423 Reviews
To be honest I am stretching out Oktoberfest* as long as possible because the next theme is Halloween and I hate the taste of pumpkin. The COMDB translation department are of the opposite view, having worked (and booked) substantial overtime, and they have also been...
First things first, as is so often the case, shout out and thanks to Elaine, the much better half of James, for the great handmade Oktoberfesting bag. Now second thing first, as is rarely the case. I am required (at the risk of another grievance and work to rule) to...
What better way to warm up for Muskoka Oktoberfest than a prosit with a Muskoka Brewery Festbier. I got reminiscing about Oktoberfest back in the day, cheers and beers, a host with the most chanting prost, prosit until you close it. In the immortal words of the Irish...
Ever have one of those days that feels like three of those days? Well after one of those days it’s time to park myself in the lazy boy and enjoy some Sunday night football (doesn’t really matter who is playing) with an Oktoberfest Lager, it being the season, that is...
The Devil’s Punchbowl? * What ever “possessed” Clifford to name this beer after the devil? It sounds more like a Duke** college football game than a beer. And what the devil is an India Session Lager anyway? I have had the good and the bad when it comes to mixing...
I have reviewed 13 premium beers to date on this website and let me assure you, the word “premium” guarantees nothing other than an extra adjective on the can. The title premium almost seems like a participation award these days. 1987 marked the premier of “The...
Warming up for some Octoberfesting and got a text the other day that I couldn’t decipher but it just came to me, I know what it means now, Prost!* This brew doesn’t smell complex at all. Tastes almost watery with just a hint of malt. Good carbonation resulting in a...
India is not a country normally associated with beer but during my visit there earlier this summer, I asked for the "local beer" , I was given a Kingfisher Lager and I was pleasantly surprised. Although the name goes back to 1857, the brand was reinvented by a jet...
During my recent visit to Indonesia, I experienced extreme heat and a lovely golden lager that was very thirst quenching. I had a Bintang (translates to Star)** Golden Lager and It surpassed my expectations. It is number one in Indonesia for good reason. I have not...
Not just easy and not just wicked, its wicked easy dude, because according to Sam Adams easy drinking wasn’t good enough for him. And not Wicked Awesome, but Wicked Easy. And we all know there is no rest for the wicked**, or beer reviewers for that matter. The word...