Fall 2014

Welcome fellow Pub Lovers to the Fall edition of the Pub Magazine.

We hope you enjoyed what we had of summer and were able to find many new watering holes on your travels. This time of the year many of the craft brewers are bringing out tasty seasonals so nip out to your local brewery to see what's available.

Roving reporter Glenn visits the Prohibition Gastro House and Oyster bar in Toronto as well as Mackenzies in Toronto's west end.

The guys from Red Soss and their fantastic products are featured, believe me I have tried them all, best sauces ever. So pull up a stool, grab a beer, sit down and enjoy.

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Summer 2014

SUMMER TIME..........and the living is easy

Welcome to our summer edition fellow pub lovers, we have a bumper issue for you to enjoy. Read about Canada's oldest pubs and some brand new ones too.

Glenn lets us know about some Highland festivals among other stories and we welcome back Carl, Mallorie and Leanne. Jorgy had a tough assigment when he paid the Argo cheerleaders a visit, inside he tells us just how fit these girls really are.

I had a wonderful trip to Brooklin for a chat with the good folks at 1847 Wine and Beer Bistro. It's all good my friends so pull up a stool, grab a cold one from the fridge and relax because it's summer time and the living is easy.

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Spring 2014

Cheers to those who managed to get away and escape parts of this long cold winter and an even bigger Cheers to those who stayed, shivered and still made it out to their local pubs. Soon it will be our short patio season and publovers will enjoy every minute of it.

Remember the first one to complain about the heat has to buy a round. In this issue we visit the Belvedere Cookhouse in Pefferlaw, the Wooden Nickel in Beaverton and also pop into the Boston Pizza, Stouffville in honour of the 50th anniversary of the chain.

Lots more pubby stuff to enjoy as well so pull up a stool, pour a cold one and enjoy.

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Fall 2013 - Winter 2014

Welcome to another edition of the Pub Magazine, in this issue I visit Canalside Pub in Port Colborne, Port in Pickering and check out the new kid on the block in my home town of Stouffville, the King's Landing. Our Roving Reporter Glenn brings us back tales of the little Newfie pub fondly called Scrummies. Ample Annie makes an appearance along with the Tudor Arms.

Welcome to the Pub my friends, pull up a stool, pour yourself a cold one and enjoy.

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Summer 2013

Welcome to another edition of The Pub Magazine, this issue we visit Billy's in Essex, Fionn MacCools in Ajax, the Royal Oak in Whitby and my local pub the Earl of Whitchurch.

The Roving Reporter gives us an update on what he has been up to during the last few months such as enjoying some wine and beers in Prince Edward County.

The rest of the gang are also all here to share their wisdom with you so pull up a stool, fill your glass and welcome to The Pub.

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Winter - Spring 2013

Welcome fellow Pub Lovers to another edition of The Pub Magazine, this time we travel to pubs in King City, Mildmay, Port Perry, Jackson's Point, Barrie and Scarborough. We pop into Stout Irish Pub, which has become quite the Toronto beer destination. Mallorie tells us of her love for Home Brewing while the Roving Beer Reporter visits Lake of Bays brewery. We talk to Tony Elenis, president of the ORHMA about the new initiative regarding Best Bar None, a program that awards bars with a star of excellence.

I chat to Tim Spears who is the number 1 Alexander Keith's fan in the country, no make that the world. It's all good my friends, now pull up a barstool as the Pub is now open.

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Fall 2012

Welcome to another edition of The Pub Magazine, we have many wonderful pubs to share with you once again. We travel to Wingham, Bayfield, Goderich and North Bay among other places in search of more great locals. We end up in jail in Cobourg and discover Stratford is far more than just theatre. We visit the new Six Pints Beer Academy in Toronto and learn that school is not all that bad after all.

So my friends, pull up a stool and grab a pint for the Pub is now open

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Summmer 2012

In this bumper issue the crew travel far and wide to bring you some more great pubs.

We pop into The Old English Pub in Gananoque, sip a pint or two at Murphy's Law in Toronto, try the wings at Sticky Fingers in Barrie and Paul cracks open a bottle of wine at the new Miller Tavern on Bay St. The Scottish pub McGugan's is next on the pub crawl followed by trips to Fenelon Falls, Madoc, Walkerton, Orangeville and Newmarket.

We tell you about our very 1st Barrie Beer Fest happening this June and take a trip down memory lane with a Playboy Bunny. It's not all about the beer as my Stouffville friends and I invade Henry of Pelham for a great day of wine tasting. We bring you our Pub Lover's Choice Awards so please take some time to vote for your favourite bar.

All of this and lots more so pull up a stool and relax, it's opening time.

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Winter - Spring 2012

Welcome fellow Pub Lovers to issue number 6 of The Pub Magazine

Once again we bring you some amazing pubs visited by the Pub Crew, we take you from Thunder Bay to Amherstberg, Ottawa to the Soo and of course all points in between.

A special welcome to Stephanie from the Dam Pub as she tells us of life from the other side of the bar and a big hello to Glenn, our Roving Beer Reporter who brings us his take on whisky, draught meters and a couple of Wise Guys. Paul and Karla are at the bar with a story or two and Claude from North American Craft gives us his insight to the world of craft beer. Jorgy sat down with NHL alumni Kris King to talk all things hockey and I got to go to Cameron's V.I.P. Cask Day as well as spending an awesome day out in Collingwood.

It's all good my friends so pull up a chair, grab a pint and welcome to The Pub.

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Summer 2011

Welcome Pub Lovers to issue # 5.

In this issue we visit more great pubs and share our adventures with you. So far it has been a great patio season and we sat on some of the best this past month or so, especially the large patio at the Watermark Irish pub at Toronto's Queen's Quay.

We visit our first cowboy pub in the village of Hillsburgh and get Irish for a day at Windy O'Neill's in Blue Mountain and again at Donaleigh's in Barrie. I go on a pub crawl with the good folks of Jack's Pub in Kingsville and Karla celebrates her German roots in the Musket. The town of Fergus shows us that it has some of the best pubs in Ontario as well as an amazing Highland Games.

We have news of an amazing contest from Cameron's brewery that fans of cask ales will love. It's all good my friends, so pull up your favourite stool, grab a cold one and welcome to The Pub.

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Spring 2011

Well I finally did it, raised a glass in my 2500th pub!

Thank you Firkin on King for hosting the event and thanks to the fellow pub lovers who showed up to say hello and share a pint. A special thanks to my bar buddies at the Earl of Whitchurch for joining me, I know it was tough to leave your local but I hope you enjoyed the trip. Now on to the next 2500.

Welcome to our 4 th edition, we hope you enjoy the pubs inside as much as we enjoyed visiting them and who knows one of them may become your new local. We visit a few Craft beer friendly Toronto bars as well as trips to unique pubs across Ontario . Hidden Gems in Creemore country contained a few welcome surprises and we chat to Bill Coleman of Cameron Breweries. Speaking of Cameron's we are pleased to announce an upcoming contest that will truly appeal to lovers of cask conditioned ales. Details will appear in the summer issue.

So pull up a chair, crack open a bottle and enjoy.

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Winter 2011

Well hello fellow Pub Lovers, here we are at Magazine # 3 and the journey through Ontario’s best pubs is rolling along nicely. This issue we visit some more great places and again they vary from the small traditional pub to the old time tavern. We go to Toronto and catch up with the good folks at Scotland Yard then visit the new ‘kilt’ on the block, The Caledonian. Then it’s off to Pickering to check out the Waterfront Bistro followed by the new Royal Oak in Whitby. We keep heading east and pull into the Snug in Newcastle from there we congratulate the Toucan in Kingston on twenty five great years. Ottawa, we pop into the Heart and Crown group of pubs then mosey way up north to the Crazy Horse in Chelmsford.

We also take a well deserved break at Blue Mountain to visit the great bars there and we pair their food with pints of Creemore, does it get any better than that. It’s an issue jam packed with pubs and of course at the bar we find the usual suspects, Peter Bombaci, Tina Hardt, Ken Jorgenson, Paul Ste Marie, Roger Mittag, Karla Wobito and newbies Glenn Jackson and Brian Lyall. Lets not forget Roger Carlsen and his great photography. So sit back, pour a cold one and welcome to The Pub

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Fall 2010

Come on in, pull up a stool, grab a beer and welcome to the second edition of The Pub

In this issue we get off the road well travelled and find some wonderful pubs in small town Ontario, we go to Ilderton, Stouffville, Lion's Head, Exeter, Schomberg, Mount Albert and Hanover among other places to seek out these hidden gems. Tina talks to The Spoons about their upcoming new album and life in general while Karla visits the Duchess of Markham to get the lowdown on thirty great years in business.

We explore the world of wine with Paul Ste Marie and learn how to make an amazing burger sauce with Rossy Earle and of course at the bar as always, Bomber, Ken and Danny.

So let me pour you another and enjoy.

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy

Spring - Summer 2010

Welcome to the very first issue of THE PUB!

We at Pub headquarters are all very excited about this venture, after all, who wouldn't be when the subject is your home away from home. So first of all let us define a pub. To many it is a traditional old world style bar ala Irish or English but in fact a pub can be any bar that people gather to share a beer and a bite to eat. It can be an old Main Street Tavern, a hotel lounge or a sports bar with 100 screens, if your bar is where you like to go and have a pint and wings then my friend that is your local pub.

We at THE PUB want to bring you stories about these places and the people who frequent them, not to mention what's on tap and of course what's cooking in the kitchen. We will highlight the hidden gems along with the biggest city bars, tell you who has the best wings along with the best patio and entertainment, lets face it we all love pubs so we hope to introduce to you a new favourite or two.

Sitting at our bar we have regulars Tina Hardt, Peter Bombaci, Danny Scott and Ken Jorgenson all ready to tell a story or two in their own unique way, so pull up a stool, grab a beer and welcome to THE PUB.

Bill Perrie, Canada’s Pub Guy