Sampling a Grand River this evening, doing some river drafting. Perhaps the grandest river is the River Styx of Greek mythology, the waterway to the underworld. For most it was their last river rafting adventure. Hercules went down on a labour of love to do some dog...
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A Space Puffin from Paradise
Did you know that the Atlantic Puffin is the provincial bird of Newfoundland and Labrador. A common loon is the provincial bird of Ontario, which seems to make sense to me for some reason. I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a provincial bird but I guess you...
You Should Only Worry if the Moon Responds
Bowie was daydreaming about it, Frank wanted us to fly him there, and Niven thought it was a balloon. Pink Floyd was interested in its darker side. Audrey Hepburn scored Oscars and Grammys for mooning over a river. And Bruno Mars was actually talking to it. That moon...
Hazy Days in the Bays
Hey Hudson, why have just one, when you can have a Lake of Bays. That’s right, I’m missing my Muskoka so pouring a Lake of Bays Morning Haze. My usual antidote for a morning haze is a strong cup of joe. Of course, by the time I have finished one cup, Farmer Steve is...
Putting a Northwest to the Test
So here I am in Vancouver, the Northwest for those South East of the city, and sipping suds. Brew number six in our Vancouver tour de force. And just like the Beatles, I was looking at a Hard Day’s Night.* But what better cure for a hard day than an open bar I always...
Hammer Time
MC Hammer was a chill MC with those baggy pants and more moves than a chess master.* Mike Hammer was a hot headed, hard boiled, hard hitting, and hard living private eye.** This brew is so cool it’s a Frost Hammer, a double dose of IPA chill and swill. It’s also a...
Trail Hoppier
The good news, there are still two Canadian teams on the trail for the cup. The bad news, they are playing each other. The good news, there will be one Canadian team make it to the third round. The bad news for Oilers fans, it will probably be Vancouver. Which is...
Just A Bitter Phaze I’m Going Through
Despite a sometimes hazy memory to go with a hazy IPA, this Haze Phaze beer did look very familiar. It was when I tasted it that I remembered RA sampled this Mill Streeter at the Blue Jays game and remarked that it was “bitter up” during his seventh inning stretch. It...
A Short Circuit in the System
Lazy Ass Beer Reviewer: Hey Siri, review this beer for me. Siri: Alright, a black bear is a species that lives in many parts…. Lazy Ass Beer Reviewer: No, I said beer, review this beer. Siri: Yogi Bear is a Hanna Barbera cartoon character…. Lazy Ass Beer Reviewer: I...
Two Loons Redux
I totally agree with your previous review of Two Loons IPA.* In my opinion this brew could compete successfully with the best of America's micro-brewery IPAs. Finding your site and your style of writing and sense of humor has delighted me.**