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It isn’t too often that a word engrains itself in our language through the actions of one person. Hunter S. Thompson is one such person. His gonzo journalism put the name gonzo* on the map so to speak. The word has gone beyond just journalism and has become an...
Cary Grant could be the most famous Bristolian. J.K. Rowling, the first billionaire author, could be the wealthiest Bristolian. John Cleese is without a doubt the funniest Bristolian. But who is Matthew of Bristol? Time for a COMDB history lesson. We all know that in...
Back in the day, trays of draft at the Tap Room, and a salt shaker on the table. The old fellers at the back sprinkling some salt into their draft. Why you would sprinkle salt into good beer (or draft at the Tap Room) is beyond me. So now I have a Gose in front of...
The COMDB translation department worked overtime on this one. I figured they would be use to four letter words by now so it should be simple enough to translate the word Toña. However nothing is really ever simple when it comes to our translation department. They...
The Stones had a gem of a Tuesday while the Moody Blues enjoyed the afternoon. Lynrd Skynrd woke up Wednesday morning and Tuesday was gone. Just like the Boomtown Rats, I don’t like Mondays, so I was drinking this Tuesday on a Sunday hoping to skip a day. But here I...
An extra stout*, well isn’t that special. Or is it? And a Lonely Howl no less. I immediately thought of Thurston Howell III and Lovey, stranded on Gilligan’s Island. They must have been lonely Howells** being the only rich people stranded on the island. Whoever...
When you are out fishing a missed call* isn’t really missed, now is it. But I am missin’ my fishin’. Back to reality and my last Stockyards IPA was tasty, so why not make it a double. Reminds me of that old Doublemint gum commercial from the 60’s “Double your...
Just before the onset of Dry February* I decided I needed to sample my final beer from Whiprsnapr Brewing. This one is called Black Sunshine, a bourbon oak black lager . A lot of good words in that beer heading. The folks at Whiprsnapr are quite creative - both their...
You don’t hear the expression “up for a challenging read” much these days, but if you ever are David Foster Wallace delivers the goods. “The Pale King” is a light read as far as his novels go at 540 pages compared to “Infinite Jest” which weighs in at 1079. These...
Money doesn’t grow on trees but I am going to need an orchard of change, hopefully toonies, to pay for this expensive brew. The question at hand, is one beer worth all this change? We shall see. Those of you without a geography degree (just like myself) may be saying...