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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...
When I think of beer maybe I think of Half Cut, but not surprisingly my first thought isn’t clean cut. When it comes to clean cut I picture the opening of The Andy Griffith Show*, Andy and Opie, Father and son residents of Mayberry North Carolina, walking home down a...
According to Oast, unlike Rome, you can build a barn in a day. Then you celebrate with a big ol’ shin dig. And all those friends at the barn raising who helped you with the timber and clapboard and trusses, well you toast ‘em with an Oast. Sounds like a lot of fun,...
Here at Narky Old Gaffers Totting Pints I was gaggy for an English style bevvy, hoping for something brilliant that would leave me chuffed to bits. So I poured an Across the Pond to quaff with my crisps. It seems like donkey’s years since I’ve downed me an Amber. I...
These days Après Ski for me is hot coffee and liniment, but back in the day we knew how to Après. However, this is no post alpine pint, I am just out and about in the little smoke, that being Sudbury, and it isn’t Saturday night. The home of stacks and Stack, so it...