The Bar Towel

They're all the same to me. The only reason I go every now and then is because they carry Iron Duke and the LCBO doesn't.

Well, yeah that's the going rate wherever I drink. Some places a little more, some a little less but I'd say that's the average.

Just a quick word of praise for this little place on Roncesvalles. I stopped in last night and was once again impressed with the draft lineup: Wellington Bitter and County, Startford Pils and a Stratford Lager, G.L. Pumpkin, and Stonehammer Dark to name a few. No cask, and not likely to see one in t...

I can remember when servers at C'est What used to simply pour a "half" into your current pint glass. More like a 3/4...

I was in their brewpub last night. It certainly is a challenge going there sometimes - last call changes with the seasons (literally - last call was at 11pm last night), the staff doesn't always know much about the beer, it gets rammed with people, the food isn't so great. But I'm still a fan. Last ...

Cass wrote: Dry. We ended up there again during Nuit Blanche and all the specialty beers were gone.

Well, mostly. I was there last night and the Ironspike, Neustadt and Wasabi were still on. Iron Duke will be back soon as C'est What got 4 kegs and they were prepping one last night.

I got there around 9 pm and it was still crowded. The staff themselves were amazed that it was so busy and George told me they served over 5000 samples.
I got the last taste of the Granite's Hopping Mad (excellent, wanted a pint of it) and stuck to the Iron Duke after that. Mmmm.

esprit wrote:...offending the odd geek is much less onerous and I can handle any boycotts....

That's good. Get ready.

The above threat is over the top.

...not looking for accolades here but just feedback. Feedback: I think it's great. When I'm all hopped-out ( which doesn't happen that often) I go back to the Dead Guy for a change and find it to be a delicious beer. I was talking with a couple of neighbours last week and offered them both a Dead G...

the biggest downer about every cask fest is always the few little negative nancys that have to say their piece. they don't like the price, or the beer, or the ticket sale method, etc. every year there's always someone who has to bitch and leave a bad taste in the mouth of all those that pour their ...

Yeah, Cooper St. hit the jackpot - two hundred and some-odd cases. Time to leave work.

midlife crisis wrote:There were a couple of sixers left at Dufferin and Wilson an hour ago.

Thanks - I've only checked out Queens Quay and Brock St. and they both said it's flying off the shelves, which is great. I did track one down at The Rhino though.

Interesting! I guess I'll have to get my Dogfish fix there, as I can't find it in stores.
I never visit those faux Irish places but hopefully that lineup will make a permanent impression and chase some of the macro swill.

I think it's going on tap at The Rhino, as I heard the owner saying they are getting a "bumble-something".
Unfortunately, it's replacing Mill St's Raspberry and The Rhino isn't big on cleaning their lines.

Lister wrote:
Was the place called Wide Open? Never understood the popularity of the place.

Yup, that was it. I've been there before because they do have some insane drink specials, plus we thought a friend of ours was bartending last night. But he wasn't, and the drink special included shitty beer.