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by TwoPint
Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:03 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Rainhard Brewing
Replies: 43
Views: 25987

Re: Rainhard Brewing

zane9 wrote:I think it would be a little trickier to get there by TTC.
The 71A Runnymede bus will leave you with a six-block walk up Symes.
by TwoPint
Wed Mar 23, 2016 2:43 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Whose Hopping Mad
Replies: 3
Views: 1463

Whose Hopping Mad

I was at a certain bar on the Danforth and saw four full cans together on the counter: three different Red Racer beers and something called Hopping Mad which I would’ve assumed was from the Granite but for the spiffy graphics. The bartender informed me that a rep had left the four cans and that the ...
by TwoPint
Fri Mar 11, 2016 3:15 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Murphy's Law, Queen East & Kingston Road
Replies: 3
Views: 3578

Re: Murphy's Law, Queen East & Kingston Road

It's reportedly re-opening today at 6pm. A beer list is up online. It looks like the advertised "24 craft taps" include Guinness, Bud Light, Rolling Rock, Stella and Keith's although there is the promise of an unspecified number of "rotating seasonal taps" in addition to the 24 l...
by TwoPint
Sat Mar 05, 2016 12:46 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Batch
Replies: 22
Views: 10944

Re: Batch

It's opening on Monday as per Canadian Beer News. I walked by yesterday and it looks ready to go.
by TwoPint
Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:49 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: The REturn of Frank D'Angelo
Replies: 28
Views: 16298

Re: The REturn of Frank D'Angelo

I got invited to this screening through some well connected people that stop into my work on occasion. I think I should have attended: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/sicilian-vampire-an-uncomfortable-bizarre-trip-through-frank-dangelos-mind/article28939483/ If any of his stuf...
by TwoPint
Tue Mar 01, 2016 8:43 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1822364

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Lukie wrote:How long has TBS had the Smuttynose Finestkind? Just spotted today, when getting a bunch of Delerium.
I first got it on November 14, at Donlands-O'Connor.
by TwoPint
Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:40 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Murphy's Law, Queen East & Kingston Road
Replies: 3
Views: 3578

Murphy's Law, Queen East & Kingston Road

Murphy's Law is undergoing what appears to be an upgrade. Signs on the building advertise "24 craft taps" and "Friends don't let Friends eat Pub Grub". Re-opening in early March.
by TwoPint
Mon Jan 04, 2016 6:10 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Who makes a good porter?
Replies: 33
Views: 16984

Re: Who makes a good porter?

I enjoyed a few pints of Kensington Home Grown Porter at The Only Cafe last month.
by TwoPint
Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:50 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Ontario Announces First Winning Bidders for Sale of Beer in Grocery Stores
Replies: 82
Views: 42123

Re: Ontario Announces First Winning Bidders for Sale of Beer in Grocery Stores

This is more like it: Currently beer is shelved at the end of aisles in Loblaw store locations, with almost 2.5 metres of space devoted to the drink. Beer drinkers can expect the amount of space provided for the beverage to expand to 12 metres, with the inclusion of extra brands and refrigeration by...
by TwoPint
Wed Dec 16, 2015 3:51 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Ontario Announces First Winning Bidders for Sale of Beer in Grocery Stores
Replies: 82
Views: 42123

Re: Ontario Announces First Winning Bidders for Sale of Beer in Grocery Stores

I was at the Victoria Park Loblaws today. Two piddly end-of-aisle displays. Nothing refrigerated. What a cruel joke.
by TwoPint
Sun Nov 15, 2015 3:04 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1822364

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

look what's finally at TBS: Smuttynose Finestkind IPA Quantity: 6 × Bottle 355 ml Price: $15.00 Went to the beer store today ... I left empty handed. Same here. Although I saw the inventory on the employee's computer screen showed 0 despite the website showing they had it. I've had this experience ...
by TwoPint
Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:20 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16950
Views: 3075157

Re: What're you drinking right now?

St. Peter's Winter Ale while watching Frank D'Angelo in "Real Gangsters" on FX. Don't judge me!
by TwoPint
Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:19 pm
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Cask Days 2015
Replies: 132
Views: 50506

Re: Cask Days 2015

The most irritating I found was crowds of people just standing around near the pouring stations making getting around a pain in the ass. Agreed. It drove me nuts. This was the only negative thing about my Cask Days experience. Well, that and Flying Monkeys Ghost Bitch. I would've liked to have been...
by TwoPint
Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:14 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Is "Bim" opening a brewery?
Replies: 9
Views: 6212

Re: Is "Bim" opening a brewery?

This Toronto Star article from December 17 of last year reported that Sweetgrass was moving in to that building on the west side of Coxwell just behind the stores on the south side of Gerrard but nothing's been done with it and I saw a For Rent sign on it on Sunday. So has Sweetgrass bailed out?
by TwoPint
Wed Sep 09, 2015 12:19 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Beer store being replaced by condo development
Replies: 5
Views: 5409

Beer store being replaced by condo development

1177 Danforth is in the works for Danforth & Greenwood where the Beer Store currently is.