The Bar Towel

matt7215 wrote:
GR probably didnt buy there way into the tap lineup, i know Charcoal Group can be an expensive place to be on tap

do they have GR bottles?

Yes, Plowman's and MRM.

matt7215 wrote:my expectations are not high, but i will certainly give it a shot

Same here. Better to be pleasantly surprised.

matt7215 wrote:the Cream and Lager are in both formats, I dont see them ditching the bottles

Yeah, I'm just not a fan of those brews. I'd rather have a win/win with buying a beer I really like AND it comes in a perfect bottle for me. It's almost like getting beer for free! LOL

Does anyone know if it will it still be available in bottles? I love cans for my beer but I love the Mad Tom bottles for the easy removal of labels for my own brews.

For trade?

I may have some stuff if that's the case.

Yeah, sounds about right. No offense taken, it's not my hometown. That's just the situation there. Thank goodness for Half Pints! As for the liquor stores there, just as good/bad as LCBO, just a different selection. My next two trips out of town are Boston and Cleveland. Very much looking forward to...

I do a lot of "large quantity stuff" in this kitchen though - 20 litres of veal stock that takes the better part of a weekend, etc so I'm pretty used to watching stuff and temp control etc...but I know wort is different... Not saying spill overs won't happen. But it might be worth a try a...

Nope. If she wants to drink it (which she does) I have to brew it (which I do). I'm very lucky to have her as a fan! I also have full support for purchases of ingredients etc. when I do go shopping. My oldest daughter complains about the smell and, apparently, she'll get to school and people will as...

icemachine wrote:

Peter Collins wrote:

icemachine wrote:probably not, but it gives you way more ability to experiment

How so?

I meant more as a switch from Extract to AG

Got it.

icemachine wrote:probably not, but it gives you way more ability to experiment

How so?

so...should I get out of my kitchen and into the back yard to brew? Is that easier... Not unless you have to. I do 5 gallon batches all the time on my stove top. I do all grain with a cooler for a mash tun and a 7 gallon keggle for my boil kettle. It works and the beer is decent. Yes, it would be m...

Yeah, Half Pints is the beer of choice for sure. Original Joe's did have their own house beers on tap. Several different styles and well worth trying although nothing super outstanding. I had some and then went back to the Half Pints Li'l Scrapper IPA, a very decent IPA. Original Joe's house beers ...

Yeah, Half Pints is the beer of choice for sure. Original Joe's did have their own house beers on tap. Several different styles and well worth trying although nothing super outstanding. I had some and then went back to the Half Pints Li'l Scrapper IPA, a very decent IPA.

Ok, I'm sold!

Have had a couple of pints of Poor Man's Black and Velvet and I like it!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Velv ... ocktail%29

It all balances out quite nicely.

I tried it blended with Russian Gun and Sinha Stout 50/50 and this is superb, I can see why the mix of stout and cider is popular in the U.K. I just tapped a keg of my own cider and have a part keg of my licorice imperial stout on tap. I may try a blend of the two as you suggest but it may take a b...