The Bar Towel

If anyone from Toronto proper planning to head to Barncat for Rat Queen would be willing to pick up an extra bottle for me please send me a pm.

GtownRandy wrote:

ChrisK wrote:Has anyone tried Bloom yet?

is that the hibiscus brew? if so, a friend brought a 1L a couple weeks ago, it was pinkish in colour, quite delicious and refreshing and easy-drinking

Yeah, that's the one.

Has anyone tried Bloom yet?

I'm going to be echoing the praise I've been seeing in this thread. Stopped by the brewery on Saturday with some friends. We talked with Jeremy and Matt for a bit while mulling over the samples and left with growlers. I got Chase the Sun, Electric Dream Machine, and Bump & Grind and after having...

underlined the best 3 of the bunch Thanks for responding so quickly. How about Booker's straight bourbon or 1792 small batch bourbon? Would those edge out any of your previous top 3? Bookers is excellent, I would put it ahead of Eagle Rare. Note: if you go for Blanton's take the "original"...

Looking for some recommendations as one of my local LCBOs just got a bunch of new and interesting-looking stuff: Eagle Rare 10 year Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey Four Roses Single Barrel Orphan Barrel Barterhouse 20 year bourbon Tincup Whiskey Bib & Tucker small batch bourbon Blanton's Original ...

Looking for some recommendations as one of my local LCBOs just got a bunch of new and interesting-looking stuff: Eagle Rare 10 year Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey Four Roses Single Barrel Orphan Barrel Barterhouse 20 year bourbon Tincup Whiskey Bib & Tucker small batch bourbon Blanton's Original B...

midlife crisis wrote: To me it loses points for being a bit of a murky mess visually, but perhaps it was just at the end of the keg.

Judging by the photo they posted of Eminence in a glass and the emerging trend of turbid IPAs and pale ales, this was probably not an accident.

Well, shit. I didn't think my little jab would cause such a ruckus. I didn't even realize it was Lister's twitter account (judging by the reaction). It really just struck me as an oddly significant emphasis on the beer's clarity, or lack thereof. It reminded me of things like the Alstrom brothers on...

New Mill Street West Coast IPA LCBO#: 461483 | 473 mL can Im actually curious about this one and wonder why It took being purchased by a Macro brewer to finally put out a regular-release IPA. https://twitter.com/BeaumontDrinks/status/722549144670314496 Uh oh, someone just had their first unfiltered...

ercousin wrote:I found 2015's to be overly oaked and tanic. 2014 I thought was nice enough, even bought a 2nd bottle to age, but IMO it was better fresh.

This was my impression of the 2015 batch as well. It was highly focused on roast and woody barrel character without much else backing it up.

Barn Owl 3 was my least favorite of the 3 so far. I found it all peach and not much else. That said, I find Jelly King to be a phenomenal dry hopped sour. I also was lucky enough to try the new Grandma's Boy at the Bellwoods beer dinner at Brux House last week and it's going to blow peoples minds. ...

Barn Owl #3, fresh bottle - brimming with juicy peachy goodness. I think the tart-sweet fruit works well with the dryness and slight acidity of the farmhouse, Subtle spiciness, pretty round palate but fresh overall. Creamy and layered, kind of an Imperial Belgo-Radler. Worth trying one. I got 2 bot...

jeremyg wrote:is the cuvee rene any good? everything else i've had by them has been meh.

Very good and a great value for the price. It's just a straight up gueuze and isn't sweetened like the Lindeman's Framboise that we also see at the LCBO.

I too got a bit of an acrid bitterness from the raspberry version but I found that went away as the beer warmed and opened up.