Domestic Pints ONLY

Get your PC Optimum cards ready listeners! This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we review some beers courtesy of the Loblaws brand President's Choice (PC). For this adventure we are joined again by our recurring guest 'Superstore' Steve. We spend some time talking a little bit about the history of the PC brand and the subsequent beer before discussing our first selection, PC LIGHT. Next we try out the...

Put on your boogie shoes and come on down and join us for another fun Seltzer Sunday edition of Domestic Pints ONLY! This week we try out selections from Cottage Springs Beverage Co., all of these flavours are available in their mixed 12-pack boxes. First we discuss the company and give an overall score for the cans before moving onto the first flavour: WILD CHERRY. Next we try out Lemon L- I mean...

In a return to our roots, this week on Domestic Pints ONLY we go back to some widely available domestic classics. We are happy to be joined by long time friend and day-one listener, Tom Hacker, to sample beers with us. First we drink and review a classic Canadian hockey beer: MOLSON EXPORT. We then try a cheap beer out of the province of Alberta: Big Rock's AGD. Finally we sample an iconic BC lage...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, co-host Tom shines the brewery spotlight on a local Edmonton favourite: Sea Change Brewing Co. First he introduces and chats a bit about the brewery before discussing the first selection: DEATH WAVE Mexican Lager. The next drink is the colourful and fabulous PRAIRIE FAIRY Blackberry Wheat Ale. Finally we 'bark at the moon' and review the hazy pale ale THE WOLF. Sp...

In our return to Seltzer Sunday--although this was originally recorded on Victoria Day, making this the first ever Monday DPO ep--we sample three different cherry flavoured seltzers. First we try the classic Black Cherry Seltzer by WHITE CLAW HARD SELTZER. Our next seltzer is the popular Canadian Black Cherry seltzer by NUDE. Finally, we review a recent entry here in Canada, the Black Cherry seltz...

On this next edition of our popular celebrated 'Brewery Spotlight' series, the folks at Domestic Pints ONLY turn their attention to the BC-based SPECTRUM BEER COMPANY. First we check out HOT PINK LEMONADE SOUR, and next try out the 'Cakeface'esque BIRTHDAY CAKE beer. We end things off "by wasting away again in Margaritaville" with the MARGARITA GOSE. This was a short one, but we had a fun time rev...

In our second 'city spotlight' episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, we chat about John's hometown (and the place where we all met): Ottawa! We're pleased to be joined for this discussion by our friend and fellow Ottawa resident 'DJ' Dan! First we chat a little bit about the history of beer in Ottawa before discussing a modern classic: PINK FUZZ by BEYOND THE PALE BREWING COMPANY. Next we discuss the po...

In the first bonus 'COLD SHOT' series, John tries out the low-alcoholic beer 'KONX' by the brewery Omnipollo. John spends a little bit of time talking about the brewery before drinking and reviewing the beer. The first of many solo bonus 'one off' episodes. Expect slightly shorter ones going forward! Timestamps: 2:55 Beer #1 (KONX) 19:04 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion Credits: Karl Grandin'...

SALUTE MI FAMILIA This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we return to our venerated "Seltzer Sunday" series. Tom is off work today, so we're having our first FRIDAY NIGHT pod! We're talking Coors Seltzers. First we chat a little bit about these drinks, and give an overall score for the cans. We then move on to discussing the drinks themselves and provide our recommendations: starting with LEMON LIME, BL...

To call this July 1 a weird day is an understatement -- many of us are staying at home, still waiting for our vaccines and subsequent re-openings, others are staying home in light of recent confirmations of widespread unmarked mass graves at residential schools. Whatever your plans are on this Canada Day, we wanted to offer a fun little reprieve with a special Domestic Pints ONLY bonus episode. Wh...

In a first for Domestic Pints ONLY, we are taking a look at some popular low-alcoholic beers (alternatively known as non-alcoholic beers, or 'near beers'). First we chat a bit about the history of low-alcoholic beers before discussing our beers of choice. First, we discuss COORS EDGE 0.5. We then move to discuss its macro companion beer: BUDWEISER ZERO. We finish up by discussing a newer beer on t...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, we are going back in time to explore a forgotten drink from the 19th century, which was recently discovered and produced for modern day audiences: Cronk (apocryphally known as Dr. Cronk's Compound Sarsaparilla Beer). We chat about the history and background of the drink before discussing the modern day revivals, courtesy of Cold Garden Brewing Company. First we tr...

Bonjour-hi! On this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, we take a tour to la belle province to sample a select series of Québec stouts, ranging from milk, oatmeal, white, and imperial. We're happy to be once again joined by our friend 'Stout' Steve.  First we try out MILK STOUT by Brasserie Les 2 Frères. Next we switch our palates to try STOUT À L'AVOINE (Oatmeal Stout) by Microbrasserie L...

Yee haw! This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we hop in the saddle to chat about some popular western beers. First, a challenger appears from the Pacific Northwest: RAINIER. Afterwards we drink and chat about the classic LONE STAR beer. To conclude we return to the MillerCoors empire to discuss MILLER GENUINE DRAFT, or MGD for short. This episode also features the first in-person recording between Tom...

You might know it as 'the city of champions', or the 'gateway to the north', but did you know Edmonton is a killer beer city? This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom takes us on an exploration into some of his favourite local Edmonton beers in our inaugural City Spotlight episode. First we check out B.S. WIT by Bent Stick Brewing Company. Next we try out an iconic beer by the popular Alley Kat Brewi...

Hey all, producer John here. Apologies in advance for the ramble-y address, just wanted to get something out in time before the next episode drops. Topics discussed: Special thanks for your listens and feedback. Notes on show revisions (in a nutshell: shorter, punchier episodes going forward). More guest episodes on the way. Quick little discussion on speculated merch/Patreon. As always, thanks fo...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY we throw on our pastel suit and ties and a pair of Wayfarers as we begin our inaugural Seltzer Sunday episode! We compare two new releases by Pabst Blue Ribbon: PABST BLUE RIBBON STRONG VODKA SODA CLEAR BLUE RAZZ and PABST BLUE RIBBON STRONG VODKA SODA REBEL CITRUS. Stay tuned for more Seltzer Sundays coming your way this summer! Timestamps: 6:30 Seltzer #1 (Clear...

On this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, we do our first brewery deep-dive into a Calgary favourite, a spot that was also featured in our previous episode: Cold Garden Brewing Company. But we aren't going it alone, we're pleased to be joined again by 'Stout' Steve! First we discuss EAST CALGARY LAGER. Next, we ask ourselves: "where is that large automobile? This is not my beautiful house, th...

After a successful stout week, we wanted to indulge in some more delightful chocolate and coffee flavoured dark drinks. ENTER: PORTER WEEK. We spend some time at the start of the episode answering the following questions: what is a porter, and how is a porter different from a stout? We begin by returning to Mill Street and trying out MILL STREET VANILLA PORTER. Would you believe our next selection...

Icy Dry Bois? Dry Icy Bois? Strong Bois? Call them whatever you like! On this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, we're starting the first of many episodes discussing Ice/Dry/Strong variant beers. First up we chat about a surprise hit: MOLSON DRY (5.5 ABV). Next up, Tom shares some  funny stories about an old co-worker, as we drink and review CARLING BLACK ICE (alternatively, CARLING BLACK...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, we mix things up by pivoting away from the usual domestic favourites to instead focus on a specific beer type: stouts! But we aren't going it alone, we're joined by our first guest--and noted stout aficionado-- Steve! With a new guest also comes a tweaked rating system, where we instead focus on the five C's (creamy, cascade, coffee/chocolate, colour, and content)...

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, we're going back to college! We've got our letterman jacket on, we've froshed frosh week, we've joined our frat, and we're stocking up on some PRIMO light beers. The beers on the episode are popular with the heavy drinking set. First we return back to Milwaukee, to review OLD MILWAUKEE LIGHT. Next, we get 'stoned by sampling and reviewing some KEYSTONE LIGHT. We c...

What do the beers discussed on this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY have in common? Well, two are lagers... but one is a pilsner, so... hmm anyways these bottles and cans are known for their green labelling and design. We begin with a yizner fav: ROLLING ROCK. The next two beers are two of the most popular independently brewed beers in Canada, STEAM WHISTLE PILSNER and MOOSEHEAD LAGER (yes,...

Some episodes are a sprint, and others are a marathon. This week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY falls into the latter as we struggle our way through some high ABV malt liquor. We start it off with the popular COLT 45, then move on to a pretty unique beer: MICKEY'S. Before we end our long race, we pour one out for the homies and discuss the iconic OLDE ENGLISH 800. While these beers are a bit out...

"ROUND TWO, FIGHT!" In this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, we're jumping back into the ring for our next batch of bargain bin beers, starting at the top with BUSCH. We then take on "the beer of summer": BRAVA. We end our episode on an iconic Californian beer: LUCKY LAGER. Some highs and lows in this one. Stay tuned for next week when we explore some malty boys! Timestamps: 3:33 Beer #1 (Bu...