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Fat Dog Fog on a Moonlight Night

Fat Dog Fog on a Moonlight Night

A Sawdust City special in the magical Muskoka moonlight. Fat Dog is not a tribute to a portly pup or a hefty hound but is in reference to the Fat Dog 120, a 124 mile long ultra marathon in South Western BC. This brew is to support Sawdust’s buddy David who ran the...

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Spell Check be Damned

Spell Check be Damned

First of all, kudos on the Canadian spelling of “colour”, neighbour to the South spell check be damned I say. And the name Superflux? How about a super flux capacitor to take our Delorean back to the future, or sequel us into the past for that matter. Or maybe sharks...

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Bravo Brava

Bravo Brava

Lots to unravel here. First of all a translation of Brava is in order. The COMDB translation department asked me if I wanted it in French, Spanish, Italian or Hawaiian. Out of curiosity and with no foreseeable deadline on this review I said all of the above. They tell...

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Kam Loops Amber

Kam Loops Amber

Coming into Kam-loops and the cabbie, commenting on the recent wildfires, says to me “no more smoke in town” as we drive by a Cannabis store on every corner.*  Alanis would call that ironic, whether it was or not.** The “Loops” is a mining and railroad town, and also...

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That’s One Ugly Pike You’ve Got There

That’s One Ugly Pike You’ve Got There

I’m what you might call a lazy fisherman. I’m out on the lake lots enjoying the sunset and the peace and quiet. Nothing bothering me, sometimes not even the fish. But I’ve wet the net often enough and I catch my fair share of pickerel, and some high flying weed hawgs....

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Pink Elephant Parade

Pink Elephant Parade

Just the thought of delirium tremens had me shaking. And the pink elephant on the bottle is not a reference to Sarah Palin or other female Republicans, but is of course all about the idiom “seeing pink elephants”* or hallucinating from extreme over-indulgence. I have...

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Lions on The Hunt

Lions on The Hunt

This brew is in partnership with the Niagara River Lions. Not familiar with the Lions are you? Perhaps a local rowing team? Or are they masting the jibs and tucking the sails for a regatta? Or maybe a synchronized swimming squad? Wrong on all counts. They are a...

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Motueka?

Motueka?

Ma took her pills? Did I hear that right?  What kind of a name is Motueka anyway? Can you squeeze any more vowels in there, the "i" and the "y" are feeling left out (literally). * Looks like it’s time for a COMDB geography lesson.  Motueka is a small town in the South...

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Blackbird Flight

Blackbird Flight

The Premium lager from Brewers Blackbird is a delicious offering that'll tickle your taste buds and have you coming back for more! Not just great beer, but the location is spectacular as well - a building from 1837 in Ancaster Ontario that has been completely...

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Nothing to Do With Star Wars In Case You Were Wondering

Nothing to Do With Star Wars In Case You Were Wondering

I know what you are thinking. Star Wars days and Jedi Knights. The Force, of course. Jabba the Hutt and nothing but.  Maybe there should be a picture of the slave Princess Leia in that metal bikini on the can, how cool would that be.* Ok, now you’ve crossed the line...

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