BAOS: Beer & Other Shhh Podcast

While Cee and Producer Tiffany were in Niagara-On-The-Lake celebrating her 30th birthday, it was only right that they swung by the OGs of NOTL, Silversmith. We hung out with Co-Founder Chris and Head Brewer John to run through their rainbow of beers, and you'll hear that most of the interview was Chris coming up with episode title gold. It was a tough choice. Try The Black Lager though, seriously....

The last time we had Noah on the podcast was back on Episode #55, and the day we recorded this was a year to the day we recorded his first appearance - so we knew this was meant to be. We have a group chat with fellow beer writers, YouTubers and Instagrammers where we debate the virtues (and otherwise) of lactose in beer, so we figured we'd settle it once and for all with a lactosravaganza of epic...

Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie is a Montreal neighbourhood that isn't widely renowned for craft beer, but La Succursale are the OGs of the area. Opening in 2011, Jean-Phillippe created a welcoming brewpub in a neighbourhood that truly needed an injection of great beer, and everything they're doing is fantastic. While JP wasn't exactly into some of our Lightning Round questions, this was an entertaining...

When you think of Montreal brewpubs, Le Réservoir is one of the OGs, and one of the only in the ultra hip Le Plateau neighbourhood. In 2016, serial restauranteur Dominic Goyet and his wife Ariane took over Le Réservoir, then a neighbourhood staple, and have slowly built it into a super interesting, forward-thinking brewpub and restaurant. Dominic is so cool we ended up hanging out for over 5 hours...

Roncesvalles is one of the hottest neighbourhoods in Toronto, and Bandit Brewery are right in the heart of it all. We sat down with the Co-Founders of Bandit Brewery, Shehzad and Stéphane, to find out how their awesome facility came about, why they produce such a great variety of styles and how their homebrewing roots brought them together. Funnily enough, Cee and Shehzad met at a party through Ce...

Did you know that contract brewing is the norm in Rio de Janeiro? The team at OverHop, hailing from Rio, have done something extremely impressive in the world of Canadian craft beer. Not only are all their brews unique, interesting and super tasty, but they've managed to out maneuver both the overly complex Ontario and Quebec laws by contracting separately out of each province to have their produc...

It's crazy to us that we're at episode 90. Amazing. For this latest milestone, we hung out with the legendary Luc "Bim" LaFontaine at the almost-one-year-old Godspeed Brewery in Toronto. Godspeed were the most hyped Ontario brewery of 2017, and Luc's smooth, traditional beers have caused a stir across the province's beer scene. We chat about his humble beginnings with Dieu du Ciel, his brewery and...

For this episode, we did something a little different. With the recent controversy over an Independence Seal online, as any good media should, we looked at both sides. We initially spoke with Mike and Keegan of Microbrasserie 4 Origines about the seal they launched, and so for this episode, we chatted in-depth with Fred, the former president of the Quebec beer body AMBQ and Co-Founder of Microbras...

Our second instalment in our Spotlight series of podcasts focuses on our other home base of Ontario, live from our BAOS East location in Montreal. We talk all things Toronto, of course, and focus on as many of our favourite beer markets in the province as we could fit in. We grabbed some beer from each corner of Ontario (well, as many corners as we could get hold of on short notice) and basically...

Maltstrom has been one of our favourite breweries in Quebec for some time, so it was a treat to head out to Notre Dame des Prairies to meet with Owner and Master Brewer Michaël and Head Brewer Elaura. Their beers are even more phenomenal fresh from the source, and we even got to crack some of their rare barrel-aged variants. We had a hilarious chat with the team - crack a beer and enjoy! Beers Rev...

Kahnawake Brewing Co. have literally and figuratively broken new ground with their recently opened brewpub. They're the first ever brewery located on a Native reserve in Canada, and to make that happen, Co-Founder and Head Brewer Drew Stevens had to work closely with his partners, the Native council and the government to create new laws around beer to make it happen. Beers Reviewed: Kahnawake Summ...

This was a super special podcast, as we had Montreal (and Quebec) craft beer media royalty in the building. We headed out to Verdun to hang with David Atman, a man involved in so many projects you'll need a two hour podcast to get up to speed, and of course Noah Forrest of Beerism came through to help co-host like the legend he is. We chatted about David's many online personas, his Boire Local bra...

Although they've been on the scene for around 3 years, Boswell's East Plateau brewpub as only been open 9 months and for such a new spot, it already has quite the reputation. We hung out with Head Brewer and Co-Owner Phil - and his wondrous beard - to sus out the true meaning of Boswell, and of course, drink some of their finest beers. Beers Reviewed: Boswell Pils; Boswell Binette KS; Boswell Sais...

It's generally accepted that a brewery needs some time to come into their own, get familiar with their equipment, their brand, their fans and really dial everything in. We completely went against that by chatting with Co-Owner Michael and Head Brewer Braden of Montreal's newest brewery, Microbrasserie 4 Origines, who had only been open 10 days as of the podcast. Why did we chat with them so soon?...

We've never really been huge into cider, but ever since we did a podcast with a winery we've been much more open to chatting to some cider makers. On a quick trip to Vermont, we connected with Co-Owner Mark and Head of Production Austin at Stowe Cider to learn a ton about the cider making process, how the cider scene works in conjunction with beer and of course, we drank a ton of their fave VT bre...

Diversity is an important concept in any industry, and in craft beer it's one that truly isn't discussed enough. Enter Renee Navarro, the face of diversity in Canadian beer. You may already know her from her infamous NOW Magazine cover and hashtag (#Renning), but many don't know Ren's beer story. We covered everything from her introduction to craft beer, her unique experiences and the dire need fo...

For our eightieth episode, we sat down with Toronto beer's power couple Mandie and Mark Murphy from Leslieville's Left Field baseball themed brewery. Left Field have been a huge favourite for us due to their hazy juice bombs, puckering fruited sours and fun experimental stouts, so we were stoked to hang out with the Most Valuable Brewery and make tons of sports puns. Beers Reviewed: Left Field Dou...

After hearing about Brasserie du Bois Blanc from a bunch of Montreal beer mates, we just had to take the trip up to Hudson, QC to hang out with Co-Founders Martin and Frédéric at their cosy brewpub. The podcast got ridiculous pretty fast, but before the tomfoolery kicked off we had a solid chat about their humble beginnings, their fantastic beer and all things nerdy (which really confused Cee). We...

In a new series of podcasts, we decided to showcase various craft beer scenes across the world by reviewing some of our fave beers from each region, alongside some of our thoughts and stories of experiences there. We're kicking the series off live from Montreal speaking on the Quebec craft beer scene, crushing some awesome brews and chatting about the great people and breweries who contribute to m...

Brasserie Dunham, located around an hour from Montreal, are widely renowned for their incredible saisons and barrel/foeder aged beers. So we were clearly excited to hang out with Head Brewer/Co-Owner Eloi Deit at their facility to chat about their amazing upcoming beer festival Foedres Unis (August 11th) and drink some phenomenal beer. Note: There's a fan that turns on occasionally during the podc...

For our second Melbourne podcast this trip, we headed into Collingwood, one of the most poppin' neighbourhoods in the city, to connect with Mirek Aldridge of The Mill Brewery. Cee and Mirek connected via Instagram over a mutual love of all things hazy, so they finally got to crush a few of The Mill's fantastic brews - including I Can't Believe It's Not Juice, their phenomenal NEIPA - and chat abou...

February is the worst month of the long, long Canadian winter so Cee skipped town to head back home to Melbourne, Australia, and there was no way he'd jump on a plane for 20 hours and not get in a few podcasts. Cee linked up with Chris from Seaford's Mr. Banks, a forward-thinking brewery with a brand spanking new tap room, a fantastic lineup of beers and a bloody good NEIPA. What a legend. Beers R...

Legit, one of the partners at Hochelaga's L'Espace Public, Pierre Lessard-Blais, is the Mayor of the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Crazy. We hung out in the East End pub with Co-Owners Simon and Frank, crushed some cans and chatted about the local scene, and even received a surprise visit from Olivier from Matera Brasseurs. Things got pretty messy. Beers Reviewed: L'Espace Public Trempette Tropic...

Sawdust City have been one of our favourite breweries since we started the podcast, so of course Brewmaster Sam Corbeil is only the second guest we've had on twice. We had just brewed our collaboration beer, Get It In Ya! New New England Australian Double IPA, with the Sawdust team so we headed up to The Griffin Gastropub for an epic bottle share and rowdy conversation. Beers Reviewed: Foam Experi...

Whitby, ON isn't exactly a region that has been super well known for it's beer game, but lately the Toronto suburb has had a serious come up. The fourth craft brewery to open in the area is Town, and we swung by the brewpub to hang out with Owner Jeff and Head Brewer Tim to chat about the Durham scene. Beers Reviewed: Town Brewery Square Wheels Wheat IPA; Town Brewery Brave New World; Town Brewery...