BEER MAVENS

BEER MAVENS "Elevated Beer Adventures" Beer Mavens is a Toronto-based company dedicated to elevating beer experiences through inspired adventures.

The emergence of the craft beer scene in North America over the last 30 years has sparked a beer boom in Canada. The current craft beer explosion in North America has created a new type of beer consumer - an individual who is equally curious and discerning. Beer Mavens aims to provide educational beer experiences in various formats, from pub crawls to tasting lectures to dining events featuring be

er and food pairings, as well as private cellar collection programming. Beer Mavens is made up of Toronto beer aficionados, Andrea Caswell and Cheri Dueck. Caswell and Dueck met while working together as part of the management team at Beerbistro, one of Toronto’s leading beer-focused establishments. It was there that both women became enamored with the international craft beer industry. Both Caswell and Dueck have travelled extensively to breweries and beer festivals around the globe, which has allowed them the unique opportunity to try some of the world’s greatest beers and foster connections with some of the leaders in the craft beer movement. Incidentally, both women have been sworn in to the Order of the Pink Elephant at Brouwerij Huyghe. Cheri Dueck is a world beer adventurer and connoisseur. She has travelled to beer festivals around the world, including the Belgian Beer Festival in Brussels, the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO and multiple beer trips throughout Michigan, New York, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and more. During her years at Beerbistro, Cheri was involved in organizing various beer and food events, such as the Nørrebro Bryghus/Mikkeller, BrewDog and Dieu Du Ciel Dinners, the Pilsner Urquell Draught Launch, Innis & Gunn Rum Cask Launch, American Brewers Assoc. Craft Beer Dinner and Toronto’s Golden Tap Awards. Cheri offers a wealth of information regarding Toronto’s local craft beer scene and up and coming venues, and is a leading entrepreneur in hospitality consultation. As Chief Hospitality Innovator for her company, Blaze Dynamic, Cheri offers tailor-made branding strategies and operational development for new and growing businesses. Andrea Caswell is in the final stages of becoming certified as a Pru D’homme Beer Sommelier (http://www.thirstforknowledge.ca) She has had the privilege of visiting diverse breweries around the world, including Affligem, Brooklyn Brewery, Brouwerij Huyghe, Cantillon, De Koninck, Dogfish Head, Victory, Westvleteren, and more. She has participated in beer festivals over the globe, including the Belgian Beer Festival in Brussels. She has helped to facilitate several beer and food events, such as the Nørrebro Bryghus/Mikkeller, BrewDog, Dieu Du Ciel & Dogfish Head Dinners, and the Toronto Golden Tap Awards at Beerbistro. In Toronto, Caswell assists in providing specialized beer education and training for Beerbistro’s staff. Caswell has also worked closely with Beerbistro’s executive chefs in menu development and beer pairings. We look forward to meeting you and helping create a memorable beer experience at your next event!

We love a 'true to style' Gose around here! Experimentation can be fun but we suggest always starting with the benchmark...
08/11/2019

We love a 'true to style' Gose around here! Experimentation can be fun but we suggest always starting with the benchmark. Goseanna! 🍻

Understanding Gose, an old German beer back in vogue.

03/07/2019

Hands down one of our favourite breweries in the world! Funky, beautiful beers 💛🧡❤️

This article not only aligns with our opinions in this particular category, Mr. Beaumont's succinctness is a proverbial ...
08/17/2017

This article not only aligns with our opinions in this particular category, Mr. Beaumont's succinctness is a proverbial "mic drop" regarding 'sour' beer-making and pricing. Thank you sir.

by Stephen Beaumont Let’s begin with the category name: ‘sour beers.’ It’s ridiculous. Ridiculous because it is about a meaningful as naming a beer style

Although we prefer to not concede to an overall "Sour" category of beers, this is a great article outlining the characte...
10/21/2016

Although we prefer to not concede to an overall "Sour" category of beers, this is a great article outlining the characteristics and methods behind some of our favourite tart and quenching beer styles.

Is your mouth watering yet...?

A guide to sour ales from around the world.

A great article about a passion for craft beer being realized, and an interesting perspective on ingredients and food se...
07/09/2016

A great article about a passion for craft beer being realized, and an interesting perspective on ingredients and food security issues and how breweries may need to become more adaptive.

"Unlike wheat, sorghum can survive in areas plagued by high temperatures and little rainfall. As the effects of climate change grow more severe worldwide, sorghum will likely become a crucial grain for not just beer, but food, too."

Inland Microbrewery produces several varieties of beer, all without the use of imported malted barley, upon which Ghana’s two major commercial breweries rely.

It's IPA and Pale Ale season (well...that's pretty much all the time, but especially as the weather warms up!). Here's ...
05/26/2016

It's IPA and Pale Ale season (well...that's pretty much all the time, but especially as the weather warms up!). Here's a handy little article explaining what in the heck IBU stands for, and just how relevant they are for beer drinkers.

Some brewers say bittering units are

03/17/2016

Beer Maven Andrea is in Burton-on-Trent today, for the CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival.

On St. Patrick's Day.

WHAT COULD GO WRONG.

Stay safe, friends!

Collective BeerGeek brains are fizzling and popping everywhere over this! We know ours are -
01/30/2016

Collective BeerGeek brains are fizzling and popping everywhere over this! We know ours are -

Great news for the Ladies; As we get older, beer keeps us young!Cheers to that 🍻
01/20/2016

Great news for the Ladies; As we get older, beer keeps us young!

Cheers to that 🍻

If you're a woman, don't fret over the calories in beer - drink it to live longer and stay smart!

We are huge Tooth and Nail Brewing Company fans and could not be happier to have our opinions validated by beer writer e...
10/29/2015

We are huge Tooth and Nail Brewing Company fans and could not be happier to have our opinions validated by beer writer extraordinaire, Mr. Beaumont!

Matt Tweedy, who I first met when he worked at beerbistro, the Toronto restaurant and bar I helped found, and who has worked or done internships at breweries from Cantillon to Lost Abbey to King (n…

We are very interested to see how this rolls out! Maybe sometime in the near-ish future we could enjoy a glass of beer a...
08/26/2015

We are very interested to see how this rolls out! Maybe sometime in the near-ish future we could enjoy a glass of beer as we shop? One can dream... http://bensbeerblog.com/2015/08/26/more-details-emerge-about-the-lcbos-growler-program/

On Monday August 24th, the LCBO sent an email to some of Ontario's craft brewers to invite them to submit products for the launch of their growler fill program that will start with their flagship S...

Excellent beer and great people. Left Field is energizing Toronto's craft beer scene in a thoughtful and respectful way...
07/07/2015

Excellent beer and great people. Left Field is energizing Toronto's craft beer scene in a thoughtful and respectful way.

Also -someone please go and enjoy a glass of Sunlight Park, because Andrea of Beer Mavens is still in Berlin and has active fantasies about that beer.

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