Sleeman Golden FestBier with Dan
A quick beer review as I stare down the midnight deadline. Sleeman Golden Festbeir doesn’t appear on their website for some reason. I remember when Sleeman relaunched. I didn’t realize […]
Advent The Last! Glenburgie, Strathmill & Benriach
In the name of getting shit over with, here’s the final three days of last year’s Those Whisky Brothers Non-Denominational Advent Or Other Holiday Countdown Calendar or whatever the hell […]
Rodenbach Vintage 2016 Flanders Red Ale Foeder #201
A giant beer with a wrap label and a cork and a muselet(1) and a foil wrap! Rodenbach(2) Vintage 2016 Flanders Red Ale from Foeder #201, looks super fancy! A […]
Proper Twelve Irish Whiskey with Steve, Dan & Goran
Today is Hallowe’en, so it’s the perfect time to review an Irish whiskey, Proper 12. How so? Did you know that St Patty’s Day and Hallowe’en are exactly 6 months […]
Nickel Brook Glory & Gold Bourbon Barrel Aged Cuvee with Dan
After a month of real (bad) scotch, how about a nice, simple beer? This ain’t that. Nickel Brook Glory & Gold Bourbon Barrel Aged Cuvee is a lot of words […]
Dewar’s 15y Blended Scotch Whisky with Dan & Goran
Flat out forgot we’re doing all Dewar’s this month. Was scrolling through the hopper trying to figure out what to post and hummed and hawed then made dinner and came […]
Round 2! Dewar’s 12y with Dan & Goran
So, not entirely sure this is actually a Round 2! or not. Looking at the other Dewar’s 12y review, that bottle says stuff like Ancestor’s Blend and True Scotch. This one […]
Two Bad Budweisers with NotMike & Dan
Sometimes, when two good things get together, they make one really good thing. This is not that. In any way. At street level, these meh beers aged in meh bourbon […]
Unibroue La Résolution 2019 Extra Strong Beer with NotMike
It’s been 35+ degrees Celsius around here lately so it’s the perfect time to review a heavy beer you (checks internet) … probably can’t get anymore. Unibroue’s La Résolution – […]
Advent 06: Ardmore 10y Batch 5 with Dan
The sixth tiny bottle from the medium box of big flavours. Pay me to write, you jags! Here we have a hobo’s tear worth of Ardmore 10y, of which is […]
Bearface 7y Triple Oak Canadian Whisky with Steve, Bengt, Brad & Chris
Video Review! Bearface is a somehow new 7y Canadian whiskey. I’m being facetious – you can do that by buying other people’s at least 7y whisky. It looks like […]
Tomatin Cù Bòcan with Dan
We have done so many Tomatin – this is number seven – at this point there’s not a lot to say. Tomatin Cù Bòcan – near as I can tell […]
Johnnie Walker Double Black with Brad, Chris & Junior
How about we start this one with the video! Johnnie Walk Double Black is not twice as good as the regular Black Label. In fact, whatever taste Black is, it […]
Rodenbach Grand Cru Flanders Red Ale
I don’t like sour beers. This Rodenbach Grand Cru Flanders Red Ale from Belgium is a sour beer. I didn’t like it either. The time cask aging doesn’t fix it. […]
The Singleton 12y Dufftown Single Malt Scotch Whisky in an Air Canada Lounge
The Singleton 12y Dufftown Single Malt Scotch Whisky. A rogue’s smile and an upgraded ticket got me into the Air Canada lounge in Winnipeg (mostly the ticket), where I found […]
Old St. Andrews Clubhouse Blended Scotch Whisky in Victoria
Old St. Andrews Clubhouse Blended Scotch. Here’s some notes I took in a hotel during a work trip to Victoria: it comes in a golf ball, i hate it already […]
Powers Gold Label with Steph
Every year like clockwork March stumbles in from the cold and delivers Irish Stereotype Reinforcement Day to warm the cockles of your projectile vomiting heart. St Paddy’s Day in North […]
Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky with Dan
When a lovely birthday present isn’t a lovely whisky – Thanks Steph! Caribou Crossing Single Barrel whisky – a birthday gift that has turned into a bit of a public […]
Compass Box Spice Tree with Dan
How many of these things are there? It’s like I’ve forgotten we ever reviewed anything else. NUMBER 5 – Compass Box Spice Tree, a veritable uh tree of I guess […]
Compass Box Oak Cross with Dan
Compass Box Oak Cross – named for the American and French oaks used to re-age whiskies from three distilleries. I could go into more detail but sometimes too many things […]
Rodenbach Vintage 2015 Oak Foeder Aged Red Ale with Steph
Beer from Belgium! I thought they were supposed to be good at this? Rodenbach is a brewery in Roeselare, a city in West Flanders, and we all know what Homer […]
Maple3 Maple Water with Dan
We’re in the middle of tornado recovery here in Ottawa, so this week’s review is limited by data plans and battery life. Which is fine because there isn’t too much […]
Glynnevan Double Barrelled Rye with Dan, Bowick & Matt M
A new Nova Scotian whisk(e)y (the spelling is inconsistent across their website), I hadn’t heard of Glynnevan before Dan’s friend Matt brought a bottle over. The Glynnevan Double Barrelled Rye […]
Glen Garioch Founder’s Reserve with Dan & Goran
More ghosts of Christmases past! Woo hoo Christmas references in August! Glen Garioch Founder’s Reserve. Another wonky Scottish name, Garioch is now pronounced somewhere between Geery and Garyich, like a […]
