1099 Reviews
A visit to Lake of Bays Barrelhouse, like the stack of library books on my desk, was long overdue. With such an interesting selection of brews from which to choose for you know who to review, I decided to consult the definitive guide on how to pour and score, The...
Signal, Skeleton Park, Spearhead, a triumvirate of K-Town (and area) taps that maintain their brands under common ownership. ** We have sampled Skeleton’s Sol Juice and a couple of Spearhead’s collaborations with The Society of Beer Drinking Ladies. As far as signals...
On this Father’s Day I still have fond recollections of the auspicious award I received a few years ago. Best Father Ever! Not an accolade to take lightly. The plaque is proudly placed in a prominent position on our kitchen cutting board rack. So, it seemed fitting...
After reviewing a parade of lights that would make Christmas Salt Lake City jealous, it was time for some serious suds. An elevated ABV with a full malt assault was required. Yes, it was time to bock the trend and do some summertime Oktoberfesting. The fine folks at...
Most people have one light in their fridge. I’ve got 11 different lights in mine. Yes, it’s summertime, stouts and porters are few and far between but there’s a plethora of light beers on the shelves. It looks like the charge of the light beer-gade around here. More...
One of my earliest memories as a toddler was visiting my Uncle Bill and Aunt Iris. I ended up being the entertainment for the adults because when I tried to say Aunt Iris it came out as Aunt Arse. They laughed and laughed and asked me to repeat her name again and...
As the World Cup “kicks” off today, we thought the COM would join Nickel Brook in a toast to soccer moms all over the world. Here’s a typical soccer Mom conversation at an early morning practice 20 years ago. Translation courtesy of the COMDB Translation Department:...
Boathouse brews, V-Twin rides and pints by the pool. As Bon Jovi would say, it feels something like summertime. * And it’s about time. I hear some people say “summer is nice but fall is my favourite time of the year”. Or others that say “summer is just too hot, give...
Montréal based McAuslan provides their take on the West Coast IPA in this St. Ambroise high ABV high IBU high flying bière du jour. We are quite familiar with the patron Saint of beekeepers, having sampled a number of his fine beers. * But will this Eastern take on...
Ever the contrarian, I was doing some daytime drinking with a Nocturne. Out for dinner with my wife for life and when I saw AquaNova on the menu, a Vienna Lager no less, I said yes, please. I ran into Brewmaster KC at the OCBA conference and since then I’ve been...