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A Project in Moderation

A Project in Moderation

Trying out Katalyst’s (their spelling, not mine) Passion Project. Even though it is their passion, it appears to me that the ABV, the aroma and the flavour are all moderate in the traditional IPA world. It reminds me of the ancient saying “all things in moderation.”*...

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Still Standing

Still Standing

At the cottage with no adult supervision.  Burning burgers, boiling corn and pouring a pint. Note to self, don't try to gauge BBQ cooking time for a burger based on finishing a 6.9% IPA. Thirsty after being out on the lake so this brew was going down at a rapid rate....

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Three Hops, a Skip and a Jump

Three Hops, a Skip and a Jump

The folks at Sawdust got their inspiration for this beer from a visit to Alsace. Where the hell is that I said to myself, my words exactly.  There's lots of places I haven't been to and that's one of them. Apparently it is a Eastern region of France,  bordering...

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Grill and Swill

Grill and Swill

500 mil of Holsten pil to swill while I chill and grill. Thank goodness for the BBQ, man's excuse (opportunity) to quaff a cold one before dinner. According to The COMDB Guide to the Fine Art of BBQing,  well done is well done. So if I want this chicken to be crispy,...

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At Least It’s Photogenic

At Least It’s Photogenic

I think it was my old buddy Rick who once said never trust a beer with no head. I might be paraphrasing here but you get the picture. Subtle segue!  By the way I  think I did a great job on this picture, don't you? Lakeside by the lake side. Unfortunately the picture...

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Juicy & Dry?

Juicy & Dry?

The art work on the can depicts a lone wolf howling at a moon almost as big as the whole night sky. Well not exactly. Wolf howling may be heard at night, but it is not a behavior directed at the moon. Instead, it is a hail to hunt. Which is a smooth syntax segue into...

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A Fishy Tale

A Fishy Tale

Hard to know what to expect from a beer named Loch Ness Lager … well, that is except for the Lager part. There is some mystery here as this lager has some definitely smokey overtones. Tastes like a dark beer, but pours with an amber/red tone and finishes with a dry...

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Hankerin’ for a Hazy One

Hankerin’ for a Hazy One

A warm day had me hankering* for an IPA. How about a hazy one? Sure why not. So I went camping with Side Launch on the 5th Coast**. This brew poured golden and slightly hazy, not milkshake hazy. Nice mild hoppy aroma with a touch of fruit in there.  The first swig had...

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Work Hard, Drink Easy

Work Hard, Drink Easy

Broadhead’s slogan is “Work hard, drink easy”. Certainly not as profound as some of the meanderings on a Flying Monkeys beer can, but somehow appropriate for this down to earth beer. For us COMDB I would revise the slogan to read “Work hard, retire with far less than...

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One More Pour of the Boar

One More Pour of the Boar

Waterloo calls this a Canadian IPA. So that is a Canadian Indian Pale Ale, as in the country India of course, just to be clear. Sounds like a beverage suitable and fitting for an embassy soiree perhaps? Nice amber-like pour with a bright white boar’s head. This is a...

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