110 Reviews
Marketing genius, that’s what JT would say. Farmer Steve would call it “a profit making deal”. RA would down one quick and ask for another. If it’s not Crown Fonger couldn’t care less, and JF would add an extra dollop of Picon to this one. Of course, what I’m...
Way back in the day us Cranky Old Men frequented a few of the finer K-town establishments. The PG, like the rest of the downtown, went uptown, but before it did it had concrete floors with a beer and blood drain and was a no go except for the lowest of the low, which...
For me the phrase easy rider brings to mind two Hopper choppers crossing 1960’s America in search of freedom with Born to be Wild playing in the background. Spoiler alert! Unfortunately, Billy and Wyatt’s search ends in their untimely demise when they come upon a...
Is premium the new norm? I mean we’ve sampled more premiums than Bayer has pills. * Pilsners that are lagers, and lagers that aren’t pilsners, and ales for what ails you. Lights and darks, whites and reds. Canadian, American, Dutch, German, Austrian, Japanese and...
Fast Eddy’s. A river raft run, perhaps? Or a souped-up Edsel. I’d like to think it was Newman’s Oscar nominated role in The Hustler. * Fast Eddie: So why go to college? Sarah: Got nothing else to do on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fast Eddie: What do you do on the other...
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...
Bright lights, big city, but if the flash and dash frenetic pace of downtown little apple has you heading for a break down I have the cure. It’s a 220 King Street West step down to a down to earth bar to mellow down and down a cold one before a meltdown. Mascot...
The dark light. A rare bird indeed but not our first one. The Grist served one up, with a fine meal. And we read about one in Beyond the Pale’s Evening Edition complete with an oxymoron overdose.* A common misconception is dark beer equates to strong beer but one of...
The Editor is fully aware how I adore an alliteration, so he wasn’t at all surprised that I had a bite and brew at the Bath based Beachside BBQ bistro. It also isn’t surprising that a place called Beachside has a Beachside Vibe, so I ordered one. A light bright lager...
Last night me and Bob* were “Workin’ on a Light Moves, Trying some Flying Monkeys brews, Workin’ on a Light Moves.” Just to be clear, Seger was on the turntable, not here in person, and as far as drinking goes I think he's been dry since 2019, which coincidentally...