119 Reviews
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...
Out to lunch* with my much better half (as I am regularly reminded) and procuring a pint of Portside Pilsner portside seemed to make all kinds of sense. Portside as in Port Dalhousie. Of course, I pronounced it “Dal – how-sie” as in the Halifax University but the...
At the casino in town which is the local hangout for cranky old men and women intent on losing their kid's inheritance. I actually think there was a counter there for cashing RRSPs. To give you an idea how old the crowd was I felt young there. So I am sampling a...
Straight from Carlow County Ireland to my glass. O’Hara’s even gives me quaffing instructions on the can. Chill, Pull, Pour, Pause, Enjoy. The pause is an important part of the experience because these nitro “draft” stouts use what they call widget technology so we...
We used to order trays of cheap draft (I think it used to be spelled draught) in a bar where the entertainment was the guy drunker than you were, and occasionally the entertainment was you. You ordered draft (or draught), a tray was as many glasses as could fit on the...
On the way to dinner with the family and the grandkids are bickering back and forth. They were driving me to drink and it wasn't a long drive*. We get to the restaurant and I ask the waiter what's local on draft and he says Wiseacre**, which immediately reminds of the...
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...
Brewed in St. James Gate, Dublin Ireland. Established in 1759 which makes it even older than my old buddy Farmer Steve. Guinness Draught Stout. The one and only. The iconic, classic, draught. This is the one I saved for St. Patrick’s Day. I chilled a special stout...
There is no harm in trying to emulate a great stout like Guinness. That being said if you do take on that daunting task be prepared to be compared. Another nitro stout (I recently reviewed Cobblestone Mill Street) and as I open the can there is a no pop or a pffft,...