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Oakes Weekly -- September 9, 2004
Finland - part 1
Story by Oakes, September 9, 2004
Oakes Weekly -- September 16, 2004
Finland Part 2
Story by Oakes, September 16, 2004
Oakes Weekly - September 23 2004
St Petersburg
Story by Oakes, September 23, 2004
Oakes Weekly - September 30 2004
Moscow Part 1
Story by Oakes, September 30, 2004
Oakes Weekly -- August 19, 2004
Stockholm - Part One
Story by Oakes, August 19, 2004
Oakes Weekly - April 1, 2005
In Praise of a Brewing Pioneer
Story by Oakes, April 1, 2005
Oakes Weekly: Another One Bites The Dust
Canada’s strongest craft brewer, Unibroue is bought by a macro
Story by Oakes, April 21, 2004
Oakes Weekly -- August 26, 2004
Stockholm - Part Two
Story by Oakes, August 26, 2004
Oakes Weekly - July 14, 2005
The Blond, Blanche, Rousse et Noir Tour
Story by Oakes, July 14, 2005
Oakes Weekly - July 28, 2005
What About the Rest of the World?
Story by Oakes, July 28, 2005
Oakes Weekly - September 15, 2005
Brown Ale - I Don’t Get It
Story by Oakes, September 15, 2005
Oakes Weekly - July 21, 2005
How’s that personal Top 50 looking?
Story by Oakes, July 21, 2005
Oakes Weekly -- September 2, 2004
Stockholm - Part Three
Story by Oakes, September 2, 2004
Oakes Weekly - August 4, 2005
Tourist in my Own Town
Story by Oakes, August 4, 2005
Oakes Weekly - August 11th, 2005
Real Ale in Vancouver
Story by Oakes, August 11, 2005
Oakes Weekly - August 25, 2005
Stop Bottle-Conditioning Light Beers!
Story by Oakes, August 25, 2005
Oakes Weekly - September 2, 2005
The Top 50 and Beer Rating
Story by Oakes, September 2, 2005
Oakes Weekly - May 6, 2004
Welcome to Swillfest ’04
Story by Oakes, May 6, 2004
Oakes Weekly - May 20, 2004
Time for Another Rant Week
Story by Oakes, May 20, 2004
Oakes Weekly - May 27, 2004
Old Beer, Sour Beer, Raspberry Wheat Beers - Bring ’Em On!
Story by Oakes, May 27, 2004
Oakes Weekly - June 3, 2004
Montreal Pub Crawl 2004
Story by Oakes, June 3, 2004
Oakes Weekly - June 10, 2004
It’s not all about the big names
Story by Oakes, June 10, 2004
Oakes Weekly - June 17th, 2004
New World Order
Story by Oakes, June 17, 2004
Oakes Weekly - July 1, 2004
On the Road...
Story by Oakes, July 1, 2004
Oakes Weekly - July 15th, 2004
Warsaw to Bangkok, Part One: Poland
Story by Oakes, July 15, 2004
Oakes Weekly -- July 22, 2004
Warsaw to Bangkok, part two: Vilnius, Kaunas, Panevezys
Story by Oakes, July 22, 2004
Oakes Weekly -- July 29, 2004
Pasvalys
Story by Oakes, July 29, 2004
Oakes Weekly -- August 5, 2004
Pakruojis
Story by Oakes, August 5, 2004
Oakes Weekly -- August 12, 2004
Riga
Story by Oakes, August 12, 2004
Oakes Weekly - April 14, 2005
Beerhunting on Non-Beer Trips
Story by Oakes, April 14, 2005
Oakes Weekly - April 21, 2005
The Life and Death of the Sapperton Brewery
Story by Oakes, April 21, 2005
Oakes Weekly - April 28, 2005
Which Global Brewer Makes the Best Beer?
Story by Oakes, April 28, 2005
Oakes Weekly - May 5, 2005
From Homebrewing and BOP to Microbrewer
Story by Oakes, May 5, 2005
Oakes Weekly - May 26, 2005
Purging the Old Outlook
Story by Oakes, May 26, 2005
Oakes Weekly - June 9, 2005
Why America is the Greatest Brewing Nation on Earth
Story by Oakes, June 9, 2005
Oakes Weekly - June 16, 2005
The Little-Known Brewers
Story by Oakes, June 16, 2005
Oakes Weekly - June 23, 2005
Five Years on Ratebeer
Story by Oakes, June 23, 2005
Oakes Weekly - June 30, 2005
A Quick Visitor’s Guide to Montreal
Story by Oakes, June 30, 2005
Oakes Weekly - September 22, 2005
Brown Ales revisited
Story by Oakes, September 22, 2005
Oakes Weekly - October 6, 2005
A Fresh Look at Barrel-Aged Beers
Story by Oakes, October 6, 2005
Oakes Weekly - October 14, 2005
What is Your Statute of Limitations on a Rating?
Story by Oakes, October 13, 2005
Oakes Weekly - October 27, 2005
Appellations in Beer
Story by Oakes, October 27, 2005
Oakes Weekly - November 10, 2005
Deconstructing Beer Style
Story by Oakes, November 10, 2005
Oakes Weekly - November 24th, 2005
Deconstructing Beer Style, part II
Story by Oakes, November 24, 2005
Deconstructing Beer Style III
Constructing Beer Styles
Story by Oakes, December 1, 2005
Oakes Weekly - December 29, 2005
My Thoughts on 2005
Story by Oakes, December 29, 2005
Oakes Weekly - January 5, 2006
The 2005 Oakes Awards
Story by Oakes, January 5, 2006
Oakes Weekly - January 19, 2006
A Sunny Sunday in Vancouver
Story by Oakes, January 19, 2006
Oakes Weekly - January 26, 2006
Why I Don’t Love All Microbrewers
Story by Oakes, January 26, 2006
Oakes Weekly - February 9, 2006
The Sampler Tray
Story by Oakes, February 9, 2006
Oakes Weekly - February 16, 2006
The Burger and Pizza Matrix
Story by Oakes, February 16, 2006
Oakes Weekly - March 30, 2006
A couple of thoughts
Story by Oakes, March 30, 2006
Oakes Weekly - April 6 2006
Jumping the Shark
Story by Oakes, April 6, 2006
Oakes Weekly - April 13, 2006
Getting off the Interstate in WA
Story by Oakes, April 13, 2006
Oakes Weekly - April 20, 2006
Does chai count as beer?
Story by Oakes, April 20, 2006
Oakes Weekly - April 27, 2006
The Fall of the Three Tier System...Does the Sky Come With It?
Story by Oakes, April 27, 2006
Oakes Weekly - May 11, 2006
Optimism in Canada - 2006 Budget Analysis
Story by Oakes, May 11, 2006
Oakes Weekly - May 18, 2006
What Did You Do This Weekend?
Story by Oakes, May 18, 2006
Oakes Weekly - June 1, 2006
Ten Beers You Don’t Need to Try
Story by Oakes, June 1, 2006
Oakes Weekly - June 8, 2006
Ten Beers You Need to Try, Part I
Story by Oakes, June 8, 2006
Oakes Weekly - June 29, 2006
Evolution vs. Intelligent Design in Beer
Story by Oakes, June 29, 2006
Oakes Occasionally - July 27, 2006
Why Occasionally?
Story by Oakes, July 27, 2006
Oakes WheneverI GetAroundToIt- August 10, 2006
Subjectivity
Story by Oakes, August 10, 2006
Oakes Weekly
Steam
Story by Oakes, August 17, 2006
The Geek at the End of the Bar Vol 1.2
A rambling set of observations
Story by Oakes, September 14, 2006
Oakes Weekly - September 30th, 2006
So I Decided to Become a Restaurant Reviewer
Story by Oakes, September 30, 2006
Oakes Weekly - October 22, 2006
I feel sorry for people who only like one form of beer
Story by Oakes, October 22, 2006
Oakes Weekly- October 28, 2006
Building a Great Beer Scene
Story by Oakes, October 28, 2006
Oakes Weekly - November 25, 2006
My Trip to Cuba
Story by Oakes, November 25, 2006
Oakes Weekly - January 1, 2007
2006 Oakes Awards
Story by Oakes, January 1, 2007
Oakes Weekly - January 18, 2007
I need beer
Story by Oakes, January 18, 2007
Oakes Weekly - April 28, 2007
What’s Next for Craft Beer, Part Two
Story by Oakes, April 28, 2007
Oakes Weekly - June 3, 2007
What’s Next for Craft Beer, part 3
Story by Oakes, June 3, 2007
Oakes Weekly - June 9, 2007
What’s Next for Craft Beer, Part 4
Story by Oakes, June 9, 2007
Oakes Weekly - July 5, 2007
2007 Halfway Report
Story by Oakes, July 5, 2007
Oakes Weekly - August 23, 2007
What’s Next for Craft Beer, Conclusion (part 5)
Story by Oakes, August 23, 2007
Oakes Weekly - January 4, 2008
2007 Oakes Awards
Story by Oakes, January 4, 2008
Oakes Weekly - January 19, 2008
My Thoughts on Beer and Food Pairings
Story by Oakes, January 19, 2008
Oakes Weekly - March 1, 2008
Beer & Chocolate Tasting
Story by Oakes, March 1, 2008
Cheers to America’s Craft Brewers
What it’s all about
Story by Oakes, May 8, 2009
Oakes Weekly - May 14, 2009
American Craft Beer Week
Story by Oakes, May 14, 2009
Oakes Weekly - June 25, 2009
The Braunschweiger Mumme Experience
Story by Oakes, June 25, 2009
Oakes Weekly - July 2, 2009
An unwanted intruder in my Franconian lager
Story by Oakes, July 2, 2009
Oakes Weekly - July 9, 2009
Franconian Beer Rules
Story by Oakes, July 9, 2009
Oakes Weekly - October 7 2004
Moscow Part 2
Story by Oakes, October 7, 2004
Oakes Weekly - October 14 2004
Cheboksary to Kazan
Story by Oakes, October 14, 2004
Oakes Weekly -- October 21, 2004
Kazan to Samara
Story by Oakes, October 21, 2004
Oakes Weekly - October 28 2004
Uzbekistan
Story by Oakes, October 28, 2004
Oakes Weekly - November 4, 2004
Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan
Story by Oakes, November 4, 2004
Oakes Weekly - Warsaw to Bangkok
China, Part One
Story by Oakes, November 11, 2004
Oakes Weekly -- November 18, 2004
China Part Two
Story by Oakes, November 18, 2004
Oakes Weekly - November 25, 2004
Laos & Cambodia
Story by Oakes, November 25, 2004
Oakes Weekly - Thailand, Part One
Not Much Between Despair and Ecstacy
Story by Oakes, December 2, 2004
Oakes Weekly - December 16, 2004
Bangkok, Part Two
Story by Oakes, December 16, 2004
Oakes Weekly
December 23, 2004
Story by Oakes, December 23, 2004
Oakes Weekly - December 30, 2004
Beer Snacks of the World
Story by Oakes, December 30, 2004
Oakes Weekly - January 6, 2005
Presenting the 2004 Oakes Awards
Story by Oakes, January 6, 2005
Oakes Weekly - January 13, 2005
Traditional Lithuanian Brewing
Story by Oakes, January 13, 2005
Oakes Weekly - January 20, 2005
Russian Beer Primer
Story by Oakes, January 20, 2005
Oakes Weekly - January 27, 2005
On the Origins of Beer Style
Story by Oakes, January 27, 2005
Oakes Weekly - February 3, 2005
Make a Run for the Border
Story by Oakes, February 3, 2005
Oakes Weekly - February 10, 2005
Great Beer Memories
Story by Oakes, February 10, 2005
Oakes Weekly - February 17, 2005
Hops & Props
Story by Oakes, February 17, 2005
Oakes Weekly - February 24, 2005
The Fun Has Only Just Begun
Story by Oakes, February 24, 2005
Oakes Weekly - March 10th, 2005
A Little Knowledge Goes a Long Way
Story by Oakes, March 10, 2005
Oakes Weekly - March 17, 2005
Irish Beer Styles
Story by Oakes, March 17, 2005
Oakes Weekly - March 20, 2003
Radekfest ’03 Report
Story by Oakes, March 20, 2003
Oakes Weekly - March 27, 2003
Spring is here, and love is all around...
Story by Oakes, March 27, 2003
Oakes Weekly - April 10, 2003
Playoff Drinking Season Preview
Story by Oakes, April 10, 2003
Oakes Weekly - May 8, 2003
Updates on a few things
Story by Oakes, May 8, 2003
Oakes Weekly - May 22, 2003
Homebrew and Best of Lists...
Story by Oakes, May 22, 2003
Oakes Weekly - May 29, 2003
Why are your favourites your favourites?
Story by Oakes, May 29, 2003
Oakes Weekly - June 5, 2003
Beer & Cheese; a visit to the Distillery District
Story by Oakes, June 5, 2003
Oakes Weekly - June 26, 2003
The Beauty of Beer
Story by Oakes, June 26, 2003
Oakes Weekly - July 3, 2003
Summer parties, Beer Cheese & Cider, blond ales and more
Story by Oakes, July 3, 2003
Oakes Weekly - July 10th, 2003
Good Beer From Giant Brewers
Story by Oakes, July 10, 2003
Oakes Weekly - July 17, 2003
The New Styles
Story by Oakes, July 17, 2003
Oakes Weekly - August 7, 2003
Do you like rants?
Story by Oakes, August 6, 2003
Oakes Weekly - August 13, 2003
New Beers from New Countries
Story by Oakes, August 14, 2003
Oakes Weekly - August 28, 2003
Daydreaming about my tap list
Story by Oakes, August 27, 2003
Oakes Weekly - Sept. 18, 2003
La Goût de Québec
Story by Oakes, September 18, 2003
Oakes Weekly - September 25, 2003
Musings on the Big Boys
Story by Oakes, September 24, 2003
Oakes Weekly - October 2, 2003
How does one go about building a great beer bar?
Story by Oakes, October 1, 2003
Oakes Weekly - October 9, 2003
News and Notes
Story by Oakes, October 7, 2003
Oakes Weekly - Oct 13, 2003
Special Thanksgiving Edition
Story by Oakes, October 12, 2003
Oakes Weekly - October 24, 2003
Cleaning out my Cellar
Story by Oakes, October 23, 2003
Oakes Weekly - October 30th
Contract Brewing and Why I'm Not a Fan
Story by Oakes, October 29, 2003
Oakes Weekly - November 27, 2003
It turns out I might not even like lagers after all
Story by Oakes, November 27, 2003
Oakes Weekly - December 11th, 2003
Behind the Scenes at a Ratebeer Party
Story by Oakes, December 10, 2003
Oakes Weekly - December 18, 2003
East Vs. West is Dead
Story by Oakes, December 18, 2003
Oakes Weekly - December 25, 2003
Ramble on My First Homebrew
Story by Oakes, December 25, 2003
Oakes Weekly - January 1, 2004
The 2003 Oakes Awards
Story by Oakes, January 1, 2004
Oakes Weekly - January 22, 2004
Ratebeer Guide to Canadian Universities
Story by Oakes, January 21, 2004
Oakes Weekly - January 29, 2004
The Art of Drinking Alone
Story by Oakes, January 28, 2004
Oakes Weekly - February 12, 2004
What's Going on In This World?
Story by Oakes, February 12, 2004
Oakes Weekly - February 19, 2004
Brewpubs, brewpubs and more brewpubs
Story by Oakes, February 19, 2004
Oakes Weekly - March 16, 2004
St. Urho's Day Special Edition
Story by Oakes, March 15, 2004
Oakes Weekly - March 25, 2004
Sitting in a Bar with A Beer in My Hand
Story by Oakes, March 24, 2004
Josh Oakes Weekly, Sept. 19th, 2002
Your weekly touch of sunshine...
Story by Oakes, September 19, 2002
The Oakes Weekly
Strictly business...
Story by Oakes, September 26, 2002
The Oakes Weekly
It's GABF time!
Story by Oakes, October 3, 2002
The Oakes Weekly - October 10th, 2002
The Makings of an Iron Liver
Story by Oakes, October 10, 2002
The Oakes Weekly - Oct. 24th, 2002
The 51/11 Club; the Dearly Departed; My Time in the KKK, and A Surprise...
Story by Oakes, October 24, 2002
The Oakes Weekly - Hallowe'en Special
A Disturbing Story With Very Dark Subject Matter
Story by Oakes, October 31, 2002
The Oakes Weekly - Nov. 7th, 2002
Things I Look For in a Great Pub
Story by Oakes, November 7, 2002
The Stupidity Never Ends
Alcohol Focus - Where's My Flamethrower When I Need It?
Story by Oakes, November 14, 2002
The Oakes Weekly - Nov. 21
Stepping Back in Time
Story by Oakes, November 21, 2002
Oakes Weekly - Nov. 29th
Fallen Heroes of the Flavour Revolution
Story by Oakes, November 21, 2002
The Oakes Weekly - Dec. 12
A Random Walk
Story by Oakes, December 12, 2002
Oakes Weekly Dec. 19
How the Media Perceives Beer
Story by Oakes, December 19, 2002
Oakes Weekly - January 9th, 2003
The 2003 Oakes Awards
Story by Oakes, January 9, 2003
Oakes Weekly - January 23
One can never have too many Imperial IPAs
Story by Oakes, January 23, 2003
Oakes Weekly - Jan. 30, 2003
Learning the Cellarman's Art
Story by Oakes, January 30, 2003
Oakes Weekly - Feb. 20, 2003
A Plethora of Ponderous Pontifications
Story by Oakes, February 20, 2003
Oakes Weekly - March 13, 2003
Your new mission...
Story by Oakes, March 13, 2003


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