286 Reviews
My armchair tourist’s journey through the East Coast continues, this time to the home of Breton Brewing, Sydney Nova Scotia, unofficial capital of Cape Breton and home of the world’s largest fiddle. You might be playing the Hernia Jig if your instrument was that big....
Once again Gateway pays tribute to local landmarks and attractions. The Cove is a small, sheltered bay and beach in the North Bay area on the pristine waters of Trout Lake. As always, the Gateway art work on the can never ceases to intrigue. There is a humanesque...
I don’t know who this guy Charlie Horse is but he sounds like a pain. The Charlie on this beer can also happens to be a centaur, to add a visual layer to the already “lame” pun. I would never profess to be an authority on half man half horse creatures but I have never...
Just how refreshing is Brock Street? Some say it is the most refreshing street in Canada, that some being Brock Street Brewery from their downtown Whitby* locale of “Historic Brock Street Est. 1855”. Will this be a refreshing red or a red flag? ...
I’m watching the Blue Jays and quaffing a pint, and the Department of Morality asks what I am up to and I tell her “ I am watching the game and having a Jealous Mistress.” Next thing I know the missus is taking the can away, with a stern look of disapproval at my poor...
My Nephew brought me a new beer from the east coast. I know, I know, what a great family! The name of this brew is "Tiny Dancer" from 2 Crows Brewing and is advertised as a "Hoppy Belgian Table Beer". I have to say that is a promising start and Tiny Dancer * is one of...
Time to spin some vinyl on the old turntable, perhaps it’s Van the Man playing Tupelo Honey* while I sample this brew. Or maybe it’s the Beatles covering and adding lyrics to the Herb Alpert classic “A Taste of Honey”?** Or maybe it’s more Beatles with “Honey Pie” or...
Lunch at Clear Lake Brewery with the COM in training, that would be my son. Nice setup at Clear Lake for lunch, picnic tables and good food with a frosty brew. A pet friendly spot outdoors so a number of man’s best friends were in attendance although I must admit they...
Mild mannered seemed like the correct approach in recovery mode after the COMDB AGM (Annual Golf Meeting) so a nice easy going Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale seemed to like a good idea at the time. The name “Kilkenny” reminded me of the show South Park and poor Kenny...
it’s quittin’ time *. I have vivid memories of the Slate Quarry supervisor pulling the tail of some pre-historic parrot, and Fred Flintstone yelling yabba dabba doo* and sliding down the tail of his quarry crane dinosaur and hot footing his way home. I don’t think...