Stout

Full disclosure, I have never milked, rode, tipped or kissed a cow*. I don’t know if Farmer Steve ever got to first base with a cow, but there is a good chance he has kissed his Kubota. He loves that tractor. Over in Europe they have been dealing with a cow kissing...

“Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again.” So said Rhymin’ Simon in his song Sounds of Silence* and it seemed like an apt introduction to the season of stouts. Leaves falling, hockey season started, cooler weather. I still have some IPAs in the...

Skinny and Stout. I get it. So here's what it says on the can, ”The night is quiet. You're sitting on the deck with your friends enjoying the warm night air as it blows gently in off the lake. Everything is calm. And someone yells, let's go skinny-dipping “. the story...

Another faux internationale beer. “Dark, rich and complex.” Sounds like a character from a romance novel, not that I read those kind of things. So another trip to the dark side. This beer is very dark. How dark? Blackhole dark, like the whole universe is residing in...

I am no Willy Wonka but I like me some chocolate every now and then. But would a double chocolate stout be above and beyond? I like trying all kinds of different beers. If they aren’t that good I can do a cranky review which suits my disposition. If they are good,...

Red Stripe’s namesake beer is an iconic pale amber and a staple diet of Canadians holidaying in Jamaica. I must admit I was wondering what a Jamaican brewer is doing brewing a stout. I didn’t picture myself quaffing a strong stout on the beach or on a “chilly” 75⁰ F*...