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by Cass
Wed Dec 27, 2023 9:44 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Palestine
Replies: 2
Views: 611

Re: Palestine

I remember Robin LeBlanc tweeting about Taybeh a while back. A quick search and here's a short article that Robin did:

https://quench.me/drinks/breweries-palestine-west-bank/
by Cass
Sun Dec 24, 2023 1:44 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: 2023 In Review
Replies: 12
Views: 1830

Re: 2023 In Review

Fun thread, and thanks anthony9 for bringing it back! Some of mine: Favourite Ontario Brewer: Probably a toss up between GLB, Indie & Godspeed Favourite Canadian Brewer outside Ontario: It's so hard to determine a fave for this or the U.S. one so I'll just go with highlights of visits from 2023....
by Cass
Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:16 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What's Your Favourite Ontario West Coast IPA?
Replies: 57
Views: 6280

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

Speaking of west coast IPAs that are no longer available in Ontario, my overall favourite was Green Flash, when we briefly had it imported here. I hope it makes a comeback. The hop flavour and complexity is intense for this one. I'd be curious to know what Green Flash is like nowadays, as it went t...
by Cass
Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:08 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Bickford Brewing Co.
Replies: 0
Views: 882

Bickford Brewing Co.

Was given a couple of cans of Bickford Brewing Dog Park Pale Ale, hadn't heard of before. Looks like a homebrewer turned contract brewer as it says on the can it's made in Wellington. Some online research and it seems to have launched sometime in the last couple of months. https://bickfordbrewing.ca...
by Cass
Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: High Park / Lost Craft Brewery & Taproom
Replies: 2
Views: 597

High Park / Lost Craft Brewery & Taproom

Chalk this up to one of the things that slipped under my radar, but High Park / Lost Craft Brewery have a taproom / bottle shop (and presumably brewery) at Runnymede & St. Clair. I always thought they were just contract brews, but there's been a location for a few years. Anyone been? https://cra...
by Cass
Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:32 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Recruiting back to the Bar Towel
Replies: 54
Views: 15188

Re: Recruiting back to the Bar Towel

Ralphus wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2023 7:15 pm Thanks for the recent newsletter. I'm back after a long absence.
Welcome back @Ralphus! Nice to see you again on the forum.
by Cass
Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:31 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Replies: 16
Views: 3080

Re: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Bummer. I can sometimes get SNPA at my local Independent (Loblaws) Grocery store. Any idea if that network would be affected as well, I'm thinking its separate? My suspicion is that it will be gone, as grocery selection is tied to the LCBO through its wholesale ops (at least I think it is). SNPA is...
by Cass
Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Is there a Great Beer Grocery Store?
Replies: 4
Views: 996

Is there a Great Beer Grocery Store?

I was thinking about this in light of all the convo around the government's beer announcement. In the 8 years (I think it's that long? Since 2015?) since grocery stores were able to stock beer, did a store (or stores) anywhere in the province emerge as one that curated an exceptionally notable selec...
by Cass
Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:05 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Recruiting back to the Bar Towel
Replies: 54
Views: 15188

Re: Recruiting back to the Bar Towel

Wow, had no idea this was still circulating. Very cool! I love the tone and it's very bite-sized and readable. If I were to offer some suggestions: - In "light" mode, the orange colour of the links is a bit hard to read. - The CTAs, linking to threads, don't always "read" as but...
by Cass
Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:08 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Talk or Action?
Replies: 43
Views: 14563

Re: Talk or Action?

From the Toronto Star article: "The shopping experience is just dreadful," said Beaumont. "They tried to elevate it with their express stores, but I think almost all of those are gone. Their model really hasn't changed in 40 years." Forty years ago, you had to look at a display ...
by Cass
Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:05 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out
Replies: 78
Views: 12708

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

Just noticed that Little Beasts Brewery has been closed for 5 weeks now without an update. Doesn't look promising for them. Good news, they just posted to their Instagram account and they'll be reopening. Dates TBD. I believe it is under new ownership as I understand owner and head brewer Erin was ...
by Cass
Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:25 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Talk or Action?
Replies: 43
Views: 14563

Re: Talk or Action?

Official Statement (?) from The Beer Store: https://twitter.com/TheBeerStoreON/status/1736823678787067961/photo/1 Unsurprisingly focused on employees (the union) and returns. They were never really about the beer, so why start now. I wonder if this was in part a response to Josh's article predicting...
by Cass
Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:00 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Muddy York Brewing
Replies: 48
Views: 33545

Re: Muddy York Brewing

Some positive updates from MYBC: https://www.instagram.com/p/C04_2x2vOQm/ 1. We’re happy to announce that Muddy York will live on in East York into the New Year. We’ll be selling retail and serving in the taproom at 22 Cranfield Rd until February 17th. 2. Online orders with free delivery in the GTA ...
by Cass
Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:56 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Greg Clow to close Canadian Beer News
Replies: 10
Views: 1628

Re: Greg Clow to close Canadian Beer News

Craig wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:46 am extreme beer chasers
Can one be a "traditional beer chaser"? I think I've always been that :) It's just that 20 years ago a true IPA was extreme in Ontario!
by Cass
Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:36 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Greg Clow to close Canadian Beer News
Replies: 10
Views: 1628

Re: Greg Clow to close Canadian Beer News

I was thinking about this a bit in context of the numbers you recently posted regarding the return to this site. I have a half baked theory. For a while it seemed that other media outlets were paying more attention to the beer scene, possibly providing some competition in the attention sphere. More...