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“Leann Folláin” sounds like a Galway girl to me, with raven black hair and eyes of blue. But the Carlow crew tell us that it’s actually a Gaelic phrase for “wholesome stout”. * O’Hara’s Irish Nitro Stout was oh so good, I thought to myself would their Extra be too...
After a ski weekend with the grandkids I was in dire need of an energy drink of some sort and Rocket Fuel sounded like just the ticket for an out of this world experience. We know that our Old Comrade Frank is one smooth Hoperator so I had some sky high hopes for this...
I first saw Blue Rodeo in 91, I think it was in Sudbury. Great band, huge in Canada. But like many great Canadian bands they never got the international recognition they deserved.* I think the music world could use a little more Canada too. Enter Jim Cuddy Red...
Spoiler Alert! If you haven't seen the saddest movie Disney ever made, don't.* You will be depressed for a week. If you must subject yourself to such self imposed emotional damage by watching the movie Old Yeller then don't read the rest of this brew review. Long...
As the new year begins I find myself in the dark again. Asking myself why anyone would brew a dark IPA and why I'm drinking one. Roasted malts and juicy hops, strange bedfellows indeed. * But those Lake of Bay brewers know their Ps and Qs (pints and quarts) and they...
Back in the day midnight was the midpoint of our New Year’s Eve celebrations and libations. These days it's Scattegories with the grandkids then one and done to fuel the sheer fortitude required to stay up until midnight. So picking my New Year’s eve brewski was a...
The COMDB Translation Department did a sombrero dance around this one and came up with El Camino meaning “the Path” or “the way”. Is it the path to follow or Frost’s road less travelled. I know when I’m in Toronto I always get lost in The Path * and that shortcut to a...
After a series of less than super suds samplings, just like Diane K. I was looking for Mr. Goodbeer. * A craving for a curious craft led me to an establishment known to us COMDB as the Curious Club, the one and only Something in the Water, the Kingston version not...
Riddle me this: If one of my dog's legs is a tail, how many legs has he got? The answer, he still has 4 of course. Saying a dog's leg is a tail doesn't make it so. In his Brew-Ha-Ha! blog about Alexander Keith’s IPA Don Redmond asks the very valid question what makes...
After a challenging brew or two, a Christmas doublebock shock to the system, and an uncharacteristic SC IPA, I thought it was time to play it safe and get back to basics with a righteous red. Playing it safe never made anyone a winner but I'm sure it prevented quite a...