The Bar Towel

I'm not swayed by arguments that say LCBO stores are too nice. I don't think anyone wants to suggest that we go back to the LCBO of the 1970s. Are we really going to jump all over them for improving their service? By the way, where are these mysterious under-utilized LCBOs? The massive new LCBOs ar...

As I understand it, they were looking for a unique bottle for their beer in order for it to stand out. But I don't think that they knew exactly what they were getting into with the amount of labour involved in servicing those ceramic bottles. It's no doubt that they are cool but a more efficient pa...

SteelbackGuy wrote:
Rogue Dead Guy Ale- old price $14.50
new price $16.35
+$1.85

the price increase on the Rogue Dead guy will probably kill the brand in the 6 pack format IMO.

I am curious are those prices going up because of a price increase from the brewery, or is the LCBO just arbitrarily raising prices?

How do most of the beer-centric bars in Toronto and other places do it now? I mean here is the beer menu of Pub Italia in Ottawa. They tell you the serving size, alcohol percentage and country of origin, on the menu of ever beer available. I am not sure why that would be such a hard thing for other ...

All hyperventilating aside. The lack of standard pint sizing is the ONLY problem. I don't see an enforced Pint affecting the importation of Orval, or the price of chickens, or anything else. It's a basic flaw in consumer protection that needs to be fixed. That's exactly what I am getting at, the fa...

I don't think that legislating pint sizes is something our government should be doing. Establishments are going to sell different sizes. It is up to us, the consumer, to ensure that we are getting value for our dollar. We need to hold establishments accountable. If a place is advertising a pint of ...

In the UK, as I understand it, there are standards for pour sizes, not glasses - one-third, one-half and full pints, or multiples of one-half pint, ie: 30 oz., or 1.5 pints. This is legislation that was fiercely defended by punters and publicans during the metrification of the land. I believe it is...

I think it could work. I was in England last summer and it worked great there. No need for government inspectors. In the UK any glass that serves beer had a line on it indicating one pint (smaller glasses had a line indicating a half pint) and some sort of certification mark (it showed up on both b...

What if we lobby the LLBO for two standard Ontario bar glass sizes, marked by volume? Something bar owners CAN'T play games with? Beer has gotten expensive enough for a single drink that we rightly should know exactly how many milliliters we're getting (say, exactly 330ml or 500ml). Even topping a ...

Interesting this. The AGCO is afraid that, well, I don't know what they are afraid of really, it makes very little sense. Just sounds like someone is make work for themselves. In the meantime, while they are trying to protect us from the evils of beers that might make us think of sports, Weirdly en...

You can't use sports to advertise beer? What about CBC and TSN hockey typically being sponsored by Molson or Labatt. Or the Molson Indy? Or one of those two putting NHL team shirts or hats inside 24s? How is that not the exact same thing? The AGCO might just be trying to use a technicality to prote...

You can't use sports to advertise beer? What about CBC and TSN hockey typically being sponsored by Molson or Labatt. Or the Molson Indy? Or one of those two putting NHL team shirts or hats inside 24s? How is that not the exact same thing?

TJ wrote:Is this sign the same logo found on the website?

http://duggansbrewery.com/

Because that is amateurish at best.

Is it just me or does the tilted D in the logo with the white and brown (or dark yellow) representing a glass of beer remind anyone else of the tilted letter B in the Beer Store logo?

icemachine wrote:

JerCraigs wrote:Oh Noes! Stellaaaaaaaaa!

Great now I'll be thinking of nothing but Ned Flanders ripping his shirt off all day

Stupid sexy Flanders!

My personal limit is 2 drinks after that I won't drive or if I have a 3rd I make sure it's been over a 3 hour (minimum) period. I have done a breathalyzer once in my life...I blew .01 after 3 beers over 2 hours. So I feel that I am never too close to the limit with my rules. A few issues I've had w...