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Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

I was so looking forward to this Roxy Roller* and thought it might turn some heads tonight. I had visited Counterpart and even took a picture of the counter, well part of it anyway. The people there were very nice and it looked like a great place to partake in a brew...

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Todd is an Absolute Beauty is an Absolute Beauty

Todd is an Absolute Beauty is an Absolute Beauty

If Todd is an absolute beauty the picture on the can doesn’t do him justice. He looks to me more like a Yellow Submarine stowaway than a movie star. Those Refined Fools have whipped up this brew to pay tribute to Todd’s dashing and debonair disposition. Now I find...

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March Madness April Mildness

March Madness April Mildness

When it comes to College roundball the season that culminates with madness in March is now over. Madness it was with brackets broken all round. As my granddaughter would say “girls rule, boys drool”. Yes, the girls took the boys to task this year and we all learned...

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Island Time Again

Island Time Again

Hey Common Good, Jamaica good beer do you? As old Bob Marley would say, “you see, we taking it easy”* with this light island lager. I think Marley would have liked a beer company named the Common Good, but today’s quiz for duck is closer to home, as in will the COM...

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Sour Notes from this Banjo

Sour Notes from this Banjo

Happy National Banjo day to one an all. A tip of the hat to famous pickers  Earl Scruggs (Earl was pickin’ and Lester was grinnin’), Emily Stayer, and Steve Martin (the part time comedian and full-time banjo player).* If there is an instrument I would pick it would be...

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Dark Day, Good Köstritzer

Dark Day, Good Köstritzer

A dark beer while listening to Dark Side of the Moon seemed to be a fitting follow-up to all the hoopla surrounding the elliptical illusion. At least the clouds prevented any fried like eggs eyes, sunny side up I assume. For those of you who drove hundreds of miles,...

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Bavarian Bear

Bavarian Bear

Popping the top on one big bad Berliner bear of a beer. Will it be unbearably bad, or barely bearable? Maybe it will bear up to the scrutiny of the COM, or perhaps even get a super suds bear hug? Straight from Germany, the big red bear* is serving up a pilsner trio on...

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Dog Eared

Dog Eared

When we have our son’s dog and our daughter’s dog over, they team up with our buffalo breathed butt sniffing leg humper for a toothsome threesome. And every time someone walks past our house the canine choir kicks in, and our house sounds like the pound from hell....

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A Close to Home Roam

A Close to Home Roam

All those who wander are not lost, and all those who roam are not Roman. I’ve done my fair share of travelling and let me assure you, the novelty has worn off. Leon Redbone said “home is where you hang your hat.” Is it coincidence, or convenience, that I actually hang...

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Nitro Baby, Shake Rattle and Pour

Nitro Baby, Shake Rattle and Pour

I dropped by the Clifford Brewery last week and saw a Porter Nitro on the shelf and I said to myself I’ve got to get me some of that, and myself and I were in total agreement on this, so I did. Do you know what makes a great beer even better? I’ve got two words for...

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