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Winter Beered

Winter Beered

People wonder why I have grown a beard. I am a Leafs fan so it certainly isn’t a playoff beard, although maybe this is the year? Some people ask if I am a hunter. Nope, the only hunting I do is for tonight’s review brew in the ol’ beer fridge. Someone said if I had a...

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Juiced about the Endless Summer

Juiced about the Endless Summer

It seems like an endless summer up here, hard to believe that I had the old V-Twin out for a cruise yesterday, in November mind you and I didn’t even need to don the long johns! So just like the misfit mango on this beer can hanging ten, I’m hanging on to the end of...

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With a Cherry on Top

With a Cherry on Top

This cherry porter got me not only drinkin’ but thinkin’. First of all, it was my wingcan for Hockey Night in Canada and cheering on the mighty Leafs who prevailed against the Boston bruises. But I must admit, during the intermissions I channel surf without Don Cherry...

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Brews and Brooms

Brews and Brooms

Once a year I used to head down to the local curling rink for an afternoon of brews and brooms. It was the annual company curling bonspiel*, an event where the amateur on ice alcohol induced ass over tea kettle acrobatics were more entertaining than the game. Some...

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Get on Your Bikes and Ride

Get on Your Bikes and Ride

I get this beer called Breakaway and think it would be a good beer to watch my struggling Leafs with, maybe wishing a breakaway for Matthews or Marner. A breakaway is one of the most exciting parts of the game. But it seems we are all a product of our environment and...

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There Will Be Blood Tonight

There Will Be Blood Tonight

In the movie “The Princess Bride”, Inigo Montoya (played brilliantly by Mandy Patinkin) upon learning the whereabouts of his father’s killer, exclaims “There will be blood tonight.”* Other than an obscure movie reference, what on earth does this have to do with a beer...

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May the Schwarz be With You

May the Schwarz be With You

The COMDB translation department were ready and willing to take on Schwarz. Halloween always seems to raise their spirits. Schwarz* bier directly translates from German to “Black Beer”. My first thought when I saw this beer was of the genius of Mel Brooks** and his...

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The Daily Double

The Daily Double

After sampling a double IPA yesterday, one might ask if this is the daily double. It just so happens that although I had a good experience with a pumpkin based brew previously despite my hatred of that round orange useless distasteful fruit, I didn’t want to push my...

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Good Monster

Good Monster

This Good Monster brew seemed like a Halloween natural and, teamed up with an unseasonably warm day, it was an IPA destined to support me flippin’ the bird on the old backyard BBQ.  The name reminded me of Lady Gaga and all her “little monster” fans. I am a Lady Gaga...

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The Flavour Express

The Flavour Express

First off, I am not a pumpkin fan. A vegetable* that is a huge waste of space, good for decorations and killing an hour with the grand kids carving jack-o-lanterns. Roasted seeds the size of your pinkie nail from a great orange bloated sphere of mush. Why would anyone...

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