Most people have one. A favourite bar. It can either be a local pub or somewhere a bit out of the way but you always find yourself there if the choice is yours. The staff know you by name because you’ve been going there for years either regularly or on and off and, depending on…
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Beardy Beer
Some interesting news hit the internets in the past little bit. Oregon’s brilliant Rogue Brewery, home to such favourites as Dead Guy Ale and Chipolte Ale, decided to take things in a different direction when they were trying to extract a new yeast strain from their hop yard with little success. Brewmaster John Maier jokingly suggested…
Ring Ring Goes The Bell
Most students are back to school by now and I thought that since it was September it was a good time to try First Draft Campus Ale. That and the Campus Lager have recently been made available at my LCBO from the good people at Niagara College’s Teaching Brewery. And I have to say, it…
4 Comics, 4 Beers
Hey folks. I know it’s been a while since I’ve made a post on here, but to say “stuff came up” would be a HUGE understatement. If any of you were concerned, thank you. But I’m back now and have a few posts lined up. Let’s get started with this one. COMICS! I love reading…
Can the Can: On Canned Craft Beers
I’m sorry if the title of the post was somewhat confusing, but you only get to make one or two Suzi Quatro references in your lifetime and so help me, I chose to go with it. Canned beer has kind of a negative stigma with a lot of people. A common negative image, at least…
Ben & Ben Paint With Guinness at SDCC
Love this. at 11am-1pm at San Diego Comic Con Artist Ben Templesmith and writer Ben McCool will be doing a signing/selling of their amazing trade for CHOKER as well as selling the above print for $30, limited to 25 copies and available only at SDCC. There’s a nice twist though. As McCool says: “What’s more,…
Sex, Brains & Money
I keep wanting to start posts of my appearances by saying “Hey Vern, I’m on TV!” but no. I mustn’t. So on Friday I was a guest on the second episode of Nikki Thomas’ show Sex, Brains & Money (official site coming soon), which is streamed on livestream. Basically I was talking a bit about my…
Rogers Daytime Toronto – 2nd Appearance Recap
So! Exciting day! I was asked to come back on Daytime Toronto today to talk about some heat-busting local beers. Like the last time, I had a blast and the host Glenn Dixon, asked some great questions and told me that he learned a lot about how diverse beer was. By the end I was…
Session 99
I made it out for the first session at Session 99 Craft Beer Festival, the grand event that capped off Ontario Craft Beer Week. Many breweries came out with some amazing one-offs and drinks I’ve never tried before. Spearhead, Sawdust City Brewery and Bellwoods Brewery were by far my favourite breweries of the day. Spearhead…
CURRENTLY DRINKING – BIRRA BRAN
Right! I just got back from New York City on Sunday and am in the middle of writing up a wrap-up post on that trip. BUT! I’ve decided to review a beer that I purchased over there at a WONDERFUL place called the Beer Table at Grand Central Station. The store, which accompanies and represents…
The Thirsty Wench 