The Pint Taken Podcast

Guest Alert! We're pumped to welcome in Hugh Colbert of Cold Bear Brewing to shoot the breeze about his brewing journey. Hugh owns and operates Cold Bear, located in Arnprior, Ontario. Show some love! ( 3:13 ) - We dive into where the name Cold Bear came from. ( 4:59 ) - With our thirst quenching, Hugh debuts and breaks down his own BRAND NEW “Harvest Lager” (wet hop) brew, which hasn’t even b...

It’s our unequivocal favorite time of year. The holiday that excites us like no other. It’s BEERSGIVING! We break down the entire weekend of delicious beer sharing, stories of brewery hopping, pint swapping, and the shenanigans... the endless shenanigans. Drop by, pick up a pint, and celebrate with us! ( 0:00 ) - Smells like a pepperoni stick?! ( 1:38 ) - We begin by quickly catching up on Drew’s...

It’s our unequivocal favorite time of year. The holiday that excites us like no other. It’s BEERSGIVING! We break down the entire weekend of delicious beer sharing, stories of brewery hopping, pint swapping, and the shenanigans... the endless shenanigans. Drop by, pick up a pint, and celebrate with us! ( 0:00 ) - Smells like a pepperoni stick?! ( 1:38 ) - We begin by quickly catching up on Drew’s...

Happy weekend. We got Episode 31 coming at you! Apologies though, we're about a week late on the posting of this, while we were trying to put together some neat AI video stuff (it's coming soon). For now, tons of great beer content... ( 0:00 ) - We kick off (no pun intended) by celebrating our football teams getting big road wins, ponder a Super Bowl gathering, and Drew recaps his Saskatoo...

Cheers pals! We’re serving up Dirty Thirty, a super fun Episode 30 where we’re celebrating a couple of delicious beer samples, some interprovincial Beer Adventures, and revisiting our New Beer’s Resolutions from back in January.  Blast off! ( 0:00 ) - Intro time! Appendectomies, beard controversy, and an upcoming National title defense (and hopefully some beer adventures) in “Saskatchatoon.” ( 9:4...

Sup y'all! The Pint Taken's social media feeds have been blowing up with all of these incredible summer beers. It's been phenomenal to lay our eyes (and hopefully someday our tastebuds) on. Fantastic episode ahead. Here's your itinerary: ( 0:00 ) - Intro. Galavanting in Mexico, some Pint Taken brand refreshments, and a Brudder in town! ( 8:05 ) - Mike samples “Bike Ride” Blonde Ale...

Quick, what's the best defense of that muggy, 40+ degree summer heat? Well, COLD BEER of course! We're back for Episode 28 and we're diving into our favorite beer series'. Let's get right after it; here's the episode breakdown: ( 0:00 ) - The Intro, featuring a quick "beer doctor" appointment. ( 4:15 ) - Mike samples a dual hop Hazy IPA called “Simcoe / Mosaic” fr...

Omg, where did the last two months go!? Truly embarrassing. But we’re back and ready to slide headfirst into some big, beautiful beer adventures. Lots of fun stories, shoutouts, samples, and laughs. Let’s run the breakdown: ( 1:43 ) - WE ARE BACK! ( 14:25) - Mike samples “Tropique” from Simple Malt Brasseurs in St. Eustache, Quebec (shout to Ludo and The Cannibals). ( 19:50 ) - Drew samples “Gatea...

Back in the saddle and tackling some tasty tidbits in this episode. ( 4:55 ) - Sampling of "Fruit Helmet" IPA from Bellwoods in Toronto (a collab with Evil Twin in New York City) ( 8:23) - Sampling of "Sud" Root Beer Stout from Farm League in Cambridge ( 13:03 ) - Mike’s Beer Adventures covering a juicy order from Sidewalk Beer Shop ( 22:40 ) - Drew’s Beer Adventures covering the I Heart Beer Fest...

GUEST ALERT! Also, quick turnaround time alert. In Episode 25, we’re chatting with Craig Bond of Bond Brewing Company located in Orleans, Ontario. Our lively and informative discussion included: ( 3:10 ) - Craig joining us in our episodic beer sampling tradition, as we sample brews from Stalwart Brewing , Counterpart Brewing , and Brasserie Dunham . ( 6:07 ) - Beer advent calendars. Craig is in TW...

Get ready for the shenanigans! We kick off this joint by catching up on a few things that took place since the last episode, including Drew turning another digit on the odometer, Super Bowl LX activities, and sadly, the Canadian men and women’s Olympic hockey teams suffering crushing defeats at the hands of our southern neighbors. Then to quench our thirst, we sample two new beers: “Donny Brook” f...

As David Letterman used to say, “Welcome back to the progrum!” As we push through the dead of winter, there are two things that can remedy all of the cold and snow: A trusty flamethrower, and BEER! And not necessarily in that order. In this episode, we shoutout Andrew’s friend and my hero Steve Yzerman's scorching Detroit Red Wings ( 3:27 ), sample the “Rizbal Mango Lassi,” part of the Hula Hoop s...

Happy New Beer to you and yours! The second attempt of our first episode of 2026 plays out like this: Chat about the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Crack our first new brews: “West Coast Swing” from Left Field ( 8:09 ) and “Scenic Route” from Railway City . ( 9:53 ) Drew’s Beer Adventures, including a trip to Quebec City and a successful order from Dominion City in Ottawa. ( 13:12 ) Mike...

Let's embrace those winter vibes (not like we have a choice, it's Canada!) for the beginning of Year/Season TWO! We sample a couple of beauties from Third Moon and delve into some fun recent Beer Adventures, before making way for The 2025 Pint Taken Craft Brewery Draft! Just like our second love, sports, we're each drafting five of our favorite breweries. Back and forth, no duplicates. Was a hellu...

ONE YEAR IN THE BOOKS! Live from the Hallihan Craft Beer Laboratory, we celebrate one year of The Pint Taken Podcast by getting together and recording for the first time in person. We cover tons of topics and some memories, including the potential expanding our beer "coverage" ( 7:29 ), some very successful Beer Adventures ( 9:15 ), reminiscing about moments from past episodes ( 27:12 ), digging i...

Hey look, it's November! First on the menu, it's quality over quantity in our latest Beer Adventures, where we tipped back some absolute bangers over the past couple of weeks ( 4:50 ). We then welcome in our guest, beer connoisseur Brady Lacroix ( 20:42 ). With our three-man booth intact, we sample some brand new releases from Pint Taken favorites Blood Brothers and Third Moon ( 23:25 ). T...

Thankful for family. Thankful for food. Thankful for BEER! Episode 18 has the beer adventures running wild after our very successful annual Thanksgiving weekend shenanigans. Off the top, we sample the "Black Hand" stout from Blood Brothers ( 4:54 ) and the "Montmorency Cherry" Jelly King from Bellwoods Brewery ( 7:38 ). Then, we touch on some pre-Thanksgiving weekend beer adven...

Screw you, busy August. We are back! And there is no messing around, as we sample some beers right from the jump. Drew (finally) gets to crack one from All My Friends Beer Co. ( 3:03 ), while Mike reaches back to his roots in Miramichi, NB for a brew from New Maritime Beer Co. ( 5:10 ). After wetting our whistles, Drew dives into his medal-claiming run at the Master Men's Canadian National Fastbal...

It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's a Pint Taken gathering! It's been a long time coming, but we managed to hang out for an entire weekend. First, we recap an extremely adventurous beer and golf-filled get together, while sipping on samples from Left Field Brewery ( 9:46 ) and Blood Brothers Brewing ( 12:31 ). Then we dive head first into our most action-packed Beer Adventures to date ( 21:28 ). F...

FINALLY, we're back in the booth after an unnecessarily long break. We beg for your forgiveness! First, we catch up on the action-packed month of June's happenings, followed by some new beer sampling from Longslice Brewery ( 12:11 ) and Rainhard Brewing ( 15:21 ). Next, we would be doing beer a disservice by not acknowledging Drew's hot pursuit of 1,000 unique beer check-ins on Untappd ( 16:33 )....

That’s us, in comic book form! After a quick catch up (with a fancy new fridge involved), we sample some delicious dark beauties from Lake of Bays ( 7:56 ) and Third Moon ( 11:27 ). Although a lighter version, we then tap into some recent beer adventures ( 15:45 ). Following that, word on Imaginary Boulevard is saying that Broken Pancreas has a brand new summertime release. Oh, it’s true! ( 27:39...

Before we get to any of the awesome content, the Pint Taken's THEME MUSIC has arrived! Come vibe with our new silky smooth introduction... First up, we sample some delicious brews from Left Field Brewery ( 9:10 ) and Lake of Bays Brewing ( 11:24 ). Next we tap (pun intended) into some recent beer adventures, including several brewery visits ( 16:27 ). After, the rumors are confirmed about fictiona...

'ON LOCATION' ALERT! Drew took a road trip to Orleans, Ontario to shoot the breeze and learn about some interesting beer and food experiences with Marc from ⁠Stray Dog Brewing⁠ , chef Darryl from Curry Curry , Indo-Caribbean food catering company ( 34:47 ), Haico from ⁠Haico's Hot Sauce⁠ ( 1:12:04 ), and then chef Remy, also from Curry Curry ( 1:18:12 ). You don't want to miss this fun industry ex...

As the (controversial) title insinuates, we FINALLY locked down our first guest of the show, in an action-packed Episode 11. First, we discuss a brand new imaginary beer release from the Broken Pancreas Brewing Company ( 2:04 ). Then, Godfather of the IPA and brew aficionado Chris Murray joins us to sample beers from Wellington ( 8:51 ), Sawdust City ( 11:00 ), and Willibald Fram ( 14:02 ). Next w...

Happy Friday! We're pairing beer with music, celebrating some of our favorite drink-inspired jams! But first, we're sampling a couple of new brews from Bellwoods / Jelly King ( 2:21 ) and Side Launch ( 4:55 ). Then we share a tidbit about Moosehead's "Presidential Pack," something you have to hear/see to believe. After, we get into some Beer Adventures after a three-week abse...