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KANPAI! Sounds like the final blood curdling scream of a kamikaze pilot descending on his target at the speed of sound. * Or a karate master’s victory cry as he executes the greatly feared fatal and final five finger death punch. ** Maybe the Iron Chef’s favourite...
Back in my day dragons were cute playful things, like Puff the Magic Dragon. Those subliminal messages about marijuana usage never affected us, or did they Fonger? * These days dragons are fire and brimstone 7 days a week, not just Sunday morning. We’ve sampled a few...
I’m the big cranky old man on campus today, bellying up to the bar at Niagara College this afternoon. I’m back for a “refresher” course in Beer 101, and today’s lesson is Bock. The 7% ABV brings back some not so fond memories of my marks in physics back in the day. *...
As the review name would imply, this is a good one. No dark or any other shade of fore shadowing required here. There’s a howling wolf on the can, but there will be no lupine laden levity or awkwardly assembled alliterations in this review. * No siree. Just a lone...
When it comes to jobs that result in an early demise, a kamikaze pilot and a suicide bomber both come to mind, if they’re any good at their job that is. But if you want to talk about dangerous occupations look no further than the highway maintenance crews. A sign and...
Last summer Farmer Steve and his two young fellas came to the cottage to lob a line in the lake and have a brew or two too. Those bronzebacks were biting and breakin’ water and the boys hauled in a few of those fat bass-terds. For me it’s my favourite freshwater...
First they were Juicin’. But no, that wasn’t enough juice was it. They had to start Super Juicin’. You would think that would be enough juice, wouldn’t you? Nope. Now they’re Juicin’ Fruit with fruit, it’s not a double IPA but there’s double fruit to boot. Simcoe,...
Beer pioneer of the Western plains, Alberta based Big Rock, have been at it for quite some time. * They say you always remember your first, and it could well be that a Big Rock was my first craft beer although I can’t recall. The BR marketing machine tells us their...
Some fun panda facts for you. These white black big back bears spend 10 to 16 hours a day eating bamboo but they don’t get fat. Know why? No, it’s not because they don’t eat cupcakes. It’s because a panda is just a regular bear, as in very regular. They crap up to 40...
Ol’ Lynne Anderson never promised me a rose garden, and that’s OK by me. * When it comes to my beer I’ve never been fond of a floral flourish myself. But I suspect Willibald is being more philosophical than literal naming their pale ale Roses Among Thorns. ** I think...