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I am almost coming home.  It’s been a great business trip but my body and mind are growing tired after being away for almost 2 full weeks (the third-such stretch since early November).  There have been lots of great and interesting discoveries – many of them related to food and drink. Some of the discoveries [...]

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Does anyone else remember It`s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown? It was a favourite of mine and I know it`s one of Dana`s Mums faves too. It was memories of this literary classic that came to my minds eye as I saw the label of Highballer Pumpkin Ale from Grand River Brewing (from Cambridge, Ontario).  [...]

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Got back from Utah on Friday – a wonderful place with an odd culture around alcohol (odd to me of course and perspective is everything – I understand and appreciate that if I were in Utah I would be the odd one and respect that).  I write from my own perspective and experience and, therefore, [...]

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Learned this trick a while back – and it thrills people.  Cheese, chocolate and beer – pitter patter goes my little heart!  While a little finicky, this is decidedly easy – and any that get “messed up” can be consumed by the creator.  Mistakes pay dividends here friends! 1.  Create yourself a double boiler – [...]

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When I asked for recommendations fo places to visit in Utah I joked that the beer crowd that supports Well Preserved would likely go very quiet.  Much of Utah is dry (case in point – I am staying at a local university and the entire campus including dorm rooms are mandated as dry) and I [...]

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The first 6 months of this year include a lot of business travel for me – I’m currently in the middle of 4 business trips (a week long each) over a 6 week period.  This amount of travelling makes blogging about food difficult – little time in the kitchen, long days at work and some [...]

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The more I learn about beer, the more I know I have yet to learn.  The statement “I don`t like beer” once made sense to me – however it makes less sense as I learn more and more about beer from around the world.  We live in a day and age that makes sampling the [...]

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Whether you are interested in beer or not, invest the 4 minutes in watching this wonderful video which features the passion, vision, character, excitement and commitment of a clan of people dedicated to challenging the way things are done.I have been declaring and praising the American Craft Beer industry as being something special for some [...]

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It was pouring rain when we rounded the corner outside of Bloomfield roaring towards the town of Picton when we saw a large building looming on the left – Barley Days Brewery.  I’m a sucker for a microbrew and we had read a few punchy lines of copy about the brewery being open on Sunday [...]

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A wonderful Chrsitmas gift has been waiting patiently for me to pillage it’s treasures! Terry gave me a wonderful collection of beer for a Kris Kringle at work this winter.  I have had a surplus of beer and been waiting for a special occasion to indulge – turns out that I was simply waiting for [...]

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