Toronto’s Avling Kitchen & Brewery were the featured guests on Episode 65 of the podcast. It was a super interesting chat in which they talked in detail about their ethos not only as a brewery, but also as a restaurant, and as gardeners. How they choose their ingredients is an important part of every segment of their business. As such, their restaurant menu is as unique as their beer lineup. They are strong believers in using local ingredients, but are meticulous in that it has to make sense with what they want to create, which is to say that they won’t develop a recipe to be “local for local’s sake”.
Read MoreIn Season 9, Episode 58, Cee chatted with the founders of Rally Beer Co, whose mission is to brew beer for an active lifestyle. They wanted to make beer that supports being active and healthy rather than only detracting from it. The idea of functional beer can be a tricky thing to navigate, not only because beer is naturally dehydrating and high in calories, but also due to legal restrictions on what you are allowed to put in alcoholic beverages. They go into this in greater detail on the podcast. It’s an interesting one, so give it a listen!
Read MoreIn this instalment of the BAOS Podcast Companion, I’m digging into a few of the beers from Season 9, Episode 53: Back to the 90s with Toronto’s Craft Brand Company. Craft Brand Co. have been partnering with world-renowned breweries since 2013 to bring exceptional beers with unique branding to the Ontario market, and for the past five years have even been getting them brewed fresh and local through their partnership with Brunswick Bierworks.
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