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- Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:09 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Steelback Expansion - Toronto Star Article
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3774
So basically, they want to send beer to other provinces in the hopes that people elsewhere will buy it? Or in the hopes of creating more accountant's cash flow? Either way, if they have money to spend, all they really have to do is be less cheesy and clean up the production flaws that make their bee...
- Sun Aug 14, 2005 5:23 pm
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Nickel Brook Ale
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3148
The niche is an English-style ale of medium-to-light palate that tastes of all-beer; is not touched by oxidation or other faults (not the samples I tried); and - not least - has a pleasant flavour. I welcome other comments too, but appreciate the chance to defend my view. Well, that's why I asked. ...
- Sun Aug 14, 2005 3:57 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Off to Vancouver
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2830
Oh boy. Where to start. Sailor Hagar's - not brewing. They have a handful of beers made for them by Howe Sound, but no seasonals and not near the variety they used to have. The Wit is distinctly worse, but most of the other remaining brands are better and really taste like Howe Sound brews. Given th...
- Sun Aug 14, 2005 3:36 am
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Nickel Brook Ale
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3148
Re: Nickel Brook Ale
Finally got a bottle of this to try. This is an excellent beer, it's got clean but marked beery flavours, a medium-to-light body and bitterness and nice aftertaste with a pleasant undertone from the top yeast or warmer fermentation. There was not an iota of oxidation in it. Some beers just don't hi...
- Wed Aug 03, 2005 12:15 am
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Cole's I.P.A Festival- Buffalo
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3418
Re: Cole's I.P.A Festival- Buffalo
Myself and a couple of friends were down in Buffalo on Saturday for the I.P.A festival at Cole's. The cost was $20 US and for that price we got unlimited beers as well as bratwurst. The ales I enjoyed were Two Hearted Ale from Bell's (Kalmazoo, MI), Big Daddy IPA from San Fransisco, and Three Floyd...
- Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:36 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Scotch Irish is toying with "Randall the enamel animal&
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5072
Re: Scotch Irish is toying with "Randall the enamel ani
Hi guys, I am toying around with a Dogfish Head style in-line hop infuser for the cask ales at Fort York. I haven't tried it out yet, but it looks good. My quandry is, (if it works) which of my 5 one-off festival beers would benefit from its use. I will have 2 beer engines, but only one will have t...
- Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:39 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: "Premium" Canadian beer to sponsor F1 team
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8468
Re: "Premium" Canadian beer to sponsor F1 team
Steelback also becomes the first Canadian company to have its logo which incorporates a maple leaf graphic appear on a Jordan F1 car. The most comical marketing line in a good, long while. Nortel Networks was a sponsor back in 2000, no? Yeah, but it only counts if they have a maple leaf in their lo...
- Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:02 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Making America Great!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3433
Re: Making America Great!
Once again proving that American Colleges turn out far too many marketing grads: http://www.bootiebeer.com/ Enough said. :roll: It's not even that they've got too many marketing grads, it's that they aren't teaching them anything, like that the product has to have real market demand, not just that ...
- Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:59 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: "Premium" Canadian beer to sponsor F1 team
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8468
Re: "Premium" Canadian beer to sponsor F1 team
The most comical marketing line in a good, long while.beanmedic wrote: Steelback also becomes the first Canadian company to have its logo which incorporates a maple leaf graphic appear on a Jordan F1 car.
- Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:33 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Star article on LCBO
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2721
What the LCBO loves to say is that yes, we and only we can protect you from the evils of alcohol. Except that they don't. They just sell it like any other store would, screening for kids and drunks...the latter debatable. That they actually trumpet this heavy-handed nannying as a desirable trait fo ...
- Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:54 am
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Casks of Black Oak At Fort York
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23450
Previous barrel-aged beers in Canada have included DDC Quintessence (maple liqueur), Fat Cat Old Bad Cat Barley Wine (wine)...damn that's all I can think of. Wouldn't be surprised if Voie Maltee Polissonne was aged in whiskey barrels, but I couldn't confirm that. Still a ridiculously short list. The...
- Fri Jul 22, 2005 1:35 pm
- Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
- Topic: Quebec City
- Replies: 36
- Views: 18294
PierreBiere wrote:Check out Josh Oakes' Quebec beer roadtrip article on ratebeer, "THE BLOND, BLANCHE, ROUSSE ET NOIR TOUR":
http://www.ratebeer.com/Beer-News/Article-515.htm
Plus, I went there a couple of years ago as well on my way out to Halifax:
http://www.ratebeer.com/Story.asp?StoryID=228
- Fri Jul 22, 2005 1:33 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Corporal Punishment in bottles?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14213
Re: Corporal Punishment in bottles?
Now you're talking! Send us Sergeants while you're at it.PRMason wrote:I am toying with the idea of bottling the Corporal Punishment and putting it into the BCLDB system. I would appreciate any feedback you can give me before I make my decision.
Cheers!
Perry
- Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:00 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: LCBO report to be released today...
- Replies: 50
- Views: 23196
Reading the Globe it just gets even more genius. OK, I agree that the plan was never going to benefit any of my beer loving friends in Ontario anyway, but let's look at this stuff: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050718.w2lcbowine0718/BNStory/National/ 1) $1.5 billion /year of r...
- Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:04 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: LCBO report to be released today...
- Replies: 50
- Views: 23196
Fun topic. Here's what we've got in BC...a public/private system that is the worst of both worlds. The government has retained distribution rights more or less. There are very few products available at the private shops that aren't available at the government ones. And they are all more expensive, b...