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Canada Day

Tyler — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:29:05 +0000

So Canada Day is the light at the end of the tunnel at my workplace. The day that everything is going back to normal. I should be posting a couple reviews tonight and I hope everyone will have a safe and Happy Canada Day.

Cheers

Tyler

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Spring

Tyler — Mon, 31 May 2010 00:53:59 +0000

So as work is starting to slow down and I'am not working for 15 day stretches at a time I may actually start posting reviews. I haven't stopped drinking beer for any crazy reasons like my health or anything I have several reviews written down I just need to get around to typing and posting them.

Now I have a serious question, how many people answer the phone at work when they are not open. The biggest question I get at work on a weekend is are you open. Why would I answer the freaking phone when I'am not open that day. On top of that Why am I at work when I'am not open in a retail store.

The other question if I offer you a product that is going to say kill your bug problem why do you ask if it is going to work. I wouldn't have given you the product if I knew it wasn't going to work and asking this question 3 to 4 times in a conversation isn't going to magically get me to give you a different answer. I'am not going to be like" Wait did you say you wanted to kill your cockroaches sorry I though you said your children here take this product this will kill your cockroaches... and your children"

Hopefully these long hours will be done soon.

Cheers

Tyler

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Miller-Lite Lime is now avail in stores

Tyler — Sat, 15 May 2010 22:49:34 +0000

I may be late on this but I noticed that miller lite lime is now avail I will be doing a review on it next week.

Cheers

Tyler

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downtime

Tyler — Fri, 14 May 2010 23:16:46 +0000

Hi All

Sorry about the downtime today I did get the emails I forgot that my card expired the problem has been corrected.

Cheers

Tyler

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New Reviews posted today

Tyler — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:23:19 +0000

So I posted 2 new reviews the review for a local beer only availible in bars Kichesippi and the Barking Squirrell review I hope you all enjoy it location finders for both of the beers have been posted at the bottoms of the reviews since they are only availible at the bars.

Cheers

Tyler

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The Barking Squirrel Experience

Tyler — Thu, 06 May 2010 03:51:58 +0000

So I tried barking squirrel at the Highlander Pub in Ottawa. I figured since this beer is not available in stores that I would write about the whole Pub experience and the beer in the blog. Barking squirrel lager is a crisp tasting lager with a hoppy taste and a fruity aftertaste that is really smooth and quite palatable. On a Wednesday night the Highlander is still busy and I had to fight for a seat. Working 6 days a week has also made me realize that sitting down makes me want to sleep.

The great thing about the Highlander has always been the selection and the type of people that it has attracted. It has the usual mix of office workers and labourers enjoying a quiet drink but it has another effect in Ottawa it has people in the 19-23 age group that are behaving and not getting trashed and acting like little shits. It is as if they are on holy ground and cannot fight.( find the reference in the name of the bar and win a prize... no real prize other than you are as much a pop culture junkie as I'am and there can only be one. Okay I made that joke a little to easy at the end but someone will not get it and we can all make fun of them.

Anyway the people I was talking about, their is a couple beside me talking and planning there upcoming wedding through the medium of the napkins. There is a of girls behind me describing the difference between there current and last boyfriends.

The musician that is playing this evenings set is sitting across from me tuning his guitar chatting happily with the waitress and myself. The spectrum of people at this pub is as broad as the selection in the wall of scotch that it is famous for.

I used to come to this very pub to start off my usual nights out with my friends I always had a beer or scotch here before going out. for some reason the atmosphere always put me to peace and I never got urge to get wrecked here. A few years later I still don't feel the urge. This is a place for a quiet drink and enjoy the atmosphere and music. I guess this means that I'am growing up and am approaching maturity. This place doesn't change which can also be a part of it from the suits of armour and the kilts and tartans the servers where its always comfortable.

Just finishing my first Barking Squirrel and I must say that I like it alot. I'am enjoying the atmosphere alot and the music of the current musician who btw does a great munjo and gerry when the summer times. I'am reading what distant deeps by david drake on my new ebook reader.

the guitar player that I mentioned previously is really good and I will be comming back just for his music. So as I'am ordering this next Barking Squirrell i'am sitting with my feet up enjoying the music.

I've been here for about 2 hours now and the downside of a pub on Rideau St. is that the strong smell of reiffer is blowing in the wind.

The atmoshpere is by far the best thing about this beer, but it is a good beer on its own I understand the geniuse behind the only avail in pubs plan it accentuates the beer by the experience thats one of the reasons that I wrote my experience down.

Cheers

Tyler

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Spring

Tyler — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:11:02 +0000

So the spring has sprung the rain has wrung, I wonder were the birdies gone.

So I'am currently working around 60 hours a week and basically my downtime from work only consists of eating, sleeping, luandry, and more sleeping. At least this year I remembered to do a big grocery order of dry goods before the spring started. I'am going to try and get a review in today and maybe a second one. I've recieved a request for a beer that the name alone deserves to be tried but it is only availible in bars and restuarants. The beer is called Barking Squirrel and I've been told there is several bars in town that serve it. The slogan on the beer is that it will make squirrels bark and grown men cry, look forward to trying it out.

Cheers

Tyler

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Requests

Tyler — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:10:57 +0000

I have had a sudden drop in requests so I figured I will make a mention of it. I actually read these unless I have already done the beer. Comments are welcome and enabled in each of the existing reviews and I will try and get to them. My decision making process on the beers consist of walking down the beer aisle at various stores, but I do take suggestions and enjoy them. So Give me an email through the contact form or a video response throught the youtube channel or message the faceboook page. If the beer is availible in the area I will try it.

Cheers

Tyler

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New Review Posted

Tyler — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:56:44 +0000

I posted a review on Heritage Premium Lager.

Higher Traffic lately

Tyler — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:56:12 +0000

So I took a look at the traffic reports that I get sent to me and so far this month we have had an increase in traffic that and the site has now magically gotten a Google Page rank, so that made me pretty happy to see since they arent always the easiest to get. My day off yesterday went quite well I spent most of it reading the new David Weber novel A Might Fortress its the fourth book in the series, but I'am definately going to recommend it the first book is Off Armegeddon Reef. I'am going to try and get a review done tonight but I don't know what it will be once I'am done my laundry I'll go pick something up.

I'am now working 60 hours a week so I will be trying my best to get posts in and I'am trying to find my greenscreen its in one of the bags that all my fabrics are in due to the bedbug problem I mentioned a month ago, and one garbage bag looks like all the other garbage bags in the closet and I'am scared to open them until the 6 week period is up.

The new computer is working great and I have gotten the movie editing software to work so I'll try something this week.

Cheers

Tyler

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