The Lager Blogger

Happy Halloween to you and yours! Wear a mask and drink good beer.

I am continuing to try out new establishments that the lockdown prevented me from visiting. Today it’s #twopillars, a small brewery offering a selection of Belgian beer where the Golden Strong and Wit are standouts. Check them out. Drink the beer. Wear a mask. Wash your hands.

@CarrieMarshall1 @KeeneeLou @dubioseducator @happycampergirl @hechternacht @RoofHoundBrewCo @RoofHoundBrewCo is great! Some really nice sours and they’ve opened up a second location in my hometown (Kingston), although I didn’t get to visit like I planned this summer - stinking’ COVID.

So, @dubioseducator @happycampergirl @CarrieMarshall1 @hechternacht Update on Storm Chips convo. Have consulted with Nova Scotian Friend @TheLagerBlog who mentioned a thing called "bed lunch". This is snack eaten before bed. Adopting this now. #gamechanger

With everything that’s been going on, I haven’t been able to check out #bittersisters until today. The Second Chance IPA is solid and pairs well with the Korean BBQ wings, but the real star is the waffle finger. There is nothing that can’t be fixed with waffle fingers.

I’m savouring the last few days of vacation with @estbrew and @StormMtLodge. Nectarine Dream from Establishment Brewing is a tart, effervescent beer that pairs well with the game burger from @StormMtLodge. If I have to say goodbye to summer, this is a superb way to go.

It’s pretty easy to be physically distant from others when this is the taproom you’re in. Beautiful scenery and better company at #thebeerfarmers in Pemberton this afternoon.

Four years ago I married @kaitycritchley and I’ve never been more proud of anything in my life. To celebrate the occasion we’re cracking Year 4, a Belgian quad from @blindmanbrewery, which is a spectacular way to toast to four stellar years.

A fitting pairing tonight: @SituationBeer’s Page Turner IPA and @scottlmessenger’s Tapping the West, an #abbeer page turner. The levity of the prose cuts the bitterness of the IPA nicely, which makes for a very good evening.

I can’t think of a more fitting beer to celebrate the first look at Bill & Ted 3 than Wyld Stallyon, a wild IPA from @DogIslandBeer. A floral, hoppy beer that makes me want to play air guitar. Be excellent to each other.

@cdnbeer I was out east. @GarrisonBrewing when I was in NS and @QuidiVidiBeer when I was at MUN in NL. I still love both.

What are the breweries that made the "gateway" beers that turned you into craft beer fans? Definitely Unibroue and Half Pints for me

Celebrating my birthday in style: Birthday cake courtesy of @kaitycritchley. Growler of Cakeface courtesy of @cold_garden delivery service. (Also, a throwback to when we could go places).

My heart is still broken about what happened in Nova Scotia. I feel like a part of my home has been stolen. Tonight I am lucky enough to share a bottle of @TataBrew and @modernsteakca’s Sunday Dinner my AB family, with all proceeds allotted to support the victims.

@Zeroissuebeer Much better now. Thanks!

How's everyone doing out there? We miss you!

I just received my first beer delivery courtesy of @Zeroissuebeer. Thank you for keeping me in good supply.

@Tombo_h @bellwoodsbeer @GreatLakesBeer @amsterdambeer @LFBrewery @hhoebrewery All good on our end. Walking, talking, and having opinions - and the little guy’s doing well too. Sorry about the typo in the last tweet. #needaneditbutton

@TheLagerBlog @bellwoodsbeer @GreatLakesBeer @amsterdambeer @LFBrewery @hhoebrewery Not just Steamwhistle then! Thank you, will add them to the itinerary! Kaitlyn and the little one both well I hope?

@TheLagerBlog Hey, hope all’s good with you and the family? I’m in Toronto next week, any beers I should be trying?

Inner city life, inner city pressure. Inner City Brewing is as nice as Fran Drescher (Flight of the Conchords’ rhymes are better than mine) Collectively Smashed at @InnerCityBrew is how I’m dealing with pressure from now on (I’ll be a better poet after a few more rounds. Zounds)

Some great beers: The airport beer The kitchen beer while she’s getting ready The hotel balcony 7pm beer The straight to the pub from work beer The Sunday afternoon beer garden beer The Friday before Christmas beer(s)

I will take them all! abcactionnews.com/news/region-sa…

Looking to stay warm in the middle of this polar vortex? The Banded Enthusiasm Lager from @BandedPeak_Brew and @BlindEnthusiasm doesn’t help at all. I’m friggin’ freezing - but at least I have a nice beer, and isn’t that more important? #itstoocold #wearasweater #COLDbeer