555 Reviews
The Titanic and the Edmund Fitzgerald. Two nautical disasters for the passengers and the crew, but James Cameron and Gordon Lightfoot did OK by them. Then there was the HSS Minnow, a ship wreck where everyone survived but by the end of the third season we all wished...
Joe Friday and George Thorogood are at the bar. George says, “Hey Joe, how about one bourbon, one scotch and one beer?” Joe Friday just shakes his head at his drinking buddy and looks to the lady behind the bar and says “Just the Faxe, Ma’am.”* Poured this big brown...
I had the fire going and was in my comfy recliner with the Dallas football game on the big screen, a frosty stout at my side and chips and dip at hand. Leaving all worries behind this evening, life is good. A thick, dare I say substantial pour. I thought I might have...
Apparently Creemore’s IPA knows no bounds. I am not quite sure what that means so I thought I might do a tasting and try to figure it out. Nice golden pour with a bright white head, not very hazy, a fine upstanding pour if I do say so myself. Of course you can’t judge...
It was one of those days, so it called for one of those beers. A strong beer that is. The can caught my eye. It seems their only claim to fame is that they are strong beer, no comments on taste, pour, hops, just 7.1% in the largest font on the can. A beer with a...
CryoHops™ sounds futuristic, which seems to fit what Hop Valley calls their “new age IPA”. Hop Valley* is owned by Molson Coors, so once again we pose the question, craft brew or crafty marketing? As Famer Steve is prone to say (when he is not prone) “sounds like a...
I love the word Bobcaygeon*, it rolls off the tongue and sounds like the name of a Louisianan bayou croc hunter. According to the Tragically Hip the sky in Bobcaygeon was dull and hypothetical. Good song but what the hell does that mean? Am I digressing again? I guess...
A bit of a theme going on here between the beer name and the brewery, so it seemed like a good brew to have while watching the Leafs. Unfortunately, the game was postponed and perhaps this tasting should have been as well. Nice light golden pour, minimal head even...
New Year’s Eve, I am at the cottage and it is time to toast the new year. No champagne in the beer fridge but there is a frosty Common Loon ready and waiting. Golden, a little bubbly which seemed fitting. A nice fresh aroma one would expect from an APA. First swig...
The sand banks of Picton, the Northern equivalent of a Florida Spring Break? Well not exactly but still a nice place to unwind and drink a beer or two or more, perhaps a Blonde Ale from Prince Eddy. Fresh aroma, nice light bright pour, bit of a foamy top. A bit hazy,...