Second Gen (2003-2016, 2016- )
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”
What can you say about a beer that says so much about itself. I picked this one out of the stash, $5.99 USD last time I was south. It is a one off brew made in August 2004 from Stone of a previous standard of theirs called Lee’s Mild…which makes it more of a revival … Continue reading “Lee’s Mild, 8th Anniversary Ale, Stone, California”
We visited the Sackets Harbor Brewing Co. in the North Country of New York State last weekend. Sitting at the eastern end of Lake Ontario in the bay that once saw one-half of the US navy located there around two hundred years ago, the brew pub is in one of the prettiest settings around … Continue reading “New York: Sackets Harbor Brewing Co., Sackets Harbor”
Back from the pyool – it has been a “pyool” and not a “pool” ever since Freddie Flintston said so – and I am reminded of family words or phrases like these: “chitterybite”: food you eat after getting out after a swim. “Doubt it Ralphie!”: I thought this was a universal phrase until a few … Continue reading “Our Words”