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GTA Brews Tap Handle Pre-Order

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You’re going to want to get in on this limited offer on our GTA Brews branded tap handles!

Key Info:

  • Pre-Order Open:  Sunday, December 29, 2024 (9:00am)
  • Pre-Order Close:  Sunday, January 12, 2025 (12:00 pm)
  • Pick Up:  Club Meetings, Chang-Sang Estates Brewery or Shipped (at extra cost to purchaser)

The GTA Brews tap handle is now available for pre-order!

The tap handle is white, with a chalkboard space on the front  with the club logo along with our “Barley, Hops, Water, Yeast” Ramones logo on the rear of the tap handle. Both logos are in black ink on white.

The current cost will be approximately $38.75 per tap handle as long as we achieve a minimum of 25 tap handles to order.  This cost includes applicable taxes and shipping from the manufacturer to Chang-Sang Estates Brewery.  

Distribution of the Tap Handles would be via our Club Meetings or pick up from 204 Tower Drive in Scarborough.  Shipping can be provided to you at cost via Canada Post.

If there’s enough interest (i.e. if we have enough pre-orders) to purchase 50 tap handles the cost will drop to $28.50 per tap handle (which includes taxes and shipping).

If you’re interested, place your pre-order now on the GTA Brews Swag Shop:

GTA Brews Tap Handle - PRE ORDER

GTA Brews Tap Handle – PRE ORDER

Club Tap Handle

$38.75
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We’ll be ordering these in the second full week of January (week of January 13) . All questions or concerns should be directed to david.chang-sang@gtabrews.ca.

David Chang-Sang
President
GTA Brews

2024 Homebrew Advent Begins!

Advent Calendar
Advent submissions all lined up at Rainhard Brewing Co, ready for exchange

A few months ago we opened sign up for our 11th annual GTA Brews Homebrew Calendar. The participation fee was $10/person, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Feed Ontario. We also included the option to donate extra (in $10 increments) to our charity to help us on our fundraising efforts.

We’re pleased to announce that (as of writing) we have raised $310 for Feed Ontario! There’s still time to donate using the following item. Donations will be accepted until Weds Dec 14th.

As is tradition, James Kennedy has designed a custom advent graphic showing each beer that is part of the calendar. As is also tradition, he has taken artistic liberty based on the name given to the beer, at least for the members that gave their beer a name.

Advent Calendar

July Meeting: Last Brewer Standing Finals! at Rouge River Brewing Co.

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Location: Rouge River Brewing Co.
Date: Monday July 8th, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

This month we go slightly north and slightly east to visit our friends at Rouge River Brewing Co. We’re taking a bit of a relaxed approach for this first “real” month of the summer by having our Last Brewer Standing Finals at Rouge River Brewing.

We’ll have our Structured Tastings, some announcements, the judging of the Last Brewer Standing Finals between James Kennedy and Wuilmer Venegas, lots of social time and we’ll be able to chat with Jordan Mills of Rouge River Brewing. As always, remember, bring your tasting glass!

Also be sure to SIGN-UP for structured tastings if you’d like some feedback on your latest brew.

Don’t forget to patronize our hosts! Rouge River offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Continue reading July Meeting: Last Brewer Standing Finals! at Rouge River Brewing Co. →

Summer 2023 Club T-Shirt Order!

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If you’ve been waiting for the opportunity to get your hands on club t-shirts, now is your chance! Between July 12th and August 11th, you can pre-order your very own GTA Brews club t-shirt! Visit the club Swag Shop to order.

Note: Shirts will be available for pick up at the September 11th meeting at Rainhard Brewing

Order Now on the Swag Shop!

We’re going with a neutral natural colour so the three colour front really pops!

Club Logo Shirt

This shirt design adds some colour and hops to a skull and was inspired by the rock band “The Grateful Dead” on the front while the GTA Brews logo and “Brew More Of What Makes You Happy” is on the back in eye popping green!

June Meeting: Last Brewer Standing Judging And A Summer Send Off!

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Location: Muddy York Brewing Co.
Date: Monday June 12th, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

Can you believe that we’re already half way through the year? It’s JUNE and we’re back at recent winner of the Canadian Brewery Of The Year; Muddy York Brewing Co. For this meeting we are focusing on our Last Brewer Standing Judging (Style: California Common). There will be plenty of social time, some announcements and some discussion of where we may want to go for social excursions in July / August!

As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.

Also, please don’t forget to patronize our hosts!! Muddy York offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Continue reading June Meeting: Last Brewer Standing Judging And A Summer Send Off! →

Canadian Homebrew Day

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Canadian Homebrew Day Graphic

We are pleased to announce that our 2023 edition of Canadian Homebrew Day (CHD) will be in-person at Toronto Brewing!

Sat. June 3rd, 2023
Toronto Brewing (3701 Chesswood Drive, Unit 115)
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

On Saturday June 3rd, we will have a live brewing demonstration and be available to answer questions and promote the hobby!

GTA Brews Members will be present and brewing on club equipment! Come, see, support and chat with fellow members and members of the public about the joys of homebrewing!

Recipe: Bia-Hoi by Chi-Linh Dinh

This year’s recipe, now available in the club recipe database, is Chi-Llinh Dinh’s “Bia Hoi” (Vietnamese for ‘fresh beer’). Chi created this recipe to emulate the type of beer her father and his friends used to drink back home in Vietnam! It’s a light (about 4% ABV), refreshing lager that’s meant to be drank very fresh once it’s fermented!

If you are indeed brewing that day, please take some pictures and share it with our community and beyond by tagging GTA Brews and #CanadianHomebrewDay in your posts!

Grain Buy – Spring 2023

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The GTA Brews Spring 2023 Grain Buy is open!

We're back at it again with the launch of our Spring 2023 Grain Bulk Buy!  Make sure you take a good look at the catalogue as we have some newish additions (Raven from the Czech Republic and Canada's own Prairie Malting). Details can be found in the post below.

Thanks to Common Good Brewing Co. for hosting, please make sure to give them your love and make some purchases on pick up day! All questions should be emailed to grainbuy@gtabrews.ca.

Key Info:

    • Sign Up Open: May 05, 2023
    • Sign Up Close:  May 19, 2023 (11:59 pm)
    • Pick Up Day: Saturday, June 10, 2023 (11:00 am – 1:00 pm)
      • PICKUP LOCATION: Common Good Brewing Co.
      • You MUST book a pickup timeslot
    • NO SPLITS - FULL BAGS ONLY

Reminders

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    • If you didn't get the announcement email or order confirmation, check your spam!
    • Reminder that some items are special order, and may be delayed
    • You can find all your gtabrews.ca orders on your My Account page

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May Meeting: Some More Exbeerimentation with Josh Davis!

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Location: Rainhard Brewing
Date: Monday May 8th, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

It’s already May and we’re going “back to the future”! We’ll be back, for the first time in a long time, at Rainhard Brewing!! Rainhard will be our West Side meeting location moving forward. For this meeting we have Josh Davis, BJCP judge and one of our new members over the last year will be discussing another Exbeeriment! This time it’s a Pale Ale triangle test! There will be some announcements and social time as well

As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.

Also, please don’t forget to patronize our hosts!! Rainhard offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Continue reading May Meeting: Some More Exbeerimentation with Josh Davis! →

March Meeting: Some Exbeerimentation with Josh Davis!

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Location: Muddy York Brewing
Date: Monday March 13th, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

March is coming in like a lion and for this month’s club meeting we’re introducing something new! Josh Davis, BJCP judge and one of our new members over the last year will be discussing an Exbeeriment! There will also be social time and Shane Martin will also have his Exbeerimental beer to share and discuss as well!

As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.

Also, please don’t forget to patronize our hosts!! Muddy York offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Continue reading March Meeting: Some Exbeerimentation with Josh Davis! →

February Meeting: SOCIAL! (and a “new” west end location)

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Location: Northern Maverick Brewing
Date: Monday February 13th, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

It’s already February! And for this month’s club meeting we’re doing a “social” meeting; so there’s no presentations or structured items planned. This is an opportunity to bring (and share) your homebrew with other club members!

As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.

Also, please don’t forget to patronize our hosts!! Northern Maverick offers a wide selection of fine beers to go and food available so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Continue reading February Meeting: SOCIAL! (and a “new” west end location) →

Farewell People’s Pint

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A Brief History Of A Place For Homebrewers and Craft Beer Lovers

It started as a collective; an inclusive one that was focused on homebrewed beers made by passionate homebrewers. These beers, and the brewers that made them, were then featured at small batch events around the city of Toronto.  That collective was what was known as The People’s Pint and the gentlemen behind that collective were Doug Appledoorn and Pietro Ciara. 

That was 2016. 

By 2017 Doug and Pietro were searching for a permanent space for their collective and events but also to brew their own beers.

By mid 2018 an opportunity presented itself. Junction Craft Brewing were moving out of their space on Cawthra Ave and Doug and Pietro had found a permanent home for People’s Pint. 

They continued to host events that focused on, and supported, the homebrew community, and GTA Brews in particular, including: 

  • A homebrew tap takeover for Toronto Beer Week
  • Learn2Brew days
  • Off Flavour Tasting sessions 
  • Being a sponsor for BrewSlam (GTA Brews Premier National Homebrew Competition)
  • A rotating GTA Brews guest tap serving GTA Brews members homebrew to the public
  • Hosting Club Meetings, the Club Barrel (fills and empties), and Hop Buy Pick Ups / Sorting

They also were active in the industry by ensuring their brewery was a space that was safe, inclusive, and welcoming to all who wanted to partake, learn and enjoy craft beer regardless of creed, colour or sexuality. 

They were also one of the first breweries in Toronto to “employ” a brewery cat via the SPCA; Maris was quite unique for some time!

On top of all of that Doug and Pietro and all others who worked with them were friends, homebrewers and individuals to be admired. 

So, now that they have closed their doors, Peoples Pint, the brewery space, will be missed but Peoples Pint, the ideal, will live on.  

Thank you to Pietro, Doug, Angie, Chris, Chris, Adam, Alex, Deaglan, Jeff, and everyone else that welcomed us as GTA Brews members, fellow homebrewers and cherished friends into the warm space you built.  

That space, of course, will be missed. 

(To interact with homebrewers and for photos of People’s Pint, please visit our Facebook page)

January Meeting: Water Chemistry with Eric Cousineau!

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Location: Rainhard Brewing Co
Date: Monday January 13th, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

Water: You’ve drank it, you’ve swam in it, heck, some of you have probably even BATHED in it (at some point in the distant past). But did you know you could BREW WITH IT TOO?!

It’s time for our annual January tradition of diving deep (see what I did there?) into the world of water chemistry, and we are happy to have GTA Brews Member (and former club President) Eric Cousineau back to give us an updated presentation!

Also be sure to SIGN-UP for structured tastings if you’d like some feedback on your latest brew.

Also, please don’t forget to patronize our hosts!! Rainhard offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Continue reading January Meeting: Water Chemistry with Eric Cousineau! →

December Meeting: Year End Holiday Festive Themed Shindig At People’s Pint Brewing Co.

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Location: People’s Pint Brewing Company
Date: Monday December 12th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

It’s already December and this month we’ll be having our Year End Holiday Festive Shindig! There’s some announcements (Canadian Homebrew Championship winners will be announced!) that we’ll make but there’s no presentation, it’s strictly about socializing, wishing each other a great holiday season and sharing homebrew! We’re still at PEOPLE’S PINT BREWING CO. 90 Cawthra Ave in Toronto, but this meeting will not have a guest speaker and outside of standard announcements we’re simply going to mingle and talk beer and homebrewing!

As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters/announcements and keep your chatting to a minimum at that time.

Also, please don’t forget to patronize our hosts!! People’s Pint offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Continue reading December Meeting: Year End Holiday Festive Themed Shindig At People’s Pint Brewing Co. →

November Meeting: Just How Juicy Is It? NEIPA brewing on a big (and homebrew) scale with Marcelo Paniza of Paniza Brewing!

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Location: Muddy York Brewing Co.
Date: Monday November 14th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

Back at Muddy York Brewing Co this month for our November meeting!!! We are excited to have Scarborough’s own Marcelo Paniza, from Paniza Brewing, talk to us about NEIPA brewing!!

As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.

Also, please don’t forget to patronize our hosts!! Muddy York offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Continue reading November Meeting: Just How Juicy Is It? NEIPA brewing on a big (and homebrew) scale with Marcelo Paniza of Paniza Brewing! →

October Meeting: It’s Social! At People’s Pint Brewing Co.

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Location: People’s Pint Brewing Company
Date: Monday October 17th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

This month we are having a SOCIAL meeting!!! While we love our educational presentations and hearing from beer industry professionals and homebrewers alike, we thought it was time to have a social meeting that’s outside of our “normal” social meetings (i.e. Holiday meeting in December)! We’re still at PEOPLE’S PINT BREWING CO. 90 Cawthra Ave in Toronto, but this meeting will not have a guest speaker and outside of standard announcements we’re simply going to mingle and talk beer and homebrewing!

As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters/announcements and keep your chatting to a minimum at that time.

Also, please don’t forget to patronize our hosts!! People’s Pint offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Continue reading October Meeting: It’s Social! At People’s Pint Brewing Co. →

September Meeting: Pull Your Head Out Of Your Cask! with Mary Beth Keefe / Tim Burnett from Granite

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Location: Muddy York Brewing Co.
Date: Monday September 12th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

We swing BACK to the east side this month at Muddy York Brewing Co!!! We’re pleased as punch to have Mary-Beth Keefe and Tim Burnett, from The Granite Brewery and Tied House, to give us a talk on Cask Conditioned Ales (aka “Real Ale”)

As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.

Also, please don’t forget to patronize our hosts!! Muddy York offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Continue reading September Meeting: Pull Your Head Out Of Your Cask! with Mary Beth Keefe / Tim Burnett from Granite →

August Meeting: Cooking With Beer (and Chris!) with Chris Tower!

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Location: People’s Pint Brewing Company
Date: Monday August 8th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

In Person again (sort of) at People’s Pint Brewing Company in the Junction!!! This month we’re trying something a bit different for our in-person meeting. Our presenter will NOT be present but will still present! (read on for more information) Chris Tower will be giving a delicious talk on cooking with beer!

As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.

NOTE: Our presenter this month will be virtually joining us – we’ll broadcast the presentation via the big screen and make it a bit easier for those that can’t attend to review the presentation after the fact!

Also, please don’t forget to patronize our hosts!! People’s Pint offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Continue reading August Meeting: Cooking With Beer (and Chris!) with Chris Tower! →

Recording: Whoa That’s Wild! (Yeast Capture & Testing) with Jonah Greenbaum-Shinder of Escarpment Labs!

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Recording from the July 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.(NOTE: The club is still figuring out how to best record these in person sessions so please bear with us until we can sort out getting better quality video and audio available)

We were back to IN PERSON meetings at Muddy York Brewing!!! For the East End of the GTA, this was the first time we have been back in person at Muddy York and we were so happy to hearing from our good friends at Escarpment Labs! Jonah Greenbaum-Shinder came to the meeting to give us a talk on Wild Yeast Capture and Testing!

Recording: Style O’ The Month: Mead!

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Recording from the July 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada. (NOTE: The club is still figuring out how to best record these in person sessions so please bear with us until we can sort out getting better quality video and audio available)

Emily was in-person for her final “Style Of The Month” presentation for July! If you missed June’s meeting you’d realize that Emily couldn’t make June’s meeting so we’re hopeful she can get to Muddy York for the final category: Mead! Emily looked at the mead style guidelines in more detail. We’ll miss seeing Emily and hearing the various styles!! Thanks for all your hard work on this Emily!

July Meeting: Whoa That’s Wild! (Yeast Capture & Testing) with Jonah Greenbaum-Shinder of Escarpment Labs!

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Location: Muddy York Brewing Company
Date: Monday July 11th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

We are back to IN PERSON meetings at Muddy York Brewing!!! For the East End of the GTA, this is the first time we’re back in person at Muddy York and we’re so looking forward to hearing from our good friends at Escarpment Labs! Jonah Greenbaum-Shinder will be coming to the meeting to give us a talk on Wild Yeast Capture and Testing!

As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.

Also, please don’t forget to patronize our hosts!! Muddy York offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Continue reading July Meeting: Whoa That’s Wild! (Yeast Capture & Testing) with Jonah Greenbaum-Shinder of Escarpment Labs! →

June Meeting: Everything You Wanted To Know About Mashing with Pietro Caira!

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Location: People’s Pint Brewing Company
Date: Monday June 13th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

This month we are SUPER excited to be back to IN PERSON meetings!!! And since we haven’t had a proper in person meeting in, oh, about 2+ years it’s going to be exciting since there’s a lot of new stuff to announce! Firstly, our “west” meeting location has changed to be at PEOPLE’S PINT BREWING CO. 90 Cawthra Ave in Toronto. Secondly, we’re stoked to hear People’s Pint’s head brewer and former GTA Brews member Pietro Caira talk to us about all things Mash related (well, almost all things – I don’t think Pietro’s going to talk about the “Monster Mash”. . . . . ) !

As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.

Also, please don’t forget to patronize our hosts!! People’s Pint offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don’t hesitate to grab some especially if you don’t get out to see them as often as you’d like!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Continue reading June Meeting: Everything You Wanted To Know About Mashing with Pietro Caira! →

Canadian Homebrew Day 2022

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We are pleased to announce that our 2022 edition of Canadian Homebrew Day (CHD) will be in-person at Toronto Brewing‘s Geary Ave location!

Sat. June 4th, 2022
Toronto Brewing (211 Geary Ave)
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

On Saturday June 4th, we will have two live brewing demonstrations.

  1. David Chang-Sang of Chang Sang Estates Homebrewery will be joined by Colin Green to brew up a batch of his Oat N About pale ale, which he originally created in collaboration with our friends at Muddy York Brewing Co.
  2. Darrell Kelly (multi-award winning homebrewer and BJCP Judge) will be brewing up a batch of his famous German Pilsner

Recipe #1: Darkness English Porter by Matt King

The 2021 Canadian Brewer of the Year (BOTY circuit) was our very own Matt King. For CHD 2022, he graciously shared one of his favourite recipes for us to brew at home!

HomebrewDay2022-Recipe-Matt-KingDownload

Recipe #2: Betty Blonde by Barley’s Homebrew Supplies

Barley’s Homebrew Supplies from New Westminster, BC was voted as Canadian Homebrew Shop of the year for 2021. To celebrate CHD 2022, owner Curtis supplied his favourite Blond Ale recipe for us to brew!

HomebrewDay2022-Recipe-Curtis-Van-MarckDownload

If you are indeed brewing that day, please take some pictures and share it with our community and beyond by tagging GTA Brews and #CanadianHomebrewDay in your posts!

March Meeting: Beer / Food Pairings with Lauren Richard!

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Date: Monday March 14th, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM ET

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As we March towards spring this month (you see what I did there?) we are excited to have GTA Brews Member Lauren Richard (pronounced akin to “Rocket Richard”) with us to impart her knowledge on something our club has never looked at before – Beer / Food Pairings!!

As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren’t speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the “Raise Hand” feature.

Continue reading March Meeting: Beer / Food Pairings with Lauren Richard! →

February Meeting: The (REAL) Garage Brewery with Stephen Rodermond

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Date: Tuesday February 15th, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM ET

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It’s February and this month we are happy to have GTA Brews Member Stephen Rodermond to give us a presentation on opening up a brewery (yes… a legal brewery) in his garage!

As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren’t speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the “Raise Hand” feature.

Continue reading February Meeting: The (REAL) Garage Brewery with Stephen Rodermond →

January Meeting: The Shape of Water Chemistry with Eric Cousineau!

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Date: Monday January 10th, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM ET

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HOPPY NEW YEAR! This month we are happy to have GTA Brews Member (and former club President) Eric Cousineau back to give us a presentation this month on water chemistry!

As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren’t speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the “Raise Hand” feature.

Continue reading January Meeting: The Shape of Water Chemistry with Eric Cousineau! →

December Meeting: Holiday Gathering

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Monday December 13th at 7:00 PM
People’s Pint Brewing Company
90 Cawthra Ave, Unit #101, Toronto, Ontario, M6N 3C2  MAP

This month come hang out, swap homebrews, and mingle!

This December we are being hosted by People’s Pint Brewing Company. Thanks for hosting us! We request that everyone spend some money to support our wonderful host. They have plenty of beer-to-go in their bottle shop!

What’s Different From The Last Time We Met?

As we are still within a global Pandemic, and we want to ensure safety for our members and for People’s Pint staff, please note the following:

  • Capacity Limits: a maximum of 40 fully (aka double) vaccinated members will be allowed to attend.  “Purchase” your free ticket at the end of this post to reserve your spot!
  • Vaccine Passports: Please ensure you have downloaded your Ontario Vaccine Certificate (QR Code) from the Ontario Government’s website as you’ll be required to present it in order to attend.
  • Physical Distancing: While only fully vaccinated members will be in attendance, please remember to treat others with respect and, if someone’s uncomfortable, provide them the appropriate personal space.

Continue reading December Meeting: Holiday Gathering →

Recording: Those Czech (and now Italian) Pilsners with Annie Johnson!

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Presentation: Those Czech (and now Italian) Pilsners with Annie Johnson

Annie Johnson

We are fired up to have the 2013 American Homebrewers Association Brewer Of The Year winner, Annie Johnson, here this month to give us a presentation on Czech and Italian Pilsners and to do some Q&A with us on these styles! Not only is Annie a winner of the AHA’s Brewer Of The Year award but she also won Pilsner Urquell’s Master Homebrewer competition in 2012 and has been actively involved in professional brewing since 2014. Annie is also a BJCP Nationally Ranked judge, the current president of the Seattle chapter of The Pink Boots Society and was elected to the AHA’s Governing Committee in 2020.

Recording:

Recording from the November 2021 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.

In November we were exhilarated to have Annie Johnson, an American Homebrewers Association Brewer Of The Year award winner, give us a presentation this month on everything pertaining to Czech (and now Italian) pilsners!

November Meeting: Those Czech (and now Italian) Pilsners with Annie Johnson!

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Date: Monday November 8th, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM ET

GTA Brews Members: You must login to see the link and password. If you have logged in and cannot see them, please refresh the page.

This month we are exhilarated to have Annie Johnson, an American Homebrewers Association Brewer Of The Year award winner, give us a presentation this month on everything pertaining to Czech (and now Italian) pilsners!

As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren’t speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the “Raise Hand” feature.

Continue reading November Meeting: Those Czech (and now Italian) Pilsners with Annie Johnson! →

Club Barrel Fill #5

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Time to announce the sign up for our fifth club barrel fill for this new bourbon barrel! The barrel will stay in its current home at Peoples Pint Brewing Co.

We will be filling the new bourbon barrel with a Russian Imperial Stout. Want in on this fun members-only project? Log in, then click the link below and apply for the barrel. We will randomly pick applicants to participate in the barrel fill.

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October Meeting: Yeast Q&A with Dr. Richard Preiss of Escarpment Labs!

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Date: Monday October 18th, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

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This month we are over-the-moon to have Dr. Richard Preiss, co-founder of Escarpment Labs, give us a presentation this month and take a Q&A on all things yeast related!

As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren’t speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the “Raise Hand” feature.

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