The Bar Towel

In the one single context where I've had Stone on draft here (Biermarkt Ottawa), I don't get the pricing fuss. Each were roughly $7 for a glass. I didn't have my Measurements Canada approved Pint Glass, but assume both were 16-18oz pours (they menu says 16 oz for IPA) Relative to the costs of other...

In what way do you feel they would be lowering their market quality standards? Gary Stone and Sierra Nevada initially wanted refrigeration for product from their brewery right through to the consumers hands. This is not possible in Ontario for package or draught when importing into the province. Th...

An LCBO service charge increase kicked in on Monday which increased many beer prices by a little bit unless the supplier submitted a revised,lower price quote to absorb the extra cost and keep the retail price the same.

I've had both the IPA and Arrogant in the US in places as lowly as truck stops and diners for less than $5 a 16 oz "pint". I think I recall having one in the $3-4 range last spring but that might be a delusional old alcoholic mind at work. I'm pretty sure each location met the standards o...

IPA and Arrogant Bastard $6.50 for 16oz pour at Indie Alehouse. Great value for the consumer at that price. A keg at that price will ordinarily generate a consumer cost of about $10 for a 16 oz pour using standard industry markup. Seems odd that the bar would choose to absorb about $450 per keg in ...

midlife crisis wrote:Anyone know why the event in London has disappeared from the Stone Week calendar?

I didn't see where ithe event was scheduled but the most popular craft bars in London cater more to Ontario craft and refuse to use anything coming from TBS.

counting on it coming and going, just like dogfishhead/founders/saranac/victory/greenflash/etc. ? Yes indeed. One big difference is Stone (/their agent) is investing to bring in draught listings which none of the above ever did. A big question mark in my mind is if the beers can be priced competiti...

[This product needs considerable rework before it reaches the LCBO just the label needs to say 'strong beer' and have some french on it? Or something else? That and more on th label, including font sizes so it needed to be stickered. The biggest problem is that it is slightly over the case weight l...

Hmm... that's quite a hike. While a portion of that is likely attributable to the decline in the Canadian dollar, that certainly doesn't explain a 100% price hike. That original price seemed really low at the time. And as we've seen, prices often change between announcement and release for the seas...

Brooklyn Sorachi Ace - YES! going to be drinking this stuff all summer long Providing it actually gets here this time :) It will arrive. The issue last time was that the Brooklyn 750ml bottles are heavy and the 12 pack was over the LCBO weight limit for cases by a few ounces. They are being repacke...

On the topic of 6 packs, the 6x355ml Brooklyn Lager will be replaced in retail by a 473ml can over the next month or so. Price per ml stays almost equal.

I was hoping we'd get that Brooklyn Sorachi Ace that was supposed to come a few features ago but never did.. Rumour has it that it will be available end of May. hope this ends up happening, it's one of my favourite beers. And as I recall, it was going to listed at a very reasonable price. It is a g...

spinrsx wrote:I was hoping we'd get that Brooklyn Sorachi Ace that was supposed to come a few features ago but never did..

Rumour has it that it will be available end of May.

new: BROOKLYN DRY IRISH STOUT LCBO 362723 | 6x355 mL bottle Price $ 13.95 BADLY needed in this market as most of our local brewers and agents seem to think that porters and stouts should only come in large bottles, and at a higher price per ml. I'll be buying lots of this. Good to hear!This will be...

I bet it will be listed in Ottawa by tomorrow or wednesday. (based on how things normally go) Has anyone seen Black Butte in Ottawa? There were 30 cases at the warehouse in Ottawa early last week. Store at 222 Richmond Rd had it in but appears to have sold through. It is scheduled to be available i...