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Batten? Down the Hatch

Batten? Down the Hatch

Batten down the hatch, there’s a nor’easter on the horizon. Forget the batten* whatever that is, it’s just down the hatch with this nor’easter. There certainly seems to be a sailing theme with Stonehooker’s “flagship” brew. Not being familiar with all these nautical...

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No Glass Required

No Glass Required

No glass required*, going straight out of the can on this one. With every sip it’s a little bit bitter and a little bit hoppy, and effervescent. I find it smooth and quite tasty. Lots of bubbles, little bubbles, tiny bubbles. “Tiny bubbles, make me happy, tiny...

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Huggy Bear*

Huggy Bear*

I’m on the BBQ brew deck and these chops aren’t going to cook themselves. Hot day today, it may end up being the BBQ brew or two deck. And today we have another brew vying to join the Top 5 BBQ Brew list. I recently had a quantum hug, now it’s a bear hug. Feeling the...

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New Year’s Eve at the Local Legion

New Year’s Eve at the Local Legion

A few years ago me and the missus made a night of it on New Year’s Eve at the local Royal Canadian Legion. It wasn’t exactly a tails and tux affair, which is just the way we like it. Great people, good tunes, good beer at reasonable prices, and no matter how old and...

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What’s So Funny?

What’s So Funny?

Where is our beloved New Ontario bear? A missing bear is no laughing matter. And what's so funny? Why is this paddle laughing? Is it because I am in a  Cracked Canoe?  Or because I am about to tip my canoe trying to paddle with three kegs of Muskoka Cream Ale in it?...

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A Fusion of Taste and Style

A Fusion of Taste and Style

At the cottage with no adult supervision, hot afternoon, and its 5 o’clock somewhere. You can fact check all of that if you want. Hot and muggy, seems like an IPA afternoon picnic on the boathouse for one is the ticket to ride*. Just Like Collective Arts Brewery, some...

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Dog Day Afternoon Brew

Dog Day Afternoon Brew

Catchy name that Wizard Wolf, and it got me ruminating and pondering if a wolf was a wizard what wizardly deeds would he do? We all know from Harry Potter that you’re not a real wizard unless you’re casting spells. So I got thinking about what HP spells a wolf wizard...

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The 7% Solution*

The 7% Solution*

The heat of the day has faded away like my resolve, time for the 7% solution. Farmer Steve tells me that he loves Dab beer, a little Dab will do ya he says. I guess bright minds drink alike. How about a Maibock. I asked our translation department at COMDB to tackle...

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Philosophizing Over a Pint

Philosophizing Over a Pint

The other day the missus did a pilgrimage to the mecca of all shoppers everywhere, of course I am talking about Costco. What would this have to do with a beer review, you may ask. Although it was a shopping spree that may result in a second mortgage, she did bring me...

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The Spunky Monkey Golf Academy

The Spunky Monkey Golf Academy

Another beer of the month club selection, Spunky Monkey Smash is apparently named after a mini-putt in Smith Falls? I was out golfing the other day, hacking and slashing my way down the course, back and forth like a sailboat tacking against a strong wind. Someone with...

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