An article by Noah Forrest I first discovered Lagabière back in 2013 after trying a bunch of their stuff at a visit to Festival l’Oktoberfest des Québécois. The brewers were two young brothers who had […]
Tag: Sour
Brasserie Harricana Celebrates Their 4th Annivesary with a Party and a Bottle Release
An article by Noah Forrest It seems like just recently that I was reading about Brasserie Harricana opening their doors for the first time. But in reality it was four years ago! The brewery has […]
Half Hour on Earth is Releasing a Steady Flow of Barrel-Aged Sours
An article by Noah Forrest Back in November 2016, I was fortunate to get my hands on a slew of bottles from Half Hours on Earth. This small brewery from Seaforth Ontario was creating beautifully […]
Small Pony Barrel Works – Ottawa’s Beer Scene Just got More Exciting
An article by Noah Forrest Small Pony Barrel Works opened its doors to the public at the tail end of 2017. Located in Kanata (just west of Ottawa), this new and innovative brewery focuses solely […]
Never Ending Barrel-Aged Sours From Microbrasserie Pit Caribou
An article by Noah Forrest In 2017, Microbrasserie Pit Caribou had a spectacular year, and that’s probably putting it lightly. Early on, they released an ambitious, extremely well received barrel-aged sour blend called Neuvin, and […]
Merit Brewing – Modern Beer with Traditional Inspiration
An article by Noah Forrest The Toronto brewing scene is blowing up more and more every year. Bellwoods is quickly becoming one of the best in the country, while countless other Toronto-based breweries produce some […]
Ceci N’est Pas une Gueuze 2016 vs 2015 – Verticals & Variants: Part 2
An article by Noah Forrest For readers who don’t speak French, the illustrious “Ceci N’est pas Une Gueuze” from Les Trois Mousquetaires translates into English as “This is not a Gueuze.” And by any “official” […]
Micro-Brasserie Le Trou Du Diable Celebrates Ten Years with “X”
An article by Noah Forrest The world’s beer scene is in a state of hyperdrive. Quebec is no different. New breweries are popping up all the time, while the existing ones are expanding, fine-tuning their […]
A Bottle Guide to Dieu du Ciel!’s 2016 Anniversary Party – Beerism has the Scoop!
An article by Noah Forrest When any good brewery announces a bottle release party, the beer geek community gets excited. However, when Dieu du Ciel! announces one, the communal level of arousal seems to increase […]
Beerism Does “Festival l’Oktoberfest des Québécois” 2013 – From What We Can Remember Anyways…
A couple of weekends ago was the “Festival l’Oktoberfest des Québécois,” a beer festival located in Repentigny, which is not too far from the greater Montreal Area. After a full day of drinking big, bold, complex, and high […]
The Season for Sour – Boquebiere’s Wild Yeast Saison Punches the Palate
Boquebiere, a microbrewery located in Sherbrooke Quebec, is relatively new to the Quebec scene, but has quickly become one of my favorite craft beer producers in the province. They have quite an extensive list of […]
Boson de Higgs – Hopfenstark’s Hybrid Hits Your Palate in all the Right Places
So until recently, Hopfenstark was kind of a mysterious brewery to me, only having tried their products at Beer festivals, and never seeing their bottles for sale. During the last festival I attended, I made sure to […]
