Domestic Pints ONLY

Hey folks, sitting outside the Sens Watch Party outside the Canadian Tire here in beautiful Kanata, Ontario. Here’s some cutting edge live content—reviewing a simple, modest Molson Canadian. Remember—DPO will never die!

Rumours of Domestic Pints ONLY's demise have been grossly exaggerated! After a long, unintentional hiatus, John and Tom transition from the alcoholic high highs of Cutwater to the low lows of these domestic light beers. We run through SLEEMAN CLEAR 2.0., and then the new revamped PABST LIGHT, and finish up with YUP! LITE. Along the way we caught up on some matters, including: Crush party packs...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom finally get around to cracking open the Cutwater Mixer 8-Pack. Quick disclaimer, these pack a punch, even consumed in the quantity we normally profile in these episodes. Fortunately, we are built different. We work our way through the lineup, starting with the carbonated Vodka Mule, and then working our way to the punchier cocktail lineup: Lime Margar...

As the months roll by, we accumulate random beers that don't neatly fit into an episode, so this week (or rather a few weeks ago, posting this a bit late, sue me!) on Domestic Pints ONLY we compare and contrast a few craft ales. First up is the nitro AL'S CASK ALE from C'est What in Durham, ON. The second selection is Rally's TRAIL BLAZER GOLDEN ALE. The last selection we return to...

Surf's up! This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, we sample a new mixed BIG SURF variety pack of White Claw Hard Seltzer. This box consists of three flavours: tropical punch; strawberry kiwi twist; and mango passionfruit splash. While some of our experiences with White Claw haven't been the best, this episode was an outlier. Along the way we chatted about: Steve Perry; Alex Jones; eating kiwis with the...

On the twenty ninth edition of the bonus 'COLD SHOTS' series, John discusses the flagship porter from Collective Arts: STRANGER THAN FICTION. John goes over some context before drinking and reviewing the beer. Credits: https://collectiveartscreativity.com/ Closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com) Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.nat...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, we return to Ottawa to cover a popular east-end brewery: Orleans Brewing Company. As always, we discuss a bit about the brewery before profiling the beers, starting with the Kolsch Me Outside ale, followed by the smoky sweet Maple Cabin ale, and wrapping up with the Billy Bob Bison APA. Along the way we talk: pre-amalgamation Ottawa, greedy garage sales, Tom &quot...

On the way back from a cottage weekend in beautiful Quebec, John picked up a special box of artisan releases by the popular microbrasserie Boréale . This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we discuss the brewery and then run through the box contents: the light ISA Des Chutes, the hoppy Pale Ale Des Bois, the honey sweet double Blanche Du Lac, and wrap things up with the "puffin beer", the IPA d...

It was the holiday long weekend, so we were able to get the gang together for a special GOOD FRIDAY edition of our Sunday Seltzer series. Joining us again this week was "Seltzer Queen" Teris! You may have seen Instagram ads for a new Coors Seltzer "mixable" pack, so we got around to sampling the box, which consists of: LEMONADE, STRAWBERRY BLISS, and PEACH DREAM. And yes, as th...

You thought we were done with Founders Original? Think again. This week we return by sampling the FOUNDERS ORIGINAL VARIETY BOX. We omitted the Tequila Paloma since it was covered in our previous episode, but we discusses the other drinks in the pack: the bourbon sour, the vodka mule, and the gin bramble. Along the way we talked about: the word "effervescent"; Indian street food; Nintendo Switch 2...

We might be reaching closer and closer to the Spring season, but that doesn't mean we have to leave our stouts behind! This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we sample another lineup of craft stouts: Nickle Brook's BLACK LIGHT stout; Next of Kin's SAILOR'S DELIGHT kelp stout; and the Chocolate Milk variant of Calabogie's NITRO MILK STOUT. Along the way we discussed: Kim Mitchell; mot...

Nous ne sommes pas fini! After sampling the first half of the UNIBROUE sample pack, this week John and Tom returned to go through the rest of the lineup. Starting with the lighter P'TITE MAUDITE variant, followed by DON DE DIEU, and the iconic LA FIN DU MONDE. Along the way we discussed: Parlez-Moi, Tom's visit to the Alberta Craft Beer Fest, John's Montreal hockey trip, finding vintag...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we're back on the seltzer wagon, this time talking the trendy HAPPY DAD HARD SELTZER. This time, we run through the variety pack lineup: pineapple, lemon lime, cherry, and watermelon. Along the way, we also discussed: 7UP vs. Sprite; Dr Pepper; Wilfred Brimley; All Sport drink; Richard Matheson; people who complain about life; and skating. We'll be back soo...

On the twenty eighth edition of the bonus 'COLD SHOTS' series, John brings you another iteration of the Rush x Henderson collab, the follow up to Xanabrew, X-1! John goes over some context before drinking and reviewing the beer. Credits: https://shophendersonbrewing.com/pages/rush Closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com) Artwork: IG @na...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John sample some more beers from Calgary—with a selection from DANDY BREWING COMPANY. We discuss a bit about the brewery before hitting the lineup. First is the T-Rex named (Dandy) in the Underworld oyster stout; second is the sweet by strong "The Julia" peach cobbler sour ale; we wrap with the refreshing HASTE PAYS lager. A couple of John's...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we're back on the seltzer wagon, talking HIGH NOON TEQUILA SELTZER. Since she had such a fun time last go around, we are joined again by the High Noon "Queen" herself, special guest Teris! We go through the flavours of this pack: Strawberry, Lime, Grapefruit, and Passionfruit. Along the way we also chat about: de-alcoholized seltzer; Aqua Quest; prune...

On the twenty sewventh edition of the bonus 'COLD SHOTS' series, John talks a (sadly) now discontinued beer: Bruit IPA by Les Bières Béluga! Proceeds of this beer went towards beluga whale research and conservation in the Saint Lawrence River. John goes over this stuff before drinking and reviewing the beer. Credits: https://gremm.org/en/conservation-en/ - Learn more here! Closing song: &q...

The time has finally come: to kick off the new year, Tom and John finally dive into one of Canada's most storied craft producers: Chambly Quebec's own UNIBROUE. We sample 1/2 of the contents of a new variety pack. First we go over some history of the brewery before getting into the contents. To start, we sample the damn strong MAUDITE! Next up, we take things back to '67 and indulge in...

On the twenty sixth edition of the bonus 'COLD SHOTS' series, and for the first time in DPO history, John talks about an AMERICAN craft beer picked up during last year's trip to New York City: Torch and Crown Brewing Company's OFF THE RECORD Cold IPA. John briefly discusses the brewery and context of this release before drinking and reviewing the beer. Credits: https://www.torchandcrown.com/ Closi...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom return to the world of "canned cocktails", this time cracking open the FOUNDERS ORIGINAL TEQUILA BOX. This pack feature four different tequila-based cocktails: a tequila paloma, margarita, mule, and sour. Along the way we also caught up and discussed: drinking palomas at Milestones; Costco Guys (again); Troll 2; Lemmywinks; high school tech class; PSP...

"I just got 3 things to say. God bless our troops, god bless America, and gentlemen: START YOUR ENGINES" - Kevin James, 2007 Daytona 500 This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom try another Toronto-based brewery: BLOOD BROTHERS BREWING. John discusses his experience visiting the brewery and trying previous beers before we move into our lineup First up is the domestic-styled BLOOD LIGHT. Foll...

We're back on the seltzer wagon here at Domestic Pints ONLY! This week we're trying the HIGH NOON VODKA SELTZER pack, joined by special guest Teris. We run through the flavours in this box: Grapefruit, Peach, Watermelon, and Pineapple. These were light beverages so we drank these in relatively quick order, but along the way we did discuss: a crusty bottle of peach run; Dole pineapple juice, and "r...

It may be close to Autumn, but Seltzer Season next sleeps on Domestic Pints ONLY! This week we're bringing back summer vibes with the COORS SELTZER ISLAND BREEZE variety pack. We're sampling all three cocktail-inspired flavours: Mango Sunset; Pineapple Colada; and Watermelon Daquiri. We breezed through this very quick, but along the way we chatted about: the Island boys; adding cucumbers to drinks...

On this week's Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom dive into the Toronto-based brewery: MASCOT BREWERY. This is a unique episode as we both visited this location last May and sampled all these beers already, so we get into a bit about the brewery's origins and our experience with them. To start things off, and it "ain't nothing but a peanut", we try the LIGHTWEIGHT light lager....

On this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom discussed Alberta's Medicine Hat Brewing Company. We talked a bit about the brewery before getting to the beers. First up is the tasty Creamsicle ale. Next up is the patio series selection: CHERRY! We then move over to the flagship (and lore heavy) BURNSIDE BLOOD ORANGE BLONDE ALE. Lastly we sample another patio series beer: Blueb...