THE Beer List

Another #bucketlistbeer..who knew 18% could taste so smooth?...Dogfish Head 120 Minute by @dogfishbeer IPA

Let me paint a picture for you: Saturday afternoon, 32° outside and Mark, the wife and have just run a 5K UP A SKI HILL for FoamFest. Mark, not a runner, decided that as a reward, if he finished the race, we’d drink the 120s he had to celebrate. There was a caveat though; if he didn’t finish, neither of us could drink them. It was a tough course and it took us a while to finish, but we did and it…

One stout base, 4 different coffee beans, 4 different beers - Single Origin Coffee Stout Series by @terrapinbeerco

Every March, the family and I head down to Florida to spend two glorious (read sometimes painful) weeks with the inlaws. One of the very first things that I do is hit up the ABC liquor and Total Wine. You see, faithful readers would know, the prices and selection in the States is far better than what I can get her at home. That’s why, every March, my Twitter and Untappd blow up with check ins.…

Ya, I still write about beer....really good beer - Sam Adams Utopias (2012) by @samueladamsbeer enjoyed at @pubmilos

When you talk to any beer “snob” who has been around the scene for a while, the mere mention of the word Utopias causes eyes to light up. The much fabled, rarely seen “beer” is on the beer bucket list of almost everyone who looks for new and exciting beers as a hobby. This year, I had the privilege to share in a bottle with Mark at our favourite establishment, Milos’ Craft Beer Emporium. The date…

Sorry Dead Crow, life's too short to drink crappy beer. #drainpour .. Dead Crow Burbon Beer by Beverage Brands

You may have noticed that I have not been updating the list as often as I used to. Well, work is crazy busy and I don’t have the kind of time I used to to write up every beer I drink. OH, I still drink a lot of beer (as of this writing I’m at 1,423). Now, since my time is limited, I have decided to only spend the time to write up really good beer, great experiences…or the most vile beers I try.…

Love a good beer after curling? How about a curling beer...Hurry Hard Amber Lager by @hurryhardbeer @triplebogey

Last summer, Triple Bogey blew me away! A co-worker knows these guys quite well and hinted that they were working on a beer focused on the curling world, called Hurry Hard (pretty much they only thing Americans know about curling is that you yell that all the time). Being a champion curler myself (OK, it high school and we did it as a joke, but we still won!!) and a fan of the game (no, it’s not…

Not what you would expect from barrel agers..but it works...White Oak Wheat Beer by @innisandgunnca

If you look back on my experience with Innis and Gunn, you can see that it started off horribly and then slowly moved its way up to Not That Bad. Then, earlier this year, they surprised me with two really good beers(Craft Lager and Toasted Oak IPA) So, of course, now I seem to grab one whenever I’m at the LCBO. Last week was one of those days. I saw an I&G bottle with a blue label and thought to…

Why brew bee with coconut water? So people like me can drink it and tell you NOT to...Sleeman Lift by @sleemenbeer

The wife and I were having a friend over for drinks after training one night and I needed to pick up another case of Twisted Tea, since we had downed the last two we bought (damn that stuffs good). While I was in the beer store with 2, I sauntered over to the can section to see if there was anything new. Among the tall cans of cheap-ass bum-beer and cheap-ass hippy-beer I saw a can…

Hard Iced Tea that actually tastes like Iced Tea...Twisted Tea by @twisted tea

It isn’t very often that I write about a beer that isn’t a beer, but considering that in the last 2 weeks, I have consumed at least a dozen of these, I thought I should add it to the list. The wife and I were at one of her co-workers parties, which also happened to be a chilli cook off (we scored 3rd). Knowing that I was going to be eating chili, I brought along a few Cobblestone Stouts and a…

A 4% Berliner Weisse? All Day Long....Bell's Oarsman Ale by @bellsbrewery

I recently bought myself some new shoes on Amazon.com and saved about $70 over buying them in the store here. I had them shipped to Blue Water Shipping in Port Huron, who only charge $5 for the service. When they came in, I decided to take a day off work and drive down there with the wife and 4, and pick up a few things from the land of cheap everything. Our first stop was Kroger so I could take…

If you live in Canada and drink beer, you have to do this at least once...OV by @MolsonCoorsCA @OVBeer http://wp.me/p3SJ82-1y3

So over the weekend, the wife’s side of the family was supposed to have a family reunion golf tournament, like they do every year. This year, it was in Welland. Unfortunately, on Saturday, Welland received so much rainfall that most of the golf course was underwater. Needless to say, we weren’t going to Welland…Or were we? Turns out, the in-laws had paid for the dinner portion of the weekend and…

Knock one off the Beer Bucket List...Russian River Pliny the Elder

So, you know that one thing that you really want and think that you could never have? That same thing that causes jealousy when you see or know someone else who has enjoyed it? That’s Pliny the Elder for me.

Since the early days of posting on here and checking in through Untappd, I have expanded my knowledge of beer (obviously) and for the longest time, whenever I checked in to an IPA (which is…

My Visit to Fat Point Brewing @fatpointbrewing

During the March break, the fam and I take off to warmer weather. We all pack into the van and drive 22 hours south to Port Charlotte, Florida. This is our fourth year driving down. Each year, my beer consumption increases. That’s all thanks to a) ABC Liquor 2) Total Wine c) the unsane amount of craft breweries in the US and 4) the fact that you can buy beer pretty much anywhere (unlike Ontario’s…

Canada's best new brewery according to @ratebeer..this is a good start..Summer Storm Lager by @barndoorbevco

I’m not 100% sure why I’m drinking a summer beer in the dead of winter, but whatever. It’s beer!

This is the first Barn Storm I’ve had, so I have no expectations.  It poured out dark orange and smelled flat and malty. Then I read the label and saw that it is a Kellerbier. OK, flat and malty is what it’s supposed to be.

It tasted flat and malty too, but not creamy like Creemore’s Kellerbier. It…

After the unexpected hops in Cream Ale, I wanted this to be awesome...it wasn't .. K:rlek Pale Ale by @mikkellerbeer

More long distance drinking with Jackie. This time, we both wanted to continue the hoppy beers, so we decided to go with Mikkeller K:rlek Pale Ale.

After Cream Ale, and the unexpected hops in there, I was expecting great things from a beer that was supposed to be hoppy.

It poured out a cloudy IPA orange and smelled very hoppy. That’s where it ended. It tasted flat and bland. The hops that were…

I can see why they are one of the top brewers in the world according to @ratebeer...Cream Ale by @mikkellerbeer

It’s about time!!!

I bought all the Mikkellers when they made their debut at the LCBO back in November, but at that time, I had a huge back log of beer that I had to FIFO, so I never got to them. Every time that I was ready for them, Mark would come over and then we’d drink some of the bigger ones. It drove me crazy!

The night that I drank this, the wife was at work and the kids were in bed. I…

I was so excited for this. Too bad it was a let down...St Bernardus Wit

I was so excited for this beer. Abt 12 has been a regular around these parts ever since We started hanging out with the Armstrongs; it’s a favourite of David’s.

When I heard that not only was the LCBO bringing in Abt 8 and 10, but also their white. I was very interested to see how a brewery who is known for trappist style, thick, heavy beers does with a gentle, subdued white beer.

It poured out a…

I love me some breakfast stout, and this one delivers..Nox Aeterna by @blackoakbrewing @ontcraftbrewers

The in-laws were back from Florida for Christmas, but sadly (read: finally) they had to go back. The night before they left, they came over for one last visit with the kids and they even bought pizza! Mark and Julie were there too.

Mark and I were a few beers in when it was time for dinner. I was stuck in a pickle though: Jackie picked these up for us but never got around to drinking it with us…