As Canadian Thanksgiving arrives and we sacrifice hundreds of thousand of pumpkins across this fair land as part of our traditional devourment of the greatest pumpkin pies in the country, it seems appropriate that I spend a few days at least contemplating that other pumpkin treat: pumpkin ale. What makes a great pumpkin ale? And what is the…
Dreamy
To be caught in a dream is to let go of the world that is and be transported to a world that might be. It is a place where the imagination plays with indistinct forms, thoughts, hopes and desires …. To capture it in a photograph, might be to capture the dream of the subject’s or…
Watercress Salad with Smoked Salmon & Roasted Beets
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…
“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…
“The ‘Witty’ Traveller” (Belgian Wheat Beer) Railway City Brewing Company
Stats: Belgian Wheat Beer. 4.2% ABV. 15 IBUs. St Thomas, Ontario. Size: 473mL can Colour: Pale (very pale) off-‘yellow’ watery straw; faintly cloudy. Mouth Feel: Low-medium carbonation with a dry finish. Purchased: LCBO Price: $2.85 Pairing Notes: Greek Food (e.g. Souvlaki) → 78 points So, the next surprise in my Getting Canned series of beers only coming in cans is also the final taster from…
Nocturnal Grass
© Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 By the warmth of the moonlight, these elephantine grasses swayed in the winds of our Indian summer night and totally captured my heart. See more of from other’s submissions to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime….
Canary Melon Soup with Mint Coulis
A soup that will surely delight as much as it surprises. The mystery of this soup continues long after the mystery of my last CSA mystery post. And this is certainly the kind of adventure I envisioned with the series. So when presented with a vibrant yellow melon, the size of a child’s football, during my…
A Million Bells at Nighttime
© Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 The notion of pictures at night are indeed a beautiful theme. There are so many elements to the night and so many variables that can be incorporated with the play between the shutter speed, aperture, and even the use of a flash, light and the absence of…
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