1732 Reviews
When it comes to beer reviews, I’ve been known to take the long way home on occasion, the scenic route if you will. A fanciful digression, a bittersweet reminiscence, a tangential departure from the task at hand. I must admit, I have done some pint opining at times...
I’m a Flying Monkeys fan. No not those mangy minions of the Wicked Witch of the West that swooped down to abscond Dorothy and Toto. I’m talking about the Platos of the pints, the Aristoles of the ales, the Socrates of the suds, the Kants of the can. Those heavy...
Codswallop? What kind of a name is that for a beer, sounds like nonsense to me.* I remember going fishing with the old man in the cedar strip boat. After we found our spot the mercury outboard got pulled up and the oars got put into the water. For the uninitiated, one...
Those refined fools are at it again. That’s right, another thirsty Thursday of prime time video tasting on the Crownsmen Show. I don’t recall what we talked about (some would say it's all a bit hazy) although I’m sure it was an incredibly interesting and important...
Way back in the day when I was a kid the only shows on TV that I remember were Saturday morning cartoons, Hockey Night in Canada, the Ed Sullivan Show (loved that Topo Gigio) and Gunsmoke. The old man loved Gunsmoke almost as much as he loved to smoke. Let’s put it...
Something in the Water is once again inviting us to drink curiously with Painted Lake, which they tell us is a tribute to the great Canadian artist Tom Thomson, the artistry, the tragedy and the mystery. * Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park was the subject of many of his...
When I first saw the comic strip “Too Much Coffee Man” * I thought it was the unauthorized biography of Farmer Steve. You see, while you’re on your second cup, he is on his second pot. His morning quaff is a carafe. A real caf-fiend. Our COMDB coffee man. I must...
Jupiter, Roman God of the sky, a lofty position to be sure. Overseeing the Romans, literally. Of course, Paniza’s first love isn’t Roman history, it’s good beer. But their second love isn’t Roman history either, it’s outer space. Beer Trek. The final frontier. To...
An Alien Master Mind triple IPA sounds out of this world, especially at 10.3%. I’m usually one and done, but when that one is a triple with an ABV that’s double, that’s trouble. Me and Farmer Steve look to stretch our drinking dollar whenever we can, so when it comes...
The prickly old pineapple is a symbol of good luck, wealth, luxury, welcome and hospitality, fertility, abundance, protection and gift giving. ** It is said to be able to increase confidence and strengthen intuition and psychic experiences. And an upside-down...