Jason McLellan

This week, Jason soars through chocolate clouds with a gaggle of flying monkeys in his never-ending quest to discover the world’s finest beers

This week, Jason examines the world wide web’s ability to keep us connected through the love of beer

This week, Jason welcomes back the sunny days of spring by enjoying a couple cans of Manitoulin Brewing Co.’s Swing Bridge blonde ale

In this week's Beer Up North, Jason asks the question — 'is there a sport or activity that beer can't be incorporated into?'

This week, Jason recounts a valuable beer-drinking lesson he once learned the hard way and steps up to try Boulevard Brewing Co.’s 2015 Bourbon Barrel Quad, solely for your benefit

This week, Jason discusses the merits of the Cicerone certification program and how to avoid taking the excitement out of a patron’s craft beer-drinking experience

This week, Jason cracks a couple cans of Bear Runner Blonde Ale from New Ontario Brewing Company in North Bay and rues the day he once tried a super strong lager

They say necessity is the mother of invention. Whether or not getting pale ale to British soldiers stationed in India ever constituted a true necessity is a question I’ll leave to historians; but, the desire to do so is what ultimately led to the invention of India pale ale, or IPA.

In this week's Beer Up North, Jason writes about a place in Northern Ontario where the historic, artisan spirit is alive and well — Lake of the Woods Brewing Company in Kenora

Budweiser – one of the essential Northern Ontario domestic beers, renowned for its Super Bowl ads and drinkability.  But did you know that this old familiar isn’t the only brew out there that goes by the name Budweiser?