504 Reviews
In the 70’s I had a tour of the Women’s Penitentiary in Kingston. * Scary place, reminiscent of the Ken Kesey cuckoo’s nest psychiatric ward. ** Why such a seemingly arbitrary segue into a Matron’s double? Well the reason I took that tour was a friend of mine’s Mother...
To say 1986 didn’t start off on the right foot is a bit of an understatement of both cosmic and nuclear proportions. With the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion and the Chernobyl meltdown, there wasn’t much to cheer about earlier in the year. But if you were living in...
I thought a fat bike was one of those stationary bikes that you put in your downstairs “gym” by the beer fridge and only used once (the bike not the beer fridge) before putting it up for sale on Kijiji two years later for ½ the price you paid for it. But apparently...
It was Ron Burgundy, anchorman of fame and infamy, and a classic classless ass who ironically uttered those words every night “You stay classy San Diego”. Is Bellwoods doing a tip of the tankard to Will Ferrell’s alter ego? * Or are they simply implying that by...
Last ski day of the year and I was hitting the slopes, literally. After a couple of falls that would make the Niagara River jealous, I was looking for some après ski recovery. As I got down to the bottom of the hill, before my eyes appeared, a bit hazy from a possible...
I’ve been from coast to coast to coast in this great country called Canada. When it comes to the US of A I’ve been to the Pacific, the Atlantic and what they used to call the Gulf of Mexico too. I’ve dipped a toe in the Mediterranean, Indian, and Red Seas, and...
Talk about some serious frequent flyer miles, Voyager 1 has travelled 16 billion of them. An upgrade may be possible? Voyager 2 is also in the multi billion-mile club with 13.3 billion miles to date. As for this Voyager from Renaissance Brewing, it’s playing a bit of...
It was another big beaked bird who was known to intone “follow your nose, it always knows”. Toucan Sam had the unique ability to smell Froot Loops from great distances.* However, we all know you can’t believe everything you see on TV, or in the papers, or on social...
Pesto pasta, green beans and salad, kiwis for dessert and a bright green adult beverage. Contrary to Kermit’s constant lament, it is easy being green, especially on St. Patrick’s Day. Although it would have been an obvious, perhaps even a cliché, review of a...
The Breakwall boys and girls tell us they are using, and I quote "different hops, malts and yeasts that interest us or happen to wash up on shore." I don't know about you, but I'm not too keen on Lake Erie flotsam and jetsam as ingredients in my beer.* Hopefully they...