It's time to bring back the Vizzy mindset! On the twentieth seltzer episode (technically, a seltzer Wednesday), we tried out the VIZZY HARD SELTZER MIMOSA VARIETY PACK, which includes four flavours: Peach Orange; Pineapple Orange; Strawberry Orange; and Pomegranate Orange. We also discussed the result of the recent Stanley Cup final, Ottawa's WWE RAW show, Susan Sarandon's daughter, different generational cycles, Song of the South, and we ended things by having a quick chat about the LCBO strike here in Ontario. We'll be back soon with an Alberta craft lineup. Timestamps: 07:33 Seltzer #1 (PEA ..read more

Surprise! More Domestic Pints ONLY this week! We decided to go through some old stock and scrounge up what we could find in the back of the fridge. The first one up is an Ontario-based sour, the LEE RIVER BLACKBERRY VANILLA from Something in the Water Brewing Co. Next is the holiday-styled R'OASTED CHESTNUT BROWN ALE. Last was a variant of a beer we previously profiled, the special double dry hopped (DDH) variant of SUNSPLIT IPA. Along the way we also discussed: health class; Bawls energy; 1950s Christmas; boiled peanuts; and shirtless podcasting. We'll be back in a few weeks with either a new ..read more

After a lengthy period of time away, Domestic Pints ONLY is BACK to discuss a lineup of beers from a popular brewpub chain: 3 BRASSEURS. Did you know that 3 Brasseurs is from France? We talk about the history of this chain, and our own experiences going there at the Ottawa locations. We profiled a list of their available beers: White, Blonde, and IPA. Along the way we also discussed our recent vacation to Toronto, and our experience visiting their breweries (yes, we FINALLY went to Henderson!); Footloose; moaning; Jim (who knows you?); and IPA snobs. It was nice to hang out again after many we ..read more

Happy Cinco De Mayo! To celebrate this beloved Mexican holiday, we decided to profile some long awaited Mexican beers. First up is the classic CORONA! Following that is the more recently popular MODELO. We wrap things up with discussing a most interesting beer: DOS EQUIS! Along the way we chatted about: beer merch; Tom's experience in Mexico; Modelo stories; almost throwing up at the SkyDome; and 2000s beer marketing. There were all beers we were familiar with, so we had a lot of fun talking about our own experiences with these beverages. We'll be back in a couple of weeks to discuss a lineup ..read more

This week we tackle a topic we've considered for sometime: MIKE'S HARD LEMONADE. We discuss this drink's origins and our own memories of the branding around this drink (along with our experiences). We then move to sampling the drinks from the mixed variety pack: Lemon, Lime, Black Cherry, and Cranberry. Along the way we chatted: "alcohol guy"; nostalgic branding; Tuscan Lemonade; banned-in-Canada dyes; Chuck Berry; Yoko Ono; Beatles' 1; A Day in the Life; brand names used as product names; and the recent solar eclipse. We'll be back next with a craft lineup of some kind. Timestamps: 11:02 Lemo ..read more

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom returned back from vacation and felt like clearing through some backlog, so we compiled some random beers we had in our collection to see which one would be this week's winner. First up is the selection from Dominion City: CIVIC PILSNER. Next up is a selection brewed in partnership with Spearhead Brewery and the Society of Beer Drinking Ladies: CHERRY DARK LAGER. The last selection is one from an old favourite, Cowbell Brewing Co., called JUICED SEAGULL. Outside of the beers, we also discussed our recent trip to Winnipeg and our experiences with t ..read more

It's been a while since we last discussed seltzers, so we decided to kick off the emergent 2024 seltzer season by profiling the new tequila soda mixed pack by Cottage Springs Beverage Co. This box features four flavours: Pineapple, Grapefruit, Lime, and Mango. Along the way we also discussed: The Simpsons; Honey We Shrunk Ourselves; bad snacks; road beers; the upcoming NFL season and some recent changes on our teams; Kawhi Leonard; banned in Canada food dyes; and Tom also discussed his recent trip to the Alberta Beer Festival (shout out to One For The Road Brewing Co.) We'll be back following ..read more

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom return back to some familiar material, sampling a selection of more conventional lagers from the craft beer scene. First up, we embrace the cottage mindset with the satisfying LITTLE ISLAND LEMON LAGER. Next up is a selection from a recent episode, New Level Brewing, as we dive into HELLION LAGER. We wrap things up with our first Flying Monkeys beer, the pumpkin lager THEATRE OF MADNESS. We efficiently crushed these beers, but we did have some time to chat about: cottage mindset; safety meetings; yacht rock; British power metal; Grateful Dead boot ..read more

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom head to Toronto to sample some beers from the popular craft joint: Burdock Brewery. After introducing the brewery we get into the beers. First, the tasty helles-style lager, the Dad-vibey DELUXE. Next up is the futuristic lookin' VERMONT BLONDE. We wrap things up by forming a 'Flying V' and skating over to the DUCKS IPA. Because two of the three beers were small cans, we wrapped this episode pretty quick. However, along the way we did chat about: Murdoch Mysteries; Maury Povich; Billy Madison; the Dune 2 popcorn bucket; Brass Monkey; and Karen Car ..read more

For close to a year, the masses have told us "we want another stout episode!" Finally, on this week's episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, we return back to the world of craft stouts. We profile a hodgepodge lineup from across the country, the first result being Brock Street Brewing Company's MILK CHOCOLATE STOUT from Whitby, Ontario. We switch over to Alberta, to profile the ICE CUTTER vanilla latte stout, courtesy of Sylvan Lake's Snake Laker Brewing. Our final selection is the unique ROOT BEER FLOAT STOUT by Toronto's Lost Craft Brewery. It was nice to return to one of our favourite kinds of bee ..read more