Monthly Archives: April 2013

In this week’s column, I answered one of the most frequently asked questions that I get, which is “What do YOU drink.” I imagine that anyone with a beer blog or column gets that question quite a bit. Most people go with the tried and tested answer “a lot of […]

The Twisted Kilt

April 27, 2013 in Reviews / Shameless Plugs tagged The Bow and Arrow / The Twisted Kilt by admin

Probably the most interesting thing about the currently available LCBO brewery feature is the fact that many of the beers from Brasserie Dupont are not as easily quantifiable as past featured breweries. If you look, for instance, at one of the first brewery features from Tree Brewing in British Columbia, […]

The LCBO Dupont Brewery Feature

April 22, 2013 in Reviews tagged Biere de Miel / Cervesia / Dupont / Moinette Bruin / Monk's Stout by admin

The other day, I was invited to a lunch launching a couple of Goose Island’s beers in Canada. Specifically, Matilda and Sofie. The Goose Island property is a contentious one, and to attempt to relate the details of the lunch without at least acknowledging some basic facts about the brand […]

Beer and Food: Goose Island and Nota Bene

April 14, 2013 in Beer and Food / Reviews tagged David Lee / Goose Island / Matilda / Nota Bene / Sofie / toronto by admin

I’m sitting here and I’m trying to come up with an interesting and insightful way to plug The Brewer’s Plate. I mean, you could go with “It’s one of the premiere events of the Toronto beer scene!” or “It just keeps getting bigger and better!” or “I know $125.00 seems […]

In Which I Plug The Brewer’s Plate

April 11, 2013 in Beer and Food / Shameless Plugs tagged Beer and Food / Beer Pairing / Howard Dubrovsky is a Golden God / Not Far From The Tree / The Brewer's Plate / toronto by admin

Infrequently, I write about things other than beer. This is one of those times. About six weeks ago, I suffered a fracture of the greater tuberosity of the humerus. That’s the sort of knurl of the bone in your upper arm that attaches your bicep and rotator cuff. I had […]

In Which I Break My Arm

April 4, 2013 in Non Beer Writing tagged Broken Arm / Drugs / I Blame The Anchovies / Vulgarity by admin

St. John's Wort

Beery Musings And Amusing Beers