Recently, I was tasked with tasting a number of gluten free beers in order to accommodate a student with Celiac disease. This was an exercise with interesting parameters. In addition to the substitution of ingredients for wheat and barley, there’s the problem of texture. Alcohol makes up a certain amount […]
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2 “The main obligation is to amuse yourself.” – S.J. Perelman I was standing, not that long ago, in The Only Cafe talking to Sam Corbeil and Dave Lee about the new hop variety that they were using in the beers that were featured at the Sawdust City 10th Anniversary Tap […]
Yeah, I’ve Tried Most Hops
4 As we reach the end of the semester, I’m on the hook for marking papers. (Ed. Note: If you’d like to enroll someone in a beer class for Christmas, just follow the link) One of these papers is going to require a little extra effort. One student announced fairly early […]
In Which I Drink No Gluten
There’s a famous quote that John F. Kennedy used. It’s commonly misattributed to Edmund Burke. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”It’s a nice sentiment, but it is not a call to action. “Don’t do nothing,” doesn’t tell you what to […]
Time Gentlemen Please
I probably should have gotten to this earlier in the week, but better late than never. Right. Alcohol in the 7/11. It is sometimes difficult to keep track of the ins and outs of alcohol policy in Ontario. People’s memories are short for detail on big problems that do not […]
Strange Things Afoot At The 7/11
Gracious, it’s been an interesting year. Looking at last year’s analysis, I mentioned that I liked to think about the state of the Ontario Market while trudging around to various breweries. I checked Google Maps to see my trip history for the last year and aside from a trip to […]
Ontario State of Play 2021: Scream If You Wanna Go ...
Last time it was spring and by the time we locked down people had been wearing masks on the subway for a month. Ontario was shaking off winter, brushing the snow from its shoulders and the salt from its boots. Rumours began to circulate that parts of the George Brown […]
Some Thoughts on the Second Lockdown
I’m scrambling along the sidewalks outside Old Street Station in London because it’s happened again. What was the name of the pub? I can’t remember offhand, and that’s why I’m frantically pushing the cursor on Google Street View, exploring the side streets north of the Royal Artillery Company. There are […]
On Autobiographical Memory
Periodically, I’ll log into Twitter in order to check in on events. That’s an obvious untruth. Like everyone else in the 30-45 demographic, I’ve probably got an instance of the app running on my phone and desktop every minute of every day in addition to facebook, instagram, and gmail. We’re […]
Beer, Baudrillard, and Bell Biv DeVoe
3 (Ed. Note: I was bored and TPL has access to ProQuest. This is long. I’m not sorry for it.) A friend of mine is good with computers. Periodically he’ll shovel me the sales figures for the LCBO on the three listed White Claw products. I’ve tried White Claw and it […]