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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…

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…

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…

This is one fantastic beer. Matt and Dallas, you need to make more..Churchwarden Smoked Porter by @refinedfool

We have finally come to the end of the haul I got from Refined Fool back in November. Matt and Dallas were nice enough to give me  tour and point out the additions (which should be done by now). Can’t wait to get back and grab a bunch more.

I was there on the first Friday of the month, which is when they release new beers. I tried it on tap and fell in love with it. I couldn’t wait to get a whole…

The can, the name, all lead me to believe it was spicy...it was not...Lucifer Belgian Pale Ale by @breweryhetanker

Look at the can. Look at the name. Does all of that not make you think that this will be another spicy, pepper infused beer? Yes. Yes it does. And that is why it had been sitting in the fridge for so long.

Mark and I finally broke it out at our Christmas dinner since we were already beyond caring about what we drank next (we were 10 in already).

It poured out cloudy orange and we both took a deep…

Wow, now this is one fine beer. I could use some more, please..Black Oak Saison by #blackoakbrewing @ontcraftbrewers

This was a total surprise when Jackie showed up the night of the Christmas party. I had totally forgot that Black Oak was in Etobicoke too. She grabbed this and their new breakfast stout (more on that in a few weeks).

From what I can remember, Black Oak has had some really good beers in the past. Their Pale Ale almost made it onto my Top 10 list for last year, and Ten Bitter Years was fantastic.

Brewery only bottle. This is one bizarre beer..and I loved it..Division by Zero by @flyingmonkeys @ontvraftbrewers

This is the second brewery only beer that Jenn brought back for me from her birthday trip to Barrie. This one I knew about and asked for, Green Man was a bonus.

I had read that they were making this beer for export only. They have just started shipping their beers to Ohio and New York and this was set to be a one-off or something.

When I read the label, there was some Spanish on it and it…