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Chew on That

Chew on That

Juicy Fruit, sounds delicious. Just like the gum only with alcohol. Chew on that! And from the great team at Brock Street no less, the self-proclaimed most refreshing street in Canada. Sounds like a can’t miss winner. Unfortunately no chicken dinner tonight. My...

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Spandex?

Spandex?

Cranky old men wearing spandex?* That’s a bit of a stretch. Time for some more armchair athlete antics from the Refined Fool summer beer league. This time from the pint pouring peloton as we follow Queen’s advice and get on our bikes and ride.** When you envision a...

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Broken

Broken

Publican House tells us that “finding a broken record in your collection is never fun.”  What I hoped would be fun was finding a Broken Record Porter in my beer fridge collection. One can hope. My record collection has Aerosmith to Zappa, Styx and Stones, the White...

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A Cool and Creamy Starlight

A Cool and Creamy Starlight

I wasn’t exactly a cool kid. I think in high school I was voted most likely to be a beer reviewer. But that doesn’t mean I don’t get to visit some of the coolest bars around and downtown Toronto has their fair share. For great selection it’s Beertown. If you want an...

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Judged by a Jury of Its Piers

Judged by a Jury of Its Piers

Water on the water, beer on the pier. Pier pressure or just good advice? * Time to lock and roll with Port Dalhousie’s Lock Street and fill it up to the brim to win with Brimstone brewery. But a beer named Pier Pressure could be a Pilsner from Coast, or a Kolsch from...

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Sittler Scores Again: A Deja Brew Review

Sittler Scores Again: A Deja Brew Review

I remember meeting Daryl Sittler in the mid-90’s. His business card simply said “Daryl Sittler; Businessman”.  We had just taken our company public and he was a board member. When we met he said “So you’re the cashflow part of the business” because my part of the...

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This Farmhouse Grows on You

This Farmhouse Grows on You

I’ve visited a few farms in my day and let me tell you, the early to bed early to rise lifestyle, coupled with a hearty heap of hard work, is not for me. Milking the bulls, fertilizing the fields, harvesting the hay, shearing the cows, it’s just too much work.* But...

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Quaffable Wheat

Quaffable Wheat

Endless summer,  Brian Wilson * wouldn't even have got out of bed for it but I'm all in, as in soaking in the great Muskoka outdoors and soaking up some Muskoka summer suds. I usually prefer wheat in my cereal, and only dabble in the straw once in a Blue Moon, but...

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The Charge of the Haze Brigade

The Charge of the Haze Brigade

The haze brigade sounds like the cranky old men the morning after our AGM. “Theirs is not to reason why, theirs is but to do and feel like death drawn over the next day.”*  And the emaciated fellow on the can looks like the cranky old men the morning after our AGM. Or...

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