BAOS: Beer & Other Shhh Podcast

Our first Los Angeles podcast was with Connor Forbes, Co-Founder of Boyle Heights' Indie Brew Co. Teo Hunter from Dope & Dank joined Cee as his co-host for all LA podcasts, bringing a phenomenal energy to a hilarious and entertaining chat about Indie's history and the LA beer scene. Beers Reviewed: Indie Brew Co. Found That Juicy Double; Indie Brew Co. IPA Del Rey. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Our second stop in San Diego was with some OG's in the game, Coronado Brewing. We sat down with Director of Brewing Operations Shawn and Head Brewer Mark to yap about their fantastic beers, their story, the San Diego scene and Coronado Island itself. Beers Reviewed: Coronado North Island IIPA; Coronado Early Bird; Coronado Orange Ave Wit; Coronado Coastwise. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

San Diego is known as a craft beer Mecca so when we decided to head down for a few weeks, we knew we'd get some gold. We hung out with Daniel Drayne, Head Brewer at Half Door in downtown San Diego, to chat about the scene, haze and palm trees. Beer Reviewed: Half Door #Buzzwords. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

The day after Beau's annual Oktoberfest, we headed back to Vankleek Hill to interview the man who started it all, Steve Beauchesne, live at the brewery. We ran through some of their best beers and really dug deep into the philosophy behind the legendary, employee-owned Canadian brewery. Beers Reviewed: Beau's Tom Green Cherry Milk Stout; Beau's Full Time IPA; Beau's Lug Tread; Halcyon Barrel House Infinity Mirror. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

After a fun day covering the first annual Ontario Fermentation Festival, we hung out with three of the most lauded brewers in the beautiful wine and beer region of Picton, Ontario. Brett from OGs Barley Days, Eric from newcomers Prince Eddy's and serial entrepreneur Drew from 555 Brewing Co animatedly chatted with us about the local scene as we went through some phenomenal local beers. Beers Reviewed: Barley Days Almond Kölsch; Barley Days Sunday Brunch; 555 Watermelon Kettle Sour; Barley Days Hibiscus Ale; Prince Eddy's Chin Dropper. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

This is potentially our biggest podcast to date and mate, we were super excited for this one. If you've been drinking under a rock, Founders is one of the OG breweries in the USA and currently the 16th largest brewery in the country. Co-Founder Dave Engbers and Brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki hung out for a chat on their huge patio at the Grand Rapids, MI facility, breaking down the history, how they grew and changing the barrel aged beer game. Beers Reviewed: Founders All Day IPA; Founders Solid Gold; Founders Frooty Pils; Founders Nitro Rubaeus. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Our second podcast in Michigan was with incredibly popular Ann Arbor newcomers HOMES. At the time of recording they had only been open for three months, but the demand for their phenomenal and often hazy beers has already elevated their status in the Michigan scene and beyond. We sat down with Founder Tommy and Head Brewer Nick to find out how it all came together. Beers Reviewed: HOMES Lots Of Dots, HOMES Blurb, HOMES Same Same Different. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

During our mid-summer trip to Michigan to cover the 20th Anniversary MI Summer Beer Festival, we figured we should connect with a few local breweries. Stephen and Jason from Detroit's Batch Brewing were kind enough to hang out and ply us with some of their phenomenal and extremely unique beers, while discussing the Detroit/Michigan beer scene. Beers Reviewed: Batch Pale Wise, Batch Unrequited, Batch Stoan Boans, Batch Requited, Batch Candy Flip, Batch Second To Last Word, Batch Strawberry Kolsch Slushie. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

When two members of the internet craft beer media finally meet and have the opportunity to hang in person, what else would they do but a vertical. Cee connected with Quebec OG beer writer Noah Forrest of Beerism.ca to put back Cee's first ever vertical, and discuss all things beer in La Belle Province. Beers Reviewed: Dieu du Ciel Isseki Nichō 2013 through 2016. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Cee and our Producer Tiffany were blessed with the opportunity to head out to Winnipeg to be a part of an A&W root beer campaign, so we figured it'd make sense to get a podcast in while we were in town. We connected with our mate Colin at PEG Beer Co. who set us up with Head Brewer Scott to chat about the burgeoning beer scene in the Prairies. Beer Reviewed: PEG Beer Co. Dazzle Ship IPA. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

The morning after the Canadian Brewing Awards was always going to be rough, but we stuck it out and connected with Josh and Scott from Ottawa's premier hazemakers, Dominion City. We had a slow start but ended up having a hilarious chat about the awards, the Ottawa scene and all things haze. Beers Reviewed: Dominion City Paper Salesman; Dominion City Canada Gose On Concord Grape. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Our first official brewery podcast in Ottawa was a gem. Cee drunkenly connected with Tooth & Nail Co-Founder Matthew Tweedy the night before the interview, so we had a great time chatting about hazy beer, the Ottawa beer scene and hop burps (among other things). Beers Reviewed: Tooth & Nail Vim & Vigor, Tooth & Nail Streif, Tooth & Nail Solo Mission (Ariana), Tooth & Nail Discretion. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

We were honoured to be invited to cover the 2017 Canadian Brewing Awards, held in Ottawa to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday. The podcast didn't turn out quite how we anticipated, but we chatted with TAPS President Rob Engman to get the lowdown about the event and gave y'all a proper wrap up back at the AirBnb. Beer Reviewed: Beau's x Side Launch Slideway. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

For our 50th episode, we figured it had to be special, and what better way to see in half a century of podcasts than to link with Luke Pestl, Co-Founder of our most talked about brewery, Bellwoods. We hung out at the new(ish) Hafis Rd. space, drank some incredible beers and chatted mostly about all things haze. Thanks for all the support and getting us to 50 episodes, y'all. Cheers! Beers Reviewed: Bellwoods Jutsu, Bellwoods Blackberry Milkshark. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Our first podcast back on Canadian soil was with the fellas from Laylow, a dope (relatively) new Hip Hop-themed brewpub and restaurant. Owners Dan Boniferro and Colin Weadick, and hired gun brewer Brandon Judd, chatted with Cee for a hot minute about how such a dope establishment came to be as we were brewing the "Hops On My Sleeve" NEIPA for Notion's album launch. Beers Reviewed: Laylow Lowlands, Laylow Five Elements IPA. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

For our final podcast on the winter 2017 Vermont trip, we connected with Chris Rockwood - whose name Cee just couldn't nail - Head Brewer at Magic Hat, one of the OG breweries in VT. We addressed the elephant in the room - that Magic Hat controversially sold to North American Breweries in 2010. Chris gave us his thoughts on working through the transition - how it affected the company culture, the beer they produce and most importantly, the craft beer industry. Beers Reviewed: Magic Hat Laughing Stock; Magic Hat Feast Of Fools. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

One of our favourite spots in Vermont is Beverage Warehouse, one of the largest liquor purchasers in the North East, so we connected with their Wine & Beer Manager Jason Dennis first in our hotel room, and then we took an excursion to the store. Jason bestowed upon us a bounty of incredible local beers, while we chatted more about the Quebec scene than Vermont. Beers Reviewed: Zero Gravity Keller; Frost Lush Double IPA; Foley Brothers Prospect; Hermit Thrush Gin Barrel Saison; Burlington Beer Co. Light in the Window. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

One of our favourite locations in Burlington, VT is Farmhouse Tap & Grill, so we swung by to catch up with Bar Manager & Beer Buyer, Justin Gould, who laced us with our first ever Hill Farmstead hazy IPA and lord, it was incredible. Beer Reviewed: Hill Farmstead Double Galaxy. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Our second day in Vermont was a big one, kicking off with one of the most interesting and engaging conversations we've been blessed to document. Fiddlehead Brewery Founder Matt Cohen chatted to us about scarcity, hype, mythical beers, the Vermont beer scene, contract brewing, the importance of date stamping and how to survive in craft beer. Beer Reviewed: Fiddlehead Second Fiddle. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

The second stop on our Vermont podcast tour was to connect with Giles Smith at Hostel Tevere in Warren, where he runs both the hostel and an incredible craft beer bar in the building. He was dropping world class beers on us like it was nothing, and it was truly glorious. Beers Reviewed: Trillium x Lawson's Finest Pow Pow; Lawson's Finest Triple Sunshine IPA; Lawson's Finest 2014 Fayston Maple Imperial Stout; Lawson's Finest Hopcelot; Lawson's Finest Triple Play. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

The BAOS squad ventured down to Vermont for a 3 day podcast extravaganza, kicking off with Idletyme in Stowe. We caught up with head brewer Will Gilson, drank a ton of great beer, got the lowdown on New England geography and checked out the brewhouse. Beers Reviewed: Pretty much Idletyme's entire lineup. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Scott returns from vacay in South East Asia, we try some Cambodian beer and then we get into some bangers courtesy of our mates at Sawdust City. Beers Reviewed: Khmer Cambodia Lager; Cambrew Angkor; Kingdom Pilsener; Kingdom Dark Lager; Sawdust City Crack A Window; Sawdust City Richard Fingers And The Handfuls: Hobo Jungle. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

We first had Shehan De Silva from Lost Craft on the podcast in February 2016, and so much has happened with his burgeoning brewery that we had to get him back on to talk about his uber successful year, his two new beers and his future moves. Beers Reviewed: Lost Craft Revivale; Lost Craft Crimzen; Lost Craft Sirius. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

This interview is likely our biggest and most exciting to date. The founder and Head Brewer of one of Canada's most revered breweries, Jean-François Gravel, alongside brewer Jen Nadwodny kindly sat down with us for almost 2 hours during Dieu du Ciel's infamous annual bottle release to talk about his fascinating beer journey. Enjoy! Beers Reviewed: Dieu du Ciel Ultra Mosaïka; Dieu du Ciel Symbiose #11; Dieu du Ciel Herbe à Détourne; Dieu du Ciel L'Exorciste #4. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

We've always wanted to have homebrewers on the podcast, and Montreal duo Remi and Max, known as The Wild Shack, are all that and more. Considered 'professional homebrewers' due to their regular collaborations with production breweries, The Wild Shack specialize in funky sours and saisons. We broke two records on this podcast - our longest episode ever, and the biggest Wild Shack bottle share to date. Beers Reviewed: 12 of The Wild Shack's finest sours, pale ales and saisons. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Breaking records is fun, so we headed over to Oshlag Brewery to meet Renaud (Jukebox/Avant-Garde) and Shawn (Avant-Garde) for the longest podcast of all time. We toured the brewery, drank barleywine straight from a cognac barrel, and even drank a porter from the fermenter while it steeped on coconuts. Good times. Beers Reviewed: Avant-Garde Le Funk Et La Furie; Jukebox Classique; Avant-Garde Nocturne Coco; Avant-Garde Les Vivants Impériale. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Interviewing comedians on this podcast is becoming a thing. Greg Houston is an Ottawa-based comic with a passion for craft beer, so he caught up with Cee on a winter weekend run in Montreal for a hilarious yap about getting started in comedy and awesome Cap City beer. Beers Reviewed: Kichesippi 1855; Kichesippi Wuchak Black. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Scott held the squad down once again by managing to cop a fresh bottle of Sam Adams Utopias, and we finally crack the seal on a break from brewing a dark spiced winter ale. Shouts to all our homebrewers. Beers Reviewed: Stone 20th Anniversary Citracado IPA, Sam Adams Utopias 2016. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

We've really been neglecting the other shhh on this podcast, so we decided to fix that with a visit from MUCH Creator, stand up comedian and soon-to-be LA resident Matt O'Brien. We took the Joe Rogan route and picked his brain on the path to becoming a comedic sensation over a couple solid seasonal brews courtesy of Muskoka Brewery. This is most definitely the funniest episode ever. Beers Reviewed: Muskoka Harvest Ale (2016), Muskoka Shinnicked Stout. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

There's nothing us beer nerds love more than a porch bomb, so we caught up with Julien Pouliot of Brewster Club, the newest monthly beer subscription service that also happens to be a physical liquor store based out of Plattsburgh, NY. We hung out for a great chat over at the Glutenberg brewery. Beer Reviewed: Glutenberg American Pale Ale. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Neighbourhood breweries are all the rage, and there's no bar more attuned to their 'hood than Mile End's HELM. We swung by for a long, hilarious chat during their Soiréee Hoppy event, celebrating two new beers brewed in collaboration with local hop farmer Alexandre Bastien of Houblon Bastien, who joined us alongside Head Brewer and Owner Sébastien Brisson and brewer Arnaud Geoffrey. Beers Reviewed: HELM Mile End (Barrel Aged), HELM Récolte Bastien. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

What started out as a casual, guest free podcast reviewing the Cameron's mixer pack they kindly sent us, quickly (or slowly?) turned into the longest episode of all time. OF ALL TIME. Beers Reviewed: Cameron's Brewmaster's Selection Pack. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Sunglasses and Advil. Chambly was mad real. The boys went a little too hard at Bières et Saveurs, so they kicked it on Mont Royal in Montreal for the day after wrap up over some quality Mornington brews Cee brought back from Australia. Beers Reviewed: Mornington IPA, Mornington Imperial IPA. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast; High Five Pedal Tours: for unique 16 person pedal trolley tours around Ann Arbor, MI. Use the code BAOS for 10% off when you book your next tour. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

You guys already know how much we love the Bières et Saveurs festival in Chambly, and this year we got our media passes, took our fluffy mic and accidentally got sloppy drunk chatting to some great folks, drinking a ton of incredible beers. We interviewed Daniel Essiambre (Brouhaha), Claude Demers (Festival Director), Jean Gadoua (Farnham), Benoit (Microbrasserie du Lièvre), Miguel (Barcelona Beer Festival), and Matthew (Unibroue). Beers Reviewed: Too many to mention, mate. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast; High Five Pedal Tours: for unique 16 person pedal trolley tours around Ann Arbor, MI. Use the code BAOS for 10% off when you book your next tour. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

For our final podcast of the Australia trip, we ventured out to Croydon, about 30km east of Melbourne to visit Head Brewer Brendan Guild (aka Brendo) at The Public Brewery. And it's not your standard brewery - they offer a super popular 'make your own' experience to punters, along with their fantastic restaurant and extensive tap and bottle list. We had a great yarn about their humble beginnings, the Aussie craft beer industry and home brewing. Beer Reviewed: The Public Brewery Smoke On The Porter. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast; High Five Pedal Tours: for unique 16 person pedal trolley tours around Ann Arbor, MI. Use the code BAOS for 10% off when you book your next tour. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Whenever Cee asked around about the best breweries in Australia, Mornington was consistently on every list he was handed. So while he was in Australia, he sat down with Head Brewer Andrew 'AG' Gow at the brewery in Mornington for a yarn about all things beer in Australia. Side note: We had some audio issues, we did our best to clean it up but stick with it, the convo is worth it. Beer Reviewed: Mornington Peninsula Brewery Pale Ale. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast; High Five Pedal Tours: for unique 16 person pedal trolley tours around Ann Arbor, MI. Use the code BAOS for 10% off when you book your next tour. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Who would've thought we'd be doing a podcast from Australia? Well, it was kinda likely seeing that Cee is from Melbourne, when you think about it. He was back home on family business and figured he should connect with the local beer scene and see what's up, so his first move was to catch up with Tiffany Waldron from Fitzroy's unfortunately now defunct Two Row Bar to chat about Aussie beer, America and our Kiwi mates. Beers Reviewed: Temple Bicycle Beer; BrewCult Hop Zone; and Epic Stone Hammer. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast; High Five Pedal Tours: for unique 16 person pedal trolley tours around Ann Arbor, MI. Use the code BAOS for 10% off when you book your next tour. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

There's nothing better than beers on a rooftop patio on a sunny summer Sunday. Sam Corbeil, Co-Founder and Brewmaster of Gravenhurst's Sawdust City, made the two hour trek to Bar Hop 2 in Toronto to chat with us about collabs, sour beers, festivals and we finally learned how to pronounce 'Brettanomyces'. Beer Reviewed: Sawdust City x Bar Hop Coriolis Effect. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast; High Five Pedal Tours: for unique 16 person pedal trolley tours around Ann Arbor, MI. Use the code BAOS for 10% off when you book your next tour. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Sometimes, even the best of us mess up. When the audio died in our first on-set podcast, we didn't let things get too sour... or did we? We finally reviewed the oft-hated on Jolly Pumpkin and had an all-round funk fest. Beers Reviewed: Jolly Pumpkin Bam Bière; Wellington Against The Currant. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast; High Five Pedal Tours: for unique 16 person pedal trolley tours around Ann Arbor, MI. Use the code BAOS for 10% off when you book your next tour. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Just as we were cleaning up our act a little, along came foul-mouthed rapper/producer and Montreal transplant, Myer Clarity (No Damn Good Ent.). We literally ran into him in the streets of downtown Toronto, kidnapped him, took him to Wallflower and grilled him about his guilty pleasures, European tours and tweens. Beers Reviewed: Shillow Bitter Waitress, Oast House Barn Raiser and LaBatt 50 (!!). This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Here on BAOS, we're not just about chatting with folks in the beer community; we also like to focus on documenting great conversations with creatives and entrepreneurs who happen to like beer. For Ontario Craft Beer Week, we hit up the Big Rig event at Pour Boy and had an entertaining convo with DJ and promoter Shanelle Williams (of Das Nasty and Hip Hop & Breakfast). Beers Reviewed: Big Rig Release The Hounds Black IPA and Big Rig Camille's Sister. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Cee ventured out to one of Montreal's premiere craft beer events, Mondial de la Bière, figuring he wouldn't bump into anybody. Three hours later, he was sloppy drunk chatting with Alex from Brasserie Harricana and Phil from Les 2 Frères, catching up with Pierre and Judith from Glutenberg and having an all round smashing time. Beers Reviewed: So many, man. Seriously, just listen. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

We hung out at The Auld Spot on The Danforth with the awesome Nicole Hynes, founder of Sweetgrass Brewing Co. We had a hilarious chat about oysters, entrepreneurial-ism, children, travel, love, hipsters and, of course, beer. Beer Reviewed: Sweetgrass Golden Ale. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Scott rolled solo to Toronto's Gluten Free Garage event, a celebration of all things GF. He connected with the GFG Founder RonniLyn Pustil and was lucky enough to chat with Judith Fontaine of Montreal's Glutenberg, an international award-winning brewery focused on producing incredible gluten free beers - one of which (the blonde) is now available in LCBOs across Ontario. Beer Reviewed: Glutenberg Blonde. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

We shot our first outdoor podcast rocking some of the brews Scott brought back from California, and man, these were serious. Beers Reviewed: Modern Times City Of The Sun, New Belgium Rampant and Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Man, this was a random one. What started out as a simple 5-10min podcast turned into our longest yet. Cee handled this one solo, attending the Montreal launch of Beau's brand new Farm Table IPA and he ended up sitting down with Quebec General Manager Stew and Beau's Brewmaster Matt O'Hara. On top of all that, Cee even caught up with Pierre from Glutenberg, one of North America's most awarded gluten free breweries. Beer Reviewed: Beau's Farm Table IPA. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

Another on location podcast, this time we hung out at Batch Brewery and caught up with Shehan De Silva of newcomer Lost Craft, who recently had their flagship beer Revivale added to LCBOs around Toronto. We broke down the steps to start a brewery and the various challenges involved, all the while shouting out every human and venue imaginable. Beer Reviewed: Lost Craft Revivale. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

The second part of the convo with tour guide extraordinaire Jason Kucherawy from Toronto Urban Adventures at House On Parliament, we tucked into a good meal and yapped about making good light beers, cicerones and how beer actually keeps the economy going. Beer Reviewed: Flying Monkey's Tribe Coconut Stout. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

We finally did our first on location podcast! We grabbed a brew with tour guide extraordinaire Jason Kucherawy from Toronto Urban Adventures at House On Parliament to get the lowdown on the tour world and big beer buying out little beer. Beer Reviewed: Beau's Embittermint. This week's podcast is sponsored by BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; Toronto Urban Adventures: for the best craft beer tours in Toronto. Use the code BREWHEADS for 20% off your next tour; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs, receive 15% off when you contact them and mention the podcast. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube!

We sat on Scott's couch in Toronto on New Year's Day, 2016, using our new Zoom H4N to record our hungover chat about our favourite beer moments of 2015. Beer Reviewed: Alpine Nelson and Alpine Duet. This week's podcast is sponsored by Original Gentleman: for all your beard grooming needs. Use the code BEER for 10% off your order; BrewHeads: for all your craft beer gear needs. Use the code BAOS for 15% off your order; High Season: for all your social media and digital needs. Contact them today and mention BAOS; Illnote Studios: for all your Mixing, Mastering and Production needs. Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads.