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by bradb
Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:22 am
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Great Lakes Brewery - Octopus wants to fight
Replies: 10
Views: 5670

Re: Great Lakes Brewery - Octopus wants to fight

Agreed that those are the upper Of Ontario IPA. Also agree that the earlier Version of lake effect was the best(I'm thinking 2014 if I remember right), and until very recently the best Ontario IPA i had drank. Until passed by barncats's pulp. Octopus is tasty, but not on par with lake effect, thrus...
by bradb
Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:17 am
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Great Lakes Brewery - Octopus wants to fight
Replies: 10
Views: 5670

Re: Great Lakes Brewery - Octopus wants to fight

I'd go as far as saying this batch of Octopus is actually better then the last batch of Karma Citra. I'd ditto this. And of the last batch of Lake Effect for me too. For whatever reason the last batches of Karma Citra / Lake Effect were (quite) underwhelming, they just felt flat. No issues with thi...
by bradb
Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:08 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: General LCBO Debate & Discussion Thread
Replies: 856
Views: 336432

Re: General LCBO Debate & Discussion Thread

I'm more miffed that more beers like clutch aren't available to order online yet. I would have thought the e-commerce system (as the KGBO likes to call it) would have been perfect for breweries with small production & limited distribution. Apparently not! Seems like the system is only being use...
by bradb
Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:25 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Redline Brewhouse - Clutch American Pale Ale
Replies: 3
Views: 2855

Re: Redline Brewhouse - Clutch American Pale Ale

Clutch is awesome, I love this beer. I check the can stamps each time in the LCBO and if it's reasonably fresh I always grab some.
by bradb
Sat Jan 28, 2017 1:16 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Barncat Artisan Ales, Cambridge
Replies: 290
Views: 161368

Re: Barncat Artisan Ales, Cambridge

I had a good share of Pulp last night and yes it's certainly a fantastic beer.
by bradb
Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:06 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Barncat Artisan Ales, Cambridge
Replies: 290
Views: 161368

Re: Barncat Artisan Ales, Cambridge

Save some Pulp for me!!
by bradb
Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:53 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Common Good Beer Co.
Replies: 19
Views: 8663

Re: Common Good Beer Co.

I've had both the ipa and the dry hopped belgian. The ipa was quite malt forward which might appeal to some, but I'd really prefer more hops. The Belgian was quite thin and definitely needs some tweaking if they continue with it.
by bradb
Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:49 pm
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Cask Days 2016
Replies: 89
Views: 41645

Re: Cask Days 2016

J343MY wrote:Make sure you guys all try our (Barncat) Durian Saison, as it may be the greatest beer mankind has ever created.
It was always going to be polarizing :) did it turn out as you had hoped?
by bradb
Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:44 pm
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Cask Days 2016
Replies: 89
Views: 41645

Re: Cask Days 2016

This year was my first time attending, had quite an excellent time. I can see the Friday afternoon session becoming tradition for me. It was definitely more my vibe. I had only sort of glanced and picked out a handful of casks I wanted to try, and was (obviously) able to. Although at one point selec...
by bradb
Sun Mar 13, 2016 3:36 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: worst Ontario beer of 2015?
Replies: 46
Views: 20428

Re: worst Ontario beer of 2015?

i know he posts here, but honest feedback's better than lying oh god oh god... phew. Anyway! For me it was a little beer called "The Wall" by Block 3. I've had some good beers from Block 3 (King Street Saison, for example) but The Wall should not have been released. "If Cheetos made ...