The Bar Towel

Reporting back. This was a delightful well attended event with good camaraderie and great beer had by all. The Take Me Back was spot on. I hope they put this in regular rotation. It's the perfect answer to the discussion elsewhere here about English IPAs. And congratulations to the Keefe family and ...

Just last week I had a conversation with a person who specializes in helping small businesses promote themselves and communicate in social media. She was part of a survey done in her New York area of small businesses. She found out over 30% of the customers and potential customers for her clients ne...

I haven't been since it was Landsdown. The location was nice and beer good. It's just too outside my stomping grounds. I have a friend who lives near there and works near me, so he has brought me some of their beers. They were good quality, but not my preference. I would categorize Steadfast as comp...

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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...

Hi Gary, Ingredients on hand can be a good source of surprise. Long ago I substituted Hallertauer Mittelfrüh with new world Mt. Hood in one of my continental lager homebrews due to availability. It may have not been the only variable, but the result was spot on for the style I was pursuing and I've ...

I always respected C'est What for this (at least pre-pandemic). They were open all the time, even on Christmas. IIRC George told me this very thing, that you stay open as much as possible to keep revenue coming in the door. And as a patron, knowing it was reliably open made me go there over other p...

Restaurants that celebrate their artisan menu and local ingredients. They might even have a good wine list, but the beers on offer are just banal macro choices. What a disrespect for beer. Shame on the culinary colleges that perpetuate this. As for "open late", I would add kitchens that cl...

Here is what Yellow Belly and Landwash in Newfoundland and Labrador are doing. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-breweries-on-guard-elbows-up-1.7493577 https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6699696 Maybe inspired by similar events, I had a new beer from Dominion City last nig...

I haven't had a Tankhouse in a while. I know the recipe changed and noticed it, but it wasn't that problematic to me. What I have noticed is more of it never being fresh. When I have had it, always on tap, it just seemed off. It's strange to me, since a large brewer would probably expect their licen...

Cass wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 4:57 pm This is more of a location than brewery closure, but I saw on Steve Abrams's Facebook feed that Mill Street's Bermondsey spot apparently has closed.

Damn! I so knew and cared about that location!

Never heard of them. Selection looks underwhelming. I'm lucky that I can't throw an empty beer can around me without hitting an LCBO that probably has most of these beers. (Centre of the Universe problem, I know). These clubs interest me more if they get me access to hard to find beers. I suppose th...

Here is the wisdom for this week. https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/large-study-shows-drinking-alcohol-is-good-for-your-cholesterol-levels/ And you think Trump's brain flutters like a spastic moth... Moderate drinking is good for you! Wait, alcohol at any amount is bad for you! Actually, drink...

Let's imagine this for a moment. Remember Canada Post? Forever looking for ways to stay relevant? How about this. I, Ontario consumer, order a case of wine from BC. Said case is consigned to Canada Post (bonded?) without BC excise taxes, as it is not being delivered in BC. Canada Post adds their fee...

Here is the wisdom for this week.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/ ... ol-levels/

And you think Trump's brain flutters like a spastic moth...