The Bar Towel

Craig wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2024 10:38 pm I've got a whole lot of sours hanging out down there, which I don't think are improving any but aren't getting ruined either.

how do you ruin a beer that was sour to begin with?

Why do you think that is (that we all did much the same thing)? COVID by-product? Are we all the same age, lol? Part of it may be that "back in the day" there wasn't as much selection available in Ontario. Therefore, when a cellar candidate became available people were more likely to hoar...

it's kind of funny that it's being framed as a bad contract. The Cons can just let it lapse but the timing doesn't work with their politics. Politics and facts don't mix (especially when so few people vote, and the ones that do, have such short memories). For a party that's all about eliminating go...

The original Stouffville site would have been awesome. Right in the community, historic (old) building, easy to walk, right on the Main st "drag", near other retail, restaurants, etc. This new site is bland, industrial, relatively far from where people live ... but I guess the rent (or own...

General Favourite Ontario Brewer: Rouge River (others, Wood Brothers, Badlands, and Godspeed for non-hazies. I would drink more from these 3 if I didn't have to pay $15-20 for delivery Favourite Canadian Brewer outside Ontario: Brasserie du Bas-Canada by a mile Favourite US brewer: Tempted to say Tr...

Announcement coming on Thursday: Three sources in the industry say the key changes include: - Allowing all corner stores and any gas stations that sell food to sell beer, wine, cider and ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages, such as seltzers or premixed cocktails (collectively known as RTDs). - Allow...

Noticed that LCBO Beer Watch has announced DdC!'s Péché Mortel is returning (#30661, $5.05/473ml). Great, I remember really enjoying this one the last time it was available around here. It is already listed on the LCBO website, but no stock yet. Pretty decent value for how good the beer is. I found...

All of them have been great - one of the reasons I don't care Goose Island BCBS is as rare as hen's teeth, and costs as much as a bottle of whiskey in Ontario. Unfortunately, it seems Rouge River will not have a 2023 release - in previous years they were released as October anniversary beers. Good n...

Also I got two of the St. Ambroise imperial barrel aged porter, opened the first one a couple weeks ago. It had a super high carbonation, to the point that it was quite unpleasant to drink. Hopefully it was just off bottle and the second one will be better. I didn't find my bottle to be overly carb...

It's actually in a perfect spot for those arriving and wanting to take a quick moment to decompress before figuring out their transit downtown. Very fair point - I can think of times when I've arrived home after a million hours of travel and just want to have a beer. It really is one of the first t...

At risk of going out of business. F#ckin govt. or perhaps, another way of looking at it .... F#ckin idiots for not considering the consequences of playing with the big boys and the relevant tax rules ... "the straw that broke the camel's back" comment suggests, government tax rules aren't...

northyorksammy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 20, 2023 10:02 pm anyone know when equilibrium astrophysics batch was canned. It came out in NY State in January 23.

No dates to be found anywhere on the can, but 6 months old sounds about right (based on tasting it)

The Equilibrium is pretty terrible. Syrupy sweet, tasting like cotton candy,bubblegum and dextrose all at the same time. My cans(bought two at the same Waterloo location) may have been compromised though. They both were overly frothy when pouring them, to the point that I could only get half the ca...

What great news to start the week, Peche is still one of my all time favourite Canadian beers. I can't even remember the last time it showed up in the LCBO, it's got to have been years. LCBO listing says 473ml can for Peche - that's a big one! I missed that! Five bucks is a pretty solid deal for a ...

Throwing this one out there to some of you folks who are probably more knowledgeable than me about tequila/mezcal. I’m looking for a decent bottle to gift to someone who has just recently started drinking tequila. I’m looking for something that will be good value, and not break the bank. Any insigh...