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by Tapsucker
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out
Replies: 74
Views: 12094

Re: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out

I never managed to try any Cassel beers. it does feel a bit weird having Ontario breweries open and close without having ever sampled their goods. I'm not sure I've even heard of Cassel. It makes me wonder if their outcome might have a bit to do with having been invisible to followers of the Ontari...
by Tapsucker
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What's Your Favourite Ontario West Coast IPA?
Replies: 53
Views: 5643

Re: What's Your Favourite Ontario West Coast IPA?

Peak to Peak is very good. Nice selection of hops. I am pleasantly impressed with Peak to Peak. It's a return to form for Collective that seems to have had some execution issues of late. I hope it's a sign of things to come from them. Except maybe on pricing. It feels a bit steep, but this must be ...
by Tapsucker
Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Alcohol regulation changes
Replies: 24
Views: 4295

Re: Alcohol regulation changes

I seem to recall having to submit to a proctology exam at a Beer Store once, but that was just to return some empties.
by Tapsucker
Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:38 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out
Replies: 74
Views: 12094

Re: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out

South River Brewing: https://southriverbrewing.ca/ IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT! It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closing of South River Brewing Co. As I reach my 20th birthday (Feb 29) I feel that it is time to take a break and after consultation with partners we have decided to close the ope...
by Tapsucker
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:25 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16949
Views: 3068756

Re: What're you drinking right now?

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?
by Tapsucker
Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Columbia
Replies: 0
Views: 758

Columbia

Well this is interesting and inspiring!

https://www.theguardian.com/global-deve ... e-of-peace
by Tapsucker
Fri Jan 12, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Non-Alcoholic Beer
Replies: 72
Views: 10350

Re: Non-Alcoholic Beer

I know it's just one case, but I have a friend who decided to give up drinking over a year ago. His normal potions were macro lagers. He is regularly trying different NA beers and reports that they all basically suck. He's a serious foodie, so if he can't find something that meets the taste baseline...
by Tapsucker
Thu Jan 11, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16949
Views: 3068756

Re: What're you drinking right now?

GLB Karmageddon.

*tries to channel Borat voice* - Is niaace!

Well balanced for a big beer. Oddly, the aroma has a hint of grilled meet. Not off putting, just weird.
by Tapsucker
Thu Jan 11, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Non-Alcoholic Beer
Replies: 72
Views: 10350

Re: Non-Alcoholic Beer

So I had this dream the other night where I was in a bar and all the beer was really really expensive. When I asked why, I was told because it was all non-alcoholic. Crazy those two themes converged. Must be some latent anxieties... Which begs the question, why are NA beers stocked at the LCBO? They...
by Tapsucker
Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:31 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out
Replies: 74
Views: 12094

Re: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/lethbridge-brewery-seeks-shareholders-1.7079261 A different approach from a brewery in Alberta. Didn't someone else try something like this a while back in Ontario? It sounds familiar, but I can't quite recall. Beaus did something similar. I recall it was to r...
by Tapsucker
Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Recruiting back to the Bar Towel
Replies: 54
Views: 14990

Re: Recruiting back to the Bar Towel

FWIW, I migrated the forum to a new server in the last couple of days so hopefully it's faster for everyone. Google's PageSpeed insights gave the site a 99/100 on desktop performance! (I should have checked before, but let's just say it was lower! :P ) But I can only read so fast! This is getting t...
by Tapsucker
Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:28 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Alcohol regulation changes
Replies: 24
Views: 4295

Re: Alcohol regulation changes

There's probably a catch. Something along the lines of you would have to live in the greenbelt or every individual serving would have to be retail priced at $1.
by Tapsucker
Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:38 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: How to dispose of a keg?
Replies: 5
Views: 945

Re: How to dispose of a keg?

Hang on a second. The Beer Store handles keg returns for local breweries. They might overlook the origin and give you a deposit back. If it's industry standard, it should not matter to them.

If that's too much hassle, I'll still happily take it off your hands. :D
by Tapsucker
Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: How to dispose of a keg?
Replies: 5
Views: 945

Re: How to dispose of a keg?

Hey! I'll take that too. I have the right hardware to re-purpose it. Sanky, I assume, not euro?
by Tapsucker
Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:27 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Two-Tap Jockey Box - Free to anyone who wants it
Replies: 1
Views: 658

Re: Two-Tap Jockey Box - Free to anyone who wants it

I have an excellent use for it and would appreciate. I assume is also has the chiller. I'll see if I can figure out how to PM and work something out.