Tag: Beer Review

By Dane de Souza

Pike Brewing Company
 Monks Uncle Tripel Ale
 Alcohol content: 9%
 Type of beer: Belgian-style ale
 Rating: 4/5
 
 Monks Uncle Tripel Ale is a surprisingly smooth and complex Belgian-style ale from the Pike Brewing Company based in Seattle, Washington. For those unfamiliar with Belgian-style ales, they tend to be on the sweeter and spicier end… Continue reading Monks Uncle Tripel Ale: Beer Review

By Aaron Whitfield

In these parts, Strongbow and Guinness combine to create the king of beverages known as the “Crown Float.” It is a process from the pour to the consumption. Once ordered, the bartender needs to know the ingredients, the pouring order and the “spoon” trick to ensure a proper Crown. The recipient, unaware of the care… Continue reading The Crown Float

By Nicole Kobie

It’s nice to have good friends to count on, ones that are consistent but not boring, and can hang out with you daily.Same goes for beer.As I’m not a great decision maker, I sometimes like to order without thinking. Like a good friend you call when you’ve got nothing else to do, I like having… Continue reading Wild Rose Brown Ale

By Ruth Davenport

Strongbow cider is, quite simply, the most victimized and long-suffering alcoholic drink of the civilized world.The inexperienced and ignorant drinkers of the world tend to assimilate it with all the other beverages that parade under the "cider" banner–swill otherwise known as Grower’s and Okanagan. All of it is consumed by pansy-ass lowbrow bar stars with… Continue reading Strongbow Cider

By Ryan Laverty

I can shotgun from a can,I can drink it like a man.I can sip it from a long-neck,I can drink it on my back deck.The thought of it makes me happy,I hate those who say it’s crappy.Like a shark who first tastes blood,Once I taste it, I can’t get enough.There may be more important beers,But… Continue reading Molson Canadian

By James Keller

It wasn’t that long ago that I realized there was a whole new world of beer out there beyond Molson and Budweiser. There were new bottles, new faces and a whole lot of flavour I’d never experienced.It wasn’t that long ago, during a long-weekend campus trip–August to be exact–that a friend of a friend of… Continue reading Sleeman Honey Brown

By Natalie Sit

I admitted once to somebody (who shall remain unnamed) that my favourite pint was Grass-hopper. It was, quite simply a mistake. They looked at me funny and then explained in a worldly tone that there are many other beers out there–I was obviously missing out.But I can’t help it. Grasshopper was the first beer I… Continue reading Big Rock Grasshopper

By Alison Gowling

I wanted my first time to be with someone special. Luckily, I made the right choice.The first beer I ever tried (and loved) was the notoriously popular Corona Extra. Though its light taste and low 4.6 per cent alcohol volume leaves a little to be desired for some, no one should overlook this brew.There’s a… Continue reading Corona Extra

By Kevin Rosmanitz

They say that if you write your name in the head of a pint of Guinness, if it’s poured right, you’ll still be able to read it at the bottom of the glass when finished. Well, I just tried it nine times and I’m here to report that that story is bullshit.However, this fable shouldn’t… Continue reading Guinness