This might be a podcast-first: seven custom-designed and printed glasses just for this episode. Glassware is arguably the most important element of craft beer as it's the actual vessel through which we get to experience it, yet it rarely obtains the shine it so glaringly deserves. Tonight, we fix that. Dan of Zenan, the largest glassware company in Canada, and Adin of Henderson Brewing, join Cee and Nate to chat about the importance of glassware across the board, Zenan's decorating capabilities, how they work closely with the craft brewing industry to get them what they need (even in a tight turnaround), the importance of relationships with breweries and suppliers, the different types of printing on glassware, why different glasses work with specific beer styles, festival glassware, the upcoming Henderson "Toronto In 100 Beers" book, and why there aren't as many "flagship" glasses these days. They get into some gems from Henderson, in the custom-made BAOS glassware (thanks to Dan!): Rush Canadian Light Lager, The Amazing Randi Hazy Pale Ale (Ides 99), Radicle Hopfenweisse, Rube Goldbeer Belgian Tripel, Stock Ale (Ides 100), X-1 (Rush Xanabrew II) Belgian-Style Black Ale, and Best Amber Ale. This was spectacular - cheers!  

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Independent bottle shops were one of the biggest wins from the pandemic for Ontario craft beer drinkers, and in this latest episode of The Business of Beer, we catch up with two bottle shops x contract breweries that approached it completely differently. Michael of Gather Brewery & Glassworks and Alexander of Lovebird Snack Club joined Cee and Nate to chat about the logistics and challenges of opening a bottle shop in Ontario, why it's so difficult to maneuver around the laws, the benefits and downsides of both approaches (starting a contract brewery then a bottleshop vs starting a bottleshop then a contract brewery), the limitations of contract brewing, working with the LCBO, the bureaucracy of alcohol sales in Ontario, how it works with licensees, and their future plans for their beers. The fellas delivered a killer lineup of crispies for the pod: Lovebird Good Things Rice Lager, Gather Dam Good Lager American Lager, Lovebird x Emmer's Proof Sourdough Helles Lager, and Gather Big Pants Pilsner Czech-style Pilsner. This was fascinating - cheers!  

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While Quebec was slow to enter and embrace the haze game, they've delivered on a level that has made the province some of the best producers of the style in the country. Montreal's Messorem Bracitorium opened in the summer of 2019 and the fanfare was immediate - clearly the hazeboiz and hazegirlz were ready for something local that paralleled their US faves. Co-Founder and Graphic Designer Marc-André joined Cee and Nate to chat about what's been happening since Messo's last podcast appearance in early 2020, how their lager program has become a massive part of the business, why their attention to detail has made them who they are, the pushback they received from local breweries, how important their merch has been to the brand, how they've upgraded their space and created one of the best patios in the city, and how they've been building their name internationally via collabs and festivals. They got into Il Fut Un Temps: Indulgent Mexican Lager, Il Était Une Fois : Sécheresse Helles Lager, Destin Certain IPA, and Temporalis #0017 Double IPA. Such a fire chat - cheers! 

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Art and craft beer go hand in hand, and Vancouver, BC's Hypha Project are truly taking it to the next level. Co-Founder Cris Ohama sat down with Cee to break down how and why art has played such a huge role in the formation of their brewery, how their events are bringing in new and diverse drinkers to craft beer, their plans for their own brick-and-mortar brewery and art space, and how the scene in BC is growing. They got into Hypha's Nova Galactus, Metatheion, Synchrosentient, and their collab with Bright Eye, Where Eagles Dare. This was a great chat, cheers!

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You may have seen breweries focused on low ABV beers, but have you ever seen a brewery that only knocks out killer, high-octane brews? Based in Worcester, MA, Greater Good Imperial Brewing is America's first and only brewery entirely obsessed with crafting and perfecting imperial craft beers. Cee hung out with CEO Colleen Quinn to hear all about their mission, how their unique approach to their beer has resonated with their customer base, how they structure their taproom for a safe and fun experience and their future plans. We crushed their flagship Pulp Daddy IPA, Bigg Summer pineapple IPA, their big dog Greylock QDH IPA, Funk Daddy imperial sour, and 55 Funk with passion fruit and guava. This was a great one, cheers!

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Week 3 of Link Up brings one of the GOAT breweries in Ontario to the table - Bellwoods Brewery! If you're a long-time listener, you'll know how passionate Cee is about Bellwoods, so this was an exciting episode for us. Tiff and Cee hung out with Co-Founder Luke, Head of Marketing Paige, and Marketing's Danysha to hear about their amazing CCIC (Community, Culture, & Inclusion Committee) initiatives, how they've been able to successfully focus on diversity in their staff, and their advice to other breweries looking to do the same. We drank their amazing Link Up Double IPA, which boasts Citra, Loral, Mosaic and Simcoe hops. This was a super insightful conversation - cheers!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

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The second drop of Link Up's Series 3 comes from Kingston, ON's Fine Balance Brewing, and while they're still less than two years old, they've already been making some serious noise in Ontario's craft beer scene. Tiff and Cee hung with Founder Andrew Silver and cracked their gem of a Link Up brew, a juicy 5.5% Pale Ale with Citra, Citra Cryo and Vic Secret hops. They chatted about their quarterly dedication to giving back and how Link Up was a crucial part of that, the community groups they work with to diversify their team, and how they can get the attention of the wider community. Cheers!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

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Western New York has become hallowed ground for craft beer fans across the globe over the past few years, and one brewery that has truly lit the beer scene on fire is Mortalis. Based just outside of Rochester, Mortalis excited drinkers with their highly sought-after pastry stouts and smoothie sours, while catering to most palates in their taproom with fire haze, crispies, and even wheat ales. Co-Founder and Head Brewer Josh Bauerlein and Brewer Jared Cooper join Cee to get the full story on how the hype came to be, they discussed what's in the water in Rochester, their expansion plans and how they get their smoothies so damn perfect. They crushed their Laertes Pilsner, Zeus Double IPA, Hephaestus Double IPA and Hydra Schmoojee A La Mode collab with Imprint. This was amazing, cheers!

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Spring is here, so that means Link Up's Series 3 has launched! We're kicking things off with the first brewery from Quebec City to participate in Link Up, BG Brasserie Generale! Co-Owner and Head Brewer Max Bergeron sat down with Tiff and Cee to crush their fire Link Up offering, a 7.7% sour ale with blackberries, blueberries, marshmallow and lactose, while they chatted about the challenges of diversity in Quebec, how they can better reach a diverse clientele and his advice to other breweries who may be considering doing Link Up. Cheers!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

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We made it to a century, y'all! The Adjunct Series is going strong, and we're stoked to celebrate our 100th episode of this series by hanging out with the team behind Toronto Brewing. Cee and Scott shopped at Toronto Brewing when it was operating out of founder Zack Weinberg's home in their homebrew days back in 2011, so this was a great full-circle moment. During the pandemic, Zack opened a second location on Geary St in Toronto that's also home to their independent bottle shop. Joined by Justin Ross (who runs the bottle shop), they chatted about the importance of independent beer stores in Ontario, how they cater to homebrewers via sorting their product by the ingredients used, and whether Irish Reds and Belgian beers are still popular. They cracked open a Great Lakes x Godspeed Hydration Helles Lager, Town x Fine Balance's Symbiosis Oat Cream IPA, Brouwerij der Sint-Benedictusabdij de Achelse Kluis's Achel 8° Bruin, and Short Finger's Hack Barleywine. Cheers, and thanks for rocking with us!

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Nestled in the Eastern Townships of South Western Quebec, Knowlton is home to its namesake brewery, La Knowlton Co., which is renowned in the region for its easy-drinking, approachable craft beers. Co-Founder Nicholas Allan joined Cee for a great chat about their story and build-out, why they make crushable beers, how they came up with their unique art direction, their approach to experimentation, their gorgeous brewery, and a whole lot more. They got into a bunch of the beers, including their English Special Bitter, their West Coast IPA, their Cream Ale, their Berry Cream Ale, their DDH Oat Cream Double IPA and their Irish Red Ale. Cheers!   BAOS Podcast Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube | Website | Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads

For our first ever podcast with a brewery hailing from the East Coast, Cee hung out with Mike "Hogie" Hogan, the Co-Founder and Masterbrewer of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island's Upstreet Brewing! Alongside their great range of brews at Upstreet, the team founded Libra, their phenomenal non-alcoholic line of beers that we've been huge fans of since they dropped in late 2020, so we got to hear about how Libra came to be, what the scene is like in both PEI and the East Coast in general, their approach to their beers, how craft beer trends fare out East, and their plans for Libra moving forward. They crushed a couple of Libra NA brews (Hazy IPA and Pale Ale), Parks & Rec Nano IPA, Rhuby Social Strawberry & Rhubarb Witbier, and their Go-Go Gose with blush plums. Cheers!     BAOS Podcast Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube | Website | Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads

If you've ever travelled around North America (or Europe for that matter) and entered a store that sells craft beer, it's almost a certainty that you've seen Collective Arts' bright and funky can art in the fridge. Cee hung out with Co-Founder Matt Johnston and Head Brewer Ryan Morrow to get the full Collective story, including their humble beginnings as a contract brewery, how they started in Hamilton and became the first local brewery in the Hammertown renaissance, their approach to their beers, why exporting is so key and opening their Toronto brewpub. We crushed their Rhythm Bone Czech Lager, Good Monster DNEIPA, Daily Forecast: Mimosa and Origins of Darkness Imperial Stout with Garage Project. Cheers!   BAOS Podcast Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube | Website | Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads

Welcome to our brand new season, The Business of Beer! This whole thing started in early 2024 when Cee and Tiff did a pod focused on why so many craft breweries are closing, and that led to a whole slew of episodes focused on varying aspects of the craft beer industry. These episodes became so popular with guests reaching out to be on the pod to not talk about their own brewery that the team figured it'd make more sense to kick off a dedicated season.    We're setting it off with two phenomenal taproom managers - Caitlyn of Town Brewery and Jamie of Fine Balance joined Cee and Nate to get into the misconceptions of what taproom managers actually do, the pricing of retail beer, changing consumer habits in the taproom, the popularity and importance of new releases vs flagships, taproom challenges, the value of merch for a brewery, hospitality and the value of great service, Google reviews and the Untappd effect on breweries. They cracked a series of killer brews - Town Square Wheels Hazy IPA, Town Easy Tiger Non-Alcoholic Lager, Fine Balance Trailhead American Pale Ale, Fine Balance Spicy Water (Raspberry), Town Hot Knives Hazy DIPA, Town Local Hero Non-Alcoholic IPA, Fine Balance x Slake Mountview Farmhouse, and Fine Balance Spicy Water (Peach). This was a brilliant way to launch a new series - enjoy!  

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Keswick, Ontario is a small town about 45 minutes north of Toronto in Cook's Bay on Lake Simcoe, and only a year ago they finally got their very own craft brewery. Kyle Stewart, Co-Founder and Brewer at Turkey Shoot Brewing Co. has one of the shortest times from homebrewer to pro brewer that we've ever encountered, so we got the full story of how they came to be along with chatting about the great response from the community, their epic collaborations, the popularity of seltzers and non-alcoholic beverages, and their aspirations for growth. We crushed their flagship Lake Simcoe Lagered Ale, Dinner Jacket Dry-Hopped IPA, Wish Bone Pre-Prohibition Pilsner collab with Muddy York and Ice Hut Stout. Cheers!   BAOS Podcast Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube | Website | Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads

Continuing the run of Ontario Haze Lord pods with our fave co-host Nathan of NathanDoesBeer, this week we're hanging with Jeremy, Co-Founder of Cambridge, ON's Barncat Artisan Ales. Barncat was arguably the first brewery in Ontario (if not Canada) to brew a New England IPA, so Jeremy knows a thing or two about the murk. We chatted about the history of the NEIPA and its journey to beer omnipotence in Canada (and globally), their transition from growlers to cans, proper packaging for triple IPAs, and the role that their community played in their success. We crushed their ESB, Glow Cloud IPA, Cats In Space DIPA and Vanilla Latte milk stout. This was awesome, cheers!   BAOS Podcast Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube | Website | Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads

This was the biggest podcast we've ever done! Recently, we dropped a huge 6-way collab with some of our closest friends in the craft beer industry, so we had them all on the pod to chat about it. "C'est Juste d'la Bière" is dedicated to acknowledging the toxicity of the craft beer scene with the aim of turning it around. Joining Cee is Matt McGachy of Vox & Hops, Noah Forrest of Beerism, Gabri-Ailes Siroy-Duguay of Hoppy Bitch, Kevin Moreau of La Canette and Max Bergeron of BG Brasserie Urbaine. We crushed the whole 4-pack of a dry-hopped Pilsner, a Dry Stout, a West Coast Double IPA and an American Strong Ale. Cheers!   Follow the team: Vox & Hops: @voxandhops Beerism: @beerism.ca Hoppy Bitch: @hoppy_bitch La Canette: @_la_canette_villeray BG Brasserie Urbaine: @bgbrasserieurbaine   BAOS Podcast Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube | Website | Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads

One of the most requested guests for the podcast had been Troy at Badlands, so finally Cee and Nate made it happen! Renowned for their exceptional haze bombs, Troy has truly put his brand on the map with their army of fans who scramble to get hold of their prized, murky brews. The fellas chatted about a ton of things, including Troy's recent trip to Yakima, his incredible grasp of hop use, how they built their small brewery from the ground up (literally) on Troy's front lawn, their move into lagers and stouts, and their future aspirations for the business. We crushed four bangers - #Select Citra (collab with Third Moon and Blood Brothers), Madam Orange (2022), Tree Crawler (2022), and March DIPA (2022). This was one of the most insightful conversations we've ever had on the pod - enjoy!   BAOS Podcast Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube | Website | Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads

Breweries who hadn't historically canned their beer definitely faced some serious challenges in March of 2020, and one of those spots is Montreal's Le Dispensaire. For the first time since Episode #99 of the OG series, Head Brewer Arnaud returns to the pod joined by Co-Founder Jesse to chat with Cee about being one of (if not) the only breweries in Quebec concentrating exclusively on growlers and what that transition was like, how they navigate a scene where most drinkers are focused on hype styles, and how excited they are for their huge terrasse this summer. We crushed their Mon Pain Royal ESB, Moa New Zealand IPA, Gawabunga Australian IPA and Nikita Baltique Porter collab with Birra. Get it in ya!   BAOS Podcast Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube | Website | Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads

Based in South Western Ontario, Willibald Farm Distillery & Brewery has been knocking out incredible spirits and brews for 4+ years now, so Cee and regular fave co-host Nathan were stoked to hang out with the team behind it all. Co-Founder Cam and Head Brewer Joe kicked it with the boys to chat about Joe's incredible brewery resume, how the place came together, their web order popularity, how they survived the pandemic, how having a distillery both provides benefits and challenges, and we finally find out where the f**k Ayr is. We crushed their Export Lager, Brisk Pale Ale, Pay It Forward Milk Stout and the namesake, Where The F*** Is Ayr? Triple IPA. This was awesome, get it in ya!

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It's not often that a brewery celebrates a decade in the game, so we were extra stoked to hang with Co-Owner of L'Espace Public and longtime friend of the pod, Simon Livingstone, to hear all about it. We last had Simon on back in February of 2018, so there was a lot to catch up on - from reviewing their history to the opening of their large production facility near the bar in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, the stories of how Cee and Simon met on multiple occasions back in the day, L'Espace's approach to their beers, how the landscape has changed since they opened, how important their community is to them, and a lot more. We got into their four anniversary beers - Dorval, their 8% Belgian Dubbel; Monty, their 5% Special Bitter; Gary, their 5% American Pale Ale; and Mad Dog, their 6% West Coast IPA. This was a beaut, put it in ya (as Val says)!

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Back with the Adjunct Series after dipping into Link Up for 6 episodes (definitely check those out, some great conversations were had), and Cee is hanging with Joanne Richter, Co-Founder of the only craft brewery in Uxbridge, Ontario, The Second Wedge. Joanne touched on how she and her husband Rob got the brewery together over 3 years, the scene in the Durham region, how important their community is to their brewery, and their plans post-pandemic. They got into their Electric Light German Pilsner, Reticent Fox Orange Peel Pale Ale, 3 Rocks IPA and Rain Maker Porter. A super fun episode, cheers!

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The sixth and final episode from Link Up Series 2 is with a brewery that we had in mind from the very beginning - the first brewery in Canada on a First Nations reservation, the Indigenous-owned Kahnawake Brewing! Co-Founder Drew Stevens joined Tiff and Cee to crush the first crispy to be released through Link Up, a gorgeous 5.5% pomegranate Pilsner. They chatted about the help that Drew and his team gave Link Up from the beginning, how they're working with their community to keep their taproom reflective of the world around them, and the importance of diverse ownership. We'll be back with more Link Up episodes in late Spring, cheers!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

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Week 5 already? This Series is flying by, and this week we return to Ontario with Bloomfield's Matron Fine Beer! Co-Founder Justin da Silva connected with Cee and Tiff to crack his 7.5% West Coast Double IPA with local Cascade, Mosaic and Galaxy hops. They chatted about how to grow interest in craft beer in regions that don't inherently have a lot of diversity, why he feels like diverse representation is key in both the community and in the industry, and the sheer volume of opportunity in the craft beer world. This was a great one, enjoy!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

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While Toronto's Henderson Brewing feels like they're Ontario OGs, they're only 8 years old and it's well overdue that we have them on the pod. Co-Founder Adin Wener joined Cee and Nate to chat about their gateway approach to beer, their incredible partnership with Rush, how the expiration of the Master Framework Agreement isn't going to be the craft beer boom a lot of people think it will be, why they're ending their Ides series and the upcoming book, the importance of winning over your local crowd, their unique partnership with Bench Brewing, Pickle Fest and their awesome Pearson Airport bar collab with Rush. They got into a bunch of Hendo gems, including Henderson's Best Amber Ale, Meek Joe Mild IPA (Ides of April 2024), Super Joe Strong IPA (Ides of April 2024), Rush Canadian Golden Ale, Rush X-1 Xanabrew II Belgian Black Ale. This was a beaut - cheers!

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Moving into week 4 of Link Up's Series 2 drops, we shift back to Quebec with the champions from Microbrasserie 4 Origines. Co-Founder Michael D'Ornellas and Brand Ambassador Mike Davis hung out with Tiff and Cee and got into their fire Link Up brew, a DDH IPA with Vic Secret, Mosaic and Citra hops. They spoke about being the first brewery to hire a Link Up program participant, their own diversity initiative, and why breweries should get involved in the DEI space. Cheers!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

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The third drop from Link Up's Series 2 keeps us in Ontario with an OG brewery - Nickel Brook. Marketing guru Liam Moat and Head Brewer Gordo Jones (fresh from Vancouver) joined Tiff and Cee to crack open their Link Up offering, a 6.1% IPA with Citra, Galaxy, Nelson Sauvin and Magnum hops. They chatted about the various diversity and equality initiatives they've participated in, why it's important the taproom looks like the outside world, and how programs like Link Up and Black Is Beautiful create valuable conversations. Cheers!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

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The second release in Link Up's Series 2 takes us back to Ontario with one of the GOATs of haze in the province - Blood Brothers. Co-Founders and actual blood brothers Brayden and Dustin Jones joined Cee and Tiff to crush their epic Link Up double IPA - an 8.5% banger with Cashmere, El Dorado, Citra and Sabro - and talk about their diverse team, the challenges and successes in expanding the talent pool, their upcoming expansion and curating an awesome taproom experience. Cheers!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

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We're back! Link Up just launched their Series 2 round of beer collaborations, so of course, Tiffany and Cee are catching up with everyone involved. The first brewery to launch a beer in Series 2 are the South American Queens from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC's OverHop! Hailing from Brazil, Tati and Paty have had quite the journey in both Ontario and Quebec's craft beer scenes, and they chatted with us about the sexism they've dealt with, how diversity has improved their brewery, how they allow their culture to benefit and shine through their business, and why they chose to brew a Nano IPA for their Link Up beer. Glad to be back - cheers!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

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It's been almost three years between beers with Troy from Labrosse, so we scooped up our resident Lead Blogger and Co-Host Nathan and did it up! Troy talked through all the changes Labrosse has made over the past few years, including their branding and their brews, how the scene has evolved, the value of travelling and visiting other breweries, what exactly a Cold IPA is, and how sneaker fans are similar to craft beer fans. We crushed their Helles Ya! Helles Lager, Iceberg Cold IPA and Oat Couture Oat Cream IPA. This was a great one, get it in ya!

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Happy New Year! You guys may have seen our annual Top 10 Quebec Breweries collab that we drop every year with Matt of Vox & Hops and Noah of Beerism, so we figured we need to finally do one for Ontario! Cee and BAOS Lead Blogger Nathan linked up for the first ever Top 10 Ontario Breweries in 2021, running down their list of some of the most outstanding craft breweries for the year (in no particular order). Since this was already a difficult task, they ran through a bunch of honourable mentions, while crushing some killer Ontario brews from the Top 10. How do you feel about their list? Is there a brewery we missed? Let us know!

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For our final episode of 2021, we're taking it back full circle. Fellow Australian expat Christina Owczarek started her brewery, XhAle Brew Co., mid-pandemic in 2020 and has gone from strength to strength this year, so much so that we had to get her back on to wrap up this 365. Christina updated us on everything that's gone down, from a slew of new beers to winning an Alberta Beverage Award for her Belgian-style Saison, from speaking up to out abusers in the wider food and beverage industry to her deep community work, this was a genuine, open, honest and raw conversation. Cee crushed XhAle's See Ya Next Tuesday Australian Cölsch, Mates For Life British Golden Ale with Coffee, and They Weren't Raging Against White Goods Belgian Saison, while Christina cracked open Nickel Brook x BAOS Podcast's Green Apple Lager collab and L'Espace Public x BAOS Podcast's Bière De Vacances (Bleuet Goyave) collab. Happy Holidays, see y'all next year!

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The newest brewery in Quebec is truly doing something unique. Founded by Alex Ganivet-Boileau, Jasen Gaouette and Olivier Chabonneau, Lagerbräu is a craft brewery focusing exclusively on lagers. Currently contracting out of Avant-Garde, their first two beers have caused a crispy wave across the province, so Cee and regular co-host Noah Forrest of Beerism hung out with Alex and Jasen (who you might remember from Episode 32 of the Adjunct Series) to get the full scoop on the brews, their future plans and keller dreams, their passion for all things lager, and a whole lot more. We crushed their Pilsner and Noah even broke out their Lagerbier. This was a truly great one, enjoy!

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For three weeks in a row, Cee and Tiff held it down, and this week, they truly brought the gems. Their agency, High Season Co., is known for sharing Social Media tips, tricks and strategies via their YouTube channel, and tonight they brought the gems to the pod especially for the craft beer industry. They reviewed some of the best craft brewery Instagram accounts in Canada live on the pod, and then dropped some key ways on how craft breweries can market their businesses online in 2022. If you're looking to learn how to get ahead in the new year, we've laid it all out for you. They also touched on when is it too late to say Happy Holidays or Happy New Year, and they ran through how they're rolling out their Year In Beer for 2021. They crushed Matron Fine Beer's Janky, Huff Estates' Sip Sip Sparkling, and Daft's Mr. Sparkle. Cheers!

Accounts we reviewed:

R&B Brewing: https://vimeo.com/545270673
Bellwoods: https://www.instagram.com/bellwoodsbeer/
Town: https://www.instagram.com/townbrewery/
Toltek: https://www.instagram.com/toltek_brasseurartisan/
Dominion City: https://www.instagram.com/dominioncity/
Messorem Bracitorium: https://www.instagram.com/messorembracitorium/
Brasserie Ayawan: https://www.instagram.com/brasserieayawan/
Mellön Brasserie: https://www.instagram.com/mellonbrasserie/
Brasserie Sir John: https://www.instagram.com/brasseriesirjohn/
Brasserie Silo: https://www.instagram.com/brasseriesilo/
Cabin Brewery: https://www.instagram.com/cabinbrewing/

 

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The All-Star team of Cee and Tiff are holding it down this week, and they got into something a little different (again). They recorded the episode in Prince Edward County, a new fave spot for the BAOS squad, and got into what they've been up to in The County. They also touched on their thoughts on the year in beer for 2021, teasing the upcoming annual Top 10 Breweries in Quebec collab with Vox & Hops and Beerism. Nostalgia hit, so they broke out some of their first videos (a podcast, a Versus, a Beer Mail and a vlog) and reacted to them - from their appearance to the delivery to the editing, nothing was safe. They crushed Matron Fine Beer's Yeasayer Lagerbier and Brasserie du Bas-Canada's Link Up beers. This one is worth checking the video for a laugh. Enjoy!

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In 2024, it's never been a tougher time for craft breweries and brewpubs, but for Toronto's Laylow Brewery, the recent closure of their taproom opened up amazing new possibilities. Co-Founders Dan and Colin joined Cee at home in Hamilton to chat about their first canned beer ever thanks to Avling Brewery, the pivot from brewpub to beer and lifestyle brand, the impact the community has had on them, why they chose to brew different beers to what's currently hyped, how they work with the Hip Hop community, how they approach their clothing brand, their next steps and their Top 5 rappers and rap groups of all time (one of our favourite segments if it ever comes up). They crushed their brand new Zenith Belgian Golden Ale and a relic Lightworks Hibiscus Wheat Beer bottle. This was fire, enjoy!

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We've been loving these low-key hang pods lately, so Tiff is back again with Cee for this super casual episode. They chatted about their recent projects, including The Chin Wag biweekly  Instagram Live sessions, their new Stout Sessions video series, and they debuted a teaser for a new YouTube Live concept. Entitled "Murder She Drank", the idea was totally stolen from YouTubers Keto Connect, whose now-defunct "Murder She Ate" was a big fave of ours. Every other Thursday until the summer, Tiff and Cee will be running through a True Crime case with a beer (or two), so for this episode, they read the story of the murder of Richard Oland of the Moosehead Brewery dynasty in New Brunswick. They crushed 5e Baron's Moselle Kölsch and our brand new collab with L'Espace Public, Bière De Vacances with blueberry, guava and passion fruit. Let us know what you think of the new segment, cheers!

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This week, we're staying put in Kingston, Ontario and hanging out with the fellas from one of the coolest new breweries in the area, Daft Brewing. CEO Adam Rondeau and Head Brewer Ryan Dhillon joined Cee and Nathan for a genuinely dope conversation, touching on why they specialize in sours, teaching the locals about craft beer, their impeccably vibrant branding and their taproom, why they decided to introduce a flagship beer, Ryan's obsession with brewing the perfect carrot beer, their packaging choice of bottles over cans, and a whole lot more. They got into three fascinating beers - Friend, a sour beer and cider hybrid (with plums); Crunchy Grooves, a carrot, ginger and spruce tip ale; and Coffee Is For Closers coffee milk stout with beans from Hale. Such a fun episode, cheers!

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Kingston, Ontario is a region that hasn't typically been strongly associated with craft beer, but over the last few years, the scene is really beginning to shine. Newcomers Fine Balance, which opened in the summer of 2020, have made a real splash in the region and beyond. Co-Founder Andrew Silver joins Cee and Nathan of NathanDoesBeer/BAOS blog to chat about their unique marketing plan leveraging independent bottle shops across the province, their gorgeous branding, their approach to beer, their mission of perfecting the hazy IPA, the changes in the Kingston and Bay of Quinte regions, and a lot more. They crushed Fine Balance's Testaccio dry-hopped Italian Pilsner, their flagship lactose IPA Oats & Cream, and their juicy strawberry and vanilla Gelato Sour. This was a gem, enjoy!

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This week, we're heading back to sunny Florida. Odd Breed Wild Ales make some of the most sought-after beers in the region, and we're honoured to chat with Founder and Head Brewer Matt Manthe and Co-Owner Kevin Abbott (who you might remember from Barrel of Monks). We got into their very unique process (which is focused on barrel-aging and blending) and equipment, Matt's deep brewing history, non-carbonated wild beers, collabs, yeast, Hip Hop, Oznr, and a lot more. We cracked open their yet-to-be-released Oddities & Outliers (Blend 2) (which drops November 27th, 2021) and Mezcal Bugs from their Rare Barrel Club Third Edition. This was a phenomenal conversation, enjoy - cheers!

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It feels like every other week there's another brewery in trouble for doing something pretty damn horrible, often leading to being "cancelled" by the craft beer scene at large. But is there, or should there be, a path to redemption for these breweries if they learn from the experience and actually change for the better? Our producer Tiffany joins Cee for a spirited and honest discussion about this somewhat controversial topic, alongside touching on their recent collaboration beer with Nickel Brook, an update on Link Up, and their campaign supporting Muskoka Brewery's move into Quebec. They crushed the Nickel Brook x BAOS Podcast Green Apple Lager and the 5e Baron x Link Up Cascadian Dark Ale. How do you guys feel about cancelled breweries and redemption? Let us know on social!

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This isn't exactly Silicon Valley, so a craft beer accelerator is something that essentially hasn't existed in the industry - until now. Enter Community Brewing Ventures. Director of Strategic Partnerships Aaron Gore sat down with Cee to discuss exactly what a brew accelerator is, how CBV works with all their partner breweries, what makes their approach unique, how their funding works, the importance of DEI in order for craft beer to grow to its fullest potential, and a whole lot more. They crushed a Mexican Lager and juicy IPA from Dallas, TX's Steam Theory and an imperial pumpkin ale from their home base, D9 Brewing in North Carolina. This was packed with gems, enjoy!

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We finally made it to the Sunshine State. For our first ever podcast with a Florida brewery, we hung out with Kevin Abbott, the conveniently named gentleman behind the Belgian-inspired brewery, Barrel of Monks. Cee hung out with Kevin for an insightful chat about their unique origins, the beauty that is Belgian beers, the challenges of being a brewery in Florida back when it wasn't poppin', how they expanded beyond their European beginnings, the craft beer scene in Florida today, the qualities of a pastry stout, bottles vs cans, and a lot more. They crushed Single In Havana (blonde ale with guava), The Wizard (Belgian White), Three Fates (Tripel) and Sweet & Sticky (dessert stout). This was a great one - cheers!

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Over this season of the podcast, we've touched on the booming segment of non-alcoholic beer, but this is the first time we've really gotten deep. Ted Fleming, Founder of Partake Brewing, Canada's premier craft non-alcoholic brewery, joined Cee to tell his story of why he started the brewery, he explains Partake's unique approach to NA beer, and where he sees NA beer going in the future. The fellas crushed Partake's Blonde, Red, Pale Ale, IPA, Stout, Peach Gose and Radler - the soberest podcast ever, but certainly one of the most informative. Enjoy (responsibly), cheers!

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The Adjunct Series is back! After a summer 2021 hiatus (well, sorta, we did drop the entire Link Up season), our do-whatever-we-want series has returned. Cee and our Co-Founder, Producer and perennial fave Tiffany Alexis hung out to catch everyone up about what went down this summer.

They broke down the Link Up project in detail while crushing both the Town and BreWskey Link Up beers, they lightened things up with a segment reading some hilarious Untappd reviews thanks to UntappdWTF, they talked about their recent and upcoming beer collaborations with OverHop, L'Espace Public and Nickel Brook, chatted about events being back and what they're excited about for fall and Oktoberfest beers. Great to be back, y'all, cheers!

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The first four episodes of the season were really focused on the breweries involved, and now that we're sitting down with our Link Up Co-Founders, we can finally go deep on what the program is truly about. 5e Baron's Jacob Barrette and Danielle Duchesne joined Tiff and Cee to chat about the genesis of LinkUp and the problem they're trying to fix, why this cause is so important to 5e, the response to Link Up to date, how the actual program works and how BIPOC applicants can get involved. If you've been wanting to learn more about the program itself, you'll enjoy this one - cheers!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

Link Up

Apply for the program via their website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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We love seeing a brewery grow and thrive from inception, and we've had the pleasure of watching Montreal's 4 Origines do just that since 2018. Keegan and Mike joined Cee and Nate to catch up on the last few years, they touched on their upcoming 6th anniversary, the opening of their West Island brewery Origine Brasse, the differences between beer tastes in Montreal and Dorval, why food is such an important part of their growth, their love for tea and distaste for lactose, the issues with distribution in Quebec and the recent lawsuit with Transbroue and Triani, how Quebec craft beer taxation works, and how the pandemic made Canadian beer better. They got into a bunch of killer brews - Origine Lager, Bontanik Blanche (White), Gose Down Easy, Blanche du Sud-Ouest New England White, and Ice Thé de Montreal. This was a gem - cheers!

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It's been an amazing season thus far and moving into the second half, we're connecting with the team behind our most watched and longest episode of all time - Third Moon. Steve "Bebo" Pilotto and Chris Steininger launched mid-pandemic in 2020 to a thunderous response, quickly becoming one of the most sought-after breweries in Ontario (and Canada as a whole), even landing a top 5 position in RateBeer's Best New Breweries of 2020. Bebo and Chris hung with Tiff and Cee to chat about their dedication to diversity, why they got involved in Black Is Beautiful multiple times, how they're helping the deaf community, the meaning behind the beer label and recipe, and how they figured out how to do more. Cheers!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

Link Up

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The third episode from our inaugural Link Up season was with the podcast's #1 returning guest, Derrick Robertson of Montreal's BreWskey. The first Quebec brewery to launch a Link Up beer in the series, BreWskey came out strong with a phenomenal double IPA that truly spoke to their strengths. Derrick kicked it with Tiff and Cee to break down why he decided to take part in the program, the meaning behind the artwork, why they didn't participate in the Black Is Beautiful initiative in 2020, the best ways to approach diversity in the workplace and how inclusion can diversify palates. Enjoy, cheers!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

Link Up

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The second episode from our Link Up season was with a good friend of the show, Jeff Talmey, Co-Founder of Town Brewery. Jeff was one of the first people we approached about being part of the Link Up launch series of collaboration beers, and he jumped at the opportunity. Jeff hung out with Tiff and Cee to chat about why he got involved in Link Up, we ran through the beer Town produced, the challenges involved in diversifying the craft beer industry (and in the Durham region specifically), the DEI initiatives Town have had in the past, and why it's important to truly involve the community in their space. An enlightening chat, cheers!

About the Link Up season:

We're back with a brand new season of BAOS Podcast, and this one is something very special and very close to us. We'll be focusing this entire season on Link Up, a non-profit started by the good folks behind Microbrasserie 5e Baron in Aylmer, QC and Tiffany and Cee here at BAOS and High Season Co. Our aim with this program is to help BIPOC from underrepresented communities learn about and enter the craft beer industry in essentially any area they wish - from a brewing apprentice to taking the Cicerone course for front-of-house opportunities, from hop farming to the yeast lab, from beer media to design and photography, we're here to help diversify an industry that is in dire need of it.

Link Up

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