Second Gen (2003-2016, 2016- )
A busy day today that will hopefully continue but the one point of agreement seems to be Jolly Pumpkin beers and – oh, happy day – I have one in the stash. I have been known to Bam and Oro de Calabaza is the strong golden ale by the same happy gourd of a brewer. … Continue reading “Sour Beer Studies: Oro De Calabaza, Jolly Pumpkin, MI, USA”
An entirely gratuitous and not quite related chart used to enhance credibility.What was I thinking? Where was my head when Lew, Stan and Stephen all joined hands and sang Kumbaya (I’m a Minister’s kid so that has more levels for me allowing me to use the word in that way) for the cause of higher … Continue reading “Are Craft Beer Prices Too Low? No, They Are Not Too Low.”
There’s plenty of good stuff down in the stash but I had to think hard about what was the right beer for the Sox and Yanks tonight. I settled on Rodenbach Grand Cru as it is a Flemish Red. I previously reviewed it but that was so 2004 when I thought it was over the … Continue reading “Sour Beer Studies: Grand Cru, Brouwerij Rodenbach, Belgium”
One of the other great things about a trip south, other than loading up the stash with brews that are forbidden to Canadians otherwise, is finding a great new brewpub. A few miles to the west of Rochester, on highway 33, we found one more at Rohrbach Brewing. We sat outside and were treated to … Continue reading “Rohrbach Brewing Company, Rochester, New York”
Why did I pick another Flemish Red so early on in these Sour Beer Studies? I think I am still wary of those dry lambics in the stash and Stonch has spoken so highly of the style that I thought what the heck. First thing to note is that is this a beer that was … Continue reading “Sour Beer Studies: Duchesse De Bourgogne, Verhaeghe, BE”
I’ve written about plenty of stouts before but never a collection this big: imperial stouts, imperial extra double stout and just plain stouts, from four US states as well as Quebec, England and Australia. Stout has experienced a great diversification in its sub-styles through the explosion of craft brewing over the last few years. In … Continue reading “Stouts: The Week Of Ten Stouts”
This may turn out to be an epic. It may end in tears. Whatever it is you can click on each picture for a bigger image. In the early fall – actually on September 28th 2006 just after noon – I jumped into my first LCBO private order, two cases from Hair of the Dog … Continue reading “Hair Of The Dog: A Couple of Difficult Cases”
Care of a kind word from a co-worker, I learned that the LCBO Vintages folk released 375 ml bottles of Lustau East India Sherry on Saturday. As I know my mother does not read this blog…or the internet at all ¹…I know I am safe to admit this is her stash for wee cakes and … Continue reading “Start Your Christmas Shopping Now”
So I figured if I was qualified to act as judge and executioner over the life of a cat I was at least qualified to be amateur boy vet. Seems likely from what you read on the internet that the old thing is anxious from the move, creating alkaline pee and over eating. I’ve been … Continue reading “Friday Chatting As Cats Glare”
The other day, when I did rock, we headed up Yonge Street in Toronto to finish the evening at Volo, a much discussed beer bar amongst the Bar Towelling set. With very good reason as well. While I wasn’t able to take my camera and get some shots, I can tell you that the place … Continue reading “Ontario: Bar Volo, Yonge Street, Toronto”