Downtown Montréal, time for a backstreet brasserie bière and repas report. C’est la vie. At 3 Brasseurs to partake in a belle province patio pint. Very quick service, I think it’s the first time I had dinner served before my drink. Much later an IPA comes. That wasn’t...
Ambers
45 Reviews
Raving Loops of Computer Music Through the Beer Glass
Flying Monkeys brewing an amber, Beau’s brewing an IPA (an upcoming review), what kind of topsy turvy Lewis Carrol through the beer glass * beer brewing world is this? And the name, “Raving Loops of Computer Music” gave me a flashback (memory not chemical based...
Cecil Shamus Fitzgerald the Bear Wrestling Brewer
The Cecil Shamus Fitzgerald of legend certainly looks like a cranky old man, doesn’t he? Could be from a bad bear wrestling experience, maybe he “tapped” out on a bear hug? Or perhaps a bumpy camel ride. They say a two humper is better than a one humper, maybe they...
Flavour Right
Down on the farm again, this time the Anderson homestead and rustling up an amber. I love me an amber. But will I love me this amber? I enjoyed their cream ale draft so hopes are high and wide. A pretty bright new penny copper pour of the amber cambre, it looks like...
Happy Hour?
Editor’s Note: A happy hour review, by our intrepid craftmeister RA. That means you get two for one. Two reviews in one that is. A twofer. You get the idea. Review 1: White Tulip. RA: Smells skanky, tastes worse. I’m gonna have to pour it out and try something...
NSFAQs about Ashton
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,...
Our National Amber?
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...
The Mexican
In one of the odder Hollywood castings Charlton Heston plays the Mexican lead in the 1958 Orson Welles movie “Touch of Evil”. * Perhaps I was thinking of this while opening a Mexican lager from a North Bay brewer, an odd pairing as well? Much closer to their home,...
Proper English?
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...
Wandering Aimlessly Through the Forest
I love me an amber…..usually. Almost without fail I love me an amber. If it is an amber you can safely assume I will love it and your assumption will most likely be correct. Most likely. Usually. Almost without fail. Maybe you see where I am going with this....