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Morris better

Morris better

Morris APA is another offering from a small Prince Edward County Brewery, Gillingham. If you like good beer*, and you are in Prince Edward County, this is definitely a location to add to you itinerary. This is small batch brewing with focus and talent. This is an...

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Is Corduroy in Fashion?

Is Corduroy in Fashion?

I remember going to school and all the cool kids wearing jeans and my mother would make me wear those baggy rust coloured corduroy pants because they were warmer and lasted longer. I suspect she also had ulterior motives and was hoping I wouldn’t fall into the cool...

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A Very Plzen Pilsner Pint

A Very Plzen Pilsner Pint

Calgary, home of big rigs and big hats and big rodeos and of course Big Rock Brewery and their Plzen Pilsner. Many years ago I tried a Big Rock Honey Brown Amber which may have been the start of my love affair with Amber. You always remember your first.  So how does...

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Gluten Free Grillin’

Gluten Free Grillin’

My daughter-in-law was visiting and is going gluten free (are blueberry muffins gluten free?) and being a good host I made a gluten free addition to the beer fridge. From the fabled town of Glutenberg, capital of the Free State of Gluten, comes this Glutenberg...

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Fly the Flag

Fly the Flag

On this special Canada Day review we are hoisting Market's lite beer, Let It Fly, up the proverbial flag pole to see who salutes it. In this case Let It Fly is of course referring to our flag, the beloved maple leaf*. You didn't think I would be reviewing a Canadian...

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A fruit too far

A fruit too far

This beer has been in my fridge about twice as long as most beers last in there. I can't say that the pink can with watermelon seeds sprinkled on it is a particularly attractive look for a beer. But this is Mill St. Brewery who has been in this business for a long...

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An Amber Red

An Amber Red

Smith Falls* Ontario. South of Highway 7. The third degree is what I get from the Morality Department (the missus) after a weekend at JT’s cottage, but I am guessing the brewery name Four Degrees is about the four owners all graduating from university and using their...

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I Still Do

I Still Do

I doubt that beer, even really good beer, has ever played a prominent role in sustaining a long term marriage. More likely the opposite is true. So what is a brewer going to tell me about being hitched*. I’ve been at it for almost 40 years and I’ll be damned if I can...

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Technique, Method, Magic

Technique, Method, Magic

Having not been to Benihanas recently my Japanese was a little rusty, so I couldn’t recall what Jutsu meant and had to look it up. According to the Wiktionary it is “a bound morpheme of the Sino-Japanese lexical stratum of the Japanese language.” What the hell does...

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This One is Gold

This One is Gold

A perfectly poured pint perhaps?  A pretty pour for sure. I need a longer arm to give myself a proper pat on the back for that pour. It’s beer-eautiful. This Big Rig Gold has a malt bread aroma, you can tell there is flavour galore waiting at the door. This is a...

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