The Bar Towel

I hear we are getting Cigar City Marshal Zhukov.. Edited the list below thanks to JaseWescott, a lot of repeats from previous years as always: ONTARIO CRAFT BEERS ... TBD - King Kung Imperial Stout - 473mL ... I don't think that I ever saw this on shelves and it's never been listed online to my kno...

In the local store and one of the staff told me he thought everything was pretty much in. Well that ^^^ was November and I just got a Cigar City Marshal Zhukov Russian Imperial Stout at Summerhill. Merry Christmas... in May, and I assume this shipment must be perfectly matured for drinking now unle...

roland wrote:

beerstodiscover wrote:13444 Renaissance Tribute Barley Wine 2018 - 500mL — Just saw this one. Good price at ~$6.50, haven't tried it yet. And it's not viewable on LCBO.com.

Hi, do you remember which LCBO store?

I saw some bottles at the Queen's Quay LCBO about a month ago when I last stocked up.

Is the Black Isle Brewery Systems Theory Imperial Stout officially a lost cause? The Spring 2020 release doesn't really inspire me, so Systems Theory would be a very welcome late addition (particularly if one of the scotch barrel-aged variants).

My boss is trying to organize a scotch tasting for clients. Looking to pick up around 8 bottles in the $70-100 price range (although it would be fine to have an outlier or two of more expensive and/or some cheaper value options to keep things interesting). It will be a blind tasting, which should be...

JaseWescott wrote:

10502 Black Isle Brewery Systems Theory Imperial Stout - 440mL - United Kingdom

Did this one ever make it on the shelves? I can't recall seeing it and don't see it listed online.

I'm headed to FoBaB with a buddy in November. First time for both of us. Anyone able to shed some light on what we can expect and how to best maximize the experience?

I'm headed to Mont Tremblant for a couple of days in September. Preliminary research suggests that beyond La Diable in town and St. Arnould on the outskirts, nothing new has popped up. Anyone aware of anywhere else worth hitting? I was there last year and the Metro/IGA? had a very good selection. L...

I'm headed to Mont Tremblant for a couple of days in September. Preliminary research suggests that beyond La Diable in town and St. Arnould on the outskirts, nothing new has popped up. Anyone aware of anywhere else worth hitting?

Anyone else notice that BOYD has been pouring quite a bit around beer Bars in the GTA (Bar Hops, Wvrst, Thirsty & Miserable, even The Brain in Hamilton)? Looks like a sign to me that bars are liquidating before the infection really takes over.

bradb wrote:Dang, another winter release without Westmalle Tripel making a return. The Dubbel is nice but I covet the Tripel.

Ask and ye shall receive. I was pleasantly surprised to see the tripel on the shelves of the Maple Leaf Square LCBO this afternoon.

After a tough stretch at work, I cracked one of my BOYD 2018 bottles today. It was notably off and tasted infected. Hoping it was a one-off, I cracked a second bottle that turned out to be just as bad. Checked in with a buddy of mine and he had a bad experience with a bottle last weekend. I'm getti...

Worst release in a while. Good to see the Eggenberg Doppelbock and Ayinger Weizenbock back and fresh La Chouffe is nice, but otherwise very slim pickings. I'm honestly a little bit relieved. I have a pretty healthy inventory of winter beers to drink down.

After a tough stretch at work, I cracked one of my BOYD 2018 bottles today. It was notably off and tasted infected. Hoping it was a one-off, I cracked a second bottle that turned out to be just as bad. Checked in with a buddy of mine and he had a bad experience with a bottle last weekend. I'm gettin...

A recent BrewDog blog noted Toronto as one of the new destinations for a BrewDog Bar and mentioned signing a lease:

https://www.brewdog.com/lowdown/blog/br ... pdate-2019

Anyone know what building they've leased?