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History of Christmas Ales & Norwegian Jól History of Jól The history of Christmas ales dates back to a pre-Christian era where Vikings brewed and consumed strong malty brews to honour their Norse gods. The Norwegian term “jul” meaning Christmas, is derived from the Old Norse word “jól,” which translates to “yule” in English. This...
How Non-Alcoholic Spirits are Made Non-alcoholic spirits are most often produced as distillates or compounds. Distillation starts with an alcoholic base, employing a technique of evaporation and condensation to separate out alcohol content from the richly flavoured fermented liquid base. A compound, by contrast, refers to any combination of juices, extracts and flavor additions to...
History of Sake Sake or o-sake, is the Japanese word for an alcoholic drink, and is specifically referred to as nihonshu (Japanese alcohol), or seishu (clear sake). The process of fermenting rice into an alcoholic drink was first developed in ancient China around 1000BCE, and it wasn’t until the Yayoi period (300BCE to 250CE) that...
The annual autumn tradition that we started in 1989 returns for another year on Friday September 27 from 5 to 10 PM. Come for a visit and foster your inner “kid in a candy store” wonder with forty-two choices. The evening will close with a performance by Fool Hearts led by our former beer boss,...
Take Al with you on your next great adventure. Now available at over three dozen LCBO stores across southern Ontario. You can find Al HERE.
History of Canned Beer Canned beer made its official debut on January 24, 1935. In partnership with the American Can Company, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company launched a pilot project delivering 2,000 cans of Krueger’s beer to brand loyal drinkers in Richmond, Virginia. Ninety-one percent of the drinkers approved of the canned beer, giving Krueger...
Leah is on a research break this month so we are reprinting our version of the classic: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Beer (But Were Afraid To Ask). Beer: The Basics Beer is a fermented beverage principally made from four ingredients: Water, malted barley, hops, and yeast. Each one of these ingredients will...
Looking for some beer or wine for your next picnic or barbecue? We’ve got you covered with a fine selection of beverages available for pickup or to take away after your next visit. To pre-order please go to our website.
What Is a Gruit? The word “gruit” describes an herb mixture originally used to enrich the flavour of beer before the widespread use of hops. The earliest known reference to gruit dates back to the 10th century from an area now in the Netherlands, Belgium, and northwestern Germany. Historically, a gruit mix was primarily comprised...
