142 Reviews
My first thought when I saw 360 was I wonder what 5 days of the year we shouldn’t be drinking this brew on and was today one of them? Then I thought “I guess a February 29th is right out.” Then I thought “today is a day, it might as well be the day!”* Sleeping Giant...
When you think of English bitter you may picture Harry and Meghan*, but an English Bitter is in fact an English Pale Ale and most aren’t that bitter at all. English bitters may have been the original session ales, easy drinking and light. Maybe you are looking for...
A new brewery (for me) is Radical Road Brewing based in Toronto. I had a chance to try one of their offerings - a tasty pale ale called Yuzu. It combines some flavour from the Yuzu fruit with a pale ale. It's a winning combination. We've got a decent Pale Ale with...
Rad* used to be what we hung our wet winter clothes over to get them dry. Now I guess rad means cool or super. Pig also has taken on a few slang meanings which I won’t go into here, but in this case it refers to Clark the Pig, the mascot of Thornbury Crafts and local...
My travels recently took me to Ottawa where I had a chance to drop in to Whiprsnapr Brewing Co. This is a cozy spot where the folks are clearly passionate about their beer and take pride in producing some very tasty bevies. The Fresh Hop Rye Pale Ale is a great sample...
I picture a grizzled old prospector, chipping away at the Canadian shield in the 1860’s and shouting out Eureka, then heading off to the local pub for an ale. This seemed like a fitting brew to kick off the local mining week. The Bancroft area has a storied history of...
A visit to the nearest largest beer spa in the world meant a bite to eat at Clear Lake Brewery with an extra pale ale accompaniment. Great service and friendly staff as always. I was looking for something on tap I hadn’t tried before and sure enough I ordered a...
In the movie “The Princess Bride”, Inigo Montoya (played brilliantly by Mandy Patinkin) upon learning the whereabouts of his father’s killer, exclaims “There will be blood tonight.”* Other than an obscure movie reference, what on earth does this have to do with a beer...
Chuffed to bits? Hey Sawdust City, what the hell kind of name is that? I sent a request to the COMDB Translation department and their prompt reply was a curt note “WE DON’T DO ENGLISH.” Of course, our Editor is a bit of a know it all* and a show off to boot and I knew...
Summertime*, and the livin’ is easy, and this Golden Beach pale ale from Sawdust City is all about summertime. They say they “have tried their darndest to put the best of summer into each can.” Well gosh darn I hope it tastes as good as they say. It pours as yellow as...