph, ON, 4.8%alc. Disruption Black IPA by Category 12 Brewing Co. 6.7%alc. Cascadia Dark Ale by Spinnakers Brewpub, 6.5%alc.   Keep Calm & Beer On Luv The Maadmen & Gord

Hey Beer Aficionados, This episode we got invited by Mike Driscoll of Harvest Hop and Malts to sample some of the beers made with his hops and malts! They were: Blonde Ale by Upper Thames Brewing Co., Woodstock, ON 4.5%alc Batch 5000 Wild Ontario Farmhouse Ale by Beau's Brewing Co., Van Kleek, ON 7%alc. Brown Ale by Upper Thames Brewing Co., Woodstock, ON 5.5%alc. Brooks Best Bitter Ale by Mike Brooks., 5.5%alc. Keep Calm & Beer On Luv The Maadmen, Gord & Mike Driscoll

Hey beer aficionados, this week we've got 5 more beautiful beverages up for review. How will they do? Lets find out! They are: Anti-social Ale by Back Door Brewing, Guelph, ON 5.8%alc Queen Rat Russian Imperial Stout by Barncat Artisan Ales, Cambridge, ON 11.8%alc White (Belgian Wit) by Black Bellows Brewing, Collingwood, ON 5%alc Blue Collar Pale Ale by THB, Hamilton, ON 5.5%alc Swing Bridge Blonde Ale by Manitoulin Brewing Co., Manitoulin Is., ON 5%alc Keep Calm & Beer On! Luv The Maadmen & Gord

Hey Beer Aficionados, This week, for your voyeuristic tasting pleasure we have: Ransack the Universe Hemisphere IPA by Collective Arts Brewing, Hamilton, ON 6.5%alc. Ambear Red Ale by Camerons Brewing Co., Oakville, ON 5%alc. Lady Friend IPA by Elora Brewing Co., Elora, ON 6%alc. Irish Exit Dry Irish Stout by Block 3 Brewing Co., St. Jacobs, ON 4.2%alc.   Keep Calm & Beer On Luv The Maadmen & Gord

Hey Beer Aficionados! We're back with an extra long episode of beer mayhem and the following brews: Scottish Ale by Highland Brewing Co., South River ON, 5.4% alc. Fates & Furies Sour Ale by Indie Ale House, Toronto, ON, 5% alc. Instigator IPA by Indie Ale House, 6.5% alc. Rye Knot Rye Pale Ale by Taps Brewing Co., Niagra Falls, ON 5% alc. State of Mind Session IPA by Collective Arts Brewing, Hamilton, ON 4.4% alc. Couchsurfer IPA by Indie Ale House, 5% alc. Red Ale by Red Racer Brewing Co., Surrey, BC., 5.6% alc.   Keep Calm & Beer On!   Luv The Maadmen & Gord

Hey Beer Aficionados! This week we review: Absent Landlord Country Kolsch by Cowbell Brewing Co., Blyth, ON, 5.3% alc. ESB (Extra Special Bitter) by Nine Locks Brewing Co., Halifax NS, 5.6% alc. Railside Seasonal Ale by Sleeman Brewing, Guelph, ON, 4.2% alc. Rooster Tail American Pale Wheat by Northwinds Brewing Co., Collingwood, ON, 4.9% alc. Labatt 50 by Labatt Brewing Co. Toronto, ON, 5% alc. Golden Vox Rye Pale Lagered Ale by Beau's Brewing co. Van Kleek, ON, 6% alc.   Keep Calm & Beer On! The Maadmen & Gord

In this special episode, we check out the Kitchener, Ontario Craft Beer and Rib fest. We got the low-down straight from the brewer's tanks on what bevies are great, and what brews to await with baited breath. Keep Calm & Beer On! The Maadmen

Hey Beer Junkies, This week we bring you the following tasty treats: Plowman's Ale by Grand River Brewing, Cambridge, ON. 4.7%alc. Rad Dog Belgian Pale Ale by Northwinds Brewhouse, Collingwood, ON. 5.7%alc. Anniversary Ale by Royal City Brewery, Guelph, ON. 7%alc. King St. Saison by Block 3 Brewing Co., St. Jacobs, ON. 4.6%alc.   Keep Calm & Beer On! Luv The Maadmen & Gord  

Hey beer aficionados, This week we imbibe: Wellington SPA by Wellington Brewery, Guelph, ON, 4.5%alc. Guinness Draft by Guinness Brewery, Ireland. 4.2%alc. 1854 Anniversary Lager (Kellerbier) by Collingwood Brewing Co., Collingwood, ON, 5%alc. Dambuster English Pale Ale by Silversmith Brewing Co., Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, 5%alc. Keep Calm & Beer On! Luv The Maadmen & Gord.

This week, we polish off IPAs, a Saison and a Kolsch below: West Coast Style IPA by Mill Street Brewery, Toronto, ON, 6.6%alc. Saison Farmhouse Ale by Collingwood Brewery, Collingwood, ON, 7%alc. Wandering Monk Belgian IPA by Elora Brewing Co., Elora, ON, 7.6%alc. Absent Landlord Country Kolsch by Cowbell Brewing Co., Blyth, ON, 5.3%alc.   Keep Calm & Beer On! The Maadmen