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283 Reviews

Maybe I’m Amazed

Maybe I’m Amazed

Caramel tastes great, so why would someone decide to salt caramel? Doesn’t make sense. But the combination is pretty tasty I must admit. They say the secret is to get just the right mix, otherwise it just isn’t very good. I would say that is no secret, seems obvious...

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Master Brew

Master Brew

Charles MacLean is Master of the brews at MacLean’s, the Brewmaster of Brewmaster. I was a bit leery before sampling this beer because I am not a huge fan of English browns and MacLean’s touts this brew as an English style brown ale. So a tasting was in order to see...

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Must be 5 O’Clock Somewhere

Must be 5 O’Clock Somewhere

These days that old 5 o’clock shadow is indeed pale, a little salt and pepper.* This beer name reminded me of my old buddy and fellow reviewer RA who can often be heard to say “It’s 4 o’clock somewhere.” Although this beer claims to be a pale ale it reminded me more...

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Big Head Farmstead

Big Head Farmstead

Big head usually describes the morning after, not the beer that was the cause. So is this another Amber I am going to fall for, or one that is going to leave me high and dry when we are done?  Or will this one just break my heart on the first swig? Only after a...

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Golden Blue

Golden Blue

I am leery of fruit flavoured brews. But I hear that blueberries are good for you, and of course Fats Domino found his thrill up on blueberry hill, so perhaps this ale will be an exception, or even exceptional.  MacLean’s had pleasantly surprised me with a very tasty...

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Rally for the Win

Rally for the Win

Artisanal salts? Blackcurrants? Electrolytes? As I watched the Super Bowl and poured this unique sounding beer I wondered to myself whether I was going to be sampling beer or Gatorade? They describe their beer as highly electrolytic? Does that mean it removes hair?...

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Sunday with the Abbot

Sunday with the Abbot

Greene King is a British based brewer and more. As the country’s leading pub retailer and brewer they run over 2,700 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland. This premium ale showed up on the local LCBO shelf so I thought I would give it a...

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Lemonale

Lemonale

This pours very light, it actually looks like lemonade going into the glass. Hazy yellow. Lets put it this way, if snow was this colour I wouldn’t be eating it. White bubbly head. Frisky aroma, citrus and bubbly. Lots of IPAs have citrus notes, often grapefruit. This...

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Blast from the Past

Blast from the Past

Impact, a tribute to the comet that scarred the earth 1.8 billion years ago right where the town of Sudbury is today. Celestial suds! In addition to leaving a big crater, that comet also altered the crust of the earth, resulting in lots of nickel and putting Sudbury...

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Heavy Duty

Heavy Duty

I like that colour in a beer. Smells like a haystack sprinkled with horseradish. Surprisingly smooth creamy caramel malt taste. A little tinny on the tongue but not displeasing. I thought there was some condensation on the glass but no, it is definitely hazy. A...

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