418 Reviews
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...
On the BBQ deck and this patio is licensed. The grillmaster (to be clear, that’s me) is in need of hydration of the malt and barley variety. An Original Lager from Shawn and Ed might just check that box. After my last poor pour I am taking no chances and drinking...
Black Sail, and we aren’t talking about November 25th.* I love the name Black Sail**. It sounds ominous, like pirates on the horizon, ready to make me walk the pint! It turns out there are a number of brews named Black Sail and not only that, there is actually a...
I was having lunch with the Province’s top beer expert (really) and I was complaining about sours, having had a “memorable for the wrong reason” encounter with one of the cranberry variety. He told me not to give up on them, and there were lots of great sours and...
Where’s the beef?** I pondered this as every sip of this Polish Lager seemed like a foam sickle, I was wondering where’s the beer, the liquid, the substance. Oh, there it is. European bread pudding nose. A little malt dry taste with a foamy mouthfeel and a light...
The COMDB translation department worked overtime on this brew, and they tell me that “velkopopovický kozel” from Czech to English means “By and large a goat”. What the hell does that mean? I asked them if perhaps they got it wrong, maybe it is “buy a large goat”? They...