267 Reviews
From the whale watching cove of Dildo Newfoundland to the cosmopolitan coast of Vancouver, this is a Canada day weekend coast to coast toast. And the two beers in question are not only at opposite ends of our great country, but worlds apart as well. A Newfoundland...
The Oilers' Cinderella story came to an abrupt end last night and it was no Disney ending. The Cup ends up South of the border once again, much to the chagrin of most Canadians.* All I can say is 2024-25 Go Leafs Go. In anticipation of a nerve-racking Stanley Cup...
In Asimov’s “Nightfall”* the planet of Lagash has six suns and since they never experience night, every Lagashian has an intense fear of perpetual darkness. With an eclipse imminent, their scientists postulate that the coming darkness will drive everyone to madness...
Having a dinner with some civil engineers, looks like the menu is jumbo shrimp with a dark lite. Since these oxymorons are all old news. any enthusiasm for them is usually found missing, and all we end up with is intense apathy followed by a deafening silence. Maybe...
Waiter: Would you care for drinks. Me: What do you have on tap. Waiter: A light beer, an amber, and a black lager, Sir. Me to Myself: (I love me an amber.) Me: What brewer? Waiter: Blackburn Sir, a local brewhouse. Me: (Having sampled Blackburn’s amber before) I’ll...
I’m usually a craft brew connoisseur but if one beer had to be the dark horse of this Newfoundland tour, it made sense that the brew would be Black Horse. Not a craft at all, but a Molson Coors brew which is apparently brewed only in Newfoundland and Labrador, which...
It seemed like the right night for a night light, a bright idea if I say so myself. How about one of the Canadian vernacular. That’s right, it’s Light, Eh! from our Kingsville connection, they say their beers are for those who wander. Does a wandering mind count? I...
I’m a patron of Matron, a connoisseurer of the brewer. A dark with class, is in my glass, signed and sealed from Bloomfield. Yes, from the blooming and booming metropolis of Bloomfield, Prince Edward County. Not to be confused with Bloomfield, Prince Edward Island,...
Another giant Asian brewery yields one chilly Tsingtao, direct from China to my beer fridge. I’ve been to China a few times, walked the Great Wall, bought some souvenirs at the little shop at the gate, I think it was called Wall Mart. The scroll in the pic is a gift I...
Johnny Depp used to love an Amber, in case you hadn’t Heard. But the verdict is in and Amber is no longer Johnny’s favourite.* As for myself, I still love me an amber. Could be the subtle sweetness of caramel, or the smooth and steady malt. But I’ve come to realize...