If there has been one theme in my cooking this CSA season, it has been beets and, specifically, roasted beets. I’d be lying if I said there was “something” about roasted beets that is magically comforting — no, there is something very specific about roasted beets I love, how their flavour is transformed, how the…
Archives for October 2014
“Hops & Bolts” (IPA) Creemore Springs Brewery
A beer that behaves like the rich kid on the block pretending to be edgy and cool and in the end just tastes obsequious and insecure. Rating: 77 points Stats: Pale Ale. 5.3% ABV. 60 IBUs. Creemore, Ontario. Size: 473mL can Colour: Light-orange amber – unfiltered Mouth Feel: Medium carbonation; creamy finish Purchased: LCBO Price: $2.85 Pairing Notes: n/a Do you recall those…
Signs ~ a study in fall
© Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 Even as a Canadian, these leaves are filled with so much context, so much opportunity…
“Canuck Pale Ale” (Pale Ale) Great Lakes Brewery
Rating: 85 points Stats: Pale Ale. 5.2% ABV. Etobicoke, Ontario. Size: 473mL can Colour: Amber — unfiltered, cloudy ending. Mouth Feel: Medium, very natural carbonation; dry and refreshing ending. Purchased: LCBO Price: $2.50 Pairing Notes: n/a It’s been said that ‘Canada is the only country in the world that knows how to live without an identity.’ This beer doesn’t help much…