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- Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
- Topic: Muddy York Brewing
- Replies: 48
- Views: 37136
Re: Muddy York Brewing
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...
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 8:49 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: 2023 In Review
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2862
Re: 2023 In Review
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...
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 6:02 pm
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: Talk or Action?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 17829
Re: Talk or Action?
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...
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:31 am
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: Winter Release ???
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5115
Re: Winter Release ???
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...
- Sat Nov 25, 2023 8:26 pm
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Rouge River - Never Say Never Series
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5359
Re: Rouge River - Never Say Never Series
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...
- Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:20 pm
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: Winter Release ???
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5115
Re: Winter Release ???
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...
- Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:48 am
- Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
- Topic: Henderson Brewing @ YYZ
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4431
Re: Henderson Brewing @ YYZ
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...
- Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:29 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Collective Arts hit with $500K tax bill!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1063
Re: Collective Arts hit with $500K tax bill!
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...
- Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:28 pm
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
- Replies: 5286
- Views: 1903266
Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
No dates to be found anywhere on the can, but 6 months old sounds about right (based on tasting it)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.
- Thu Jul 20, 2023 5:56 pm
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: 2023 LCBO Summer Release
- Replies: 33
- Views: 16794
Re: 2023 LCBO Summer Release
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...
- Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:45 pm
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
- Replies: 5286
- Views: 1903266
Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
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 ...
- Sat Nov 20, 2021 4:42 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Uncorked-Wine and Spirits Appreciation
- Replies: 1159
- Views: 386528
Re: Uncorked-Wine and Spirits Appreciation
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...
- Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:51 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: What to do with the Bar Towel Forums?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 10149
Re: What to do with the Bar Towel Forums?
as a relative newcomer (~6yrs) I'd hate to see this go to the wasteland of hate that is Facebook!
as far as I'm concerned, nothing wrong with the site - other than perhaps low level of activity (which isn't always a bad thing).
I prefer quality over quantity of posts
as far as I'm concerned, nothing wrong with the site - other than perhaps low level of activity (which isn't always a bad thing).
I prefer quality over quantity of posts
- Sat Sep 25, 2021 5:18 pm
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
- Replies: 5286
- Views: 1903266
Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
CorrectCraig wrote:Probably referring more to the racial discrimination issues the brewery faced than the beer itself.
good tasting beer
TERRIBLE owners ... I'll NEVER buy another of their offerings for that reason
- Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:20 pm
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
- Replies: 5286
- Views: 1903266
Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
dale cannon wrote:https://www.lcbo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/ ... Un-xvlKg2w
good riddance
hope this one sits on shelves for years