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- Mon Nov 11, 2024 2:10 pm
- Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
- Topic: Squirly's
- Replies: 2
- Views: 13457
Squirly's
Long time Queen West/Trinity Bellwoods bar Squirly's is closing on Nov. 16. Guess that leaves only the Done Right Inn in the neighbourhood..
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 7:16 pm
- Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
- Topic: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out
- Replies: 160
- Views: 361202
Re: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out
I'm glad to see that, after a brief disappearance, Maclean's seems to be back in production: their Pale Ale is on tap once again at my local (the Done Right Inn). It's a good beer and I hope it sticks around.
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:24 pm
- Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
- Topic: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out
- Replies: 160
- Views: 361202
Re: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out
Regarding the Maclean's move. My local had to drop them (temporarily I hope), since they really screwed up their deliveries. Stuff wouldn't arrive or the order was ignored, they wouldn't bring the larger kegs, refused to take them to the cooler, etc. Maclean's said that they were having trouble with...
- Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:51 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: U.S liquor laws
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2427
U.S liquor laws
It seems that Ontario is not the only jurisdiction with restrictive liquor laws.
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/ ... ought.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/ ... ought.html
- Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:51 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: U.S liquor laws
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1540
U.S liquor laws
It seems that Ontario is not the only jurisdiction with restrictive liquor laws.
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/ ... ought.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/ ... ought.html
- Sun Apr 20, 2014 3:55 pm
- Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
- Topic: London, England pubs
- Replies: 33
- Views: 21346
Nichlson's is a fairly decent chain, with generally a good selection of ales. The Coal Hole on the Strand near Charing Cross in London is one of their best -- a really nice boozer, with a number of guest ales every day. They usually have Thornbridge Jaipur IPA on cask, one of my favourite British be...
- Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:33 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Food for thought -- are liquor monopolies unconstitutional?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1950
- Sat Oct 26, 2013 3:43 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: What're you drinking right now?
- Replies: 17009
- Views: 4834044
Greetings from Warsaw, Poland. I just came back to my hotel after a terrific pit stop. Went to the Kompania Piwna Podwale restaurant bar in the Old Town. A litre and then a half litre of superbly fresh Pilsner Urquell (they sell oceans of it), washing down delicious beef tartare. Urquell on tap is o...
- Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Desparate times for mainstream beer companies
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3463
Desparate times for mainstream beer companies
Japanese brewers are desparate. I wonder how long before others climb on the bandwagon?
http://www.slate.com/blogs/trending/201 ... nkers.html
http://www.slate.com/blogs/trending/201 ... nkers.html
- Thu May 16, 2013 3:21 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Some thoughts about hops
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10211
Some thoughts about hops
Have we gone overboard in the (over)use of hops?
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drin ... k_anchor_2
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drin ... k_anchor_2
- Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:50 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Scientific Proof That Our Brains Love Beer
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3349
- Sun Jan 06, 2013 2:19 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: 2013 Beercations
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8039
- Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:21 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Arthur's Day? -- never heard of it.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2399
- Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:37 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: What to drink on the job -- and Marx and Engels too
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2159
- Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:28 am
- Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
- Topic: Bar Hop
- Replies: 105
- Views: 67426
I was in the area yesterday about 4:20, and thought I would try them out. Their door was locked. The guy behind the bar looked at me blankly through the window and then continued talking to others stading at the bar, totally ignoring a potential customer. Their website says they open at 4 p.m. Not a...