The Bar Towel

That one was free. Next time i charge!

There's this really cool invention out there, guys. It's called a telephone. I used it to call the 3 Brewers, and yes, they are very much open.

Like Greg, I thought the (sold out!) Hart House fest was great. I didn't sample much that was new, but enjoyed well enough everything I did drink, almost. I even gave a couple of impromptu tutored tastings to people new to the more unusual styles present, and felt very gratified when they enjoyed wh...

1) The ability to detect flaws in beer and the ability to taste beer are two different thinks, as anyone who has ever sat in on a major brewery tasting panel will know; 2) The ability to taste is a function of the density of taste buds on the tongue and elsewhere in the mouth - we also have taste bu...

Y'know what a true Irish pub is? It's a pub located in Ireland!

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As I was watching the second half of the Spanish-Swiss contest, I was thinking, "I wish all the people who think footie is boring could be watching this right now." What a great half! As for Canadian and American football, to each his or her own, but I cannot fathom how ten second bursts o...

Damn! Busted!! It's true, alas, I don't have a passport and have only invented all those stories about traveling to England, Belgium, Italy, Thailand, the US, etc. Complete fabrications, one and all. I've never sat in beer halls with Bavarians, beer fests with Brits, Swedes, Dutch and Japanese, neve...

This doesn't belong in a beer forum, but... Sorry, lads, but you're way off. Think the Portuguese don't fly the flag year-round? They do. I used to live on the edge of little Portugal. Think those same people weren't glued to their televisions when Canada was playing in the Olympic hockey final? The...

Twisted Lederhosen?

A little info on this beer, 'towelers. First of all, I asked about the pronunciation and was told that the easiest way to say it is "skelf-ti," although properly it should have a "sh" sound at the front, more in lines with "sh-kelf-ti." Now, as far as its steam beer qua...

You've gone too far, my friend. Peroni is as emasculated a lager as are a multitude of other major label brands, arguably rooted in the German helles style, but with sufficient character removed so as to be a mere sop for the masses. Not bad beer, understand, but fragrant or not, but a faint shadow ...

Another poorly informed writer -- who normally writes on wine, and has a limited knowledge of beers -- chimes in at today's Metro. That is truly a dreadful mini-story, and Mr. Rockwell should be ashamed. If Erdinger sets the standard for German wheat beers, then I supposed Yellow Tail also sets the...

Of course, you've got to applaud when a major daily gives a full page shout out to dining with beer, but did anyone else feel like this feature would have been more appropriate a decade or so ago?

Actually, Rob, Rickard's was invented purely as a reason for Molson to keep a viable ale yeast going in BC. It was either that or discontinue Export out west. The biggest challenge Molson will face taking Creemore forward nationally is the brand's strong association with Ontario and, by extension, T...