Porter (Dark Matter) - Hoyne Brewery - $7.50

Mood: first night back in BC! 

Where to Buy: Coal Harbour Liquor Store/ BC liquor

Price: $7.50

Beer Type: 

Ingredients: filtered water, malted barley, choice hops, yeast

Country: Canada (Victoria, BC)

%: 5.3%

ml: 650ml

Appearance: Dark brown/black

Smell: roasted, dark, strong stout.

Taste: stout like, but not annoying that it sticks around and is the Bain of my existence after it is done. A stout I can pleasantly handle

Mouthfeel: doesn't turn too creamy in the mouth, bubbly(ish) and kinda earthy if kept in the mouth

Finished: no real aftertaste, a bit of bitter stout, but not much. 

Overall: I like this as a stout. I like the potato one too but the difference is that this TASTES like a stout, and what I thought a stout would taste like. The potato one was just light. 

7.5/10

Potato Stout - Black creek - $5.00

Mood: getting ready for brunch, who ever heard of potato stout? Cool! 

Where to Buy: LCBO Square One

Price: $5.00ish

Beer Type: stout

Ingredients: water, barley, potatoes, hops, yeast

Country: Canada (Toronto, on)

%: 5%

ml: 500ml

Appearance: Dark Amber

Smell: subtle unsalted potato chip and light beer

Taste: light for a stout, still has a stout flavour but not as intense of an aftertaste. 

Mouthfeel: turns creamy in mouth, bubbles remain, harsh on the tongue (burning) but no real bitterness. 

Finished: light, very light, slight potato stout? But I notice my tounge is burning. Like black pepper without the pepper. Almost a minute later don't taste anything but slight potato beer (like non existent) and burn. 

Overall: I am used to stouts being bitter and strong. This was surprisingly light for a stout and no real aftertaste, likes e slight potato taste! Only issue is the stinging feeling afterwards, a little intense. Will try if people are wondering what potato beer is, worth it. 

7.5/10

Wheat Beer - Side Launch Brewing Company - $2.70

Mood: getting ready for work and trying what's left in the can from last night

Where to Buy: LCBO Square One

Price: $2.70

Beer Type: wheat (Bavarian style)

Ingredients: water, malted wheat and barley, hops, yeast 

Country: Canada (collingwood on)

%: 5.3%

ml: 473ml

Appearance: Light yellow and cloudy 

Smell: fruity, like hogarden. 

Taste: very light! Hardly even has a flavour

Mouthfeel: turns creamy in mouth, bubbles disappear, a bit harsh on the tongue (little burning) but no flavour 

Finished: light, very light, tastes like hogarden like I said, 

Overall: a very "light" flavoured beer, no aftertaste really, thought it looked like water when I was drinking it, good choice for a Bavarian style beer that is brewed locally. Very light! Very clean! Very good! 

8/10

Wiskey Jack Ale - Whistler Brewery - $2.10

Mood: I'm bored and haven't tried this beer before 

Where to Buy: BC liquor pack or whistler

Price: 2.10ish for 1 bottle 

Beer Type: ale

Ingredients: malted barley, hops, water, yeast, natural blackberry flavour

Country: Canada (bc)

%: 5.0%

ml: 330ml

Appearance: Amber colour

Smell: light pine, peachy, beer but sweet

Taste: minimal hop flavour, slight cheap beer taste, fruity taste, enjoyable though. 

Mouthfeel: crisp clean, keep in the mouth and it turns creamy. 

Finished: light. Not bitter. Minimal alcohol taste. Good for spring/summer.

Overall: a very "light" flavoured amber beer. No aftertaste really, no hoppiness. Plain beer, but enjoyable because of the plain-ness. 

7/10

Prohibition Harvest Ale (Pumpkin Spice) - 5.50

Mood: wanted something fall-like

Where to Buy: BC liquor

Price: 5.50

Beer Type: Ale

Ingredients:

Country: Canada (Kelowna)

%: 5.5

ml: 650ml

Appearance: a darker ale look, looks like a pumpkin!

Smell: like cheap beer from undergrad (keggers)

Taste: not really sure, tastes like normal beer, but much more bitter, and I dont taste pumpkin or spice, unless that's the bitter taste....

Mouthfeel: 

Finished: bitter but wait... there it is!  I taste some pumpkin and some spice! score!

Overall: Not a fan.  It tastes cheap.  I know that wasn't the effect that it was going for, but seriously. Its super bitter in the mouth (not IPA hops bitter, just bitter beer bitter) and there is no pumpkin or spice to be had except for the lingering aftertaste.  Boo.

3/10

White IPA - Electric Unicorn - ???

Mood: saw the label and needed this bottle. Eff the beer inside, the bottle is mine!!!

Where to Buy: BC liquor (Tofino?)

Price: ???

Beer Type: Belgium IPA

Ingredients: malted barley, hops, water, yeast, natural blackberry flavour

Country: Canada (BC)

%: 6.5%

ml: 650ml

Appearance: a white IPA look

Smell: a light IPA smell

Taste: like Ricards white. But less bubbly and hoppy. A nice white IPA if need be. 

Mouthfeel: crisp, clean, orange rind.

Finished: not as bitter as other IPA's I've had. 

Overall: I'm not a huge fan of IPA's at all, but considering it's still a hefty alcohol content I expected the taste to be more overwhelming.  I'm glad it wasn't. A light beer I would be happy buying again, but only in bottle form so I can keep all the bottles....

6/10

The time I tried a Dr. Oz 3 day detox...

So before I start my review on this, just one piece of advice... make sure to look at reviews or internet write-ups about certain diet changes before just jumping in full force.

Even a 3 day detox changed my body for the better, and the worst... so it would have been nice to know certain things before I got the symptoms...

For starts, I decided to try a 3 day detox found here, I mean it's Dr. Oz!  After the hype that my mom puts on this guy (like he's GOD or something)  I didn't believe that he could steer me in the wrong direction,  that, and I don't have a juicer... so I had to do a smoothie one. Perfect!  Found one!

So the first day I started this and after picking up all the ingredients I didn't really realize how heavy all the ingredients were going to be.  Like not weight wise, like fat wise.  Coconut milk, nuts, avocado... I think the main one was the coconut milk, you figure a cup here and a cup there in a mixed smoothie wouldn't make that much of a difference, but after 3 meals a day consisting mainly of that and other fatty ingredients (to no doubt keep a person full) It starts showing....

for me, it was pimples.  and lots of them.  I just finished my last smoothie of my third day and I have 6 new pimples on my face, not little weeny ones, like giant zits.  So I decided to finally look up the symptoms thinking it was because of the fat in the food I was eating.  Online it explains that I made a drastic change in my diet so my skin was like WHAT THE FUCK and decided to go haywire on me, including zits and oilier skin.

So this detox (due to the high level of good fat) wasn't for losing weight (nor was I doing it to lose weight, but I didn't expect to possibly gain weight???) rather it was just there to clean out my gut or whatever.  I don't know I just figured I had 3 days to kill, why not try it?

So since I gave you the link I don't need to describe what I ate or when etc, rather I will leave you with the pro's and the con's of my experience.  It's your choice if you choose to try this yourself...

PROS:  
I felt "clean",  I can't explain it... no weird gurgles or stomach aches, rather just a nice all over feeling inside.

I found some great recipes that i'm gonna keep using after these 3 days! Like the Curry Lentil Soup.  AMAZING mmmmm

I slept through the night, which I have been having a huge issue with since I moved to Vancouver.  I mean sleeping through the night for me ment like 5 or 6 hours, but no joke I usually wake up every like 2 or 3 hours randomly usually...

I had energy.  It wasn't like super pronounced energy, but I had energy.  Keep in mind I don't drink coffee on the regular so i'm sure if I was cutting out a stimulant like that for 3 days I would probably get a serious headache

CONS: 
With the words "detox" I thought I was supposed to be completely "cleaned out".  Not the case. Due to the change in diet my body said WTF? and clogged me up, kinda. I read after that people can also experience the reverse.

Can you say ACNE?  I look like a boy experiencing puberty after eating a bucket of grease right now. Bah!!!! And believe me I drank a crap load of water during this time too.  At least 2 liters a day.  I washed my face like 4 times a day during this because of the feeling of "oil" on my face.

I had cravings.  But just dull in the back of your head cravings.  Nothing that got me to go AHHHHHH I NEED THAT FOOD NOW (like in the special k commercials.... crazy...)