It’s a short episode this week and we’re rolling guest-free for the final instalment of Cocktail Month 2018 and drinking some Porter from Le Corsaire Microbrasserie in Quebec. The post Episode 236: Cocktail Month 2018 Episode 4 with Ourselves appeared first on Pub Chat .
This week is episode 3 of Cocktail Month, and we’re joined by Forth bartender Helen (check out episodes 1 and 2 if you haven’t listened yet). We’re drinking Driftwood’s Oumuamua Milk Stout, and of course a couple of delicious drinks as well. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:45 – Oumuamua Milk Stout 04:45 – Getting into […] The post Episode 235: Cocktail Month 2018 Episode 3 with Helen from Forth appeared first on Pub Chat ....
It’s episode 2 of this years Cocktail Month, check out episode 1 if you haven’t already. This week, we’re joined by Chad Friesen – he and his wife Teri-Lynn own Abiding Citizen Craft Beverage Company. They make a variety of small batch bitters, shrubs and syrups to help anyone put together a delicious cocktail. Chad brought […] The post Episode 234: Cocktail Month 2018 Episode 2 with Chad from Abiding Citizen appeared first on Pub Chat ....
Cocktail month is back! For the first episode, we’re joined once again by Sarah Michaelson, a.k.a. Mama Cutsworth. In addition to her DJing career, improv and running a DJ academy, she’s also been bartending at Forth Bar in the Exchange District. Given our shared love of music, we chose +1 (the First Avenue Beer) by Surly […] The post Episode 233: Cocktail Month 2018 Episode 1 with Mama Cutsworth appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This episode came to be after having an actual chat in a pub about the weird food combinations of our childhood. We’re joined by Carlene Kurdziel (technically one-time Pub Chat host) to explore some strange tastes (peanut butter and pickles?), some great tastes (everything bagel cream cheese doughnut plus smoked salmon) and drink some Neapolitan […] The post Episode 232: Weird Food Combinations & Neapolitan Milk Stout appeared first on Pub Chat ....
We’re joined by Sam from Witchpolice Podcast to talk about the Winnipeg music scene & our shared love of podcasting. This episode we’re trying some non-alcoholic beers – Grolsch Non Alcoholic and Clausthaler Amber Dry Hopped. If you’re even slightly interested in the Winnipeg music scene, check out the extensive Witchpolice archives – Sam has a […] The post Episode 231: Witchpolice, Winnipeg Music & Non-Alcoholic Beer appeared first on Pub Chat ....
We’re joined by Meghan (once a Winnipegger, now in Toronto) to talk about some of the new stuff in the Toronto beer scene. She’s drinking Kaleidoscope Imperial IPA from Halo Brewing and we’ve got some 12 Minutes to Destiny Raspberry Hibiscus Lager by Flying Monkeys (from Barrie, Ontario). Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:30 – […] The post Episode 230: Toronto Beer in 2018 appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re joined by Chris from the Quality Inn beer store – he’s here to help us drink four years of the Unibroue Grand Reserve 17 (2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015). We’ll be chatting about the ever-increasing variety of beers that are finding their way on to shelves in Manitoba these days. Show Notes 00:00 […] The post Episode 229: Unibroue Grand Reserve 17 Four Year Vertical appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re talking about mental health with Kieran and Justin from Critical Cause. They talk about what lead them to starting this yearly fundraising (game-streaming) event, that contributes to their Winnipeg Foundation fund in support of mental health research and initiatives. We’re drinking the Soothsayer Milkshake IPA from Parallel 49 in Vancouver. The fourth-annual Critical […] The post Episode 228: Mental Health, Gaming & Milkshake IPA appeared first on Pub Chat ....
Our friends 3PEAT are back (minus E.GG) – they’ve got lots of exciting stuff coming up. We drank east coast beer with them last time, so we’re doing it again with some Dirty ol’ Town Black IPA from Garrison. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:50 – Black IPA? 02:30 – Dirty ol’ Town Black IPA […] The post Episode 227: 3PEAT 3PEAT 3PEAT appeared first on Pub Chat .
Our guest this week is Sarah Tone, she was the Communications Coordinator for the 2017 Canada Summer Games when they were in Winnipeg last year. We’re talking about large SPORTS events and drinking the Kellerbier from Mahrs Brau. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:30 – No sausage 02:00 – Mahrs Brau Kellerbier 07:40 – Horse-drawn beer […] The post Episode 226: Mahrs Brau Kellerbier, Olympics, SPORTS and Canada Summer Games appeared first on Pub Chat ....
Today’s episode we’re joined by “Luke Jacob Thiessen” to chat about an interesting selection of beers from around the world. Our thanks to Katrina & Carlene from A Passion Podcast and Alyson Shane (from the internet) for their help with this one. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:35 – Mexican beer? “You get them in […] The post Episode 225: International Beer Edition / The Return of the Sexy Intern appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re chatting to Michigan-er, dog-owner, beer enthusiast and previous guest-of-pub-chat Ameya Pilgaonkar. We’re chatting about the coming indoor farming revolution and Michigan beer (among other things). Show notes 00:00 – Introduction 02:00 – Halcyon Barrel House Shifting Sands Peach 05:30 – The plague of minimalist beer labels 10:00 – Beer distribution 16:00 – GABF […] The post Episode 224: Halcyon Barrel House Shifting Sands Peach + Michigan + Farming appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re joined by Mike from Pacific Beer Chat to talk about the beer scene over on the west coast. We’re drinking High 5 Hazy IPA by Yellow Dog Brewing, while Mike is enjoying some Burly Wine from Half Pints. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 02:50 – Trains! 03:00 – Brewers Row 06:45 – The […] The post Episode 223: Beers of BC & High 5 Hazy by Yellow Dog Brewing appeared first on Pub Chat ....
A few weeks ago we went down to Stone Angel to help out with brewing a batch of Nocturne English Mild. There’s plenty of down-time in the brewing process so we recorded an episode with head brewer Paul McMullan and fellow beer drinker Cole Neustaedter. Given the location, we’re drinking Stone Angel’s first ever beer, their “Kolsch-ist Blond […] The post Episode 222: Stone Angel Brew Day appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re sampling cereal with serious cereal sampler Kieran Moolchan. We’ve got five favourite cereals on deck, plus Furious Black from Surly Brewing. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:20 – Cereal? 02:40 – The Dirty Thirties 03:50 – Furious Black 05:20 – Cereal history / Sexually repressive cereal? 10:05 – Advertising & cereal 11:40 […] The post Episode 221: Cereals, Kieran Moolchan & Furious Black appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re celebrating 6 years of Pub Chat. It’s just the two of us for the most relaxed episode of the year. We’re drinking the stupendous Noa Pecan Mud by Omnipollo. Show Notes 00:00 – Intro 01:30 – Noa Pecan Mud by Omnipollo 08:30 – A Year in Pub Chat 11:00 – A Year […] The post Episode 220: 6 Years of Pub Chat appeared first on Pub Chat .
Our guest this episode is local textile artist Katrina Craig. We’re drinking Bristol ESB from Microbrasserie Le Corsaire. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:00 – Bristol ESB 08:50 – Textile art (a weird niche) 15:30 – Tablet weaving 18:10 – “What can you put on a body?” 20:40 – Heartbreak objects 24:50 – Crit 29:00 – […] The post Episode 219: Textile Art & ESB with Katrina Craig appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re talking to Chain for Change Winnipeg Director – Karly Tardiff – about some crazy Guinness World Records. Our beer is Bench Creek Brewing Veruca Salted Brownie Oatmeal Stout (phew.) Congrats to Chain for Change on surpassing their fundraising goals! Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:00 – Bench Creek Brewing Veruca Salted Brownie Oatmeal Stout […] The post Episode 218: Guinness World Records / Chain For Change Winnipeg appeared first on Pub Chat ....
We’re back with Aaron Onio from the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) – this time we’re (finally) talking about trains! The beer of the day is Tom Green Cherry Milk Stout by Beaus. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:05 – Tom Green Cherry Milk Stout 06:00 – Beer subscription packages? 10:10 – The love of […] The post Episode 217: Trains, Tom Green Milk Stout and Trains appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re embarking on an episode that has been years in the planning – an Orval 7 Year vertical. Colin has been diligently sourcing and cellaring bottles of Orval for the last few years, and we now have enough to try 7 years worth, all together. To help us navigate these tasty waters is long time […] The post Episode 216: Orval 7 Year Vertical with Steve Thibault appeared first on Pub Chat ....
It’s now too far into 2018 to keep saying Happy New Year. We’re joined by Brett Enquist to recap the last year and talk about what we’re looking forward to this year (now known as #brettisode). Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:06 – #brettisode 01:11 – Duclaw Sweet Baby Java Espresso Bean Infused Chocolate Peanut Butter […] The post Episode 215: #2018Goals #Brettisode appeared first on Pub Chat ....
It’s that time of year again – we’re reviewing our top 5 albums of the past 12 months with our favourite Minnesotan, Chris Rohling. Chris is drinking Northeast Nectar by 56 Brewing in Minneapolis beer while we indulge in One Year Wild Saison from Field House Brewing. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 02:30 – Wild […] The post Episode 214: Top Albums of 2017 with Chris Rohling appeared first on Pub Chat ....
For our final episode of 2017 we’re joined by local home brewer Jeremy Koop to talk about his craft, and drink two versions of De Molens Mooi & Meedogenloos – regular and barrel aged. Have a great holiday season and new years – we’ll see you in January for our annual top 5 albums with Chris […] The post Episode 213: Goodbye 2017 and De Molens Mooi & Meedogenloos appeared first on Pub Chat ....
In this episode we’re drinking French Oak Saison by New Belgium Brewery and chatting to Garth Ward about his career in orthotics, and his totally-unrelated love of home brewing. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:10 – French Oak Saison by New Belgium 05:00 – So what is orthotics? 07:50 – Late nights in the basement 17:00 – […] The post Episode 212: Orthotics and New Belgium French Oak Saison appeared first on Pub Chat ....
In this episode we’re drinking the boozy 2016 Kentucky Bastard from Nickel Brook Brewing. We’re joined by Jessica and Casey from Winnipeg Tasting Tours to talk about their take on a pub crawl. Show notes 00:00 – Introduction 02:00 – “I could drink a bottle” 09:30 – Pub crawls 11:30 – The Golden Mile 16:00 […] The post Episode 211: Pub Crawls and Nickel Brook Kentucky Bastard appeared first on Pub Chat ....
In this episode we’re joined by Brett Enquist to talk about John Dunsworth, Trailer Park Boys and drink some Malt Liquor. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 00:45 – Ricky’s Catch 23 Malt Liquor 05:00 – Trailer Park Boys 06:40 – RIP John Dunsworth 10:15 – One of the saddest moments in television history 18:45 – […] The post Episode 210: John Dunsworth, Trailer Park Boys and Malt Liquor appeared first on Pub Chat ....
This week we’re joined by Marissa Loreno (aka. @thelittleredheart) and Cody Fullerton and to chat about a zero-waste, minimalism, and drink some tasty beer from Beaus. Show notes 01:20 – Beaus Cranberry Derby 05:00 – This is no muffin 10:00 – Going minimal 16:10 – So much guilt 20:50 – So many mason jars 27:10 […] The post Episode 209: Zero-Waste, Minimalism and Beaus appeared first on Pub Chat ....
We’ve got Mama Cutsworth on to talk about the DJ life. We’re drinking Farmhand Saison – a Belgian farmhouse ale by Driftwood. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:30 – Farmhand Saison – Driftwood 04:44 – The origin story 13:00 – *So* many shows 21:00 – The Burton Cummings 23:00 – The DJ Academy for Women […] The post Episode 208: Mama Cutsworth – Farmhand Saison by Driftwood appeared first on Pub Chat ....
We’re drinking Nectarous – a tasty, dry hopped sour by Four Winds in Delta, BC. We’re joined by John Luxford to chat about the latest developments in Virtual Realty / Augmented Reality / Mixed Reality / XR. He’s one of the founders of Campfire Union, who are currently developing a VR TV studio called Flipside. Show […] The post Episode 207: Chatting VR & Drinking Nectarous appeared first on Pub Chat ....
