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Bruce's Recent Blog Posts


January 6, 2011

The Great Canadian Utopias Lottery


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Simple Home Brewing

A new twist has been added to this month’s highly anticipated release of the latest vintage of Samuel Adams Utopias in Ontario. The total of 70 bottles that will be available province wide on January 17 will be awarded to their fortunate new owners by lo..

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December 22, 2010

10 Great Gifts for the Beer Lover/Brewer


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Simple Home Brewing

With less that a week until Christmas, I thought it would be a good time to compile a list of great gift ideas for beer lovers and home brewers - I know that I would be pretty excited to find any one of these items under my tree: The Beer Hunter (DVD) ..

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December 20, 2010

Microbrewing in Canada


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Simple Home Brewing

During the late 1970's, the Canadian brewing industry was completely dominated by three major players - Molson, Labatts, and Carling O'Keefe who made and sold 95% of the beer consumed in Canada. 30 years ago, microbreweries were pretty much unknown in Cana..

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December 13, 2010

The 2010 Canadian Brewing Awards


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Simple Home Brewing

This past September, the 8th Annual Canadian Brewing Awards were handed out at a gala event in Etobicoke Ontario. This year, a record 390 entries from 76 Canadian breweries competed for the coveted Gold, Silver, and Bronze Tap Handle medals that were award..

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December 8, 2010

22 Interesting Facts About Beer


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Brewing News,Simple Home Brewing

Beer really is a fascinating thing - it’s as old as culture, yet it’s like water - we all drink it (you wouldn't be here if you didn't) but pretty much everyone takes it for granted. When you start to look at beer, you realize what an important and in..

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December 6, 2010

Lager or Ale, What’s the Diff?


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Brewing Culture,Simple Home Brewing

How many times have you been down at the pub and someone asked you to explain the differences between all of the different types of beer? I have to admit, I’ve never really put much thought into it and I’ve missed out on many opportunities to impress m..

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December 1, 2010

Ginger Beer Plant 101


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Alternate Brewing,Brewing Experiments,Homebrew Recipes,Simple Home Brewing

A recent article I wrote about making Ginger Beer got me thinking about Ginger Beer Plant, an essential ingredient of Ginger Beer, but not something that is readily available. Sure, you can probably track some down online, but then you can’t be sure that..

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November 29, 2010

The Ripper Sipper – The Sunburned Splendour of Australian Beer


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Brewing Culture,Brewing News

I first became aware of Australian beer through books by British author Neville Shute that were required reading in some of my English courses at university. Shute's vivid descriptions of scorching hot days in the Outback and ice cold beer were tantalizing..

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November 24, 2010

Ginger Beer Made Easy


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Alternate Brewing,Brewing Culture,Homebrew Recipes,Simple Home Brewing

Did you ever try a soft drink called Ginger Beer? I always wondered if it was actually based on a type of real beer. Well, turns out it was, and real Ginger Beer is very easy to make at home. Ginger Beer originated in England in the mid 1700’s and was..

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November 20, 2010

In the Mead Hall


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Alternate Brewing,Brewing Experiments,Homebrew Recipes,Simple Home Brewing

A thousand years ago, when they weren’t out raiding and pillaging, the Vikings of Northern Europe spent a lot of their spare time sitting around in their Mead Halls, scaring the wits out of each other with ghost stories, regaling one another with tales o..

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November 17, 2010

What’s in Label – Old Style Pilsner


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Simple Home Brewing

As a kid growing up in Saskatchewan, I was always fascinated by the label on that iconic prairie beer, my father's favourite – Old Style Pilsner. In fact, I’m pretty certain that Old Style was the first beer I ever tasted as a 3 or 4 year old, sitting..

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November 13, 2010

27 Percent Alcohol Beer Poised to Debut in Canada


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Simple Home Brewing

The Boston Beer Company’s Utopias, the world’s most potent beer will make its debut in Ontario Liquor stores in the coming weeks. The beer, sold under the Samuel Adams name packs a whopping 27 percent alcohol by volume. It’s so potent, it’s illegal..

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November 10, 2010

Home Brewing Made Easy with the Great Canadian Beer Machine


Written By: Bruce, Topics: Brewing Equipment,Simple Home Brewing

Chances are, someone you know received a Great Canadian Beer Machine for Christmas about 10 years ago – I know I did. The GCBM was sold at Zeller’s stores for about $100 and the kit included one beer mix. In essence, the GCBM (known as just The Bee..

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