Ale

286 Reviews

Scottish, not Scotch

Scottish, not Scotch

Is this a faux internationale beer? Scottish Ale from Highlander in Canada, not Scotland. Like Scotch Tape (St. Paul Minnesota) and Butterscotch (Doncaster, England), scotch but not Scottish. And what a cool looking beer can, it should come with a blacklite....

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English Please

English Please

English browns are not high on my list of go to beers, although I recall MClean’s brews a good one. And when I saw the name Cup & Saucer*, I thought what kind of name is that for a beer? Sounds more like a tea brand than a hearty brew. The style and name turned me...

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An Idyllic Companion

An Idyllic Companion

March MAAAADNESS! Go big or go home. All or nothing. Win or wave goodbye. I watched Michigan put it all together in the second half against LSU last night. A familiar face coaching, Juwan Howard, nice to see a high profile Wolverine alumni at the helm. As my old buddy...

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Once in a Blue Moon

Once in a Blue Moon

Another faux international beer, or is it? And I am guessing that the moon over Belgium is in fact the same moon I see every night, so what’s so special about a Belgian Moon? Not much in my opinion. This Belgian White Wheat Beer Ale has a bit of an identity crisis. It...

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Bursting with Something

Bursting with Something

Things vanilla is great in. Cake, sugar cream pie, tea, ice cream, donuts, air fresheners and yoghurt. Things vanilla is not great in. My beer. Granville Island is a great place to visit in Vancouver. Take a water taxi across False Creek and visit the shops. The...

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Where There is Beer There is Hope

Where There is Beer There is Hope

The might Leafs against the odious Oilers and nothing less than the division lead on the line. Despite TO pegging the first goal, the next three belong to Conman McDavid and his gang and the boys in blue and white find themselves behind 3 to 1 by the end of the...

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A Bear in the Fridge

A Bear in the Fridge

March Maaadness in April? The championship game became a runaway from the start for Baylor but still a fun game to watch. I participated In some high stakes gambling on the game and I won a US dollar. Bear Runner? They say this beer was named for a fictional annual...

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Honey of a Beer

Honey of a Beer

When I was a kid my parents let us have pop and chips once a week, on Saturday night because it was hockey night in Canada. Today I can have an adult beverage of choice, and chips, whenever I want (with the wife’s permission of course), so on Saturday night with the...

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Ale or Lager or Both?

Ale or Lager or Both?

My old buddy JT asked me if I thought I was helping climate change by drinking a hybrid. I’m not sure about that but maybe a hybrid gives you less gas? Back in the day a carbon footprint was what you ended up with from staggering around the campfire after a few too...

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Another American Amber

Another American Amber

Out for dinner with the missus in the most powerful nation in the world. She orders up some strawberry melon mango mohito concoction,  while I check out the draft menu.  How about an American Amber Ale from the Voodoo Ranger gang at New Belgium*.  A Fat Tire on tap...

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