The Bar Towel

Stuff like GL Blackout and Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, for 1.80 - 2.20 a bottle. Plus depending on your budget, the sky is the limit for selection - and the staff are great as well. Three for three. Mr. Henman. ...i have no idea what that means. if you're saying that the beer store here could d...

I would much rather pay more for better selection at a single store in my entire province (which I do quite often given that NS has allowed 4 private stores to open) than have to endure a half assed slightly expanded selection province-wide that is selected by a government employee. ...that is unfor...

...regarding the MMP, i agree that we need a better alternative to the present system, but i think we can do much, much better than the MMP system, which means 25% more politicians, and opens the door to a flood of fringe parties.

-dh

...regarding selling beer and wine at convenience stores and grocery chains: i am not against it, but i believe it is naive to think that you'll be able to pick up a nice, craft-brewed india pale ale or a lovely australian shiraz at your local mac's milk store. obviously, certain stores in certain u...

...i disagree. for one thing, i have been to the US, and alberta, where you can buy liquor in privately owned stores. the selection is horrible, the service completely non-existent and the prices nothing to celebrate. on the other hand, it is a pleasure to shop at the lcbo. the staff are generally e...

old faithful wrote:There are a number of other beers I like in the IPA vein including Scotch-Irish IPA which is very good especially the current brewing which stresses the malt more than past ones. Gary

...i like this one a lot, gary. a little pricey, but what are ya gonna do?

-david

are there other beers with pronounced hops that i should try? Well, the Scotch Irish Sgt. Major IPA that you've tried is probably the hoppiest beer currently available at the LCBO. But some other local beers from the LCBO and/or Beer Store you might enjoy would include Mill St. Tankhouse Ale, Black...

...again, thank you greg! i'm amazed by how many beers lack any sort of flavour whatsoever. it often seems as though the higher that marketing profile, the less flavour. last week i tried a beer from south america that was no different from molson canadian. kind of proves my theory that mainstream t...

...thanks, greg. i'll give it a try. someone also mentioned that the beer store will order a beer for you if its not available, so i'll check that out. i took john filson (toronto star) up on his suggestion to try "scottish irish india pale ale". it is quite delicious and exceedingly hoppy...

...i finally found a beer that i enjoy from the first to the last drop: mcewan's india pale. suddenly, it has disappeared completely, at least in ontario. mcewans is owned by newcastle, but i haven't been able to find the web site in order to inquire. any help would be greatly appreciated. -david to...

...i finally found a beer that i enjoy from the first to the last drop: mcewan's india pale. suddenly, it has disappeared completely, at least in ontario. mcewans is owned by newcastle, but i haven't been able to find the web site in order to inquire.

-dh