35 Reviews
According to Hollywood and the proliferation of walking dead movies and shows a zombie apocalypse could happen any day now. And if you don’t have Brad or Woody or Maisie * to save you, you’re human toast anyway, so you might as well enjoy the days we have left. And...
Something in the Water is once again inviting us to drink curiously with Painted Lake, which they tell us is a tribute to the great Canadian artist Tom Thomson, the artistry, the tragedy and the mystery. * Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park was the subject of many of his...
Paradise lost you say. Did you look by the dashboard light? * How about on the road? ** I hope you aren’t referring to Milton’s classic ode to Adam and Eve, a poem that by its very length ensures that no one will ever read the whole thing. I couldn’t even get through...
In 67 the Beatles were headed to Strawberry Fields and not just for a quick stop or a visit, but forever. Forever is quite a long time, especially forever together, and far longer than the Beatles were together. * It seems like forever is not in the cards for New...
From the rocky Puffin populated East coast of Newfoundland to the verdant green rain-soaked West coast, it was quite a hike but we are back in Vancouver again. I’m usually shoe gazing but tonight I’m star gazing. Usually when you ask for the moon and the stars, you...
The old fella on the can is engaged in a heated Pickleball* volley. A Shake and Bake with a spin and a smash, no holds barred and no prisoners taken. A Chainsaw serve followed up with a Nasty Nelson that leaves you in a Chicken Wing and next thing you know you the...
Farmer Steve: Looks like a goddamn can of WD40.* Me: It’s a fruit sour. Farmer Steve: You’re drinking whatever you find under the sink, aren’t you. Me: It’s a Golden fruit sour aged in Oak Barrels. Farmer Steve: I knew it was only a matter of time, you’re into the...
Not our first Siren call, we have sampled this UK brewer’s Broken Dreams and expressed our super suds appreciation. But this brew is a whole different kettle of fish. Named after an Italian liqueur*, this one is a strange and compelling combination of grapefruit sour...
Art appreciation time at COMDB. No, I’m not going to treat you to another one of my Hallmark worthy rhymes.* Instead, how about something much more tasteful, a Collective Arts sampling, their Guava Gose no less! I seem to remember a past guava brewski that I thought...
Chilling in Vancouver, and after a relaxing patio pint at the Ballyhoo, the wise and wonderful waitress says to me “Would you like to try something interesting”. I must admit my imagination ran wild for a second until I remembered I was old enough to be her father.* ...