Bake with abandon!
A few short weeks ago, Dr Thomson was up to his unmentionables in snow. Today, he’s up to his cask hoops in marking. So distracted by the influx of year-end book reviews and essays, Thomson almost forgot to turn the barrel. Thomson put down his …
Believe it or not, Dr Andrew Thomson was playing hockey last night at midnight. Rink time is hard to come by here, so once a month the boys play a late night game of shinny. We’re guessing a black cat walked by — or more …
This week on a very special episode of As the Barrel Turns, Dr Thomson invites his younger brother Ian to be Guest Turner. Although his brother has seen his celebrity wane, he once shone on the bar circuit as The Toast Master General, the much …
This week, As the Barrel Turns wishes to dispute former guest turner and current trouble maker, Phil Langotz, who dared to suggest I had an unhealthy need for media attention. It’s not about me, Phil, it’s about the hat. Yes, it’s Easter and to honour …
Faith and begorrah, since we’re going for full-blown blarney, this week As the Barrel Turns tips its tam to the Emerald Isle. In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, we located three Irish whiskies, but rainbows, shamrocks and leprechauns were in short supply. In lieu …
In a classic episode of WKRP, Les Nessman announces the city is about to be hit by a giant lizzard. The “b” on the teletype machine wasn’t working. After last night’s deluge, we’d take Jurassic Park reptiles over snow fall like this any day. To …
This week, As the Barrel Turns went viral. In more ways than one. “It’s never a good sign when they keep telling you you’re being a good sport,” the red-nosed Dr Andrew Thomson wheezed. In common with half of Southern Ontario, Thomson succumbed to a …
In honour of tonight’s Oscar ceremonies, As The Barrel Turns dons black tie — or in this case, black and tan to bring out the cask’s natural colouring. (It’s an ‘autumn’.) In our own little version of the red carpet walk, we stopped passing celebrities …
This week As the Barrel Turns introduces a new concept — The Special Guest Turner. Since Ike’s dead and Tina’s out of our price range, what better choice for the inaugural guest than that well known fixture of Guelph’s local music scene — Sack of …