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A stout that’s not a stout, what’s that all about? It’s about a white stout no doubt. I haven’t had a lot of luck with the genre, usually they are just too damn sweet for me. Yes, when it comes to my stouts the choice is usually black and white. But on a bar stool at...
For those of you suffering from nyctophobia,* have no fear, your beer is here. Here is a dark beer for those that don’t want a dark beer, which begs the question if you don’t want a dark beer why drink a dark beer? Having no reasonable answer to that question, let’s...
If the Silversmith squirrels are looking for nuts, they sure came to the right beer. The squirrels around here are as large as NYC sewer rats and just as deferential, as in not. They remind me of those rascally rodents raiding the most spectacular bird feeder in the...
Long Dark Voyage to Uranus! The Department of Morality said “That’s disgusting. Who would drink something with a name like that.” Although most likely a rhetorical question the answer is, I would. I’m not sure if she is offended by Russian Imperial Stouts or space...
Merry Xcess to all. It's that time of the year when everything is supposed to be special. What's a beer drinker to do when facing pressure to up their game for the holiday season? ... the answer should be obvious - more beer.* My response was to reach for the...
That nutty buddy of mine, Bud the Elf on the beer shelf, shows up on Christmas day and makes his preference clear. Looks like a Chestnut brown is going down. Chestnuts r’oasting in a brewhouse kettle, Jack Frost nowhere to be seen, It doesn’t much matter what you’re...
These days camping out for me is a faux fire “blazing” with me parked in my Lazy-boy with some chips and dip and an adult beverage while the big screen takes the place of the big sky. But back in the day we would go cross-border to A-Bay and enroll in K-State for a...
Wellington is inviting us to join them on Pleasant Island. Wouldn’t that be a nice respite on a cold night. But you might want to think twice before booking your flights to the island country of Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island. Nauru, population 12,500 is...
This week’s international cross-country quaffing has taken us to PEI, Ontario, New York state, British Columbia and now a binge in Calgary. From Hogtown to Cowtown for some Kiwi Enigma hops. The Village brewers tell us this is a 4.5% crushable, the Ontario Liquor...
Rhyme time for this poetic porter with a visit to the COMDB culture corner. I poured me a porter, Called bricks and mortar. From the folks at Collingwood, I hope it’s good. My poetic license was issued by the DBR.* Hallmark here I come. On their website the...