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I spent the morning on emails. I've also been researching a new wine marketing concept. I thought I'd have time to get a haircut this afternoon on the way to an appointment. No luck. Left it too long before I ventured out. Bought dinner ingredients at Whole Foods. $100 adds up quickly. I think this is only for tonight's dinner, or so I tell myself. Ya. Stopped in on one of my favourite restaurant clients in Burlington on the way home. Getting closer to landing a large wine deal. I keep my fingers crossed. Pick up the youngest daughter from the GO station and drive her home. Dinner is gorgeous. It should be! Still thinking of the bill. The three of us pilfer the last few morsels from the box of chocolates we received by mail from relatives in Norway. "Thank you, Helge." We receive a box of Kong Haakon chocolates by Freia every Christmas from him. If he ever stops sending them, I'm gonna show up on his Norwegian doorstep to complain. Tried three of the 6 Nickel Brook beers I had picked up earlier. I know these beers well. I buy them all the time (and drink them in Nickel Brook stemware). But tonight I share them with the family tasting panel. We discuss the various characteristics. Since we usually do wine tastings, it's a fun change doing a beer tasting. Here's what the three of us had to say about the beers: Nickel Brook Premium
Organic Lager Nickel Brook Ale Nickel Brook Maple
Porter The reason I drink only true micro-brewed beers and selected European beers is that they are all natural. Only four ingredients. Long brewing times. Made by Mother Nature. In contrast, most beer producers cannot say this. They have short brewing times. Lots of chemicals and cheap ingredients (like corn)... I prefer real beer! We decide that we are glad that Nickel Brook Craft brewery is nearby. Although several of their products are in LCBO and The Beer Store, I personally prefer to go directly to the Brewery because John Romano and team are a fun, energetic bunch of people. And when we go to a restaurant, we request it by name. Have done so for a couple of years at least.
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