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india pale ale

9/17/2020

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What the heck happened to the beer?
Yeah, I don't know. I'm not a very good blogger.

I am back though, with a big question - what is Canada's best IPA?

And I mean a regular lineup beer - not the limited run or seasonal deals like Driftwood's Sartori Harvest, for instance - something you can find easily and not use up your weekly budget on one bottle.

​The best is Driftwood's Fat Tug. It's exactly what I think of when I think of an IPA. Clear and bright, bitter and hoppy as heck. And I don't know I would have even entertained debate - until Category 12's Chromatic came along. This beer is really a stunner. I've had Imperial IPAs that would run screaming from this beer. Yet it's perfectly drinkable.

​But then I started thinking about it, and I wonder if Driftwood's own Raised by Wolves isn't better. I mean it's really really good. This is a pretty hard choice.

Honourable mentions? Hoyne, Yellow Dog, Copper, and oh yeah... Big Mario from BNA. Keep an eye out for Big Mario. If you like Fat Tug, you need to check out Mario. 

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1998 marin team issue

9/16/2020

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I have always wanted a titanium bike, and for reasons I don't fully understand, I've had two and sold them both. When the opportunity arose to buy this after selling my Devinci plus bike, I figured I finally have my forever Ti bike.

It's a 1998 Marin Team Issue, made by TST of Pasco, Washington. I think TST used to be Sandvik? Or maybe Sandvik made the tubes that TST used to make the frame? Honestly some days the Internet just makes things worse. 

Let's just check it out;


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1996 rocky mountain cardiac

9/16/2020

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In our last update, I was talked about how I really thought it was time to go out to the shop and get something done. But of course, I wrote a long blog post instead. The following day though, I hit it hard - both guns blazing - and here is the result, my 1996 Cardiac.

I would say that any bike in Rocky's lineup from 1996 is special, even this second from the bottom of the line Cardiac, on the account of it being Rocky's 15th anniversary. This little Cardiac is extra-special now with better than stock parts. Let's check it out;

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