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Way back in the day, as in school daze, the future Dr. B says “Wanta to go to Suds & Cinema? Rocky Horror is playing” to which I responded, “You had me at suds”. Please note this was long before Renée Zellweger turned “You had me at….” into a meme.* As far as The...
We’re puttin’ on the Ritz tonight, tux, tie, tails, and a top hat too! Singing along with good ol’ toe tappin’ Fred Astaire “I'm puttin' on my top hat, Tyin' up my white tie, Brushin' off my tails, Pourin’ myself a glass, of class, one of Gateway’s great ales.”*...
English mild, sounds like an Ed Sheeran concert. Mild not wild, lets hope tame is not lame. English milds, or English browns, are typically low on ABV and malty, but apart from that they exhibit a wide range of characteristics. According to my beer bible (Mirella...
Chroma chromatic is a colourful name for sure. It means an intensity of colour produced by colour. Sounds like Collective Arts is doubling up on the name for this double. My first thought upon seeing this beer name was Paul Simon’s song “Kodachrome”. * Paul tells us...
Springsteen had some trouble in the heartland, they were badlands for him. CSNY shared their hopes and dreams there. For good ol’ boy George Strait it was the only place he felt at home.* But Blackburn is taking us to a whole different heartland. Bullfrogs not prairie...
I’m flying two flags this evening and at 7% I may be flying high. From a periodic to a patriotic pint right from the Nation’s capital. Or is that capitol? And should it be capitalized? Or is that capitalised? * Politics can certainly be confusing. I thought this was...
When I was in chemistry class I used to reference the periodic table, on occasion. Once in a while. Every now and then. Bismuth? Bromine? * That doesn’t sound good. Barley, hops and yeast, now that’s the ticket. Of course, Beyond the Pale is not listing ingredients in...
How do I like my coffee you ask. In a porter or stout of course. It’s time for more high times in the Haliburton highlands with our favourite ukelele* strumming brewer, Haliburton Highlands. This time they are in a duet with their neighbour Haliburton County Coffee...
Cr(h)azy like a bedbug or cr(h)azy like a fox? We don’t get too many Belgium created IPAs around here, although some would say this is a hopped up Belgian blonde. How’s that for crazy. Speaking of crazy, it’s time to call in the COMDB translation department to deal...
Time to check out Market conditions, take a break from my rants, and take a chance on a Trance. Market’s Trance lagered amber ale to be precise, and it sure sounds nice. The lady on the can has rainbows in her eyes, quite possibly from Al Jarreau proposing to her,*...