BAOS: Beer & Other Shhh Podcast

Our second instalment in our Spotlight series of podcasts focuses on our other home base of Ontario, live from our BAOS East location in Montreal. We talk all things Toronto, of course, and focus on as many of our favourite beer markets in the province as we could fit in. We grabbed some beer from each corner of Ontario (well, as many corners as we could get hold of on short notice) and basically...

Maltstrom has been one of our favourite breweries in Quebec for some time, so it was a treat to head out to Notre Dame des Prairies to meet with Owner and Master Brewer Michaël and Head Brewer Elaura. Their beers are even more phenomenal fresh from the source, and we even got to crack some of their rare barrel-aged variants. We had a hilarious chat with the team - crack a beer and enjoy! Beers Rev...

Kahnawake Brewing Co. have literally and figuratively broken new ground with their recently opened brewpub. They're the first ever brewery located on a Native reserve in Canada, and to make that happen, Co-Founder and Head Brewer Drew Stevens had to work closely with his partners, the Native council and the government to create new laws around beer to make it happen. Beers Reviewed: Kahnawake Summ...

This was a super special podcast, as we had Montreal (and Quebec) craft beer media royalty in the building. We headed out to Verdun to hang with David Atman, a man involved in so many projects you'll need a two hour podcast to get up to speed, and of course Noah Forrest of Beerism came through to help co-host like the legend he is. We chatted about David's many online personas, his Boire Local bra...

Although they've been on the scene for around 3 years, Boswell's East Plateau brewpub as only been open 9 months and for such a new spot, it already has quite the reputation. We hung out with Head Brewer and Co-Owner Phil - and his wondrous beard - to sus out the true meaning of Boswell, and of course, drink some of their finest beers. Beers Reviewed: Boswell Pils; Boswell Binette KS; Boswell Sais...

It's generally accepted that a brewery needs some time to come into their own, get familiar with their equipment, their brand, their fans and really dial everything in. We completely went against that by chatting with Co-Owner Michael and Head Brewer Braden of Montreal's newest brewery, Microbrasserie 4 Origines, who had only been open 10 days as of the podcast. Why did we chat with them so soon?...

We've never really been huge into cider, but ever since we did a podcast with a winery we've been much more open to chatting to some cider makers. On a quick trip to Vermont, we connected with Co-Owner Mark and Head of Production Austin at Stowe Cider to learn a ton about the cider making process, how the cider scene works in conjunction with beer and of course, we drank a ton of their fave VT bre...

Diversity is an important concept in any industry, and in craft beer it's one that truly isn't discussed enough. Enter Renee Navarro, the face of diversity in Canadian beer. You may already know her from her infamous NOW Magazine cover and hashtag (#Renning), but many don't know Ren's beer story. We covered everything from her introduction to craft beer, her unique experiences and the dire need fo...

For our eightieth episode, we sat down with Toronto beer's power couple Mandie and Mark Murphy from Leslieville's Left Field baseball themed brewery. Left Field have been a huge favourite for us due to their hazy juice bombs, puckering fruited sours and fun experimental stouts, so we were stoked to hang out with the Most Valuable Brewery and make tons of sports puns. Beers Reviewed: Left Field Dou...

After hearing about Brasserie du Bois Blanc from a bunch of Montreal beer mates, we just had to take the trip up to Hudson, QC to hang out with Co-Founders Martin and Frédéric at their cosy brewpub. The podcast got ridiculous pretty fast, but before the tomfoolery kicked off we had a solid chat about their humble beginnings, their fantastic beer and all things nerdy (which really confused Cee). We...

In a new series of podcasts, we decided to showcase various craft beer scenes across the world by reviewing some of our fave beers from each region, alongside some of our thoughts and stories of experiences there. We're kicking the series off live from Montreal speaking on the Quebec craft beer scene, crushing some awesome brews and chatting about the great people and breweries who contribute to m...

Brasserie Dunham, located around an hour from Montreal, are widely renowned for their incredible saisons and barrel/foeder aged beers. So we were clearly excited to hang out with Head Brewer/Co-Owner Eloi Deit at their facility to chat about their amazing upcoming beer festival Foedres Unis (August 11th) and drink some phenomenal beer. Note: There's a fan that turns on occasionally during the podc...

For our second Melbourne podcast this trip, we headed into Collingwood, one of the most poppin' neighbourhoods in the city, to connect with Mirek Aldridge of The Mill Brewery. Cee and Mirek connected via Instagram over a mutual love of all things hazy, so they finally got to crush a few of The Mill's fantastic brews - including I Can't Believe It's Not Juice, their phenomenal NEIPA - and chat abou...

February is the worst month of the long, long Canadian winter so Cee skipped town to head back home to Melbourne, Australia, and there was no way he'd jump on a plane for 20 hours and not get in a few podcasts. Cee linked up with Chris from Seaford's Mr. Banks, a forward-thinking brewery with a brand spanking new tap room, a fantastic lineup of beers and a bloody good NEIPA. What a legend. Beers R...

Legit, one of the partners at Hochelaga's L'Espace Public, Pierre Lessard-Blais, is the Mayor of the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Crazy. We hung out in the East End pub with Co-Owners Simon and Frank, crushed some cans and chatted about the local scene, and even received a surprise visit from Olivier from Matera Brasseurs. Things got pretty messy. Beers Reviewed: L'Espace Public Trempette Tropic...

Sawdust City have been one of our favourite breweries since we started the podcast, so of course Brewmaster Sam Corbeil is only the second guest we've had on twice. We had just brewed our collaboration beer, Get It In Ya! New New England Australian Double IPA, with the Sawdust team so we headed up to The Griffin Gastropub for an epic bottle share and rowdy conversation. Beers Reviewed: Foam Experi...

Whitby, ON isn't exactly a region that has been super well known for it's beer game, but lately the Toronto suburb has had a serious come up. The fourth craft brewery to open in the area is Town, and we swung by the brewpub to hang out with Owner Jeff and Head Brewer Tim to chat about the Durham scene. Beers Reviewed: Town Brewery Square Wheels Wheat IPA; Town Brewery Brave New World; Town Brewery...

This is the first episode since #42 we've done without a guest, but we figured that since it was New Year's Day and we were hungover, let's get drunk and review the awesome year that was 2017. Good times ensued, and this is officially our longest podcast to date. Beers Reviewed: Blood Brothers Momotaro; Blood Brothers Guilty Remnant; Old Nation Boss Tweed; Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad (2015);Sawd...

For our milestone Episode #70, we decided to do something a little different. We headed down to Beamsville, ON in Niagara Wine Country to connect with Will and Ryan from Rosewood, who we consider to be the Bellwoods of wine. Rosewood have collaborated with breweries like Bellwoods, providing honey from their in-house bee hives, lavender from their property, and grape must from their incredible win...

Long before BAOS Podcast was a podcast, Dan appeared in the video for Cee's craft beer anthem - and our theme song - "BrewHeads", so it was full circle when they finally connected for an interview. They hung out at Broue Pub Brouhaha's Ahuntsic location to knock back some of their own in-house brews and discuss all things Quebec beer, including a candid chat about the recent Trou du Diable buyout....

Finally back on Canadian soil, we figured it was long overdue that we focus on our local scene(s) so Cee caught up with Co-Owners Guillaume and Derrick from Montreal's Pub BreWskey. Located in a cosy basement in the famous Old Port neighbourhood, we ran through a bunch of their in-house brews, chatted about the Quebec scene and got the scoop on why the "W" is capitalized in their name. Beers Revie...

Our final LA podcast was a special one. We connected with the enigmatic Teo Hunter on Instagram back when Black People Love Beer first launched, and we'd stayed close supporters over the years as both of our movements grew. This LA trip finally allowed us to hang out and build in person with both Teo and his partner in Dope & Dank, Beny Ashburn. Since our producer Tiffany was there too, it was onl...

Four podcasts in and we're sitting with the legends from Firestone Walker at their new(ish) Propagator venue in Venice Beach, CA. Head Brewer Evan and Certified Cicerone Blanca gave us some fantastic insight into how Firestone has changed the game and grown over the years, and even though Cee was hungover AF, Teo from Dope & Dank came through in the clutch to help him make it through. Beers Review...

The third Los Angeles podcast was with the beardless guys at Smog City out in Torrance, CA. This brewery has really made waves in the scene in recent years, so we were excited to sit down with Co-Founder Jonathan and Head Brewer Tim for a candid and hilarious convo. Things got a little messy towards the end there, so shouts out once again to Teo Hunter from Dope & Dank for helping Cee out. Beers R...

Literally across the street from Indie Brew Co. was another of Boyle Heights' finest residents, the Naga Reshi-helmed Dry River Brew Co. Surrounded by candles and South American burning herbs, we talked about Naga's 'slow beer' methods and the struggle to open a brewpub with some neighbourhood resistance. Beers Reviewed: Dry River Al Palmito; Dry River Guanyabo; Dry River Bridges; Dry River x Indi...