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Black Friday Special

Black Friday Special

It’s US thanksgiving, so let’s talk turkey. It’s football day in America and I’m game. And of course, Black Friday. So named because that is the day your bank account goes from black to red, signifying that Christmas is just around the corner. Sounds like it’s stout...

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Winded Run

Winded Run

Winding Run? More like a winded run for me. The fine folks at Sawdust City tell us that Fall is a great time for a morning run through the woods. A morning run for me these days is a hop in the truck and over to Timmies for a Large Regular and a box of muffins. Way...

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Going Back to Cali

Going Back to Cali

Just like LL Cool J and The Notorious B.I.G., I’m going back to Cali.*  Work in the East, rest in the West. It's been quite a while since my last Cali Common, ** a beer that I find is hard to find and not at all common. Perth Brewery has been good enough to whip up a...

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B is for Badass Belgian Bitters

B is for Badass Belgian Bitters

The COMDB NB Mystery Pack challenge continues with an assortment of alphabetized IPAs to sample and score. The previous mystery pack pint, let’s just call it “A”, because that’s what it’s called, is done and dusted. Time for Plan B, and as Tom Robbins tells us, B is...

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Fame Fortune and Good Taste

Fame Fortune and Good Taste

Atherley, with the famous swing bridge, the infamous Atherley Arms and fortunes won (and lost) at nearby Casino Rama. Along with the natural beauties of the scenic meeting place of Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching, some may say there were natural beauties at the...

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Fade to Black

Fade to Black

Whenever I watch the evolution of a nitro in my glass I think beer pouring could well be a spectator sport. A nitro stout fade to black is magic in the spirits world, the inverse of Metallica’s take on the subject. * So it was with these mountain high hopes that I...

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3 Rocks Rocks

3 Rocks Rocks

3 Rocks isn’t our first Second Wedge, but our fourth, and we’ve come to count on them for some 5 star brews. How’s that for a Sesame Street segue, thank goodness we didn’t get to 6…7. But what’s in a name? In this case letters and a number. Could the name be in...

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Relationship Issues

Relationship Issues

Our featured brewer out of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, is Dieu du Ciel, translation; God of the Sky. * Speaking of Gods of the sky, have you heard the story of Uranus and Cronus. You may have some relationship issues with your kids but there probably aren’t many of you out...

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Fools On Ice

Fools On Ice

There could well be more concussions at amateur curling bonspiels across Canada then in all the NHL and NFL combined. * Because when hurrying hard results in an ass over tea kettle slider side up hello ice moment and that unprotected noggin meets the rink with a sound...

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Wes Was Right

Wes Was Right

Wes Anfo is an Iggy Pop and Evanescence fan so we know his musical tastes are impeccable. But when it comes to baseball his support of the Detroit Tigers is somewhat questionable. How about how he chooses his brews? His super suds rating of a Clausthaler Original...

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