November 17th, 2008
I’m back from my whirlwind trip of the south (or the upper south as some referred to it as) with 100’s of pictures and more knowledge about the making of bourbon than I ever thought I’d need to know. Overall, it’s a pretty interesting process, and soon you’ll know all about it too!
While I’m getting […]
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November 7th, 2008
The Bacardi Family and Company “grew up” on the island of Cuba. Bacardi Rum was made on the island, but it wasn’t considered a refined drink at the time. In 1920, the family had started distilleries in other cities, and introduced a new beer: Hatuey.
Hatuey was a chief from Hispaniola, who lived in the […]
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November 5th, 2008
Hopscotch, Canada’s largest beer and whisky and scotch festival, returns beginning November 11. The event brings brand industry experts and brand ambassadors together with connoisseurs to celebrate all the good things that scotch, whisky and beer are! (image courtesy Hopscotch)
Events during the festival include more than 50 exhibitors and 200 products to sip, swirl and […]
By Colleen Coplick -- 1 comment
October 28th, 2008
Dos Equis wants you. Seriously. If you’re interesting, and you think you might be able to beat the other interesting guys out, you’re IT dude.
Check out the site, and apply.
If you don’t think you’re interesting enough, check out the video and see how they determine your interestingness. They can help you.
Go Behind Interesting: How - […]
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October 18th, 2008
We spent a week in Honolulu last December, and I totally fell in love with the North Shore and surfing. My favourite beer while in Hawaii was Kona’s Longboard Lager, so it’s no surprise to me that they’ve combined two of my favourite flavours - coffee and beer.
Their new Limited Release Pipeline Porter ($9/6-pack - […]
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October 10th, 2008
There are plenty of reasons to raise a pint to the Irish. Saint Patrick, the Blarney Stone, Leprechauns.
All of those reasons might be lovely, but one of the best reasons to raise a pint to the Irish is that in 1759, young Arthur Guinness founded a brewery at St. James’s Gate, and crafted a hearty, […]
By Colleen Coplick -- 1 comment
September 27th, 2008
This is something else that I discovered through the Molson Brew 2.0 event. This is very very cool, although, kinda unpractical for the average consumer.
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September 27th, 2008
What feels like ages ago now, Molson put on a lovely event, just for bloggers. I haven’t talked about it primarily because Drinks After Dark covered the event in Toronto, and also, several other bloggers covered the whole event. There’s about a million pictures available as well, partly because Raul and Ianiv were there. Shutterbugs, […]
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July 17th, 2008
Summer is a time of patios, sunshine and hanging out with friends, and what better way to do that but with a lovely cocktail in hand?
Here are Drinks After Dark’s picks for the top 10 summer cocktails.
#10: Daiquiri - There are several versions of the Daiquiri, but those that gained international fame are the […]
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June 28th, 2008
On Thursday I joined the fabulous Rannie Turingan and b5media’s own Accordian Guy, Joey DeVilla for a night of beer tasting, photos and laughter at The Air Canada Centre. Hosted by Molson and organized by the lovely Meghan Warby, I didn’t anticipate the night that started at a little before 6 to go so late…but […]
By Rachel Segal -- 7 comments
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