Reviews

1750 Reviews

Among the Pines

Among the Pines

I thought my picture background was a nice touch.* This beer was recommended by my old buddy Rick. If anyone knows his craft beers it is tricky Ricky, so when he mentioned this red ale I put it on my list. Although I am not a red ale fan, a poor man’s amber I always...

read more
Bright Idea

Bright Idea

What first struck me about this Czech inspired old style pilsner was how bright it is in the glass. The picture just doesn’t do it justice. How bright you ask? As bright as Einstein, Ken Jennings* and Stephen Hawking all put together! As bright as our editor thinks he...

read more
Poetry in Motion

Poetry in Motion

“Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink”, says Coleridge in his classic poem "The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner".* I say who needs water when you have a Hazy Mariner IPA. The Hazy Mariner is a cloudy IPA, and according to IX Poets there is “water, water...

read more
Loco for Cocoa

Loco for Cocoa

I am no Willy Wonka but I like me some chocolate every now and then. But would a double chocolate stout be above and beyond? I like trying all kinds of different beers. If they aren’t that good I can do a cranky review which suits my disposition. If they are good,...

read more
For County & Country

For County & Country

When I first looked at the label on this brew my brain read Country Style, but I doubled checked and sure enough it is County Style. Is it a typo or a shout out to Picton’s Prince Edward County? Another thing about the label while we are on the subject. In Canada it...

read more
Malt-amorphosis

Malt-amorphosis

They say it is a pilsner, it sure tastes like a lager to me. Maybe it is the malted barley and malted hops? What do I know, I am no brewer, I just like to drink the stuff. Another of Gateway’s main offerings. The numbers represent different modes of transportation,...

read more
Almost Anywhere Ale

Almost Anywhere Ale

Big, bold and beautiful is the descriptor on the can. I’m a sucker for an all adjective alliteration* so I couldn’t resist grabbing this one off the shelf to add to my beer fridge stock. Truth be told, I didn’t look at any details before quaffing this IPA so I didn’t...

read more
Dueling Lagers

Dueling Lagers

Perth Brewery says the last fatal duel with firearms in Canada* was fought in 1833 in Perth, Ontario. I imagine that in the days of dueling with firearms every duel was the last duel for at least one participant. Even if it wasn’t fatal, if I lost a duel I wouldn’t be...

read more
Beam Me Up

Beam Me Up

"Captain's log, stardate 41153.7. Our destination is planet Deneb IV …". I remember watching Star Trek as a kid when it first came out. I think I was 8 year’s old and at that time I thought “what a lame show, paper mache rocks, every other planet somehow has oxygen,...

read more
The Sneakier the Better

The Sneakier the Better

Sneaky Weasel is advertised as “Now 30% Sneakier” which definitely caught my eye. * It has a golden clear pour with a full head of froth, impressive looking. It’s listed as a lager, but I found it has a bitterness to it that is closer to an ale. Refreshing and with a...

read more