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Still Lost in Space

Still Lost in Space

This beer should be ejected from the space ship. You would think a new brew from Refined Fool Brewing would be a decent quaff as I've had some very good beers from there in the past. I looked past the cat in a space suit on the can and focused on "Hazy IPA". I was in...

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Bitters with a Touch of Twisted

Bitters with a Touch of Twisted

Is this brew as twisted and bitter as Queen Grimhilde? Or Cruella de Ville? Or Scar? Enough Disney references.* Harry and Megan may be a modern day real-life example of twisted and bitter but as they say in the army, no sympathy for self-inflicted wounds. One of the...

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Right out of the Chilly Bin

Right out of the Chilly Bin

Pulling a Chilly Tins out of the chilly bin* for a nighttime armchair trip to New Zealand via Burlington. Following a growing brewer love affair with New Zealand hops, Nickel Brook has three different ones stuffed into this crafty kiwi crusher. Will this be a South...

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Sip to Survive, or to Savour?

Sip to Survive, or to Savour?

Last night I hankered for a tankard but the beer fridge suds selection was somewhat slim with just stouts, sours and saisons on the shelves. Looks like it’s summer stout sampling season with a sip to survive stubby. Once again I had to enlist the support of the COMDB...

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Life is Purple?

Life is Purple?

This sour reminded me of the artist formerly and subsequently known as Prince * who was also known as “The Purple One”. And of course his favourite colour was …..orange.** I did see Prince in concert back in the day. I had heard a few of his songs beforehand and...

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Maybe Your Beer, Not Mine

Maybe Your Beer, Not Mine

In January of 2023, I found myself in Belize, Central America.  Now for all of you geographically-challenged types out there, Belize is not an island, nor does it have a Pacific Coast.  It is a very small country directly south of the Mexican Yucatan, on the Caribbean...

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Lagunitas Heinie

Lagunitas Heinie

Is this big brewer brew review week or what? First a Landshark and now a Lagunitas. The COMDB translation department tell us that Lagunitas is Spanish for lagoon. It also happens to be the town in California where founder Magee started brewing back in 93. He moved his...

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A Cool One at the Cottage

A Cool One at the Cottage

Well the summer is finally here in full force and while I do enjoy the great outdoors and all those summer activities, they can create a powerful thirst. Nothing better than to quaff a cool one in the summer. This beer looked delicious right out of the can with a deep...

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Fins Up!

Fins Up!

Inspired by Jimmy Buffet’s song Magaritaville,* and part of the reason the laidback sandals and sea-shore singer is a billionaire, the Landshark Lager brand is owned by Anheuser -Busch InBev.  What began in Jacksonville mainland Florida as an “island beer”, has gone...

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