This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom return to a familiar Edmonton brewery to discuss another lineup of beers! What's on tap? The 'tiny' IPA PALS; The orange-forward MAN CRUSH mandarin ale; and the punchy JELENA IPA. Along the way we also discuss Daylight Savings Time; the proper pronunciation of 'Jelena'; buying craft beer in growlers; and how moving sucks. We had another fun time with this line up - looking forward for more great beers from Sea Change. Next episode, we'll be heading south to discuss a craft brewery from Calgary! Timestamps: 6:10 Beer #1 (PALS) 17:59 Beer #3 (MAN CR ..read more

In the seventeenth edition of the bonus 'COLD SHOTS' series, John discusses a bonus beer sent from Tom, the POPPIN PILS 2 (Italian Boogaloo!) pilsner by Edmonton's beloved Analog Brewing Company. John talks about the brewery before drinking and reviewing the beer. Credits: Website: https://analogbrewing.ca/ Intro and Closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com) Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com ..read more

On this week of Domestic Pints ONLY we return to our long awaited sour beer focus, discussing select list of sours from Ontario. First up is SQUEEZE PLAY from the familiar Left Field Brewery. Next is the tasty HALF REMEMBERED DREAM from Ottawa's Small Pony Barrel Works. Last up is the SUCKER PUNCH sour from Double Trouble Brewing Co. Along the way we also chat: Rebecca Black; Biosteel; Poetry; Banana flavour; Scary Movie 2; and Cameo. Stay tuned next week for another spotlight on SEA CHANGE BREWING COMPANY! Note: At around 18:00 there's an audio glitch where the mic didn't record. Just ignore ..read more

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John and special guest (and soon-to-be daddy) Grant are back to chat about the Ottawa Valley brewery Whitewater Brewing Company. However, this time we focus on their selection of SOUR beers. We start out first with the beloved BLOOD MOON blood orange sour. Next up is the cranberry sour WILD BOG. Last, we discuss the seasonal release: FUNKY FRESH kiwi lime sour! Along the way we also discuss: OCB vs. RAW; herons vs. cranes; emus; Wild Hogs; and we try salting the final beer. Had a good time having 3/5's of the crispy boys together. Keep an eye out for t ..read more

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, Tom and John dig into the storage to discuss a random mix of beers. First up is the budget beer, LAKER LAGER! Next up is the supercharged selection from Quebec, BORIS BOLD. Lastly, we try out a popular Belgian wit from Unibroue in Quebec: BLANCHE DE CHAMBLY. We were happy to finally sample some of these popular beers. With playoff football going on, we also discussed the ongoing games during this week's episode. Next week we will be doing another Ontario craft spotlight, talking BLACK OAK BREWING CO. Timestamps: 3:53 Beer #1 (LAKER LAGER) 18:04 Beer #2 (BORIS ..read more

It's another stout week! On this episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom dive back into the world of Ottawa-based craft stouts (and porter). First up is the special Beavertail collab with Whitewater: KILLAHOE SUNRISE! We discuss this and also chat about our memories of getting Beaver Tails on the Rideau Canal. We then move into the Beau's collab with Porter Airlines: PORTER PORTER! Last up is the tasty MIDNIGHT KISSED MY COW stout from BIG RIG BREWING. Along the way we also chat Big Joe Muffraw, airport beers, and ordering beers from Burger King. VERY TASTY BEVVIES! Next week we will disc ..read more

This week on Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom return back to the 'icy dry bois' series, discussing another lineup of ice and dry beers. First up is another variant of Blue (or Bleue) Dry: BLUE DRY 7.1! Next we move back to a familiar beverage to discuss OLD STYLE PILSNER 6.1. Lastly we chat and consume the Wisconsin beer BOXER ICE, and spend some time before hand discussing the history behind Minhas Brewery. After a long hiatus, it was fun to discuss some of these strong beers. Stay tuned for another icy dry bois lineup in the near future! Next week we will discuss... something! Possibly a mi ..read more

Domestic Pints ONLY has hit the century mark! In honour of this milestone, Tom, John, and Alex go back to the well to revisit some of the domestic beers that won previous episodes back in our early days - competing against each other in the ULTIMATE bar rail showdown! First up is the winner of episode 2, Old Style Pilsner. Next is the winner of episode 1, and the first beer we ever profiled, BUDWEISER! Last is the winner of the greenie bois we discussed in episode 7, the classic ROLLING ROCK! Needless to say we still like all these beers, but it was fun to revisit and see how our tastes have c ..read more

"You miss 100% of the beers you don't drink" - Domestic Pints ONLY. On Episode 99 of Domestic Pints ONLY, John and Tom are back to the Ottawa scene to discuss some beers from Overflow Brewing Company. John talks a bit about the brewery before moving on to the beers. First up is the extra pale ale ROGER THAT. Up next we try out the tasty pilsner REARVIEW. Last is the flagship IPA LANDLOCKED. Along the way we also chat about: sports quotes; New Years Eve; Ottawa River in the U.S. and the Mississippi River in Ontario, Canada; Clone High; Adult Swim shows; and eventually devolve into various impre ..read more

In our last episode of the year, Tom and John close out 2022 by sampling a selection of random Ontario craft stouts. First up are two from Whitewater Brewing Co.: the oatmeal milk MIDNIGHT STOUT; and the breakfast flavoured PEANUT BUTTER AND RASPBERRY SHAKE. Our last selection (and last beer of the year!) is the mocha marshmallow stout SWEET SPOT from Toronto's Left Field Brewery. We had fun getting back into the world of craft stouts and hope to sample more in the early winter months of 2023. Along the way we also discuss wolf branding (and why it's better than cottage branding) and Tom share ..read more