Pints with Polk

   Imagine a lazy Sunday afternoon in a warm and cozy pub, maybe on a patio if the weather is nice, but the main components are still the sa...

  I am a simple man. I like routine and consistency in my life and while I do enjoy trying beer from all over the world and in any style, I ...

  Back in 2016, I was pretty new to craft beer, really just learning and exploring every style with eyes wide open and an enthusiasm that ha...

  When I set out at the beginning of 2021 to document every beer I drank for an entire year I knew it wouldn't always be pretty or easy ...

   I struggle a little with the #BellLetsTalk  every year and I wonder if there are more people like me out there who are unsure of how to d...

 Lagers. They remain the most popular beer style in the world and no amount of craft beer will ever change that fact. Calling them bland, ta...

  Be cool.   I drink a beer everyday. I like to write about it too, it's kinda my thing. I support and promote craft beer because I enjo...

  I go to work to make money.    I use that money to pay for the things I need and the things I want, because a man cannot work just to surv...

    Every January I sit down here with a couple of beers and ponder what the coming year will have in store for Craft Beer in Ontario. Let...

    I used to make my Best of the Best lists a week long writing extravaganza...that was way too much work and to be honest, not as much fun...