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Chroma chromatic is a colourful name for sure. It means an intensity of colour produced by colour. Sounds like Collective Arts is doubling up on the name for this double. My first thought upon seeing this beer name was Paul Simon’s song “Kodachrome”. * Paul tells us...
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, knife shoes aren’t a James Bond wardrobe staple, or extremely uncomfortable high heels. For this review we’re lacing them up to try out for the Refined Fool winter beer league for average athletes hockey team. I...
Springsteen had some trouble in the heartland, they were badlands for him. CSNY shared their hopes and dreams there. For good ol’ boy George Strait it was the only place he felt at home.* But Blackburn is taking us to a whole different heartland. Bullfrogs not prairie...
After a rough ride on a red rocket of a cayenne spiced stout I was looking for something crisp and clean with no caffeine. Enter the New Ontario’s pilsner, Das Pils Bitte. Although I could take a guess at a translation, our collective agreement with the COMDB...
Sawdust took us on a Long Dark Voyage to Uranus but this time the voyage “end” is unknown. What is known is how we’re going to get there, on a big bright red rocket. That’s right, this beer is a Long Dark Voyage Red Rocket. So where does it say “read the fine print”?...
I’m flying two flags this evening and at 7% I may be flying high. From a periodic to a patriotic pint right from the Nation’s capital. Or is that capitol? And should it be capitalized? Or is that capitalised? * Politics can certainly be confusing. I thought this was...
When I was in chemistry class I used to reference the periodic table, on occasion. Once in a while. Every now and then. Bismuth? Bromine? * That doesn’t sound good. Barley, hops and yeast, now that’s the ticket. Of course, Beyond the Pale is not listing ingredients in...
How do I like my coffee you ask. In a porter or stout of course. It’s time for more high times in the Haliburton highlands with our favourite ukelele* strumming brewer, Haliburton Highlands. This time they are in a duet with their neighbour Haliburton County Coffee...
“Bright lights, big city, gone to my beer’s head. I tried a Rainhard lite, should’ve had a Guinness instead.”* Navigating the bright lights of the big city, at a fancy pants gala in suit and tie. What on earth would motivate me to put on a tie you’re wondering. Two...
Way back in the day we were experiencing some lake fever of our own. We were at the Lakeview Manor in Kingston in the “games” room, quaffing some quarts and playing shuffleboard. A band was playing in the “stage” room next to us. The Manor wanted a $5 cover charge to...