Domestic Pints ONLY

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom return to a familiar Edmonton brewery to discuss another lineup of beers! What's on tap? The 'tiny' IPA PALS; The orange-forward MAN CRUSH mandarin ale; and the punchy JELENA IPA. Along the way we also discuss Daylight Savings Time; the proper pronunciation of 'Jelena'; buying craft beer in growlers; and how moving sucks. We had an...

In the seventeenth edition of the bonus 'COLD SHOTS' series, John discusses a bonus beer sent from Tom, the POPPIN PILS 2 (Italian Boogaloo!) pilsner by Edmonton's beloved Analog Brewing Company. John talks about the brewery before drinking and reviewing the beer. Credits: Website: https://analogbrewing.ca/ Intro and Closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.c...

On this week of Domestic Pints ONLY we return to our long awaited sour beer focus, discussing select list of sours from Ontario. First up is SQUEEZE PLAY from the familiar Left Field Brewery. Next is the tasty HALF REMEMBERED DREAM from Ottawa's Small Pony Barrel Works. Last up is the SUCKER PUNCH sour from Double Trouble Brewing Co. Along the way we also chat: Rebecca Black; Biosteel; Poetry; Ban...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John and special guest (and soon-to-be daddy) Grant are back to chat about the Ottawa Valley brewery Whitewater Brewing Company. However, this time we focus on their selection of SOUR beers. We start out first with the beloved BLOOD MOON blood orange sour. Next up is the cranberry sour WILD BOG. Last, we discuss the seasonal release: FUNKY FRESH kiwi lime...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John are back talking seltzers. This time, we are chatting about the new WHITE CLAW HARD SELTZER SURGE - - a stronger variant to regular 'Claws. We both picked up the variety pack and went through the whole lineup, chatting Blood Orange, Natural Lime, Blackberry, and Cranberry, Along the way we also discuss: 90s Xtreme culture; what rhymes with orange; the...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John discuss a craft brewery from Etobicoke: BLACK OAK BREWING COMPANY. We discuss some details about the brewery before moving onto the beers. First up is the 'squirrel beer', NUT BROWN ALE. Next is their flagship beer, the PALE ALE. Lastly is the special anniversary NEIPA, 20 HAZY YEARS. Along the way we discuss: hats; Tom's Ikea story; craic; and Robb W...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John dig into the storage to discuss a random mix of beers. First up is the budget beer, LAKER LAGER! Next up is the supercharged selection from Quebec, BORIS BOLD. Lastly, we try out a popular Belgian wit from Unibroue in Quebec: BLANCHE DE CHAMBLY. We were happy to finally sample some of these popular beers. With playoff football going on, we also discus...

It's another stout week! On this episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom dive back into the world of Ottawa-based craft stouts (and porter). First up is the special Beavertail collab with Whitewater: KILLAHOE SUNRISE! We discuss this and also chat about our memories of getting Beaver Tails on the Rideau Canal. We then move into the Beau's collab with Porter Airlines: PORTER PORTER! Last up is...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom return back to the 'icy dry bois' series, discussing another lineup of ice and dry beers. First up is another variant of Blue (or Bleue) Dry: BLUE DRY 7.1! Next we move back to a familiar beverage to discuss OLD STYLE PILSNER 6.1. Lastly we chat and consume the Wisconsin beer BOXER ICE, and spend some time before hand discussing the history behind Min...

Domestic Pints ONLY has hit the century mark! In honour of this milestone, Tom, John, and Alex go back to the well to revisit some of the domestic beers that won previous episodes back in our early days - competing against each other in the ULTIMATE bar rail showdown! First up is the winner of episode 2, Old Style Pilsner. Next is the winner of episode 1, and the first beer we ever profiled, BUDWE...

"You miss 100% of the beers you don't drink" - Domestic Pints ONLY. On Episode 99 of Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom are back to the Ottawa scene to discuss some beers from Overflow Brewing Company. John talks a bit about the brewery before moving on to the beers. First up is the extra pale ale ROGER THAT. Up next we try out the tasty pilsner REARVIEW. Last is the flagship IPA LANDLOCKED. Along...

In our last episode of the year, Tom and John close out 2022 by sampling a selection of random Ontario craft stouts. First up are two from Whitewater Brewing Co.: the oatmeal milk MIDNIGHT STOUT; and the breakfast flavoured PEANUT BUTTER AND RASPBERRY SHAKE. Our last selection (and last beer of the year!) is the mocha marshmallow stout SWEET SPOT from Toronto's Left Field Brewery. We had fun getti...

Welcome to 2023! This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John jump back to the world of hard seltzers, this time sampling some selections from the RAD WATER label (produced by Town Square Brewing Co.) We give our singular can score before running through the line up: Honeydew Lime; Pineapple Blueberry; Blackberry Kiwi; Raspberry Mango. We drank through these pretty quickly, but we did have some...

With the new year just around the corner, John and Tom recorded a very special Domestic Pints ONLY 'beer' in review episode. John also drank and rated the 2021 'Moving Pictures' Rush x Henderson Brewing Co. collab. We talked about the following topics: our biggest surprises (both positive and negative), most popular episode, favourite and least favourite episodes, favourite craft brewery, worst be...

Happy Holidays! In our last episode before the holiday season, we took a look at a long-anticipated craft lineup from TOWN SQUARE BREWING CO. Tom discusses his trip to the brewery and we provide some background notes before moving to the beers. Up first is a unique BEET SOUR. The next beer is a special limited release BARREL AGED STOUT. Last, but not least, is the popular MEGAWATT NEIPA. Along the...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY John and Tom switch things up a bit, diving into another long awaited episode of IMPORT BEERS! Today's focus: Asian beers. We start off with the "Super Dry" ASAHI. Next up we discuss the popular Singaporean beer, TIGER. We wrap things up with the popular Japanese selection - SAPPORO. Along the way we also discuss our experiences with these beers, and also chat abou...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom discuss a craft brewery from Toronto called NORTHERN MAVERICK BREWING COMPANY. John visited this location this summer and procured the bevvies for this episode, he discusses a bit about the brewery and his experience at the location before moving into the beer. What's up first? The signature HANDCRAFTED LAGER. Following that is the psychedelic MR. TAN...

Happy December! This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom discuss a craft brewery from Edmonton - LONGROOF BREWING COMPANY. Tom discusses his experience with the brewery before we sample their beers. First we discuss SIMILAR SENTIMENTS, followed by ALL OEUVRE AGAIN, and lastly the NEW NORTH IPA. Along the way we also chat: shitty cans, fruit flies, school nights, canola, onion rings, and jers...

In the sixteenth edition of the bonus 'COLD SHOTS' series, John discusses a bonus beer sent from Tom, the THERE WILL BE BLOOD blood orange radler. "I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!" John talks about the brewery before drinking and reviewing the beer. Credits: Website: https://www.bentstickbrewing.com/ Intro and Closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com) Artwork: IG...

How about dem apples? This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John celebrate Thirsty Thursday by returning back to the ciders, this time drinking and reviewing more selections from Somersby. We discuss selections from the variety pack: Red Rhubarb, Mango Lime, and Blackberry. We omitted regular Apple flavour as we already profiled it on our first cider episode. Along the way we discuss mango Juu...

In the fifteenth edition of the bonus 'COLD SHOTS' series, John discusses the kaiju branded ZILLA IPA, by the Regina brewer Rebellion Brewing Company. John talks about the brewery before drinking and reviewing the beer. Credits: Website: https://rebellionbrewing.ca/ Intro Song: Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult Closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com) Artwork...

We are back on our Sunday Seltzer beat (ok ok, we did this on a Saturday) talking more VIZZY Seltzer flavours. That's right folks, Domestic Pints ONLY is back on the VIZZY MINDSET™. We picked up the newest variety pack and discussed the flavours: Papaya Passionfruit; Watermelon Strawberry; Raspberry Tangerine; and Blueberry Lemon. Along the way we talked Harry Styles, Tom's Jello idea, Biosteel, a...

After a few recent craft beer episodes we had some overstock of extra Edmonton beer, so we decided to do a mixed episode of various breweries on this week's  Domestic Pints ONLY. Tom and John discuss beverages from Omen Brewing (chatting Blueberry Session Ale), Alley Kat (chatting Fishbone IPA), and Longroof Brewing Company (chatting (F)loral Pebbles). Along the way we also talk the Wishbone...

We're back for another seltzer sunday episode of Domestic Pints ONLY (yes, these are actually seltzers) chatting COTTAGE SPRINGS VODKA LEMONADE. John and Tom each bought the variety pack, so on this episode we go through the different flavours: CLASSIC, PEACH, STRAWBERRY, and RASPBERRY. Along the way we also discuss Honey We Shrunk Ourselves; the 2023 NBA season; The Beatles; seeing bands we like...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom discuss one of (if not, the most) popular craft brewery in Edmonton: ALLEY KAT BREWING COMPANY! We chat a bit about the history of the brewery before getting into the beers. Our first selection is the tasty kolsch, SCONA GOLD. We follow that up with MAIN SQUEEZE GRAPEFRUIT ALE. Our third selection is the award-winning flagship pale ale, FULL MOON. Las...