Ontario Craft Brewers' Podcast

In this second Ontario Brewer Podcast for September, Master Cicerone Mirella Amato continues her exploration of OCB-brewed American-style pale ales. She is once again joined by cookbook author David Ort from davidort.com, and historian and beer writer, Jordan St.John at saintjohnswort.ca. Having correctly guessed which American-style pale ale was in front of them in the last podcast, David and Jordan are looking forward to enjoying two other OCB-brewed interpretations of the style. The three American-style pale ales featured this month were Collective Arts Rhyme & Reason Pale Ale, Collingwood Brewery Downhill Pale Ale, and Side Launch Pale Ale. About our two guests this month: Jordan St.John is a Certified Cicerone, Beer Writer and Historian who trained as a brewer but opted out of having to clean all that equipment. He deals with elaborate concepts and total nonsense at saintjohnswort.ca David Ort is the author of the Canadian Craft Beer Cookbook, a freelance food and drink writer, and the web editor at