The Bar Towel

The one day amnesty "on charges of public drunkenness, gambling, speeding, and other minor offences" is charming too. Unfortunately it wasn't long before the legion halls got a bad reputation in this town for the simple sin of being a place where those that served their country could get s...

Hank says good things about Alamo, but you have to drink in the alley.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/dining/29beer.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin You might need a login, so here's a cut & paste. Brooklyn Returns to a Heady Time BROOKLYN produced one-fifth of the nation’s beer as recently as 1960. By 1976, when Rheingold and Schaefer shuttered their...

Had a quite night in and just managed to have: Surly CynicAle Avery's Ale to the Chief Rogue Double Dead Guy The Duck & Rabbit Milk Stout Alesmith Speedway Stout Barrel Aged Oak Aged Yeti (48/470) Lost Abbey Angel's Share in Oak Barrels JW Lee's Harvest Ale in Calvados barrels and the nightcap ...

You want an airport with good beer...Portland, Oregon. Absolutely unbelievalble with only 3 or 4 mainstream beers and another 10 or so Oregon and Washington micros on tap...a beer lovers heaven not to mention that Portland is a gorgeous small city. We were there last year to visit Rogue and we drov...

Some additional thoughts: I wonder how alcohol regulators feel about pricing that encourages more consumption. I mean, we already see it in all packaging that favours better pricing per ounce on larger containers, but it does go against the stated principle of encouraging moderation. Also, I often s...

Granite Hopping Mad.
They were nice enough to pack me a growler to go. This is a very good beer. I hope it stays on offer.

I'm not crazy about the Nickel Brook. The rest sounds well put together. They could have gone either way; throw in a good autumn warmer treat like a stout, porter or pumpkin ale, or entice the craft-phobic crowd with a Steamwhistle or Stone Hammer.

So to break today's long cold walk through the sleet, I stopped at the Bow & Arrow for a warm up on the way home. The chalk board outside called out the cry of local beer like the bow has for years. Once inside, the taps were seriously limited to macros. The locals were easy ones like Tankhouse ...

I had a Durham West Coast IPA the other night. I've always liked it, but this one was even better. I don't know if it was fresher or a recipe tweak.

I swear it had the same fresh bread aroma as fine champaign, maybe not as nutty.

That is very good news ideed. Let's buy it up and show them what demand really means!

He sets a great example.

His pitch for local producers is my single biggest argument for killing the BS monopoly. It's great that pubs and restaurants are embracing Ontario producers, now let's take it to retail!

I'm surprised nobody in the UK has tried to market "Bonehead Lager", or "Lout's Light" or "Soccer Sucker Cider" yet.

I like the fact that this proves the good business sense in the following: 1. Offer good beer or great beer 2. Offer decent local food 3. Kill the music and the stupid TVs (I think there's room for live music in some venues, but just to have canned music drown out conversation sucks). I wonder why t...

Craft Beers of the World at Fionn MacCool’s Wow, good timing for this thread. I wonder if this is a first step for mainstream corporate bars? I might have to take back my 's comment. :oops: I don't think this means on tap though, which is sad. I prefer draft, and I bet it only means they negotiated...