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“Winter Beard” (Double Chocolate Stout), Muskoka Brewery

January 16, 2015 by Dale Leave a Comment

Muskoka Winter Beard

If our current culture has hit ‘peak beard,’ then this is surely the crowning glory … at to that some ‘peak chocolate’ and you have sin in a glass. Rating → 95 points Stats:  Chocolate Stout. 8.0% ABV, Bracebridge, Ontario. Size:  750mL Colour: Dark, nearly impervious deep brown with the slimmest of ‘red’ when backlit…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Chocolate Stout, Eats, Imperial Stout, Stout, Winter Beers Tagged With: Aged, beer, Bracebridge, cellar, chocolate, craft beer, cranberry, Imperial Stout, Muskoka Brewery, Review, stout, Trappist, Vintage, Winter Beard

“Enlightenment” (Belgian Ale), Renaissance Brewing Company

January 13, 2015 by Dale Leave a Comment

“Perhaps its inevitable, perhaps one has to choose between being nothing at all and impersonating what one is.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre, The Age of Reason Rating → 68 points Stats: Belgian Ale. 6.5% ABV. Marlborough, New Zealand. Size: 500mL bottle Colour: Muddy brown amber Mouth Feel: High carbonation obliterates the mouthfeel Purchased: LCBO Price: $6.95 Pairing…

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Filed Under: Ale, Beer Reviews, Belgian and Belgian-Styled, Eats Tagged With: Age of Raisin, Belgian-style, bubbles, carbonation, Enlightenment, Jean-Paul Sartre, malt, Marlborough, mincemeat, New Zealand, raisin, Renaissance, Review, The Age of Reason

Bogle Vineyards Petite Sirah (2011)

December 28, 2014 by Dale 1 Comment

Bogle Petite Sirah (back label)

As soon as I pulled the cork from this wine, the nose had me on a knee offering the marriage of my lips. Big and full, there was a strength in the vapours that pulled a deep, dark ripe cherry filled with a bit of spice (pepper and mace?) and chocolate mixed with dark raspberry….

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Filed Under: Red, Wine Reviews Tagged With: blackberry, Bogle Vineyards, California, chambord, cherry, Clarksburg, Duck, Petite Sirah, red wine, Review, tannins, wine

Fire and Blood (Red Ale) Ommegang Brewery

December 18, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

Fire and Blood (Red Ale) Ommegang Brewery (landscape)

There can be only one … but this isn’t it. Rating: 78 points Stats: Red Ale. 6.8% ABV. Cooperstown, NY. Size: 750 mL bottle Colour: Deep red amber, slightly unfiltered (on lees) Mouth Feel: Medium carbonation with a very dry finish Purchased: LCBO Price: $9.95 Pairing Notes: Beef fajitas I know: I’ve been on a bit…

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Filed Under: Ale, Beer Reviews, Red/Amber Ale Tagged With: ancho chili, beer, craft beer, dragon, Game of Thrones, malt, microbrewery, New York, Ommegang Brewery, Red Ale, Review, rye, spice

Outburst (Imperial IPA) Pyramid Breweries

December 5, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

Beer Review Pyramid Outburst DIPA (close up)

Not all those with imperial blood get to be king … Rating: 85 points Stats: Double IPA. 8.5% ABV. Seattle, Washington. Size: 650 mL bottle Colour: Perfectly clear, warm amber Mouth Feel: Medium-low carbonation, creamy with a dry finish Purchased: LCBO Price: $4.95 Pairing Notes: n/a It seems only right that after my tepid review of an…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Double (Imperial) IPA, Winter Beers Tagged With: BDT, beer, craft beer, DIPA, double IPA, hop, Imperial IPA, Les Brasseurs du Temps, malt, Outburst, Pyramid, Review, Seattle

Diable au Corps (Imperial IPA) Les Brasseurs du Temps (BDT)

November 27, 2014 by Dale 1 Comment

Review BDT Imperial IPA (feature)

“The Devil in the Flesh” … or in these malted waters at least. Rating: 83 points Stats: Double IPA. 10% ABV. Gatineau, Quebec. Size: 750 mL bottle Colour: Unfiltered orange-blonde Mouth Feel: Medium carbonation, creamy and smooth finish. Purchased: Brouehaha Price: $10.25 Pairing Notes: n/a So to all the red-headed women out there, no, this bottle is…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Double (Imperial) IPA, Imperial Black IPA, Winter Beers Tagged With: BDT, craftbeer, DIPA, doppelbock, Gatineau, hop, IBUs, Imperial IPA, Les Brasseurs du Temps, malt, Quebec, Review, Winter Beer

“Harvest Ale” (American Pale Ale), Muskoka Brewery

November 25, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

Review Muskoka Harvest Ale (front label)

A new offering from a brewery that makes an impression for its limited and season runs. Rating: 88 points Stats:  American Pale Ale. 7.0% ABV, Bracebridge, Ontario. Size:  750mL Colour: Thick, dark, perfect amber. Mouth Feel: Medium carbonation; creamy middle. Dry finish. Purchased:  LCBO Cost: $8.95 Pairing Notes: n/a So here’s another limited run beer from a brewery that has challenged…

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Filed Under: American Pale Ale, Beer Reviews, Eats, Seasonal and/or Specialty Tagged With: Bracebridge, craft beer, diacetyl, food, harvest ale, Hops, Mad Tom IPA, malts, microbreweries, Muskoka Brewery, Ontario, Review, seasonal

“Rye Guy” (Rye IPA) Beyond the Pale Brewing Company

October 30, 2014 by Dale 1 Comment

Rye Guy (zoom)

Rye Guy is a natural guy, comfortable in his own skin: strong with a complex & sensitive personality …. Rating → 90 points Stats: IPA. 6.7% ABV. 52 IBUs. Ottawa, Ontario. Size: half-growler (or full-growler also available) Colour: Golden, unfiltered, brewed on lees Mouth Feel: Low-Medium, very natural carbonation; refreshing, clean, dry finish Purchased: From Brewery Price: $7 (plus $3 bottle deposit) Pairing…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Eats, Rye, RyePA Tagged With: Beyond the Pale, craft beer, dry, gluten, IPA, Ottawa, Review, rye, Rye Guy, RyePA, spice

“The Mullet” (Belgian IPA) Beyond the Pale Brewing Company

October 24, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

Beyond the Pale - Mullet (label)

Business in the Front and Party in the Back Stats: IPA. 75.8% ABV. 49 IBUs. Ottawa, Ontario. Size: half-growler (or full-growler also available) Colour: Dark gold, unfiltered, brewed on lees Mouth Feel: Low-Medium, very natural carbonation; refreshing, clean, dry finish Purchased: from the Brewery Price: $7 (plus $3 bottle deposit) Pairing Notes: n/a → 86 points It seems only fitting that I…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Belgian IPA, Eats, India Pale Ale (IPA) Tagged With: Belgian IPA, Beyond the Pale, craft beer, dry, growler, Hops, local, Locavore, microbreweries, Mullet, Ontario, Ottawa, Review

Westcoast Field Trip: ‘Research’

September 3, 2014 by Dale 2 Comments

Some hobbies are more dangerous than others. Certainly, this is one with which requires some care because, by all accounts, I took one for the team with the substantial field work I completed last month during my pilgrimage back home to BC. Fresh off the airplane, the first stop my father made was for provisions as I…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Eats, Ramblings, Writes Tagged With: beer, British Columbia, Devil's Elbow, Lagunitas, microbreweries, Nasty Habit, Red Racer, Review, Travels, West coast

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30 Poems in 30 Days – Global Poetry Writing Month (2022)

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