Episode #203: The Black Cat with Jean-Michaël Noël of Noctem Artisans Brasseurs | Adjunct Series
BAOS: Beer & Other Shhh Podcast
Release Date: 07/02/2025
Episode #203: The Black Cat with Jean-Michaël Noël of Noctem Artisans Brasseurs | Adjunct Series
BAOS: Beer & Other Shhh Podcast
Quebec City is a place where a lot of incredible beer has been brewed, but it doesn't always get the shine it deserves - so we're trying to change that. Jean-Michaël of Quebec City's Noctem Artisans Brasseurs joins Cee on the pod to chat about the famous cats on their labels, how their flagship IPA Catnip came about, where the name came from, their business plan from a brewpub to a production facility, how they grew from contracting and why they kept cats on their labels, why he travels to Ontario and beyond for beer festivals and events, how the BAOS Podcast 10th anniversary collaboration...
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Episode #202: Like A BAOS with Mike Davis of Microbrasserie 4 Origines | Adjunct Series
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Montreal's 4 Origines is a brewery with which we've had strong ties since its opening, so it's always a pleasure to catch up with the crew. Mike Davis joined Cee and Nate to chat about their recent 7th anniversary celebrations for their original Sud-Ouest location, the BAOS collaboration West Coast Pilsner "Like A BAOS" for our 10th anniversary, Mike's immigration journey, the changes in their Dorval neighbourhood with their second location, their focus on Quebec and Canadian ingredients and why that's important to them, the impact of breaking down provincial borders for beer, their...
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Episode #201: Tastes Like Where We Are with Dano Ferons and Sarah Woosley of Mad Mole Brewing | Adjunct Series
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North Carolina is fast becoming the BAOS team's favourite state in the US for craft beer, so Cee was stoked to get another NC brewery on the pod for a chat. Dano and Sarah of Wilmington, NC's Mad Mole joined him to chat about Dano's love of water and harvest reports, the fluctuation of the quality of adjuncts, how breweries can use AI to move into the future, what the scene is like in Wilmington and NC in general, their awesome custom-built hop doser and why it's so unique, the differences in measurements between countries (barrels vs hectolitres, fahrenheit vs celsius, pounds vs kilos),...
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Episode #200: It Was SpecTAPular! 10 Years of BAOS | Adjunct Series
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On Saturday May 31st, 2025, BAOS threw their first-ever craft beer festival at Blood Brothers Brewing in Toronto to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the podcast. Cee, Nate and Tiff got together to chat about how the festival went down, the challenges of throwing events, they did a few deep dives into some of the beers and how they came out, how moving it was that so many people came out to the event and supported, the amazing merch from Zenan, our unique selling proposition for the event, stories about Deejay T-Jr. and A Cookie Called Quest, the incredible volunteers who kept the...
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Episode #199: I Don't Do Tasting Notes with Adam Shier and Matthew Tompkins of True History Brewing | Adjunct Series
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In the 18 months since our first podcast with True History, a lot has changed for the Toronto Lords of Lager. Adam and Matt joined Cee and Nate on the pod to catch up on the haps, including their partnership with their in-house, authentic Austrian food program (Beisl), their approach and brand voice on social media vs newsletters, their friendship with the Mellön boys, how their Canadian Pilsner Project came about, why Adam doesn't do tasting notes, how valuable their co-sign is, their Gold Star brand and why it's different from other True History beers, how they work with their maltster in...
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Episode #198: No Donuts Were Harmed with Dustin + Brayden Jones of Blood Brothers Brewing | Adjunct Series
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It's kinda perfect timing to have Dustin and Brayden, the blood brothers behind Blood Brothers, on the pod the week of our huge event (the GET IT IN YA!™ SpecTAPular) we're throwing in their space on May 31st. Strangely, this is the first time the brothers have graced the pod to give us their story, and they broke it all down in detail. They also chatted about the Ontario scene at the time (2015) and their homebrewing roots, their entrance into the scene and the popularity of their Guilty Remnant White Stout, the optimal packaging size for barrel-aged stouts, how they grew from a...
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Episode #12: Glorious & Free with Josh McJannett (Dominion City Brewing) | The Business of Beer
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In the aftermath of the tariffs against Canada from the US, a lot of amazing things have happened, including some fantastic locally-focused developments in the craft beer world. Josh McJannett of Dominion City joined Cee and Nate to chat about their amazing concept, Glorious & Free, how the beer itself works, their hopes for the project, who can join and how, the breweries that are participating, how they came up with their list of suppliers, the feedback, learnings and challenges from the project, Josh's take on the tariffs, how it's all changed the way Dominion City does business, the...
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Episode #197: The Big Blue Wall with Ben Metcalf of Arabella Park | Adjunct Series
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Beer bars are one of the most important, and arguably underrated, elements of any thriving craft beer scene, and none have made an impact like Kitchener, ON's Arabella Park. Co-Owner Ben Metcalf joined Cee and Nate to talk about the famous big, blue wall at the bar, their approach to their menu, the value of farmhouse beers, the incredible approach True History takes with their beers, their relationship with Stillwell in Halifax, the impact of the bar in the local scene, promoting that Arabella now sells growler fills, Ben's impeccable tasting notes, the impact of opening up the country for...
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Episode #196: Yeast Lightning with Richard Preiss + Nate Ferguson of Escarpment Labs | Adjunct Series
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Yeast is arguably the most important ingredient in beer, and it's usually the least recognized, so we brought in the experts to chat about it. Richard and Nate, Co-Founders of Ontario's premier yeast establishment, Escarpment Labs, joined Cee and Nate to get hyper nerdy about yeast and what it exactly is, how yeast is created and how it interacts with the other ingredients in beer, how they came up with their Pink Boots yeast strain, how yeast helps retain haze, how they create a bank of yeast, how non-alcoholic yeast works, their merger with Le Labo in Quebec and the differentiation between...
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Episode #195: Our Form Of Art with Derrick Robertson of BreWskey | Adjunct Series
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The man who is fighting for his spot for the most guest appearances on BAOS is back to defend his title from Shehan De Silva. Derrick Robertson of Montreal's BreWskey jumped on the pod with Cee and Nate for a deep dive into his thoughts on the various new hop products and the different uses for them (like Hyperboost vs Dynaboost), the American tariff situation and the potential for opening up beer sales across Canada, the importance of water profiles for beer, their 10 year anniversary for the original BreWskey brewpub, how his beers have changed since their contract brewing days,...
info_outlineQuebec City is a place where a lot of incredible beer has been brewed, but it doesn't always get the shine it deserves - so we're trying to change that. Jean-Michaël of Quebec City's Noctem Artisans Brasseurs joins Cee on the pod to chat about the famous cats on their labels, how their flagship IPA Catnip came about, where the name came from, their business plan from a brewpub to a production facility, how they grew from contracting and why they kept cats on their labels, why he travels to Ontario and beyond for beer festivals and events, how the BAOS Podcast 10th anniversary collaboration came about, and the pricing of beer in Quebec and Ontario. They got into a wicked lineup of Noctem beers - Catnip IPA, Moggie Double IPA with BAOS Podcast, Calaca Yuzu Gose, Hops FWD Triple IPA, Crazy Cat Lager Pilsner, and Double Fractale Double NEIPA. This was a super fun episode - cheers!
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