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Black tie with a Red Stripe. No, not a dry cleaning challenge from an Italian wedding. Instead, it’s a Jamaican* lager and a fancy pants dinner. The secret to a successful event, two words. Open bar. So I’m at the bar and it’s the usual fare. Looks like I am the only...
Going by the numbers, this IPA No. 22 is in fact IPA review No. 134 to date for COMDB. It appears that Collective Arts has over 232 different beers to choose from on their website, not including specials. As patrons of the arts, Collective Arts that is, this our 8th...
Mining week continues, note to self: don’t agree to do a luncheon keynote speech the day after hosting a beer tasting. I’m not Irish although my patron saint may well be St. Patrick. I am not as slim as I once was but I am slim as I will ever be, and through an...
I picture a grizzled old prospector, chipping away at the Canadian shield in the 1860’s and shouting out Eureka, then heading off to the local pub for an ale. This seemed like a fitting brew to kick off the local mining week. The Bancroft area has a storied history of...
After a fancy pants ice cream Neapolitan chocolate strawberry vanilla stout it was good to quaff a back to basics big bay barley sandwich. Georgian Bay that is, which from grade 5 geography we all learned is the backpack of the mighty Huron hiker, Lake Huron....
Sarah MacLachlan thought that love was better than ice cream. Tom Waits is an ice cream man you probably don’t want selling to the kids. And Van Halen’s David Lee Roth was an ice cream man who made house calls.* Lost Craft (where did I put that boat) Brewery is...
A visit to the nearest largest beer spa in the world meant a bite to eat at Clear Lake Brewery with an extra pale ale accompaniment. Great service and friendly staff as always. I was looking for something on tap I hadn’t tried before and sure enough I ordered a...
I love me an amber…..usually. Almost without fail I love me an amber. If it is an amber you can safely assume I will love it and your assumption will most likely be correct. Most likely. Usually. Almost without fail. Maybe you see where I am going with this....
Downtown in the little apple, bright lights big city. The GTA, driving a Dodge into the land of Ford. Where rush hour starts early and ends late, and the wind is always in your face no matter which way you turn*. Dining at a real Italian restaurant, no kids menu, and...
Beyond the Pale brewing company is an Ottawa area brewer that has been around for a while. Starting in 2012, they have improved their digs and expanded to their current taproom and restaurant in 2019. So if you live in the Ottawa area you are likely aware of these...