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Sunday with the Abbot

Sunday with the Abbot

Greene King is a British based brewer and more. As the country’s leading pub retailer and brewer they run over 2,700 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland. This premium ale showed up on the local LCBO shelf so I thought I would give it a...

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Rowdy? Not.

Rowdy? Not.

COMDB Editor: “Hey cranky old Scotsman, what do you wear under that kilt, boxers or briefs?” Cranky Old Scotsman: “Depends.” This beer pours a little hazy and a bit bubbly, with a dull golden colour and a frothy white head. A mild slightly citrus aroma, very mild....

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Identity Crisis

Identity Crisis

Is it a Lager or is it a Pilsner? On the can it claims to be both a Scottish (not Scotch) Lager and a Noble Pilsner. And it's Bellpark Brewery so who is this Tennent who has their name on the can? Wellpark has been brewing beer out of Glasgow since 1556 so what does...

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Read the Fine Print

Read the Fine Print

After sampling Double Up I was worried that this one would be too much coffee for me too.  However, our esteemed editor has reminded me on countless occasions to read the fine print. Unfortunately my optometrist told me that bifocals are no longer an option for me....

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All Aboard

All Aboard

My old buddy JT knows his way around a sail boat like nobody’s business. Me, I can handle my fishing boat like a pro, but I couldn’t tell you how to hoist a yardarm or flap a jib even if there was a free beer in it for me. Luckily no nautical knowledge is required to...

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Cross Czech

Cross Czech

A little can of amber, Czech style nonetheless. Don't we usually get 500ml of an International brew, not an old 355ml stubby.. I tried to pronounce the name, I guess I will just call this one Czech Amber. A darker than amber pour, more like a solid brown, thin off...

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Lemonale

Lemonale

This pours very light, it actually looks like lemonade going into the glass. Hazy yellow. Lets put it this way, if snow was this colour I wouldn’t be eating it. White bubbly head. Frisky aroma, citrus and bubbly. Lots of IPAs have citrus notes, often grapefruit. This...

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Blast from the Past

Blast from the Past

Impact, a tribute to the comet that scarred the earth 1.8 billion years ago right where the town of Sudbury is today. Celestial suds! In addition to leaving a big crater, that comet also altered the crust of the earth, resulting in lots of nickel and putting Sudbury...

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Heavy Duty

Heavy Duty

I like that colour in a beer. Smells like a haystack sprinkled with horseradish. Surprisingly smooth creamy caramel malt taste. A little tinny on the tongue but not displeasing. I thought there was some condensation on the glass but no, it is definitely hazy. A...

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Double Shot

Double Shot

I like coffee as much as the next guy, unless the next guy is Farmer Steve. Coffee is Farmer Steve’s Amber. He is a caf-fiend. A 10 McCafé day is child’s play for him. All that being said I don’t know how he would react to this coffee rich stout. I think he would...

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