1747 Reviews
I was having lunch with the Province’s top beer expert (really) and I was complaining about sours, having had a “memorable for the wrong reason” encounter with one of the cranberry variety. He told me not to give up on them, and there were lots of great sours and...
Dysfunctional Mall? You’re saying to yourself “What the hell kind of name is that for a beer, or anything for that matter”. Well let me clear that up for you. If you had ever driven through North Bay (home of Gateway) on the Trans-Canada highway back in the day it was...
For some reason, the bell bottomed biker on the beer can, our single friend and one eyed Jack* riding through the streets on his slow-ped mo-ped with a keg precariously balanced on the passenger seat, reminds me of an earlier version of Chicken Man, peddling his bike...
Where’s the beef?** I pondered this as every sip of this Polish Lager seemed like a foam sickle, I was wondering where’s the beer, the liquid, the substance. Oh, there it is. European bread pudding nose. A little malt dry taste with a foamy mouthfeel and a light...
The COMDB translation department worked overtime on this brew, and they tell me that “velkopopovický kozel” from Czech to English means “By and large a goat”. What the hell does that mean? I asked them if perhaps they got it wrong, maybe it is “buy a large goat”? They...
Bottom of the 9th and my Starter wasn’t available so I had to go to the Bench and bring in my pinch bitter, Shorty Hills*. Will this be a hit or will Shorty be another Casey at the bat and come up short**? The Bench Brewing slogan is “the beer from wine country”. For...
4:33* Black IPA, is this The Imitation Game or a beer tasting? If I get the Wordle in 3 I feel like I have won the war, but I would rather be cracking a cold one than cracking a code. This isn’t the first Black IPA I have quaffed so I am not a stranger in a strange...
Brock Street brewers, you know, the brewery with the audacious claim of being the most refreshing street in Canada. One can only hope. And another Premium Pilsner, it seems like there are more premium brews than Dodds has pills. Makes you wonder which pilsner is the...
The great thing about having so many different craft breweries is the fantastic variety and availability of beer varieties across the country. The down side is that when you have a lot of brewers trying to make a distinctive brew, some of them are bound to be not so...
Barley Days is a brewer in Prince Edward County that was into craft beer making long before most ... they've been at it since 2007 ... but they are still keeping things fresh and bringing new beers to market. I haven't tried a new one from them in a while and thought...