The Bar Towel

Hi all Taps Brewhouse and Grill's "Growler Club" tomorrow will include a cask of "Big E's Choke Slam" (I didn't name it...) Imperial IPA (7%, 100 IBUs). It is dry hopped with two of the four hops I used during the boil. They are: Saphir and Pacific Gem. As per the rules of the Gr...

I'm with dutchcanuck that an IPA should be on tap at all times. I'll be there over Christmas and plan to make that point as well. In that I'm saying it, he'll probably not do it but I go to the Syndicate so having nine bland beers on is not going to cut it. The dark is good but I want more. The Chu...

I have given plenty of support to the reopening of Niagara's Best as The Syndicate and have had nothing but great things to say regarding Taps' seasonal beers. However, as long they are limited to one offs and nothing more exciting than their Red Cream Ale, Charleston Lager, and Premium Lager are a...

phat matt wrote:Has anyone heard anything about the how the renovations are going? I have been looking but cant seem to find anything. I might take a drive by after work.

I have posted some pictures of the completed renovations on Twitter and think you should be able to see them here:

http://twitpic.com/3cnp0n

Will I be able to return my Niagara's Best Growler or will they continue to fill them? Yes, you can return your NBB growler and we are filling them too. I have uploaded some pictures of the restaurant onto my twitter account. I don't know if this link will work, but if so, you can see them here: ht...

Personally, I always felt I was walking into a tourist trap. The outward appearance, not to mention the poor quality of food, was one of the reasons i started going to Taps over Niagara's Best. Now with the changes I cannot wait to get back in there and see what has come of it. I really hope they l...

Glad to hear that you will be opening soon. I will definitely stop by next week to scope the new place out. Do you have any idea what, if any, changes we can expect in terms beer and food availability? They are deciding on which beers will be continued. I hope all of them will be. I don't know any ...

dutchcanuck wrote:So are the giant pint glasses flanking the front door and giant tap on the roof gone?

The large beer bottles are gone but the giant tap is still there. Not sure what's happening with that. I heard today that we are opening for business next Monday, the 15th.

Has anyone heard anything about the how the renovations are going? I have been looking but cant seem to find anything. I might take a drive by after work. Given the usual red tape and delays from the city, the opening has, of course, been delayed. From what I have heard, we should be open in the mi...

I'll be at my parents place in St Catharines this weekend. Do you know if the beer will be at Taps by then (yes, I know that is soon)? My dad now has a growler to fill since I got him to get a growler from Taps this summer. Taps has a few of Niagara's beers on tap right now, mostly to fill open lin...

This is a VERY interesting turn of events and thanks for providing some context Ian. I've recently started going to Taps Growler Club meetings and I think its a fantastic way to get people in the door who want to talk about beer. Now that their has been a change in ownership do you think this might...

[/quote] I would disagree with this. Maybe before they moved but I think after the move the beer produced at Niagara's Best has gone down hill with the beer at Taps becoming so much better. The food at Taps is much better as well. This is of course just my opinion.[/quote] I find your comment perple...

Hi all I have been reading with interest the various comments about the decline of the Pub, so much so that I would like to attempt to explain the state of the food there. The place had been going through some "changes", so to speak. For the last month or two, the Pub part was taken over b...

dutchcanuck wrote:
P.S.

Ian, let me know when that London Porter is ready

Hey Dutch!

I kegged the London Porter today, so it should be on tap as soon as the last IPA is gone, which should be in a few days.

Cheers,

Ian

Congrats on a good event and thanks for the feedback guys. I'm looking forward to checking it out! Hey now, do not equate a low turn out to an event that had a date change at the last minute on a busy summer weekend in an area where there are not a lot of bartoweler's to not supporting Ontario brew...