I took a gamble on a 750 ml bottle of Noble Oaf Rye Saison from Refined Fool Brewing Co out of Sarnia, ON this weekend. A gamble, since I usually like rye beers, but I’m pretty on the fence with saison style brews. The fruity notes don’t always mingle well with the spicy notes, and… Read More
We almost lost a finger or two trying to get into the latest seasonal release by Mill St, Grapefruit League IPA. The attractive 750 ml bottle with swing top opening is coated in a really tough to open wax seal, and we missed half a hockey period getting this sucker open. I guess it had… Read More
Summer must be right around the corner, because radlers are suddenly figuring more prominently on the LCBO shelves. A beer cocktail the combines a light coloured beer (a lager, pilsner or a hefeweizen typically) with another ingredient such as juice, radlers are desirable in warm weather for their thirst quenching properties. They also tend to… Read More
We had the good fortune of seeing the Kids in the Hall recently at the Danforth Music Hall, and I lured Kole over to Allen’s afterwards with the promise of an amazing burger and extensive Scotch list. But I had my own agenda that didn’t include Scotch (this time). Allen’s has a VQA winelist that is… Read More
Wine by the glass is a glorious feeling. There is nothing better than curling up with a great book and a luxurious glass of wine to pass part of an afternoon, and it’s one of my favourite things to do while I’m on holiday. Ok, substitute the book for people watching on holiday, but you… Read More