142 Reviews
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...
Hey Woodhouse, what’s with the pink can? It stands out on the shelf that’s for sure, but is it a standout brew? I seem to recall JT reviewed a pink canned wheat a ways back that didn’t stand the test of taste at the time. But this is a pale ale, and Nordic no less....
St. Regis lived in France in the 1600s and was recognized as the patron saint of social workers, lace makers, embroiderers and against the plague. There are St. Regis Hotels all over the world*, but I am sure in this case Gateway is paying tribute to a hometown...
Brewed in the North…. at South River? I guess North is a relative term, South River is South of a lot of places I have worked and lived. But if you are from the little apple and Algonquin Park sounds like a far North adventure in igloo country, then you may just...
I remember a friend of mine from the UK quoting Winston Churchill who said “Soccer is a gentleman’s game played by hooligans, and rugby is a hooligan’s game played by gentlemen“. I was never quite sure exactly what that quote meant but it seemed fitting to open this...
Regina is not normally high on most folks lists of places to visit. I guess that's why the city came up with their surprising tourism campaign with the tag line "Show us your Regina." * You don't need a Cranky Old Man around to read the double meaning on that one. My...
Continuing their Globetrotter Adventure Series, All or Nothing’s intrepid traveller Cornelius Sandiego is in the UK to check out something extra special of the malt and hops persuasion. When I think of Globetrotters I think of Meadowlark Lemon and the Harlem...
Tossin’ the old ball around with my grandson, he can swat a gramps flutterball like gangbusters. In baseball vernacular, a flutterball is another name for a knuckle ball, a pitch with a mind of it’s own and no clear trajectory. A good one can baffle the most...
Episode deux from the CIM Convention in Montreal. I remember back in the day when these conventions were all about drinking triples, seeing double and acting single. Now for me it’s one and done. Not so for my Crownsmen partners Jerrod and Rory. After a full day in...
This brew is a tribute to all the industrial and industrious hard-working trades people buildin’ boats, weldin’ hulls, patching ports and stitching starboards, bracing bows and setting sterns. Maintaining masts and sewing sails, riveting rivets, priming pumps and...