The Bar Towel

One persistent peeve is the ubiquity of Guinness at bars, often as the only dark beer. It's a respectable beer, and I like that they ensure it's always served correctly. But it's boring and often way overpriced. I find myself drawn to any bar with a non-Guinness dark beer. St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout ...

Love this place. I went by last week and had Je Suis D'accord Sugar Creek Helles, and it was one of the best lagers I've ever had. The malt bill stood out, especially after it warmed up a bit.

It will nice to have Geuze (assuming it is Oud Beersel) and Hopsinjoor back. I'm looking forward to try Ename Pater.

I'd love to see some Quebec and BC stuff in that shelf space opening up. That and the possibility of ordering direct from out of province breweries. I've always wondered how my brother regularly orders wine from Blasted Church in BC to Ontario, but no breweries outside of Ontario will ship here.

Not Ontario (forgive me) but I loaded up on some St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout which is on sale for $2.45 per can until Feb 2 and Jolly Pumpkin Oro which is on clearance for $3.45 per can. I'll be curious to see what the LCBO puts on sale Feb 3.

I went by on Thursday for a final few pints. It seems the lease was up on Peter St and the landlord wanted to hike the rent beyond what was feasible for Bar Hop. They are giving away some "customer appreciation" glassware if anyone is interested in popping in.

It seems like the standard variant is available again for order (24 bottles). There are also a smattering of stores showing small numbers in stock, likely unclaimed orders that may or may not be purchasable.

Oddly I could not get a glass of Double Tempest at the Brewhouse as it was only available for takeaway. They did have an Raglan Road Irish stout and Half City coffee stout on tap, which placated me.

I really enjoyed the Bananas Foster version yesterday, but I am always a big fan of cinnamon in stouts. The banana notes are subtle.

It looks like the bottle limits have been removed for both BCBS.

Jolly Pumpkin Oro is tasting great. A nice bargain at $4.90 per can if you consider this was $12.50 (750 ml) back in 2017. I might have to load up.

The GLB Brewpub on Lower Jarvis is now offering $5 pours of weekly new releases on Fridays between 7-9pm, plus live music. They also have Industry Night on Mondays after 6 with $5 pours of three core beers and a $10 smash burger meal. AND they have a new loyalty program that gives you $10 off when y...

Picked it up at Queens Quay LCBO in Toronto. It seems to be around the province.

Tapsucker wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:25 pm

beerstodiscover wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:45 pm Driftwood Fat Tug IPA — Can BB May 06 2024 tasting very good and making me wistful for the west coast IPA era.

Is that back in Ontario? Where did you find it?

Driftwood Fat Tug IPA — Can BB May 06 2024 tasting very good and making me wistful for the west coast IPA era.

Wasted Youth Bar on Dundas West (it was previously on Bloor) charges $7 for beer all the time and has interesting beers on tap. It is a decent faux dive bar with a back patio. Wide Open on Spadina/Richmond always has drink deals going on. Beer specials normally just include Amsterdam blonde and ambe...