I’m generally not one to sit at home and drink a bottle of wine over a weekend (or one night, whatever). But since my local pub is closed for renovations, my social drinking there has taken a hiatus. Under normal … Continue reading
It’s been almost a year since I willingly became “unemployed”. It’s been called many things – “retirement”, “career break”, “slackers holiday” – but for certain it has been an adventure of types. There are many people out there who could … Continue reading
At some point between Feb 6th and Feb 13th I became an Old man. For some unexplained reason, all this week, I’ve been sleeping between the hours of 11pm and 8am. This is pretty retarded. I’m having trouble staying up … Continue reading
I had a beer tonight. It was one of those beers that was good enough to take you back a few years. This particular one, Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel really brought it back. It reminded me heavily of this Schneider Wiesse … Continue reading
The bookends of my last weekend were action packed. As usual, I caught myself out drinking with various friends. On friday a crew of old days, out drinking at a lovely place called Volo Bar near wellesly (save the jokes, … Continue reading
I went to hooters for the second time in my life today. The first being 9 years ago. I had wings and lots of beer. The wings are pretty damn good. It’s sad that I have to go to such … Continue reading
There are a few things I’ve observed since I started doing this worthless piece of shit job. I’d like to share them: 1) Beer store employees are generally cheery and polite; LCBO employees are generally miserable and rude. I attribute … Continue reading
It’s sad to see a pub that actually cared about good beer (and somewhat ok food) go under. It’s sad to see that a place that was packed most days of the week couldn’t make it. Hopefully it’ll come back … Continue reading
I finally got around to getting myself an Alexander Keith’s Stags Head Stout – and guess what? It wasn’t worth it. Yes, this is me, the beer drinker you all know and love talking down to a beer that should … Continue reading
Chain restaurants also appear to be better here than back home. Quizno’s is tastier than you could imagine without actually eating it. Pizza Hut has far more selection and the food tastes amazing – and, if you ask them for … Continue reading