One of our annual "cannot miss" local beer festivals is the Because Beer Craft Beer Festival at Pier 4 Park in Hamilton. As usual, every year there are new added elements that make it that much better. And, no, I'm... Continue Reading →
The other day on a trip through Blyth, Ontario to our camping spot at Point Farms Provincial Park, Liz and I were fortunate enough to make a stop at Cowbell Brewing Company, which is situated on the corners of Highways... Continue Reading →
Just in time for this past week's Canada Day celebrations, Trestle Brewing Company in Parry Sound celebrated their official ribbon-cutting and Grand Opening. I was lucky enough to visit the site just prior to and just after that grand day.... Continue Reading →
The other day when I was recording a live Facebook beer tasting video things went wrong. The beer I had just opened, a delicious and boozy Houblen Dobbelen IPA Tripel from The Ticketybrew Company, started foaming and just wouldn't stop.... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, Liz and I were at the afternoon session of the Liquid Art Fest held at Collective Arts Brewery in Hamilton, Ontario. To use the Untappd rating system, we would give this festival a very strong 5 out of... Continue Reading →
Just a few weeks ago, if you happened to visit one of a handful of special breweries in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, you might have discovered a unique merger of books and beer that sets this particular beer and book... Continue Reading →
It was 2016 on this day that Liz and I brought Barnaby in to a bar for the first time. It wasn't his last time. But, since Liz and I have already shared our first beer experiences here, I figured... Continue Reading →
It's interesting how a person's passions can blend or mix and create an intriguing concoction. Take this website (and the forthcoming book that inspired it), for example. Spirits Untapped was derived from my passion for sharing tales of ghostly locales... Continue Reading →
Canada and the United States aren't just good neighbors (ie, the world's longest unprotected border); but when we collaborate, we can do some tremendously good things together. And when breweries collaborate, they can also bring some truly stunning things to... Continue Reading →
One of the many fun historic ghost tours that Liz and I have been on was a BeerQuest Walking tour of downtown Portland that included multiple stops, multiple samples of local brews and some fun historic ghostly tales of multiple... Continue Reading →
It's no secret that one of my favorite haunts in Hamilton is a bar called The Winking Judge (it is also often listed or referred to as Augusta's Winking Judge). I discovered it while researching for my 2012 book Haunted... Continue Reading →
Okay, I'll admit it. When I'm drinking a beer and there's no hearty conversation going on either with the people I'm drinking with or with the bartender or the regulars hanging out at the bar, after each sip I will... Continue Reading →
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