Vote OBK! Golden Tap Awards 2013

Golden Tap Awards 2013 Presented by The Bar Towel

Is there something in the beer scene in Ontario – whether it be a person, a brewery, an event, a beer, anything – that you believe deserves special recognition by the Golden Tap Awards?

OntarioBeerKegs:

We feel we have broken barriers for accessibility of equipment and ingredients and set a new standard for support for brewing and customer service!

• Improving the future of Ontario’s craft beer scene by making it affordable for new brewers to get their start and begin experimenting at the home level. Which is where it all starts for eventual professional brewers
• Large support for homebrewing competitions and events to encourage growth in the Ontario (and Canadian) brewing communities
• Craft Brewing exposure from collaboration with Broadhead Brewery for a one-off Pro-Am seasonal

Just think several years from now, how many pro brewers will have started on an OBK brew pot! (they are already out there!) We believe this deserves special recognition for the beer scene in Ontario.

Vote now! The Golden Tap Awards 2013

Presented by The Bar Towel

Toronto Beer Week Music & ProAm Beer Night – August 4th, 2013

Toronto Beer Week Music & ProAm Beer Night – August 4th, 2013

Toronto Beer Week is a weeklong celebration of craft beer in Ontario, taking place every September at breweries, bars and venues across the city. Now in our 4th year, we are hosting a special event on August 4th at 3030 Dundas West to unite our two favourite communities – beer drinkers and music lovers.

At TBW we recognize the craft movement often starts in basements and garages, which is why we host an annual homebrew competition. Held this past June, we received 200 entries from across Ontario. Some of our previous contestants have moved on to brew professionally or open their own breweries.

This DIY spirit is an obvious parallel to Toronto’s Indie Music scene, where many of our favorite artists grew up playing in their garages before breaking out into the international scene. This is why we are hosting our ProAm Beer and Music Night as a warm up to TBW. There will samples of our homebrewed collaborations, dozens of craft beer on tap, local indie music.

 

Beer Collabs:
Great Lakes Brewery & Norm McCabe
Black Oak Brewery & John Henley
5 Paddles Brewing & Durham Homebrewers Club
…plus dozens of craft beers on tap!

 

For full details and information continue on to TorontoBeerWeek.com.

OBK Brew Zilla Malt Extract Homebrew Kits – 10 x 5 Gallon Batches of Brew – $.35/Beer

OntarioBeerKegs Brew Zilla Malt Extract Homebrew Ingredient Kits — 500+ Beers, $.35/Beer

OBK Brew Zilla Malt Extract Kits

Introducing OntarioBeerKegs Brew Zilla Malt Extract Beer Kits. These kits are suited for the homebrewer who prefers a sessionable and consistent every day ale as well as great flavour and unbeatable bang for the buck.

With beer prices on the rise and the simplicity to brew your own, Brew Zilla kits can offer great savings rather than buying your beer off the shelf. Combined with the satisfaction of having your own “house ale”. At $.35/beer (that’s $8.40 for a case of 24), you can’t go wrong.

Kits include step-by-step instructions on how to brew your own. Produces over 500 beers per kit. Pricing is $189.99.

Currently available are the American Lite Ale, Belgian Blond & English Ale. With more to come!

 

Toronto Beer Week Announces 2013 Homebrew Competition

Toronto Beer Week Homebrew Competition 2013

Fire up those kettles. Toronto Beer Week 2013 Homebrew Competition Announcement!

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Gabriel Nijmeh

We are happy to announce details of this year’s Toronto Beer Week 2013 homebrew competition. Based on feedback we received, we have made some changes that will make this year’s competition the best one yet!

TBW values the contribution that homebrewers make to the Toronto beer scene. TBW also seeks to encourage collaboration among the homebrewing community and Ontario craft brewers as some winning beers will be selected by participating breweries to be brewed up as a pilot or a production beer and served during Toronto Beer Week. In order to have some of the winning beers in production and ready to be served during TBW, judging will have to be completed several weeks prior to TBW.

Here are a few key details you need to know as you plan the beers you wish to enter this year:
Registration will open on Wednesday May 1st, 2013 and the deadline to ship/drop-off your entries will be Saturday June 1st, 2013 by 6pm. Shipping/drop-off location is to be confirmed shortly.

Ontario Brewing Awards Introuduce Homebrew of the Year for 2013

2013 OBA Home Brewers Award

Attention Home Brewers!!!

The Ontario Brewing Awards is introducing a new category for 2013 sponsored by Lake of Bays Brewing Company: the Home Brewers Award. This category is open to anyone wishing to participate that is not a professional brewer nor works for a brewery in any capacity. Submissions are free and must be either British Pale Ale or an IPA that meets recipe requirements provided by the Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
The winning home brewer will have the opportunity to brew a full size batch at the Lake of Bays Brewery with all costs associated paid for by the brewery.

Home brewers must abide by the same submission rules as brewers.

Download, print and sign the PDF, and return it to Roger.

 

Assuming the deadline for home brew entries is the same as the commercial entries; deadline appears to be Friday, March, 29 at 5pm.

 

The event will take place on Tuesday, April 30 from 5-8pm at The Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street West Toronto, ON  M6J 1J6, (416) 531-4635) – book your tickets early at https://secure1.gettickets.ca/Redeem/Regular/Default.aspx?id=93fac481-c9c5-4d4e-b701-05788fd0d2b5&locale=en-CA

Railway City Brewing Co. Announces 2nd Annual “Platform 13” Homebrew Competition

Railway City Brewing Co. 2nd Annual Platform 13 Homebrew Competition 2013

Railway City Brewing Co. — St. Thomas, Ontario

Platform 13—do you have what it takes?

We are launching our Platform 13 Homebrew Competition. Last year, Eric Desjardins was the home brewer that submitted his Beet & Honey creation featured to the right.

This year, we are inviting all home brewers to submit their favorite or best brew. Cash prizes for the top three entries, chance to brew alongside our brew team and bragging rights along with your name featured on every bottle goes to the winner. Other prizes are provided to many other participants.

 

Entry Deadline: 6pm, Saturday, May 18, 2013

More Details Here

 

 

New Brewing Science & Quality Control Course offered at Guelph Food Technology Centre

Guelph Food Technology Centre

Brewing Science and Quality Control – Guelph, ON

Course Details:

Strengthen your knowledge of the science of brewing, beer production, and the important role of QA/QC in producing a high-quality product. This two-day workshop will cover the key aspects of brewing chemistry and microbiology, beer production, and practical brew house operations. At the end of the program, you will be able to:

• Discuss the fundamentals of brewing science and technology
• Appreciate the influence of raw materials selection and brewing process on beer quality
• Manage yeast and fermentation to meet product specifications, with concentration on wort aeration, yeast pitching and fermentation practices
• Discuss brewing microbiology and microbiological quality assurance
• Use statistical quality control and standard methods of analysis for raw materials, in-process samples and finished products

Two day courses will be available for April 2013 and December 2013. Full details here.

Homebrewers Find Home for New Brewery in Whitby, Ontario

5 Paddles Brewing Company

You may remember the names Mike Bray and JP Tibensky from being final round winners of the 2012 Toronto Beer Week Hombrew Competition.

With their award-winning homebrewing backgrounds, they are launching a new brewery (along with three other paddles — Ian Mills, Spencer McCormack & Ed Woods) at their new home at 10 Sunray St, Whitby, Ontario. You can check out the full blog post here.

We wish them a speedy start-up so we can try their creations!

 

Don’t forget to check them out on Twitter & Facebook!

OntarioBeerKegs/Broadhead Brewery Pro-Am Homebrew Competition

OntarioBeerKegs/Broadhead Brewery Pro-Am Homebrew Competition 2013

Continue for full competition rules and information…