282 Reviews
Way back in the day, as in school daze, the future Dr. B says “Wanta to go to Suds & Cinema? Rocky Horror is playing” to which I responded, “You had me at suds”. Please note this was long before Renée Zellweger turned “You had me at….” into a meme.* As far as The...
English mild, sounds like an Ed Sheeran concert. Mild not wild, lets hope tame is not lame. English milds, or English browns, are typically low on ABV and malty, but apart from that they exhibit a wide range of characteristics. According to my beer bible (Mirella...
Time to check out Market conditions, take a break from my rants, and take a chance on a Trance. Market’s Trance lagered amber ale to be precise, and it sure sounds nice. The lady on the can has rainbows in her eyes, quite possibly from Al Jarreau proposing to her,*...
I’m a big Gateway City fan. Their beers, the pinball machines, the local references, all very good, usually. I can remember driving by City Bakery* back in the day and the aroma of Aunt May’s fresh baked bread wafting on the wind was something special. So this new GC...
From Bernardus to Krampus, no muss, no fuss, we're putting the "us" in Christmus. Our COMDB Christmas countdown is down for the count, as in ground zero, the big day. Sleeping Giant tell us that this Krampus* is a “contemplative sipper after a long night of...
When the Irish came up with the expression “Saints preserve us” I don’t think they were thinking of being preserved in a St. Bernardus 10% alcohol solution, then again it was the Irish. Despite the sky high ABV a Christmas Eve ale with the name Christmas Ale seemed...
It’s the COMDB Christmas countdown and the good shepherds are watching their flocks by night, chilly and all quite star struck I might add. The bad shepherds can be found downtown at the Bethlehem’s Manger Ranger Bar and Grill, cozy by the fire and quaffing a cold...
The COMDB Christmas countdown continues with a pit stop at the Ports. Perhaps a more Christmassy pub could probably be found, but this is the only pub where I’ll find my old buddy Rick. Still it’s festive enough for me, with the Rudolph red nosed regulars, and there...
It’s the COMDB Christmas countdown. Time to do a little careless caroling (you couldn’t care less, could you) with a Carolus Classic dark and dangerous Belgian. No not Jean-Claud van Damme,* but this high ABV specialty brew from Het Anker, their grand imperial beer....
It’s November 1605 and a group of conspirators are finalizing plans to blow up the government of England. Literally. As in 36 barrels of gunpowder underneath the House of Lords. The high treason conspiracy was uncovered before the fuse was lit, and Guy (sly as a)...