The Bar Towel

I'm surprised there is so little discussion about burnout in this business. I imagine it must be rampant. As a homebrewer I constantly get people telling me I should start a brewery. No bloody way. It's got to be the quickest path to taking something I enjoy and making it a misery. People really hav...

skaghevn wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 11:05 pm If anyone was thinking of heading down this weekend, be aware that it might be a tad smokey.

https://www.cp24.com/news/dumpster-fire ... -1.6582471

Dumpster fire? So the kitchen is closed?

If anything cans will retain a fresher, or closer to canning date flavour than bottles and should remain drinkable as long or even longer. Downside is generally some of the changes attributed to aging in bottles, especially that sherry-like result of slow oxidation may not happen; or will take far ...

Funny timing on this post. I just took delivery of some Great Lakes Euro Pils, brewed with Amsterdam. Not a classic Pils in my opinion and pretty (maybe very) aggressive on the hops and dryness, but that's quite far up my alley, so I'm really liking it. I think it's only available for brewery pick u...

For those uptown, Function Bar at Y&E has $7.50 pints with a good interesting selection on Friday and Saturday happy hour. Regular prices are a bit steep (isn't it everywhere now?), but their food prices and offerings seem very fair. I wish they were open Mondays, as that would be the perfect ni...

The Pint by the convention centre on Front St. used to have some decent weeknight happy hour prices and a good selection. I haven't been in a while, so it might have changed. Their regular prices were not that bad either. The place can get a bit loud though.

Tough times across the pond.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/a ... ust-brexit

I discovered Northern Lights Hazy IPA last week. Very nice.

I don't think I have seen it available around Toronto.

Thanks I will dip into this. I was following his blog for a while but it appears to have gone on ice. I just chalked it up to lots of personal COVID era projects that people moved on from. I'm not disparaging here, it and others are clearly passion projects and that's great. Personally, I'm not in t...

Enjoying Great Lakes current 7 Barrel Series Flight HBC 1019.

A very nice bright and refreshing take on NEIPA. I have found too many beers in this style to just be acrid. This one is good and clean. Well done!

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/22/end-of-the-bartender-the-uk-vending-machines-pouring-pints-for-the-masses I was at an event in San Jose years ago where they had a variation on this. You still had to pull your own, but it had some sort of throttle to help get a good pour. The best pa...

"A representative for Anchor Brewing Co., Sam Singer...attributes the decision to a mix of familiar factors: “the impacts of the pandemic, inflation, especially in San Francisco, and a highly competitive market left the company with no option but to make this sad decision to cease operations. ...

Geez, you'd think they could have knocked out some hard soda or something to bring in the revenue.

Also Pohjala, do go. We didn't do the sauna thing but the whole facility is fantastic. In fact I can't recommend Tallinn enough, a gorgeous city and a seemingly underrated country in general. Lots of very good local breweries and craft imports too; I was impressed for such a small country, they pun...