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553 Reviews

Barely Bare Bear

Barely Bare Bear

We have had no shortage of beers with bears to deal with. There was a bear on the run, bear hugs and huggy bears, bear wrestlers, bearded bears (aren’t they all), ominous omnivores, boxing bruins and hibernating grizzlies. The most spectacular bird feeder in the world...

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Cranky Committee Members in Waiting

Cranky Committee Members in Waiting

Get this! The Society of Beer Drinking Ladies has an inclusivity committee but I didn’t see any men on the committee. What’s that all about? Here at Cranky Old Men Drinking Beer we have made it clear that you don’t have to be old, cranky or male to submit a review....

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That’s Pepperwood, Not Peckerwood

That’s Pepperwood, Not Peckerwood

COM1 - “Saturday. Let’s meet for lunch at “Pepperwood”* in Burlington.” COM 2- “Peckerwood!* That’s a terrible name for a restaurant”. COM1: “And bring your hearing aid with you.” COM2:  “Ok, meet you at 8”. COM1: “Never mind, I’ll text you.” COM2: “A test?”...

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Aye or Nay

Aye or Nay

Scottish word association time. Aye aye aye aye, I am the Scottish bandito.* “If you don’t eat yer meat you can’t have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat.?” I seem to remember that bit of Scottish verbiage from Pink Floyd’s school...

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A Sleep Deprivation Experiment

A Sleep Deprivation Experiment

Maybe rust never sleeps but if the Department of Morality doesn’t get her afternoon nap you don’t want to be participating in that sleep deprivation experiment. When I saw the name “Rust Never Sleeps” I immediately thought of the Neil Young album.* Classic Canadian...

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Take It Easy

Take It Easy

Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey wrote the iconic song “Take It Easy”* and it became the breakthrough hit for the Eagles. Browne said he didn’t know the Eagles had recorded it until he heard it on the radio. By the way, I like Browne’s version better. Rock n roll...

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Crank-y Review

Crank-y Review

Time to put some Crank in the tank. Crank seems like a pretty versatile word. As a noun it could be the crank shaft in your car, an annoying eccentric person, a bad-tempered grouch, or an impure form of crystal meth! As a verb you can crank a crank and you can crank...

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Spittin’ Chiclets

Spittin’ Chiclets

Do you think it’s cultural appropriation when Americans talk hockey? Me too. Big Deal is a supposedly a NY brewery, but in this case the one doing the talking is Canadian. Former Penguin/Coyote Paul Bisonnette is part of the Spittin’ Chiclets* podcast and apparently...

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Lions on The Hunt

Lions on The Hunt

This brew is in partnership with the Niagara River Lions. Not familiar with the Lions are you? Perhaps a local rowing team? Or are they masting the jibs and tucking the sails for a regatta? Or maybe a synchronized swimming squad? Wrong on all counts. They are a...

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Nothing to Do With Star Wars In Case You Were Wondering

Nothing to Do With Star Wars In Case You Were Wondering

I know what you are thinking. Star Wars days and Jedi Knights. The Force, of course. Jabba the Hutt and nothing but.  Maybe there should be a picture of the slave Princess Leia in that metal bikini on the can, how cool would that be.* Ok, now you’ve crossed the line...

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