Pale Ales

141 Reviews

A Shadow of Its Former Self

A Shadow of Its Former Self

Repackaged and in for a new review. Let’s see if this 5 O’Clock shadow grows on me. With the time change it just so happens that 5 O’Clock comes earlier now.* Unfortunately for me, or perhaps this review, that one hour we lost was the hour I had planned not to be...

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This is One Pale Puppy

This is One Pale Puppy

From a tilt your kilt seafaring Scotsman to a sub-surface scuba diving spaniel, what we have here is a juxtaposition of brews. Full malt onslaught to mellow mild subtle suds.  From a carousel of caramel to an amiable at ease ale. From an export in excess to a no...

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Trick or Treat ?

Trick or Treat ?

How do you kill a zombie?* It may be a redundant question since they are the living dead, hence already deceased. How do you turn the living dead into the dead dead may be a more appropriate question. There have been many academic papers dealing with this important...

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A Botanical Bouquet from Beau’s

A Botanical Bouquet from Beau’s

We’ve sampled a few Nordic Pales before. Some with Scandnavian hops, others with Scanavian yeasts, but what the hell are Scandinaviam botanicals? And why does spell check not correct me when I spell Scandavian wrong every time? Beau’s gives us an answer to the first...

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Aye or Nay

Aye or Nay

Scottish word association time. Aye aye aye aye, I am the Scottish bandito.* “If you don’t eat yer meat you can’t have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat.?” I seem to remember that bit of Scottish verbiage from Pink Floyd’s school...

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Lions on The Hunt

Lions on The Hunt

This brew is in partnership with the Niagara River Lions. Not familiar with the Lions are you? Perhaps a local rowing team? Or are they masting the jibs and tucking the sails for a regatta? Or maybe a synchronized swimming squad? Wrong on all counts. They are a...

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Super Suds Pale

Super Suds Pale

This pale rider rode into town meaning business. Of course, that business being quenching my thirst. Silversmith has been on a roll with COMDB. Our first intro to the Virgil church-based brewer was The Black Lager and since then all of their offerings have received...

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Melon or Lemon

Melon or Lemon

The Rainhard writeup on Armed ‘n Citra tells us melon and grapefruit. Now I love an anagram as much as the next guy. In reading the description, the eyes they see melon and grapefruit, but the taste is a state of lemon not melon. Will Armed be a dream? Wow, anagrams...

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Ain’t Life Grand

Ain’t Life Grand

Editor: Once again RA is on the case, this time a Grand River* brew. The brewery was founded in 2007 and originally located in Cambridge Ontario, on the banks of the Grand River. It was purchased by Magnotta Wines in 2018. In 2020 Magnotta closed the Cambridge brewing...

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