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Washing Away Some Evil Spirits with a Tsingtao

Washing Away Some Evil Spirits with a Tsingtao

Another giant Asian brewery yields one chilly Tsingtao, direct from China to my beer fridge. I’ve been to China a few times, walked the Great Wall, bought some souvenirs at the little shop at the gate, I think it was called Wall Mart. The scroll in the pic is a gift I...

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Hazy Days in the Bays

Hazy Days in the Bays

Hey Hudson, why have just one, when you can have a Lake of Bays. That’s right, I’m missing my Muskoka so pouring a Lake of Bays Morning Haze. My usual antidote for a morning haze is a strong cup of joe. Of course, by the time I have finished one cup, Farmer Steve is...

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Hanging in the Balance

Hanging in the Balance

Johnny Depp used to love an Amber, in case you hadn’t Heard. But the verdict is in and Amber is no longer Johnny’s favourite.* As for myself, I still love me an amber. Could be the subtle sweetness of caramel, or the smooth and steady malt. But I’ve come to realize...

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Putting a Northwest to the Test

Putting a Northwest to the Test

So here I am in Vancouver, the Northwest for those South East of the city, and sipping suds. Brew number six in our Vancouver tour de force. And just like the Beatles, I was looking at a Hard Day’s Night.* But what better cure for a hard day than an open bar I always...

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On the House at the Ballyhoo

On the House at the Ballyhoo

Chilling in Vancouver, and after a relaxing patio pint at the Ballyhoo, the wise and wonderful waitress says to me “Would you like to try something interesting”. I must admit my imagination ran wild for a second until I remembered I was old enough to be her father.* ...

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Hammer Time

Hammer Time

MC Hammer was a chill MC with those baggy pants and more moves than a chess master.* Mike Hammer was a hot headed, hard boiled, hard hitting, and  hard living private eye.** This brew is so cool it’s a Frost Hammer, a double dose of IPA chill and swill. It’s also a...

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The Cure for Cammaphobia

The Cure for Cammaphobia

Doctor: It appears you have Cammaphobia. * Patient: Please don’t use that letter. Doctor. And it is clearly quite an acute case. Patient: Please stop. Doctor: Aren’t you curious about a cure? Patient: Stop please. Doctor: Drink one Blak Katt stout every day. Patient:...

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Trappist Trials and Tribulations

Trappist Trials and Tribulations

This Trappist* Orval ale ordeal started out as a foam fest and only got worse. As foamy as it gets and then some. A head so thick it could hold up a bank, and it took more time to settle than a Trump law suit (pick one, any one).  Luckily, I was in no hurry, although...

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At the Ballyhoo for a Brew or Two

At the Ballyhoo for a Brew or Two

At the Burrard Street Ballyhoo for a brew or two, and some dinner too. When in Rome, visit the coliseum, when in Vancouver, carry an umbrella and drink local. Time for a Phillips and we're not talking milk of magnesia, but an Implosion of the Pilsner ilk. Some...

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