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What’s Wrong with this Picture?

What’s Wrong with this Picture?

On the beer can there is a picture of a nice big Muskoka chair on the dock with a frosty brew on the chair arm. A bit of a breeze, birds in the air, all very summery and relaxing. But what’s wrong with this picture? Let me tell you. In the background there is a canoe...

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Pale and Hazy

Pale and Hazy

I was feeling a little pale and hazy myself last night so this seemed like a good beer to sample. Some may question whether the right choice when you are feeling a little under the weather is to quaff a frosty mug, but I believe that your mental health is important...

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Pilsner Perfected?

Pilsner Perfected?

BBQ fired up. Steaks on the grill. Tunes on the deck. Sun shining and a frosty glass with an adult beverage at hand. Why am I smiling? Well, why wouldn’t I be? But perhaps a larger smile than usual because I have just lucked out. I bought this Ace Hill Pilsner to try...

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Extra Ordinary

Extra Ordinary

Definition of premium: Relating to or denoting a commodity or product of superior quality. I guess that is what they are trying to convince us of here. Do you ever get the feeling that the word “premium”, like many other special descriptors (the word special comes to...

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Beta Max

Beta Max

In the late 70’s they started putting movies on tape. By 1980 you could rent a machine and a bunch of movies for the weekend from the “video” store. Why would anyone rent a VCR? Because when they first came out they were $1,500 bucks a piece at a time when a six pack...

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Pride of the Province

Pride of the Province

Keith’s claims to be the pride of Nova Scotia. I would say they are not alone and may have to line up behind the Bluenose, those big old lobsters, Sidney Crosby, Anne Murray, Sarah MacLachlan, and Alistair MacLeod.* Even Sir Alexander Graham Bell was a part time Nova...

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Northbound and Down

Northbound and Down

I remember having a Side Launch Midnight Lager a while ago, dark and smooth as silk, delicious. Well it seems like they put all their smooth in their Midnight Lager, because there was definitely no smooth left for their  Northbound Lager. Flavourful but not the...

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A Good Slap in the Face

A Good Slap in the Face

The other day I was out pulling weeds, yanking up those f*7#@ dandelions. You know what I hate more than yard work? Nothing. I hate yard work with a passion. But it makes for big points with the wife and since I have a severe points deficit*, I do some lawn work....

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A Luxury Lager?

A Luxury Lager?

Lincoln Lager? Not sure where the name came from* so I thought I would check as to whether Abraham Lincoln ever drank beer. According to an absolutely dependable and unimpeachable information source (Google) “Lincoln did for a time drink lager beer on the advice of a...

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Balancing Act

Balancing Act

I go to my freezer to pull out a chilled glass, but the only one there is a pilsner freeze glass which are great when you need a super cold, cold refreshing brew. But my old buddy Rick says that sometimes these beers, particularly porters and stouts, evolve a bit as...

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