286 Reviews
Spring is sprung, but no grass is showing. Spring my ass, it’s still snowing.* The first day of Spring and it looks like we are living in a snow globe. No dockside dalliances or boathouse brews in the foreseeable future, the last vestiges of winter are hard pressed to...
Down on the farm again, this time the Anderson homestead and rustling up an amber. I love me an amber. But will I love me this amber? I enjoyed their cream ale draft so hopes are high and wide. A pretty bright new penny copper pour of the amber cambre, it looks like...
I remember the record store downtown, House of Sounds. Rows and rows of albums. Boxing day was when all the big sales were on. I would have my paper route money and any money I got from Christmas and head down to buy as many albums as I could. Sometimes an album that...
My old buddy JT participated in dry February. * The first 27 days were hell but I’m guessing at midnight on the 28th he probably popped a top and proposed a toast “Thank god it’s not a leap year”. Last night we toasted to a Damp March with a couple of cold craft...
Not So Frequently Asked Questions about Ashton; How big is Ashton? 212 people if Fred hasn’t gone missing again. Where is Ashton? About 40 kms SW of Ottawa. Is Ashton named after Ashton Kutcher? No, it was named in 1851 for Ashton-under-Lyne, a suburb of Manchester,...
Bright lights, big city. Downtown in the Little Apple called for a visit to the Craft Beer Market to check out their extensive menu, and maybe have something to eat too. When they heard that COMDB were in the house they brought out their special menu,* and true to...
Cary Grant could be the most famous Bristolian. J.K. Rowling, the first billionaire author, could be the wealthiest Bristolian. John Cleese is without a doubt the funniest Bristolian. But who is Matthew of Bristol? Time for a COMDB history lesson. We all know that in...
The Stones had a gem of a Tuesday while the Moody Blues enjoyed the afternoon. Lynrd Skynrd woke up Wednesday morning and Tuesday was gone. Just like the Boomtown Rats, I don’t like Mondays, so I was drinking this Tuesday on a Sunday hoping to skip a day. But here I...
When I first saw this beer I tried to determine what brewery it came from. You may have noticed that breweries tend to have a theme or a brand to their can artwork. The crazy meanderings of the Flying Monkeys or the New Ontario bear for example. But when I saw Indie...
This time Big Rig is haulin’ Canadian Amber right across our great country, from sea to sea to sea. That statement might not survive a fact check but it sure sounds patriotic doesn’t it. I am not too sure how far this beer is getting hauled but I do know I hauled one...