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An Ultra Light that Doesn’t Fly

An Ultra Light that Doesn’t Fly

Hob knobbing at a fancy private function, that’s just how we roll at COMDB. An open bar but limited selection, not that I’m complaining. I had a choice, suck on a Heinie or quaff an Ultra.*  I have had a few heinies in my day (that didn’t sound good) but had never...

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Cream of the Craft

Cream of the Craft

Bright lights, big city. Downtown in the Little Apple called for a visit to the Craft Beer Market to check out their extensive menu, and maybe have something to eat too. When they heard that COMDB were in the house they brought out their special menu,* and true to...

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An English Bay at the Ports

An English Bay at the Ports

Hey Portsmouth House, we are plugging your bar on this worldwide website! There should be beer drinkers lining up right around Le Grange (the street, not the ZZ Top bordello*) soon for The Ports. The least you can do is pour my old buddy Rick a cold one on the house!...

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A Crooked Nose by Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet*

A Crooked Nose by Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet*

According to Cameron’s, the gentleman on the can is a tenacious style warrior. Not to be confused with Jack Black’s Tenacious D,  this tenacious W looks more like one of the biker gang out to get Clint in the movie “Every Which Way but Loose”.  Then again, in hockey...

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Not Just Tasty

Not Just Tasty

A “strong beer” sticky note on the can of this Oregon craft brew to conform to Canadian standards. A dark golden pour with plenty of head. More than hazy, its cloudy, but with no chance of meatballs. Bubbly pour with a citrusy aroma. A foamy mouthfeel, with a...

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A Taste for the Truth

A Taste for the Truth

A friend suggested I do a Rorschach test. Fair enough, I have my peccadillos and idiosyncrasies, but I wasn’t sure how an ink blot of a butterfly (or is it a wolf devouring Mickey Mouse) would provide insight into my character and its few and far-between flaws. They...

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Lug Nuts

Lug Nuts

People ask me, how do you sample so many beers and still stay slim and trim. Actually, no one has ever asked me that, but if they did, I could refer to the Beach Ball Fitness Program™, or how I stay active fishing in the summer and watching hockey in the winter. Of...

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An 11% Touch Too Much

An 11% Touch Too Much

Last night I searched the beer fridge of fame, fable and fortune and picked a tasty sounding small can brew for my late night quaff. Salted caramel in big print, I never bother with the small print. It was only after quaffing this brew that I saw the 11% on the can....

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A Penny for Wandering Thoughts

A Penny for Wandering Thoughts

Another rogue trip to Kingsville, wandering and wondering what their IPA will be like. Kingsville claims that their beers are for those that wander, maybe this beer will be the Rosie on Dion’s chest, or will Kingsville be U2's city without a soul?* This brew pours old...

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Tropical Paradise

Tropical Paradise

Watching the big game with the Missus, she enjoys the commercials and the half time show, and I enjoy the game sometimes. Rhianna and her future progeny number 2* put on quite the show. One of the first commercials I saw was Ben Stiller and Steve Martin selling out to...

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