1710 Reviews
Perhaps a red to match the festive season? However this poured very dark, more like a dark amber than a red. But when I held it up to the light it came through as a deep red. Is this a hop-tical illusion* of some type? A frothy head, very bubbly but the beer was not...
Dark dark pour with a nice tan and white head. They advertise robust coffee with chocolate notes but my first sniff was the other way around. A definite roasted chocolate aroma but I didn’t notice the coffee. Regardless of the order, the mix works well. First swig...
A bit of a theme going on here between the beer name and the brewery, so it seemed like a good brew to have while watching the Leafs. Unfortunately, the game was postponed and perhaps this tasting should have been as well. Nice light golden pour, minimal head even...
New Year’s Eve, I am at the cottage and it is time to toast the new year. No champagne in the beer fridge but there is a frosty Common Loon ready and waiting. Golden, a little bubbly which seemed fitting. A nice fresh aroma one would expect from an APA. First swig...
Was Mill Street cobblestone at one point? What does organic mean? Nitrogen charged, sounds dangerous, is it? None of these questions will be answered in this review but I was always told that asking questions is the only way you will ever learn anything. All Canadian...
The sand banks of Picton, the Northern equivalent of a Florida Spring Break? Well not exactly but still a nice place to unwind and drink a beer or two or more, perhaps a Blonde Ale from Prince Eddy. Fresh aroma, nice light bright pour, bit of a foamy top. A bit hazy,...
Supporting starving artists with snazzy art work on the cans. Maybe not as impressive as a Beau’s tractor or a velvet Elvis but still eye catching. But wait a minute, this artist is from Atlanta Georgia? They don’t even have heating bills in Atlanta, do they? Perhaps...
Saturday Night. To Lynyrd Skynyrd it was special, to Elton John those were fighting words. For Cat Stevens it was just another one, Chicago were in the park and the Bee Gees were coming down with a fever.* But probably the most iconic Saturday night song for Canadians...
For years Steam Whistle had the motto “Do One Thing and Do It Really Really Well”. I will ignore the redundant adjective and focus on their message, which was that they brew one beer, their premium pilsner, and they do that very well. I would tend to agree with that...
The skeleton on the can is riding a boneshaker bicycle.* That segues well into a skeleton joke I have paraphrased from the grandkids. Q: Why is the skeleton riding the bike on his own? A: Because he has no body to ride with. ** Of course the term boneshaker in this...