Today we’re joined by former sports journalist Susan Nicol to talk about the close ties between sports and beer. Accompanying us this episode is Garrison’s Double Jack Pumpkin Ale. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:45 – Garrison Double Jack Pumpkin Ale 04:15 – Garrison hop tours and pumpkins 06:15 – Halloween 08:45 – Beer and hockey 11:20 […] The post Episode 118: Beer, Sports and SPORTS appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re joined by local #sports writer Melissa Martin to talk about her trip to Japan & pick her brain for a few ideas for our own trip there next year. We’re drinking Lake of Bays Terrible Ted Red. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:30 – Japanese snacks and Kit-Kat 06:10 – Lake of […] The post Episode 117: Japan with Melissa Martin appeared first on Pub Chat .
Author and now two-time Pub Chat guest Chadwick Ginther joined us this week to talk about the writing process, what we’ve been reading recently, and the final book in his Thunder Road trilogy, Too Far Gone. We’re drinking this years edition of Flying Monkey’s Paranormal Imperial Pumpkin Ale. Check out twitter for details on how to enter for a chance […] The post Episode 116: Flying Monkeys Paranormal Imperial Pumpkin Ale appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re drinking Phillip’s 14th Anniversary barrel aged, dry-hopped ale, Super Cooper. We’re joined by Beer Winnipeg to talk religion and alcohol, and the history of our beloved trappist beer. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:00 – Philips Super Cooper 14th Anniversary Ale 06:00 – Alcohol and religion 09:20 – Giving up beer, bread […] The post Episode 115: Phillips Super Cooper 14th Anniversary Ale appeared first on Pub Chat ....
We’re pleased to finally have Nicole Barry (of the upcoming Peg Beer Co.) on the podcast to talk all things beer. We had a great time drinking some variations of Thor’s Hammer and talking beer glassware, labelling and more. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:25 – Central City Thor’s Hammer 06:10 – Selling out 11:15 […] The post Episode 114: Central City Thor’s Hammer appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This episode we’re talking to Daniel Emmons about Sense8, a new-ish Netflix Original series. Our beer this week is the always-delightful St Bernardus Abt 12. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:20 – St Bernardus Abt 12 02:48 – Intro to Sense8 08:05 – Complaints 11:30 – Country by country 14:05 – Jonas and Van Damme […] The post Episode 113: St Bernardus 12 & Sense8 appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re drinking some Voodoo Child Dark Mild Ale from Half Pints, and talking about Winnipeg with No One is Safe host Lindsey (with an e). We talked Freep paywall, stolen bikes & downtown living. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:20 – Voodoo Child Dark Mild 08:05 – Lindsey on Radio 12:20 – What’s […] The post Episode 112: Voodoo Child Dark Mild Ale by Half Pints appeared first on Pub Chat ....
For this episode, Colin Koop supplied a delicious bottle of Surly Darkness for us to drink. We managed to spend at least half of the episode talking about how great Darkness is. Needless to say, we probably owe him now. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 02:00 – Surly Darkness Day 10:30 – Darkness the beer […] The post Episode 111: Surly Darkness appeared first on Pub Chat .
If hops are considered the seasoning of beer than we obviously couldn’t have beer without the meat (malt). This episode we are joined by Andrew from The Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) to discuss the malt, how important malt is, and delve into the malting process a bit. We also drink Maui Brewing’s Coconut […] The post Episode 110: Maui Brewing Coconut Porter appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re drinking Rochefort 8, with Belgian-waffle chef and Real Belgian Sebastien De Lazzer. We talked beer and waffles, and chicken and waffles, and candy and waffles, and waffles. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:20 – Rochefort 8 04:55 – Talking Belgium with a Belgian 09:35 – Sabastien’s journey 16:00 – Belgian waffles 23:00 – […] The post Episode 109: Waffles with a Real Belgian appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re drinking Driftwood’s Fat Tug IPA at the Prairie GEM hop farm with local hop producer Sandra Gowan. To record this episode we made our way out of the city to the hop farm, where Sandra has been growing hops for commercial use since 2009. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 00:40 – Driftwood […] The post Episode 108: Fat Tug with Sandra of Prairie GEM Hops appeared first on Pub Chat ....
Colin & I watched Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation on release night and then got together to give our take on it. We drank the unbelievably delicious, splendidly-named, Mooi & Meedogenloos from Netherland’s De Molen. Enjoy! Spoiler Alert: We may ruin the movie for you. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 00:40 – De Molen Mooi & […] The post Episode 107: Mooi & Meedogenloos, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation appeared first on Pub Chat ....
It has been a long time since we talked about hip hop, so we brought Anthony Carvalho & Clement Betiku back to bring us up to date on the latest beef. We drank Sugar Moon Maple from Garrison Brewing and Rough Draft’s Southern Triangle IPA. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:15 – Garrison Sugar Moon Maple 03:15 – […] The post Episode 106: Hip Hop, Sugar Moon Maple & Southern Triangle IPA appeared first on Pub Chat ....
In a Pub Chat first, we’re brewing a beer on today’s episode with our guest Kenley Kristofferson leading the way. Brewing beer wasn’t too difficult, so we managed to drink some Amsterdam Framboise and Howe Sound’s Super Jupiter ISA while we were at it. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:00 – Amsterdam Framboise 05:00 – […] The post Episode 105: Pub Chat brews a beer with Kenley appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This episode we’re drinking Boulevard Brewing’s Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale. We’re joined by Joey Heflich to talk about fake meat, edible insects and the future of protein. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 00:50 – Kansas City Missouri 02:50 – Boulevard Tank 7 08:10 – Liquor prices and bottomless soda 12:20 – Joey’s new problem: meat […] The post Episode 104: Lab-grown Meat with Joey Heflich & Tank 7 appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re joined by Kevin Gies, Pub Chat listener and comic aficionado to talk about comic book movies & TV shows. We’re drinking Big Stump Spruce Golden Ale from Dead Frog. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:20 – Dead Frog Big Stump Spruce Golden Ale 03:00 – Favourite comic book movies 06:00 – Daredevil […] The post Episode 103: Comic book Movies, TV, Daredevil & Big Stump Ale appeared first on Pub Chat ....
We’re continuing the gluten-free theme this week with Glutenberg’s Imperial Sotolon 2015. This 8% celiac-friendly beer is a boozy, fruity & mapley and unlike anything we’ve ever had. Brett and & the hot intern joined us to chat about Adrian’s trip to Spain, and we finished off with Yukon Brewing’s Holiday Kolsch. Show Notes 00:00 […] The post Episode 102: Glutenberg Imperial Sotolon 2015 appeared first on Pub Chat ....
Today we are joined by Tessa Vanderhart to talk cider. We drink Tree Brewing’s Dukes Cider and Weston’s Old Rosie. We touch a bit on gluten free products and we find out Adrian hasn’t seen Seinfeld. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:00 – Duke’s Cider 04:15 – Gluten-free beer 05:45 – Living without gluten 10:10 – “Hard […] The post Episode 101: Cider appeared first on Pub Chat .
For our 100th episode we decided to drink all twelve beers from the Parallel 49 Brewing Brews Brothers pack. Twelve beers, twelve collaborations, and we bring the Hot Intern along to keep us in check. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:30 – Brews Brothers collaboration pack 03:20 – Tiger in Your Tank 07:45 – Parallel 49 […] The post Episode 100: 100th Episode Extravaganza appeared first on Pub Chat ....
To discuss downtown life we brought along Larissa Peck to drink Lake of Bays Old North Mocha Porter. We basically hate on the suburbs, and Transcona. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:00 – Lake of Bays Old North Mocha Porter 03:10 – The case against the suburbs 08:30 – Favourite transportation methods 09:45 – Demographics […] The post Episode 99: Downtown or Suburbia? appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re joined by Jaime Dzikowski to talk baking, and of course beer. To celebrate the cookies Jaime made us, we drank Four Winds’ delicious Sovereign Super Saison. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:30 – Four Winds Sovereign Super Saison 06:10 – Baking with Jaime 09:40 – Cooking and baking with beer 14:10 – […] The post Episode 98: Baked Goods and Four Winds’ Sovereign Super Saison appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re drinking Victoria Falls Coffee stout! Nolan has joined us to talk all about video games, video game culture and Adrian’s inability to play Super Mario. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:35 – Scandal Victoria Falls Coffee Stout and life stuff 09:50 – Colin plays video games 12:30 – Embarassing music 14:45 – […] The post Episode 97: Video Games and Coffee Stout appeared first on Pub Chat ....
Today we’re chatting with local home brewer, beer judge & hop grower Dot. In addition to delving into the various home brew competitions, we drink Red Collar Brewing’s Dubbel a Belgian-style dubbel. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 02:00 – Red Collar Dubbel 05:10 – Beer judging and changes to BJCP 08:00 – About Red Collar Brewing […] The post Episode 96: Red Collar Brewing Dubbel appeared first on Pub Chat ....
On Sunday, Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men aired its series finale on AMC and we called up Ryan to help us come to terms with it. We’re drinking one of our favourite sours, Duchesse de Bourgogne aka. The Duchess. Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the finale yet, don’t listen to this episode. If you haven’t […] The post Episode 95: Duchesse de Bourgogne & the Mad Men Finale appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re joined by the duo of gentleman from Intelli-Gents podcast. Riley joined us on episode 57 where we talked bourbon, but this time he brought Mike along for some backup. We drank Dead Frog’s Nutty Uncle Peanut Butter Stout and talked scotch, among many other things. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 00:45 – Dead Frog […] The post Episode 94: Scotch with the Intelli-Gents appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re drinking Brown Ale from NOLA Brewing, a 4% ABV mild ale from New Orleans. We’re talking about beer styles with @Beer_ideas, a BJCP-certified beer judge and home brewer extraordinaire. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:30 – NOLA Brown Ale 05:30 – The “Golden Stout” 07:50 – BJCP and broad beer styles 11:50 […] The post Episode 93: Beer Styles with a Beer Judge appeared first on Pub Chat ....
It’s the final episode of Cocktail Month and we’ve got @Kevs_Kitchen on to talk about New Orleans, the home of some of the worlds most famous cocktails. Thanks to Colin, we’re drinking Stone Brewing’s Enjoy By 04.20.15 IPA. We recorded this episode before April 20th, so no good beer was wasted in the making of this […] The post Episode 92: @Kevs_Kitchen & NOLA Cocktails – Cocktail Month Pt 5 appeared first on Pub Chat ....
Our third guest and cocktail professional of Cocktail Month is Graeme Young, currently of Deer + Almond. We’re drinking Brew By Numbers 04|02 Berliner Weisse while we learn a few new things about the skill and finesse of bartending. Cocktail Month Episode 88 – Part 1 with the Sexy Intern – April 2 Episode 89 – Part […] The post Episode 91: Graeme Young & Brew By Numbers 04|02 – Cocktail Month Pt 4 appeared first on Pub Chat ....
We’re joined by Josey from Deer + Almond this week to drink Old Yale Sasquatch Stout and Josey’s beer cocktail, The Red River Shopping Cart made with everyone’s favourite Little Scrapper. We cover some cocktail-related ground, from barrel-aged cocktails (and beer), cocktail making-recommendations and our favourite Negroni. Cocktail Month Episode 88 – Part 1 with the Sexy […] The post Episode 90: Josey & Sasquatch Stout – Cocktail Month Pt 3 appeared first on Pub Chat ....
It’s part two of Cocktail Month and we’re joined by Mike Fox, former bartender at Peasant Cookery. We’re drinking The Bruery Autumn Maple, a delicious and non-standard take on the traditional pumpkin beer. Mike chose Stir Stick Stout for his cocktail, which he incorporated into the “Chef May I”. It’s a delicious mix of egg, […] The post Episode 89: Mike Fox – Cocktail Month Pt 2 appeared first on Pub Chat ....
