The Bar Towel

Before I start calling around, has anyone ever acquired a cask for personal consumption from a brewery? I'm getting married at the end of August and would love to be able to serve cask ale. Obviously, the pump is harder to come by so I'm happy with a gravity poured option. I guess I really should ju...

Oh yeah, hits the spot. Black Bullet tastes like.... fake coconut? Weird. Really, I don't think anyone needs any more information about this event.

EDIT: actually, more like fake pineapple plus coconut, kind of like a weird brown pina colada mix.

Wait, what? Convenience charge? Has Ticketmaster bought C'est What?

That's actually not true Rob. It never cooks off fully. Perhaps 90% of it or so, but there is always some left. I suspect you consumed a bit of alcohol that day. Usually even after hours of cooking, you are left with 5-10% of the alcohol in the dish. Which is why it is never recommended that recove...

Enameled cast iron: while they have the heat density of cast iron, they don't behave the same stick wise (assuming a well seasoned cast iron). You need both. I've generally bought at Homesense and have had no problems - use them all the time. I'll post hte brands of the ones I have later on. I agree...

Man that just gave me a horrible piss shiver.

The only thing I can complain about a $5 16oz at Duggan's is that they inconsistently pour and refuse to top up a glass that is obviously under filled, saying "it's supposed to be poured like that" when the pint before that was filled to the brim. She ran away before I could say otherwise....

I'm betting they don't. A pint is far more a standard measure in Britain than it is in Canada. People here ask for a pint based on it being the largest size glass, not on it being exactly 20 oz. I disagree. Don't assume people are stupid - do assume people are lazy. Most people realize that a "...

I've been given a short pour at Duggan's, Volo, and C'est What. I think most of the time, it's due to the bartender being too impatient to let head settle after they poured a pint with too much head on it. If it's the odd pint, I'll just go up to the bar and ask em to top it up, saying something lik...

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Roland + Russell wrote:4) Another mediocre but insanely successful flavored beer by the big guys

Indeed! I'm thinking they'll do a raspberry wheat, but judging by the lime success, they may choose to do something like lemon wheat or orange wheat given that those are the normal garnish fruits.

And I can't believe no one called me on missing Achel and Westy but including St. B

hehe thanks, and yeah I have a few bottles of Orval. I might bring one of those out but it isn't a similar style to the quads/tripels, so I might not. We'll see

Except I don't like extremely acetic beers, I am embarassed to admit... :oops: I hope there are great lambics I can actually tolerate LOL. Yeah I agree; a 750 is definitely a bottle to share for me. A 330ml of Roddenbach Grand Cru can be a challenge even. I've got to be in the mood. I think LCBO wi...

Still haven't decided. I'm just hanging out, drinking and watching movies and playing video games, so it doesn't seem right to burn through a bunch of high end bottles :P For the evening, I've got a 2003 Mort Subite Geuze (before I know of/had access to better) that I'll drink. There's a Bruton Lili...