Does Guinness ACTUALLY taste better in Ireland?
“I have a question: Why does Guinness taste better in Ireland?” This comes up more frequently than...
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Category: Good Beer
Experiencing the T.O. No-Lo Beerfest at The Only Cafe
On their seminal 1991 album, Shakespeare My Butt, The Lowest of The Low sang, “Let’s take a walk...
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Way Down In Bohemia – Part Two
“…Citizens, this invention is capable of establishing mutual understanding not only between...
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Try This: Can this sour IPA pass the acid test?
Bellwoods Brewery Acid House IPA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Alcohol 7%) LCBO $5 (473ml can) Being...
Read MoreWay Down In Bohemia – Part One
“…And again I wondered to see how the brewery was right outside the town, how it was surrounded...
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A Matter of Taste: A Cautionary Tale
To paraphrase the Aretha Franklin song (actually written by Otis Redding), “What you...
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It’s Your Round: Faith and/or begorrah
Acclaimed beer writers Robin LeBlanc and Jordan St. John grace these pages once again with their...
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Good Beer: Killing The Territory
It’s Dry February, which follows on from Dry January. There didn’t used to be two dry months in a...
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Try This: A Very Pleasant Sessionable Stout
Cameron’s Brewing, Crooked Nose Stout, Oakville, Ontario (Alcohol 5.1%) LCBO $3.50 (473ml...
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Why I Like Pubs
Some years ago I found myself in a pub, itself not a rare event, talking to a man I scarcely knew,...
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It’s Your Round: For the Love of Beer
Robin LeBlanc and Jordan St. John return for their monthly banter regarding all things beer…...
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Keep Cold, Drink Fresh
Keep cold and drink fresh. These words on many a can of IPA are a motto every craft beer...
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