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This is One Pale Puppy

This is One Pale Puppy

From a tilt your kilt seafaring Scotsman to a sub-surface scuba diving spaniel, what we have here is a juxtaposition of brews. Full malt onslaught to mellow mild subtle suds.  From a carousel of caramel to an amiable at ease ale. From an export in excess to a no...

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Seafaring Scotsman

Seafaring Scotsman

Curious Young Canadian: Hey old Scotsman what’s worn under your kilt? Cranky Old Scotsman: It’s all well-worn but it’s not worn out yet. With heaping helpings of heather and haggis inspired toffee as Scottish as Robbie Burns riding the Loch Ness Monster, this Lock...

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Trick or Treat ?

Trick or Treat ?

How do you kill a zombie?* It may be a redundant question since they are the living dead, hence already deceased. How do you turn the living dead into the dead dead may be a more appropriate question. There have been many academic papers dealing with this important...

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Camera Shy Beer Makes Good

Camera Shy Beer Makes Good

RA: Now that I have figured out how to use the camera on my phone I guess I am supposed to do a review.   I like it. Editor: Camera shy beer? How much do you like it? RA: 17 Editor: I will do my best to edit this verbose review and see if I can trim it down to a...

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A Touching Tribute to Kenya

A Touching Tribute to Kenya

Kenya, the best big 5 safari country and immortalized by Hemingway, and just like Canada, still part of the British Commonwealth.* Kame & Kettle’s “Did It For Kenya”  seems a touching tribute to this beautiful East African country.** On to the beer at hand and in...

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A Botanical Bouquet from Beau’s

A Botanical Bouquet from Beau’s

We’ve sampled a few Nordic Pales before. Some with Scandnavian hops, others with Scanavian yeasts, but what the hell are Scandinaviam botanicals? And why does spell check not correct me when I spell Scandavian wrong every time? Beau’s gives us an answer to the first...

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Festing with the Best

Festing with the Best

Kicking off COMDB Muskoka Oktober festing weekend with a visit to Clear Lake. Six Cranky Old Men, five festers ordering draft, and one ab-stoner who did not go unnoticed by the very accommodating bar staff. “Will you be having a beverage with your meal” was a...

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I Got It In Me

I Got It In Me

Get It In Y’a Ohh Yeahh! The rallying cry of colonoscopy techs everywhere. If you are an old man better heed the words of Larry the Cable Guy and just git er done. During my last procedure, the young tech said he decided to have the procedure done himself just to see...

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Steel Cut ?

Steel Cut ?

Picture a congregation of cranky old men discussing the merits of steel cut versus packaged oatmeal, with each statement receiving a knowing nod of approval from the other cranky old men. The centuries of life experience in the room focused on healthy breakfast fare....

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Cranky Committee Members in Waiting

Cranky Committee Members in Waiting

Get this! The Society of Beer Drinking Ladies has an inclusivity committee but I didn’t see any men on the committee. What’s that all about? Here at Cranky Old Men Drinking Beer we have made it clear that you don’t have to be old, cranky or male to submit a review....

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