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by hops are your friend
Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:00 pm
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Beau's Doublewide Double IPA release at The Rhino - Jan 19th
Replies: 9
Views: 4913

Hey, the HPH is on this list. Good to see a brand new place in Ottawa start off on the right beer foot. Any ideas if they will have it on tap? I don't know about HPH but Pub Italia has Doublewide in bottles (or at least they did on Jan 20 - the Beau's website must have had the wrong date). I haven'...
by hops are your friend
Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:24 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Clark's Ale House in Syracuse is closing this weekend
Replies: 22
Views: 10801

The latest info I saw says Clark's Ale House is re-opening sometime in the Winter/Spring at 321-325 S. Clinton St (looks to be roughly across the street from the Syracuse Suds Factory).

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/ ... r_reo.html
by hops are your friend
Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:59 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Mill St. Looking to Open Brewpub in Ottawa
Replies: 11
Views: 5322

NRman wrote:Opening "early in the new year"
The Mill Street website says the grand opening is Jan 20th:
http://www.millstreetbrewpub.ca/content ... b-ottawa-0
by hops are your friend
Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:49 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Central City Red Racer
Replies: 249
Views: 58910

Just picked up a few from Summerhill today and the date is 05/01/2012. Best before I imagine, anyone know when it would have been canned from that? is there a code involving a letter (A through M) followed by some digits? That's typically the canning/bottling date, and that's how they were with the...
by hops are your friend
Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:13 pm
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: 2011 Toronto Beer Week - Sept 16th-24th
Replies: 60
Views: 17352

Enjoyable beers included: Dieu du Ciel Corne du Diable; Cheshire ESB; St. Ambroise IPA; Indie Alehouse Conductor's IPA (cask); Black Oak Gender Bender. Unfortunately some of the beers I wanted to try were not being served until later in the day and I could not stay. Also, the St. Andre Hop Infusion...
by hops are your friend
Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:04 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Clark's Ale House in Syracuse is closing this weekend
Replies: 22
Views: 10801

More evidence that Clark's will re-open this fall: http://blog.syracuse.com/cny/2011/07/clarks_ale_house_update_lease_is_signed_for_downtown_syracuse_location.html The article claims they signed a lease for an undisclosed "downtown" location starting in September and they expect to open in...
by hops are your friend
Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:08 am
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: San Francisco
Replies: 42
Views: 28842

Derek wrote:What's their licensing like? Anyone know if I can take my daughter into a brewpub for dinner?
I had no trouble taking my daughter (10 yrs old) to the 21st Amendment brewpub and the Rogue pub for dinners a few weeks back.
by hops are your friend
Fri Aug 05, 2011 1:55 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Central City Red Racer
Replies: 249
Views: 58910

FYI to anyone else in Ottawa who hasn't found Red Racer yet. There were 6 cans remaining at the Innes & Tenth Line LCBO after I purchased mine around 1pm today.
by hops are your friend
Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:48 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Cask Condition Beer at the Arrow & Loon in Ottawa
Replies: 83
Views: 28753

We had a good time at the event as well. Here's the full list of the cask ales (from what I remember): - Beau's Iron Arse Best Bitter - Beau's Festivale - Beau's Pan-Ontario - Beau's Lug Tread - Kichisippi Dark - Kichisippi 613 IPA - Mill St Tankenstein - Mill St Weedeater - Muskoka Mad Tom - Muskok...
by hops are your friend
Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:12 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Cask Condition Beer at the Arrow & Loon in Ottawa
Replies: 83
Views: 28753

We ended up with 1 extra ticket so if anyone is still looking for one, let me know.
by hops are your friend
Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:21 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Cask Condition Beer at the Arrow & Loon in Ottawa
Replies: 83
Views: 28753

I just picked up my ticket and the waitress said there are only 3 tickets left.
by hops are your friend
Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:50 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Cask Condition Beer at the Arrow & Loon in Ottawa
Replies: 83
Views: 28753

I'm planning on attending but I'm not sure when. Anyone have any more details on what will be available? Will they be tapping everything at the start or saving some for later in the day? Their website has very little info (e.g. "various guest speakers", "live bands"). I'll probab...
by hops are your friend
Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:14 pm
Forum: Beer Trading & Private Ordering
Topic: Garrison Private Order - Winter 2010
Replies: 109
Views: 36396

Re: no Garrison for me

How do they lose a private order? It's not like it could have ended up on a shelf at another store by mistake. I think your order got "lost" in some LCBO employee's fridge... One way they can "lose" an order is by not really trying to find it. That's what happened with my last p...
by hops are your friend
Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:32 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Tree coming to LCBO
Replies: 97
Views: 25595

notdan wrote:I hope this isn't the full release; not a single bottle in Ottawa still? I know I'm not there right now but I always hate to see Ottawa left out from special releases when random small towns in southern Ontario can get them.
Starting to hit Ottawa today. I just got some at Bank & Walkley.
by hops are your friend
Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:19 pm
Forum: Beer Trading & Private Ordering
Topic: Garrison Private Order - Winter 2010
Replies: 109
Views: 36396

A competent employee came by and actually knew to look in the back but he didn't find my beer. :( Too late to call the SS in Toronto today to see if they have any idea where it is. Bottom line, I'd just like them to ship my case (with or without paperwork) sometime... How many LCBO employees does i...