1099 Reviews
Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey wrote the song Take it Easy. * It wasn’t until Jackson Browne heard it on the radio that he realized The Eagles had recorded it. The 1972 release was the first of many hit singles for The Eagles, but I like the Jackson Browne version...
The Hill folk start out their description of this IPA with the texting acronym IYKYK. I don’t know what that means, but what I do know is that every Caledon Hills brew to date has achieved super suds status. * Will this brew be king of the hill or are we heading for a...
Usually the Department of Morality is dragging me to church, but this time the tables were turned. As in a patio table turned towards the sun near the bar of my favourite place of worship, a quaint vine covered church on main street Virgil. A pint of persuasion for...
We had previously examined the pros and cons of van life, for those that want to leave bricks and mortar behind for the freewheelin’ freedom that a van provides. However, many of us have commitment issues and years in a claustrophobic camper may not be our cup of tea....
There was the talented Arnold Ziffel from Hooterville. The diva in waiting Miss Piggy was known to hog the spotlight on occasion. Wilbur’s biggest fan was a spider, and then there was the precocious pint-sized Piglet, Pooh’s pal. And we all miss Clark the pig, who was...
In 2023 Carlsberg met their Waterloo but fared much better than Napoleon did, according to two unimpeachable sources, the history books and ABBA song lyrics. * One brand of the pour the boar group that was part of the deal was Laker. I seem to recall that Laker beer...
It’s been 4 years since my last visit to Bench! Too long gone I say. But there’s no time like the present to rectify that situation, especially when it comes to quaffing a cold one. But I’m no casual drop by see what’s brewing kinda customer, no sirree. I’m a...
We’ve dealt with windswept wolves and lone wolves. Howling at the moon wolves. A sea wolf, a wizard wolf and an Italian wolf. We even wagged the wolf! But a coy wolf, that’s a first for us. Coywolf Brewing is up with their first beer, aptly named Alpha. It appears...
The Hollies had to fall in love to find some, The Cult found someone selling some, and Peter Wolf self medicated to get some. * It seems like they all made things far more complicated than they had to be, I found my Sanctuary at the local Beer Store! Tomorrow Brewing,...
In 1975 fear had gripped the nation. When the movie Jaws came out they told us that after watching the movie “you’ll never go in the water again”. Not since the shower scene from Psycho had a movie ever created such a personal hygiene issue for the general public. *...