553 Reviews
An extra special bitter is an English style pale ale, trying to do the classic balancing act between malt sweet and hoppy bitterness. Here at COMDB we have quaffed a few ESB, and the genre in general has not been all that special in our eyes, or glasses. * The...
A tractor trailer full of fresh New Brunswick blueberries, haulin’ ass and guzzlin’ gas. Straight from The Pumphouse in Moncton to my beer fridge. A ton of blue fruit fun, for my one and done. * I’ve got a very merry brewberry Blueberry blonde to pour and score...
Out on the lake, at one with nature, and I gave a warm wet the net welcome to a couple of fat bass-tards tonight. All that net wetting whet my whistle for a frosty cold wobbly pop. How about a Moose Boy coffee stout in a house coat on the boat house. Is he with a fox...
Dad was a proud union man although he complained as much about the union as he did about the company. I guess it’s true, there is no perfect union, but it doesn’t hurt to strive for a more perfect one.* I remember the old man saying that anyone that crossed the...
An old buddy of mine was extolling the virtues of pickleball. “Pickleball, heard of it?” Before I could respond he continued his diatribe, “Great game, ever play tennis?“ I wasn’t sure if he wanted an answer to this question , but there was a long enough pause for a...
Not just any wolf, this one is The Wolf. Of all the canis lupus in all the wild wolf habitats in all the world, this is the one. Should we call him Neo or is that too obvious an anagram?* Neo Wolf, not to be confused with Nero Wolfe. ** It seems my digressions know no...
My first thought was what is a Cryo IPA? Are the hops cryogenically frozen like Walt Disney’s head? Upon further research the answer is yes and no. Yes, in that Cryo hops are cryogenically frozen to separate the flavor producing part of the hop from the rest of the...
You’ve got the Arizona Cardinals and the St. Louis Cardinals. The Blue Jays, the Ravens, the Falcons, the Seahawks and the Eagles. Then there are the Hawks and the Orioles. And not just the ducks, the Mighty Ducks, and if you want to put a bird on ice make it a...
I love me an amber. But will I love me Amber's amber? An Amber Brewery Original Toronto Amber Lager graces my glass and expectations are as high as a CN Tower EdgeWalk.* Despite the typical big city drawbacks I'm a big fan of the little apple. The concerts, the...
The majestic lion, the ferocious tiger, the imposing bear. National animals that had Dorothy, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow shaking in their boots, or ruby slippers, as the case may be. * Certainly worthy mammals to adorn any coat of arms and represent the strength of...