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- Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:10 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Is cask beer still a thing?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3226
Re: Is cask beer still a thing?
Common Good had their Ellesmere Amber on cask earlier this year and plan to have more offerings on cask from time to time. They typically brew a good rotation of traditional styles and largely stay away from all the trendy adjunct styles, which is fine by me.
- Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:36 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Is cask beer still a thing?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3226
Re: Is cask beer still a thing?
North Americans seem to like their hazies, pastry stouts, exploding fruited sours, and other overwrought brewing experiments. this is both 100% accurate and 100% sad the general craft beer consumer just doesnt want beer that tastes like beer The only encouraging trend has been the resurgence of wel...
- Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:13 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Is cask beer still a thing?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3226
Re: Is cask beer still a thing?
Pretty much agreeing with the general sentiment here, true cask beers aren't really on most people's radar these days. Maybe Cask Days' return will spark some renewed interest, but it seems to be a fairly niche thing here. North Americans seem to like their hazies, pastry stouts, exploding fruited s...
- Tue Oct 04, 2022 3:23 pm
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Cask Days 2022
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11440
Re: Cask Days 2022
Definitely great to see it back, albeit in a pared down form. Cask Days was about the only festival I went to anymore, though my favourite years were when Cask Days was held in the Hart House quad. Gorgeous setting and just the right size in my opinion. The latter years at Brickworks became too busy...
- Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:43 am
- Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
- Topic: Stone City Ales in Kingston
- Replies: 109
- Views: 68654
Re: Stone City Ales in Kingston
I stopped in at Stone City for lunch on a road trip a few years back, it was a nice spot and the beers were decent but nothing special. I've yet to try Something in the Water but they certainly appear to be decent from a corporate responsibility perspective. Their whole mantra is supporting clean wa...
- Wed Sep 21, 2022 11:01 am
- Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
- Topic: Las Vegas
- Replies: 52
- Views: 37621
Re: Las Vegas
Fine dining is one of the last holdouts for craft beer appreciation. Interesting comment, because if you could go back to the 'beginning' of craft beer, you might have predicted this is where it would take off first. Certainly seems logical with regards to it being a premium product, seems wine has...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:18 pm
- Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
- Topic: Las Vegas
- Replies: 52
- Views: 37621
Re: Las Vegas
Well, just got back from Vegas and things really have changed since my last visit (2017). There's an entire brewery row/area in the Arts District now, whereas last time I recall options were limited. Managed to hit up Able Baker and HUDL. I'd say both were solid; not necessarily impressive compared ...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:04 pm
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: 2022 Autumn Beer Release
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10214
Re: 2022 Autumn Beer Release
Found cans of regular, peanut butter and Mexican chocolate yeti at a bottle shop (in Fergus) recently, so ‘regular’ is available in Ontario if you would like to seek it out. Ah, yea I've seen those floating around on the 'gram. Looks like Craft Brand Co. is representing them these days, they have a...
- Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:07 am
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: 2022 Autumn Beer Release
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10214
Re: 2022 Autumn Beer Release
Glad to see the Gonzo back again. I’d far prefer the OG Yeti to return than the chocolate one. More Chimay is always a good thing The Windswept beers are usually pretty solid stuff at a very reasonable price, so looking forward to that. Same re Yeti. Regular is one of my favourite American imperial...
- Tue Sep 06, 2022 10:34 am
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
- Replies: 5283
- Views: 1872448
Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Same, solid brewery, especially their stouts and porters- luckily this release seems to be mostly that.
- Tue Sep 06, 2022 10:26 am
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: 2022 Autumn Beer Release
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10214
Re: 2022 Autumn Beer Release
It's nice to see a seasonal list again and I'm always happy to see anything from Ayinger. Seems pretty solid, I look forward to trying most if not all of those brews.
- Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:52 am
- Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
- Topic: Are there any kick-ass breweries I'm missing?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3826
Re: Are there any kick-ass breweries I'm missing?
Fair enough, they are definitely a little less intense for lack of a better word. I think Rouge are closer to 3M and Badlands in their approach. I see you mentioned big stouts as well; 3M probably does it best but you might like 5 Paddles. I find them to be hit or miss overall, but they typically m...
- Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:56 pm
- Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
- Topic: Are there any kick-ass breweries I'm missing?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3826
Re: Are there any kick-ass breweries I'm missing?
Town makes some of the best IPAs in the province, in my opinion. I would say they're perhaps not quite as dense/sweet as some Badlands and 3M, but that's why I like them so much, I find them more balanced for my palate. Rouge River make some excellent hazy IPAs as well. I like Town ok, nut as much ...
- Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:38 am
- Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
- Topic: Are there any kick-ass breweries I'm missing?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3826
Re: Are there any kick-ass breweries I'm missing?
Town makes some of the best IPAs in the province, in my opinion. I would say they're perhaps not quite as dense/sweet as some Badlands and 3M, but that's why I like them so much, I find them more balanced for my palate. Rouge River make some excellent hazy IPAs as well.
- Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:38 am
- Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
- Topic: Galapagos Islands
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6335
Re: Galapagos Islands
Well I certainly wouldn't have expected craft beer on the Galapagos either. Sounds like an amazing trip, definitely on my bucket list along with Ecuador proper. Thanks for sharing!