The Bar Towel

atomeyes · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 816

damn. if it wasn't for the admission, i'd come by.
i have a 30 minute window between work and going to hockey.

oh well....

Liverdie · Joined: 07 Jan 2012 Posts: 108 Location: Waypoint

Hello,

I went to this and it was a good time. This bar has a number of good taps which they tell you all about on their facebook page before you go; they also tell you what they'll be having in the near future. The bar is a good size, they had a band and we could still have our conversations which was good there were a lot of brewers here, bar owners, generally well versed beer people to talk to. And talk we did!!!

Also, there were way more women here than at any other beer event I've been to. I would think the fact that there was more going on than just beer drinking and it was International Women's Day might've had an influence. Either way, this is a good thing.

Now I come to the beer, all casks, 4 in total (hope I don't miss one). Spiced, Grapefruit, Pumpkin, and Oranges. I preferred the pumpkin because it was barrel aged, others preferred the other ones; personal taste preference; I hate grapefruits, so that one was out. I found the spiced ale a bit too spicy but I liked the orange peel one. You could taste the beer best in the pumpkin and orange peel ones.

Congrats, ladies you did a fine job! Keep up the good work

I will definitely attend another one of Great Lakes Project X event even if this requires a little bit of a trek for me.

Cheers,
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JerCraigs · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 2679 Location: North York

Mabel and I had fun, the grapefruit was actually my favorite

We bailed pretty early just cause we had had early mornings but it was good times as always.

icemachine · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 2129 Location: Aurora, ON

grub · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:03 am Post subject:

I'm guessing there will be a more official announcement coming, the next Project X is coming up next Thursday (April 12th) and will be at the Victory. It'll be a porter night, with (if I remember correctly) 5 porters available, including a baltic porter that Lackey and I made in December. Should be a fun night!

sprague11 · Joined: 19 Sep 2008 Posts: 1372 Location: Newmarket, ON

Why must I work every Thursday night??

icemachine · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 2129 Location: Aurora, ON

JerCraigs · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 2679 Location: North York

I would like to suggest the Victory Mac and Cheese as a delightful food option. Just sayin.

velovampire · Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 971 Location: Parkdale

Pub Style · Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 461 Location: Ontario

Here is some more info about tomorrow night's Project X from the GLB Blog:

It’s that time of the month again….Project X is tomorrow! If you’ve been keeping up with our Facebook and Twitter you are well aware that this one is very special. Great Lakes is throwing a kick ass Porter Party at Victory Cafe. We will debuting our highly anticipated 25th Anniversary Robust Porter!

Also available tomorrow night:

Harry Porter and the Fancy Bottle of Maple Syrup (cask)
Harry Porter and the Bourbon Soaked Vanilla Bean (keg)
Currently Incarcerated – Black Current Porter (keg)
Nazgul Baltic Porter (keg)

We will also be selling our limited edition 25th Anniversary glasses at the event for $10.00. So stop by and come celebrate our Jubilee with all of us from Great Lakes Brewery!
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studious · Joined: 06 Jan 2012 Posts: 44

that was a stellar event! Thanks Great Lakes.

We got so caught up in all the other porters that we almost missed the Robust Porter. So glad I managed a glass of that near the end of the night. Currently Incarcerated was my other favourite. My friends loved Harry Porter vanilla as well as the bourbon-aged.

Which porter will be making it into bottles at the brewery?

TheSevenDuffs · Joined: 17 Sep 2010 Posts: 1841 Location: Mississauga

sprague11 · Joined: 19 Sep 2008 Posts: 1372 Location: Newmarket, ON

Great news - that's a fine porter.

JerCraigs · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 2679 Location: North York

Good event as always. I think the turnout may have been a bit much for the space at Victory but the beers were great. Fish and chips was a healthy sized portion. I love their dill dip for the fires. Nom nom nom!

My favorite beers were the Baltic Porter and the Robust Porter, the latter of which I think has strong potential as a regular release. The Bourbon Barrel was solid as well but a lot of bourbon for my own tastes, so I enjoyed it in small quantities whereas I could probably drink the Robust all night.

Lackey · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 161 Location: Bloor West

The Robust will be a limited release at the LCBO soon. The Vanilla Bean and Currantly Incarcerated will be around the retail store early next week.