1704 Reviews
Tossin’ the old ball around with my grandson, he can swat a gramps flutterball like gangbusters. In baseball vernacular, a flutterball is another name for a knuckle ball, a pitch with a mind of it’s own and no clear trajectory. A good one can baffle the most...
Plan A is still intact, the Leafs won last night so they have a chance. Their chances are slim and none and Slim is packing his bags and bought a bus ticket but he hasn’t left town yet. And we all know, where there’s beer, there’s hope. Plan B is holding together...
Coteau-du Lac, just west of Montreal, and home of Brasserie du Bois Blanc. They pay tribute to the Montreal Citadelle, a former fortress built in 1690 to defend the city from the English, with a Citra hop based NEIPA called Citradelle. See what they did there? Clever....
My old buddy RA donated this brew to the cause, so it seemed like a fitting quaff to pipe in a Monday night. Second Wedge tell us that this Scottish style brew is inspired by “the sounds of bag pipes practiced at the Uxbridge legion”. I have a bit of the Scotch in my...
I’m a big fan of Woodhouse Brewing. For this old man a woodie in the hand can’t be beat.* So to tap into a Woodie Double IPA on the big game night seemed to be the way to go. Unfortunately even though a Woodhouse beer can’t be beat, my Leafs can. Again and again. Yes,...
Belgian brews garner mixed reviews on COMDB. Rye is best served with ginger ale or cola in our presence, rye infused, casked or in any other way influenced brews have also at times been subject to a harsh reception. And nobody likes a snob. One unique thing about a...
Just like Anderson Craft Ales, I’m not fooling around this time. Just going to get right down to it. No need for the COMDB translation department, or any comments from the Department of Morality, or even the Department of Corrections for that matter. And I’m not going...
From the smokestacks of Montreal to the Stacks of Sudbury. Time for some culture from the COMDB poet’s corner. My abs are with Waldo, no where to be seen, time for a light beer, my fitness routine. Stack’s tribute to the miners is what I picked, while I watch my...
The third and final episode of the Mining Now COMDB Unofficial and verbally sanctioned CIM* Convention Wrap and Tap show. But wait. Can it be? Say it isn’t so. Cranky Old Men Drinking Beer replaced by Grand Dames Sipping Suds? Well I’ll be grand damned. The Grand...
Episode deux from the CIM Convention in Montreal. I remember back in the day when these conventions were all about drinking triples, seeing double and acting single. Now for me it’s one and done. Not so for my Crownsmen partners Jerrod and Rory. After a full day in...