Tales From The Ale Trail is a high-energy, hilarious, hop-filled adventure hosted by three lifelong friends, Chris Treschak, Drew Williams & Nick Mirka who have an affinity for quality craft beer, scrumptious food, terrible dad puns & friendly competition.
Season 1

The Boys chart a beerlicious bike route in Niagara-on-the-Lake – profiling beer with celebrity personalities, chatting up brewmasters and dabbling in fine cuisine more sophisticated than they are.

The Boys dive into the beach culture of Port Dalhousie- drinking the beers of Lock Street Brewery, partaking in a beer yoga class and paddle boarding on Lake Ontario…Only one…

The Boys delve into the art of craft beer flights at the oldest craft brewery in St. Catharines, The Merchant Ale House, and contend with a waiter who steals their…

The Boys attend a rowdy congregation of Ontario’s finest craft breweries in Ridgeway, Ontario, known as the Albino Rhino Beer Festival. With funds going to Ronald McDonald’s Children House beer…

The Boys experience the creativity of flavours of beer & sausage from Merit Brewing in Hamilton, Ontario, before immersing themselves in an embarrassing competitive axe throwing contest.

The Boys attempt to brew their own beer under the sage wisdom of Kame & Kettle Beer Works in Fonthill, while acquainting themselves with the brewery’s beer & history. They…
Season 2

The Boys quench their thirst for knowledge & craft beer by enrolling in the Brewmaster Program at Niagara College’s Teaching Brewery. They learn of the College’s massive impact on the…

The Boys are welcomed with open arms at Port Colborne’s only craft brewery, Breakwall Brewing Company, where they savour Breakwall’s many crushable beers & juicy burgers, and are treated like…

The Boys learn the sophistication of the craft lager while at Shawn & Ed Brewing Company in Dudas, Ontario. Their competitive spirits run high as they challenge each other in…

The Boys feel right at home at Counterpart Brewing in Niagara Falls – where there’s a focus on beer, food & community. They dive nose deep in some lovely hazy…

The Boys embark on a quest to drown their taste buds in a trifecta of Hamilton’s finest breweries, Grain & Grit Beer Co, Fairweather Brewing & Clifford Brewing all the…

As the Boys’ Hamilton Pub Crawl continues & more beers are consumed, the Boys’ reluctant DD, Mark, gets increasingly tired of their shenanigans.
Breweries
Nick, Chris, and Drew travelled to different breweries and immersed themselves in the surrounding culture, leaving you salivating at the chance to try the tasty suds.
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