The Bar Towel

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.

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...

It seems that Ontario is not the only jurisdiction with restrictive liquor laws.

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/ ... ought.html

It seems that Ontario is not the only jurisdiction with restrictive liquor laws.

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/ ... ought.html

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...

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/co ... story.html

Interesting arguments.

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...

Japanese brewers are desparate. I wonder how long before others climb on the bandwagon?

http://www.slate.com/blogs/trending/201 ... nkers.html

Have we gone overboard in the (over)use of hops?

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drin ... k_anchor_2

Even scientists agree ...

http://www.slate.com/blogs/trending/201 ... _beer.html

London, UK ... thousands of pubs yet to visit ... and I want to add to my list of 511 (and counting) English cask ales.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drin ... land_.html

How the big guys market stuff.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drin ... ingle.html


Good fun.

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...

Here's an interesting article from Slate on Pliny the Younger and the "democracy" of Beer Advocate.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drin ... beer_.html