418 Reviews
If the name Avling has a familiar “ring” to it you might be thinking of Tolkien’s halflings.* The COMDB translation department has a different take on the brewer’s name, and tell us that “avling” in Norwegian means “crop”. Could they be alluding to this brewery’s...
What could be more limey than the lads from Liverpool, the fab four. How about this beer. Past encounters with lime infused and abused brews yielded COMDB dishonorable mentions. Past encounters with hop stomping wineries have been hit and miss. So this limey lager...
Couldn’t catch a break at Cold Break, a private party was going on and we weren’t one of their privates. Our host said, “let’s try the Merch, it’s always a good time”. Well as far as I was concerned, it was a good time to have a good time, so off we went. Bellying up...
After a visit to the windswept and craggy shores of Manitoulin in search of the ever elusive Haw berry, it’s time to shift gears and grab a seat on the sun drenched sands of PEI. Armchair island hopping right into the PEI Brewing Company’s Beach Chair. Both Island...
Big Rig are hauling us down south of the border, two borders to be precise, for a cerveza siesta among the agaves. ”Saludos y buena salud” I say.* Full disclosure, I had to consult with the COMDB translation department for that one. They tell us to pop a top and enjoy...
For those of you like myself* who are unfamiliar with Haw, I went straight to the world wide web to do my research on the Hawthorn berry. What the web tells me is this little red fruit can lower blood pressure and cholesterol, reduce inflammation, improve skin health,...
Maybe Okoberfest and baseball season are both over, but that doesn’t stop us from sampling a Left Field Festbier, now does it. And so, the festing continues. As for baseball, anyone around in the 70’s knows that Mr. October is none other than Reggie Jackson, who was...
Dark Lager? Sounds like COMDB to the rescue with some entertaining names for this aptly but unimaginatively named brew. How about “Drinking with Springsteen on the Edge of Town” or maybe “Dancing with a Dark”. * Or a classic reference, “A Beer After Conrad’s Own...
When it comes to German, the only words I learned in my youth were from Hogan’s Heroes. In other words “I know nothing, nothing!”* That’s one reason why the COMDB translation department gets so much work around Oktoberfest time. However, in this case Sawdust City has...
The Jackson 5 took us back to basics, teaching us our ABCs and 123’s. Of course, MJ was too young to be having a beer in those days,* let alone hooking up with the girl he’s singing to, but no one seemed to notice back in those “innocent’ times. A 12 year old singing...