Domestic Pints ONLY

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John sample and discuss beers from the popular Edmonton nanobrewery, BENT STICK BREWING CO. We discuss a little bit about the brewery itself, and Dore shares his experience buying beer at their location, before we sample the opening pilsner - HAY MAKER. After that, we prepare for our cup of joe and try out the coffee amber ale FIRST PULL. The final beer th...

"I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell." On a special live and in the flesh episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, the prodigal son has returned home: Tom is back in Ottawa, baby! He came over to John's apartment and we recorded the episode on John's balcony (hence why you hear the constant sound of nature, this episode makes for a good sleep aid!). This week we are doing another brewe...

In the seventh entry of the bonus 'COLD SHOT' series, John tries out a stout from the American brewery Belching Beaver. John spends a little bit of time talking about the brewery before drinking and reviewing the beer. Credits: Belching Beaver website: https://belchingbeaver.com/ Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com) Artwork: IG @natalierive...

On this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom discuss a brewery from the beach town of Erieau, Ontario: BAYSIDE BREWING! We discuss a bit of background on the brewery before getting into the beers. First up, the light and crushable LONG POND LAGER. Next we chat the sweet HONEY CREAM ALE, followed by the intriguing BRONZEBACK ALE. Overall, we had a good time sampling these beers. If y...

In the sixth entry of the bonus 'COLD SHOT' series, John tries out a crispy pilsner by Beaver River Brew Co. from Bonnyville, Alberta. John spends a little bit of time talking about the brewery before drinking and reviewing the beer. Credits: Beaver River website: https://beaverriverbrewco.com/ Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com) Artwork:...

On this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom are joined by returning guest 'DJ' Dan as we sample beers from the iconic Lacombe, Alberta brewery, BLINDMAN BREWING! We first chat a bit about the brewery before discussing the sour beer CHERRIES & RASPBERRIES SOUR. Next up is the jucy and hazy NEW ENGLAND PALE ALE. To wrap things up, we discuss the dark and slightly smoky CASCADIAN...

NOTE: When the audio of this got exported, somehow the audio channel changed to only output on one feed. Headphone listeners will only hear this from one side; this can be mitigated by listening on a speaker, but you might need to crank the volume. Next ep will have this fixed, my bad!  In the fifth entry of the bonus 'COLD SHOT' series, John tries out a seasonal Xmas season beer (don't worry...

"And the meek shall inherit the earth" This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John sample beers from the popular Toronto brewery, HENDERSON BREWING! We discuss the origins of this brewery and give some notes and context, and then sample the first beer: FOOD TRUCK Lagered Blonde! Up next is the popular flagship beer, HENDERSON'S BEST AMBER ALE. And last but not least, we GUSH about RUSH CANADIAN...

On this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John and taking you to the Muskokas to sample beers from Lake of Bays Brewing Company, located in Baysville, ON. First we discuss the brewery before drinking the session IPA PADDLE ON *to the tune of 'Ramble On'*. Next up we discuss the crispy pilsner SWITCHBACK before ending it off with the New England IPA STARBOARD. Along the way we also cha...

*extremely Frosty the Snowman voice* Happy Birthday! On the first anniversary of Domestic Pints ONLY (well, give or take a month), Tom, John, and Alex gather together to have a fun discussion talking about the podcast and answering some questions as we shoot the shit and recap some of our favourite podcast memories.  Thanks as always for your support over the past year. We look forward to ano...

On this long awaited return back to our domestic roots, Tom and John are here to discuss a lineup of Canadian domestic lagers. We kick things off with the popular Maritime beer ALPINE. Next up we are Alberta Bound, as we sample the golden BOW VALLEY LAGER from Big Rock. Last choice is one we've talked about many times over the last few weeks, we are chatting CARLING LAGER (just the regular ol' lag...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom discuss the popular Ontario brewery, by way of Burlington, Nickel Brook Brewing Co! John kicks things off talking a bit about the brewery before moving onto the beers. We start off with the tasty, casual crispy boy NO BAD DAZE! Up next we chat about the iconic and popular NAUGHTY NEIGHBOUR, before ending things off with the radically titled WICKED AWE...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom are joined by returning guest Dan as we sample beers from the popular Ottawa brewery, BEYOND THE PALE! We first chat a bit about the brewery-the first craft brewery John visited in the city- before discussing the crispy CLEAN CUT INSPIRED-BY KOLSCH. Next up is the comic book styled YUMMY! Northeast Pale Ale. We end things off with the popular American...

Hey folks! Tom and John are back again with a new episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, where we discuss another lineup of domestic light beers. First up is the perfect beer for the cottage season, CRACKED CANOE by Moosehead. Our next selection is a classic Canadian beer dating back to 1983, it is also widely popular in the Northeast USA - it's Labatt BLUE LIGHT! We also spend some time discussing Corn...

We are back for the fourth entry of our 'Icy Dry Bois' series this week on Domestic Pints ONLY. We start off talking about freezing fog before moving onto our first beer selection, CARLING ICE. Next up we chat BLACK LABEL DRY and also share stories about Tom's water bed. We wrap it up by discussing the abominable BLUE DRY 10.1 (which quickly turns into general chatter around gas prices and propane...

In the fourth entry of the bonus 'COLD SHOT' series, John samples a holiday release by Tooth and Nail Brewing Company, a local Ottawa joint we previously discussed in our City Spotlight: Ottawa episode. John spends a little bit of time talking about the brewery before drinking and reviewing the beer. Tried to aim for a slightly shorter length than last time. Will try to keep these under 15 minutes...

"I love the power glove... it's so bad!" Blow into your cartridges, grab your snacks, and make sure you remember to bring a memory card! On this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John discuss the retro-gaming themed Edmonton joint ANALOG BREWING. We chat a little bit about this brewery (do note that we discussed some of their selections previously in our IPA week and Edmonton limited...

In the third entry of the bonus 'COLD SHOT' series, John tries out another low-alcoholic beer from Quebec: 'Bluffeuse' Alcohol-Free IPA by Brasserie Maltco. John spends a little bit of time talking about the brewery before drinking and reviewing the beer. Stay tuned for another Cold Shots mini-sode dropping next week! Credits: Maltco website: https://www.brasseriemaltco.com/ Intro and closing song...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we are getting back into the bargain bin, this time selecting some widely available beers from Western Canada. First we try out DUE NORTH, from GP Brewing. Next up is the John Denver-esque ROCKY MOUNTAIN LAGER (we also talk basketball for a bit). Lastly we sample the popular college beer KEYSTONE. Nice little straightforward episode (crushing small cans is a lot ea...

We are INTO THE CIDER-VERSE this week on Domestic Pints ONLY, in our first ever 'battle of the ciders' - we are chatting a matchup of some of the most popular domestic ciders in the country. First we chat about the history of ciders and the different types and characteristics before discussing the popular SOMERSBY apple cider. Next up we chat STRONGBOW dry cider, before ending with the popular BC...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, we are back on the Brewery Spotlight chatting the Hamilton brewery COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING. First up is the dry hopped blonde, MATTER OF FACT. Next is the New England-style IPA LIFE IN THE CLOUDS. Next up is a first for the pod, as we also review the dry the unfilited dry cider NATURE OF THINGS. Worth noting that all of us had cans with different designs (see our...

We're heading to the grocery store this week on Domestic Pints ONLY, and we're coming home with some CO-OP brand beers from the Variety Pack box. We chat a bit about these beers (produced by Calgary's own Big Rock Brewing) before giving a rating to the cans. We then delve into the lineup: Lager, Light Lager, IPA, Pilsner, and the irreverent Red Ale.  This was one of our wildest episodes yet:...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY,  the boys are back chatting Gose sour beers (pronounced 'goes-ah', or just 'gose' if you don't want to sound snooty). We chat a little bit about the difference between gose beers vs. other sours before moving on to our first beer: CITRUS GOSE by OT Brewing Co. Next up, we make an attempt to steal second with GO-AHEAD Raspberry Hibiscus Gose. We wrap up chatti...

On this milestone episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, we celebrate our 50th episode by sampling some iconic mid-20th century Canadian beers, which were the kind of beers your dad or grandpa enjoyed in little stubbie bottles! We start off with the aptly named LABATT 50. We then proceed to the classic and internationally popular CARLING BLACK LABEL. We wrap up with a celebrated beer that originated in t...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John and special guest Grant chat about the Ottawa Valley brewery, by way of Foresters Falls and Cobden, Whitewater Brewing Company! We discuss a bit about the brewery before starting things off with the blonde ale FARMER'S DAUGHTER. Next up we drink and review our first DPO bitter, WHISTLING PADDLER. Up next is the strong but tasty English IPA CLASS V! If...