Looking for the original Bar Towel blog? You can find it at www.thebartowel.com.

We have a trivia question in order to register to prevent bots. If you have any issues with answering, contact us at cass@bartowel.com for help.

Introducing Light Mode! If you would like a Bar Towel social experience that isn't the traditional blue, you can now select Light Mode. Go to the User Control Panel and then Board Preferences, and select "Day Drinking" (Light Mode) from the My Board Style drop-down menu. You can always switch back to "Night Drinking" (Dark Mode). Enjoy!

Search found 268 matches

by admviolin
Fri Dec 18, 2020 3:50 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: 2020-2021 Winter Season at the LCBO
Replies: 28
Views: 13344

Re: 2020-2021 Winter Season at the LCBO

I've never seen BCBS sitting around at 9 bucks either. The last time I saw some on shelves it was $18 US, but I think they've ramped up production since then. I've never seen the variants just sitting around. I was in Florida December 2018 and I saw quite a few of the variants sitting on shelves. R...
by admviolin
Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:06 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Rhino clearout
Replies: 2
Views: 1634

Re: Rhino clearout

I grabbed a few Fuller's vintage from 2006-2010, Thomas Hardy's, mikeller barrel aged black, and brewdog tactical nuclear penguin as well as sink the Bismark. It was pretty great for them to clear out all of this stuff
by admviolin
Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:22 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: 2020 Autumn Ontario Craft Beers, Imports & Pumpkin Beers at the LCBO
Replies: 25
Views: 11788

Re: 2020 Autumn Ontario Craft Beers & Pumpkin Beers the LCBO

sofakingdrunk wrote:Glad that the Henderson Stout is back, I thought that was really quite good. Interesting that Fracture seems to be listed as cheaper than in other years??Hopefully that doesn’t mean they’ve lessened the hops in it.
Recipe hasn't been decided yet. :wink:
by admviolin
Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:33 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Modern trends
Replies: 52
Views: 17173

Re: Modern trends

Good theories,. But most breweries I imagine had lagers in the tanks before the shutdown happened. The cerveza at my brewery was pilot batched last year for LCBO submission for this summer. I couldn't tell you why so many breweries have them this year though.
by admviolin
Mon May 25, 2020 12:27 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Barncat Artisan Ales, Cambridge
Replies: 290
Views: 156141

Re: Barncat Artisan Ales, Cambridge

The other thing to note, is that a crowler is not like a regular can off a canning line. They do not have the same shelf life because there is a higher risk of oxygen getting in. Possibly why it's drinking differently is a bit of good oxidation
by admviolin
Tue May 21, 2019 8:05 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Show at Rebel Toronto...
Replies: 2
Views: 3895

Re: Show at Rebel Toronto...

Closest thing of note would be the aviary. It's longslice's brewpub. (though they don't brew onsite yet)
by admviolin
Wed Sep 26, 2018 6:57 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1816540

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

GtownRandy wrote:Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin 6x355ml bottles. 7% abc. $17.65.

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/ballas ... 6WVxBZE2aN
I'd kill for the habanero one. Hope we get it at some point
by admviolin
Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:43 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Downtown Toronto LCBO’s
Replies: 15
Views: 9548

Re: Downtown Toronto LCBO’s

Front and Sherborne is also decent downtown.
by admviolin
Tue Jul 04, 2017 5:51 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Lucky Finds
Replies: 39
Views: 32605

Re: LCBO Lucky Finds

There were a few at Queens Quay this afternoon also.
by admviolin
Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:08 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Stone Brewing - Thoughts Nowadays?
Replies: 17
Views: 9109

Re: Stone Brewing - Thoughts Nowadays?

I blame poor promotion and marketing. I enjoy stone still but I didn't hear of this event until 8pm last night.
by admviolin
Wed May 31, 2017 3:50 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Good red/irish ale from a Toronto brewer
Replies: 5
Views: 3088

Re: Good red/irish ale from a Toronto brewer

I've always liked F&M Red Dragon. C'est What sometimes has it (on cask too)
by admviolin
Mon May 29, 2017 11:17 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1816540

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Funny it suggests drinking it within 1 year of the enjoy after date. Good old lcbo. Stone enjoy after 7-4-16 Brett IPA Interesting, this beer was released on May 30, 2015, according to Stone. http://www.stonebrewing.com/beer/stone-enjoy-after-brett-ipa/stone-enjoy-after-070416-brett-ipa I always th...
by admviolin
Thu May 25, 2017 6:54 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: The Ontario Craft Beer Guide 2
Replies: 47
Views: 18842

Re: The Ontario Craft Beer Guide 2

I was under the impression their "rankings" were based on ratebeer ratings or whatever, which would make them actually kind of make sense. But I guess they're not? Lame. I trust the authors over ratebeer. Regardless of the "top brewery" list, which I think is silly but I know wh...
by admviolin
Thu May 11, 2017 5:40 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Red Thread Brewing
Replies: 2
Views: 2230

Re: Red Thread Brewing

They don't sound like a contract brewery if they are barrel ageing.
I guess their lager is done by someone, and their "lactose orange stout" :o is done by them on a smaller system?
by admviolin
Thu May 11, 2017 4:39 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Any Ontario "nitro" stouts or esb's out there?
Replies: 8
Views: 5301

Re: Any Ontario "nitro" stouts or esb's out there?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but any stout can be a nitro stout if it is poured through a nitro tap.