The Beer: Say hello to a cream ale from the Russell Brewing Company in Surrey, British Columbia provided to me by our friend Johann who said it was a taste of Manitoba. He kinda had me worried about him at first until I realized it is also brewed by the Fort Garry Brewing Company in Winnipeg.

She pours a dark amber red with a luscious two finger head. Sweet light malt hits the nose. It is a fairly thin beer in the mouth with sweet malt dominance and a backend of very mild hops. I really like these candy-type beers once in awhile and this serves the purpose. Contains 5% alcohol and two thumbs up baby but as always get a second opinion.

The Blues: Get ready to move is all I can say. Let's get it on:

The Playlist: Tab Benoit (Night Train), Mia Dyson (Rock Me Baby), Nora Jean Bruso (It Makes Me So Mad), Ash Grundwald (Spoonful), L.A. Blues Alliance (Death Letter), Knockout Greg & Blue Weather (Baby, Baby Blues), Erskine Oglesby (I'm Trying), Kurt Crandall (Bumpity Bump), Bryan Lee (Bumpity Bump), Kelley Hunt (Long Way Home), Albert Collins (When the Welfare Turns Its Back on You), Little Charlie and the Nightcats (Rain), Earl Seratte & the Blues Kings (Bendin' Like A Willow Tree), Rose Hudson & Friends (Hot Woman Blues), Steve Johnson (She Wanna Boogie), Delicious Blues Stew (I'm The Man), and Ronnie Baker Brooks (Hit Me on the Hip).

Lyrical highlight:

What you gonna do when the welfare turns its back on you?

See you inside!

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The Beer: If your like me you've probably had the odd dream about having a friend who owned a liquor store. Or maybe not... Say hello to the Axe Head Extreme Beer from the Mountain Crest Brewing Company in Calgary, Alberta and union made by the Joseph Huber Brewing Company in Wisconsin. She pours a clear copper with a one finger head that lasts about 30 seconds with no lacing and very little carbonation. Smells of medicine with creamed corn and cabbage. Tastes of desperately sweet malts in a cough syrup kind of way overlayed on top of bland grains and then the 'flavour' disappears leaving you with an aftertaste of corn and rubbing alcohol. Contains 11% alcohol and according to the label on the can it was $3.25 for 710 ml. I'd almost want to hate Beachnut for this but according to her it is a best seller (her store is by the college) and she placated me with a keg last weekend so all is good and no hard feelings. I can't find a second opinion...

The Blues: For all the wonderful broomers who took the time out to visit me this summer. The final long weekend of the Canadian god cries for lonely autumn defying harps, whimsical denials of unfulfilled dreams and plans and of course for those still in vacation mode the slow refusal to accept the inevitable. Got the blues yet? Good cause the blues ain't nothing but a Canadian who had a great summer feeling down - let's get it on:

The Playlist: The Maynard Brothers Band (It All Broke Loose), Sandra Hall (I Demand A Lotta Love), Clara Ghimel (Distant Visions), Big Joe And The Dynaflows (Layin' In The Alley), Jay Gordon (Drippin Blues), John ''Broadway'' Tucker (One Way Love Affair), Elliott And The Untouchables (Blues Came Callin'), Doug MacLeod (What You Got Ain't Necessarily What You Own), Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley (Cold and Lonely Night), Duffy Bishop Band (Damn Blues), The Mighty Reapers (UGH!), Buddaheads (Stop Talkin' That Way), Lloyd Jones (Playing with the Heart), Gino Matteo (Chasing the Dragon), Albert Cummings (Regular Man), Carlos Del Junco (Bailey's Bounce), JT Coldfire (I Won't Never Go), Bobby Radcliff (Gotta Be Some Changes Made), and Lisa Bourne (Let Me Fly).

Lyrical highlight:

I've got a scar around my heart, got a hole in my chest

This love I feel for you, Lord it won't give me rest

There ain't nothing I won't do...

Just to spend one more night with you.

See you inside!

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The Beer: Say Hello to the Peres Trappistes Premiere brewed at Scourmont Abbey and bottled by S.A. Bieres De Chimay in Belgium. It packs enough of a wallop to make this review more challenging to write. After uncaging and popping the champagne style cork she pours dark with lively bubbles creating a thick and creamy head. Pleasant plum to the nose. Instantly fills the mouth with a complex taste sensation. Many taste descriptors ran through my mind honey, spice ,oranges where among them. A true taste delight. Contains 7% alc./vol. and my sampling was in a 750 ml bottle which cost $6.80.  5 feathers out of 5 but as always get a second opinion.

The Blues: A potent eclectic mix of varying styles with purported properties of magical healing.  

The playlist: Shemekia Copeland (Breakin' Out), Guitar Shorty (We The People), Pat Coast (Good Night For The Blues), Mason Casey (Sofa King Bad Ass), Amos Garret (Stranger In My Own Home Town), Greg Burgess (Itsy Bitsy Spider Blues), Hitman Blues Band (On The Rebound), Buddy Guy & Junior Wells (Give Me My Coat And Shoes), Kirk Fletcher (My Home Is A Prison), Saffire (Sloppy Drunk), Janiva Magness (That's What Love Will Make You Do),James Cotton  (My Babe), Son Seals (Don't Bother Me), Tinsley Ellis (Highwayman), and the Oxygen Bros Band (Travelin' Man)

Lyrical highlight: It's a hard night for livin' but a good night for the blues.

See you inside!

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5-4-3-2-1.. I'm on vacation!

The Beer: Say hello to the award winning Red Seal Ale from the North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California. She pours a beautiful golden-amber with a big thick head that slips down into a glass covering lace. Spicy hops and herbs on the nose. An awesome sample of an American west coast brew in the lines of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (not to be confused with the slop Saskatchewan people drink). Lots of hoppy tones baby with roasted grains and caramel and a bitter citrus followup. Awesome! Contains 5.5% alcohol and ran me around $15 Canadian for a six. Two massive thumbs up but as always get a second opinion.

The Blues: Lots of sexy hot blues divas on the show tonight but that don't mean they don't have it going on. You couple husk and sultry with grinding guitars and you get yourself a little something special. Let's get it on:

The Playlist: Big Mike Griffin (You Wouldn't Understand), Debbie Davies (Trying To Keep It Real), Ann Peebles (I Pity The Fool), Angela Brown & The Mighty 45s (Waiting For The Blues), Michele Lundeen (Song Inside Me), Stringbean & The Stalkers (Ride Of Your Life), Coen Wolters Band (Time after Time), Shirley Johnson (I'm A Fool For You), Tony Joe White (As the Crow Flies), Shemekia Copeland (Should Have Come Home), Sonny Boy Williamson (Don't Lose Your Eye), Jerry Ricks (I Will Turn Your Money Green), Sonny Moorman & The Dogs (Fast Cars, Pretty Women, and Low Down Rhythm & Blues), Mike Morgan & The Crawl (I Ain't Worried No More), Mojo Watson (Hey Little Girl), Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Born with a Broken Heart), and Jan James (Satisfy Me).

Lyrical highlight:

They say look to the future, but sometimes you gotta look back.

To see just where you've been, and keep yourself on track.

See you inside!

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