October 2012
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Oktoberfest 2012. Prosit!
Oktoberfest 2012
This year marks the 179th Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany in which an expected 6.5 million revelers from around the world gather to wear lederhosen and dirndls, eat pretzels, dance to the glorious sounds of oompah music and, of course, drink lots and lots of beer.
Just how much beer exactly? Last year, Oktoberfesters drank a record 7.5 million liters of malty beverages and...
September 2012
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CASK @ AMSTERDAM for #TBW2012
Beginning today, September 18 through Saturday September 22, Amsterdam will be hosting our own cask nights in our brewery retail store at 21 Bathurst St. 5 Days. 5 Different Casks. 5 PM till we finish them off. Completely free and open to the public so tell your friends! We’ll also be giving away 2 tickets to Cask Days each night!
You might be asking yourself - What is Cask...
Moving But Not Leaving!
In the last few weeks we’ve had a lot of requests for information on our move. Where are we going? What’s the plan? Are you staying in Toronto, Amsterdam? Today, we answer all those burning questions, plus we unveil a little secret we’ve been keeping up our sleeves - a new brew pub! You can read al about it in our official press release below.
Cheers!
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'Wet Hopping'
Hops – one of the 4 main ingredients in beer and a plant that has become the topic of conversation at bars around the world. They are the seed cone of the plant Humulus Lupulus and come in various forms to brewers. Most hops, after being harvested around this time of year, are dried and compressed into pellets in order to preserve their valuable oils and resins. But, in some rare cases, hops are...
August 2012
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Calm Before the Storm
So you might have heard of a beer we call Tempest – our Imperial Stout. A Tempest, by definition, is a violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail – a furious event that leaves destruction and chaos in its wake. In the spring of 2012, we released a batch of Tempest that sold through our retail store like a 200km/h wind gust from such a storm, so we brewed it again – only this...
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Amsterdam Adventure Brews - Sleeping Giant Barley...
Some of you reading might remember this blog post we did back in early April about a barley wine our brewer Iain (@_murdoch) and Eric Ecclestone of the Biergotter Homebrew Club brewed and aged in fresh whiskey barrels from the Jack Daniel Distillery. Well, the time has come. This beer is bottled and hitting our retail store shelves today - Tuesday August 14, 2012. Named ‘Sleeping Giant...
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Divination #1
DIVINATION #1 - 9% ABV
Divination #1 is the first in a series of brews experimenting with wine and beer hybrids and was served for the first time at the 2012 Hart House Craft Beer Festival,. A mixed fermentation IPA brewed with Belgian, wine and champagne yeasts. Primary fermentation with Belgian ale yeast before being blended with 20% active Chardonnay lees (originally destined for a sparkling...
April 2012
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MEDIA RELEASE - Oranje Weisse Back for Summer 2012
Amsterdam Brewing Co. Summer Seasonal - Oranje Weisse
Premium White Beer Back on Shelves for 2012
(Toronto, ON, April 25, 2012) – The Amsterdam Brewing Company, Toronto’s independently owned and operated craft brewer, released their Summer Seasonal – Oranje Weisse earlier this week. The beer will be featured while quantities last in both the LCBO and The Beer Store as well as on...
Amsterdam Brewing Co. Collaboration with Local...
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Amsterdam Brewing Co. Collaboration with Local Winery: Flat Rock Cellars
(Toronto, ON, April 9, 2012) – The Amsterdam Brewing Company and local wine makers Flat Rock Cellars have teamed up to collaborate on a very special beer. Thought to be the first ever local brewery-winery brew in Ontario, the beer is set for release at a Canadian Beer News Dinner Series event during OCB Week...
Quick Update!
More to follow on this brew but we couldn’t hold back this news any longer. This is very exciting for us! This Belgian Golden Ale was brewed on February 24th and transferred into barrels on March 22. The beer was brewed to 9% specifically for aging in wine barrels from our friends at Flat Rock Cellars. All German malts and hops were used in this brew and half of the barrels we filled are being...
March 2012
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What Brews Are Made Of.
A couple of weeks ago we had the chance to do a pilot brew with award winning homebrewer Eric Ecclestone of the Biergotter Homebrew Club. Amsterdam brewer Iain and Eric spent some time maxing out the mash tun on our new pilot system to create a Barley Wine that will be available in 4 to 6 months. This isn’t a regular, run-of-the-mill Barley Wine though – this brew is 10% and Barrel Aged in FRESH...
Pilot Brewing for up and coming events
During the past couple of weeks, our brand new pilot brewing system has seen some serious action. After a period of testing and working out the system’s characteristics, our brewer, Iain (follow him on twitter at @_murdoch) has gotten to know the stainless steel contraption quite well and is brewing regularly on it. Test batches, R&D, experimental styles, and collaborations are making...
February 2012
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We Rocked out With Our Bocks Out
Spring is getting closer and closer as the days get longer and longer. Exciting times to be living in Southern Ontario as the ground begins to thaw after a relatively tame winter here in Toronto.
Back in December we rounded up some ingredients and got to work on our spring seasonal brew - Spring Bock. This beer takes about 3 months to brew, ferment and age properly so that it’s just perfect...
Spring Bock Media Release - February 21, 2012
MEDIA RELEASE
Amsterdam Brewing Co. Releases Spring Seasonal Beer - ‘Spring Bock’
(Toronto, ON, February 21, 2012) – The Amsterdam Brewing Company, one of Toronto’s oldest independently owned and operated craft brewery, has released their spring seasonal beer Spring Bock. Amsterdam’s Spring Bock was the first seasonal offering by Amsterdam to be accepted in the LCBO in 2011 and is back again...
January 2012
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Amsterdam in Wine Country
Hey everyone,
Blake here from The Amsterdam Brewing Company. Wanted to fill you all in on a little trip Amsterdam brewers Iain, Cody and myself (wannabe brewer) took to wine country last weekend to pick up some oak barrels. We’re gonna use these 228L, French oak beauties to make some amazing beer. Not going to say what kind… yet… But there’s reason for excitement. Boo...
May 2011
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Orange Weisse Summer Kick-Off
Hey Folks!
Sticking around the city this May Two-Four Long Weekend? If the answer is YES keep reading. This Saturday May 21 from 12-3pm, you’re all invited down to the Amsterdam Brewery at 21 Bathurst St. for a summer kick-off open house and special sampling of our Summer Seasonal brew - Oranje Weisse. The beer will be flowing and we’ll have some snacks to munch on. 12-3pm at the...
March 2011
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Amsterdam At the 2011 Craft Brewers Conference
We’re back from the Craft Brewers Conference in San Francisco and what a week it was! From March 22 to the 26th a crew of 5 from Amsterdam travelled to the West Coast and the Mecca for craft beer in order to learn about the state of the craft brewing industry, meet with friends and soak up all kinds of beer and brewing related knowledge. Hundreds of beer tastings, 8 events, 4 full conference...
February 2011
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Spring Bock is here!
Press Release from The Amsterdam Brewing Company
The Amsterdam Brewing Company, Toronto’s oldest independently owned and operated craft brewery, have released their spring seasonal beer Spring Bock. This release comes as a ground-breaking beer for Amsterdam as it is their first seasonal release to be featured in the LCBO Seasonal Program.
“We’re very happy with our Spring Bock this year...
December 2010
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Wee Heavy Scotch Ale Media Release
Amsterdam Brewing Company Releases Winter Seasonal Brew ‘Wee Heavy Scotch Ale’
(Toronto, ON, December 13, 2010) – The Amsterdam Brewing Company, Toronto’s independently owned and operated craft brewer, released their winter seasonal beer Wee Heavy Scotch Ale last week exclusively to their on-site retail store and select bars and restaurants. In its second year, Wee Heavy is one of four beers in...
November 2010
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4 Packs at the LCBO
Amsterdam Mix Packs Hit LCBO Shelves This Week
The Amsterdam Brewing Company, Toronto’s independently owned and operated craft brewer since 1986, is releasing their Entertainer Holiday 4 Pack at the LCBO this week. The Amsterdam Entertainer includes their flagship beer – Natural Blonde Lager, as well as Big Wheel Deluxe Amber, Nut Brown Ale, and KLB Raspberry Wheat.
“This is the first time...
October 2010
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NOW Magazine Best of T.O.
Amsterdam is up for Now Magazine’s Best of T.O. award, but we need you to get there! All you need to do is follow these quick, simple steps to help us win Best Microbrew in Toronto!
1. Click this link: http://tiny.cc/4n230
2. Scroll to Best Microbrew
3. Click ‘Vote”
4. Click ‘Amsterdam’
That’s it! Thanks for supporting your local brewery and thanks for...
September 2010
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What A Week - TBW, Oktubafest and the Canadian...
What a week it was last week for us and the Toronto/Canadian Craft Beer scene overall. So many events, parties, tastings, people and beer… it was like a dream come true. We think it’s about time to sit back, reflect, and recap all the things that went on (good thing we have pictures because the memory is a little fuzzy in spots).
We started off the week with Toronto Beer Week - the...
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Oktubafest!
It’s that time of year. The leaves are turning colour, squirrels gather acorns for the winter, your mom unpacks all your sweaters from their vacuum sealed plastic bags, and smoked beer is here. Our Fall Seasonal - Amsterdam Oktoberfest - will be released next Thursday, September 23rd in celebration with Toronto Beer Week and Caplansky’s Delicatessen… and we figure we should have a little...
May 2010
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