The Bar Towel

Just did a review of it, and it is really really good. Nice malt sweetness and killer dry-hopped aromas and flavours. Great balance, great body. Just go buy it. Buy lots, you'll want more.

I was more trying to note that I was really happy to see a notorious swill-maker producing a beer with more character, in the hopes that their regular drinkers might branch out a bit. And who knows, maybe a Keith's IPA drinker might try their harvest ale, and then see the Muskoka Harvest Ale and pic...

Haha, I just got my knuckles wrapped. Stephen, you are, of course, correct. In my post here I certianly implied I only thought it was good in light of it being from Keith's, and I would have thought it bad if it were from, say, Durham. I will take the blame for lazy post-editing. In my full-review I...

Got this from a PR company and was actually pretty surprised. I know I'm about to get flamed for saying it, but it's not bad at all. Review on TorontoBeerBlog.com

Yes it's not a killer beer, but coming from Keith's, it's a pretty drinkable ale.

Anybody else get a bottle?

This figures: first time in a while I actually get my act together and get a posting on Bartowel, and I get pneumonia. In the middle of the summer too. Anyways, sorry to say, we'll be cancelling this one, as I'm zero fun to be around right now, unless you like really sweaty grumpy people who cough v...

Hey everybody, This Sunday, the 15th, we're doing our monthly beer tasting at Castro's Lounge, 2116e Queen St East, in the Beach. This one is a bit of a departure, we're tasting beer cocktails, to use the trendy term. Obviously, this event isn't going to appeal to hardline geeks, but if you fancy co...

@wittaker Glad you liked that. Forgot to mention, but we'll have the Australia v Germany game on the tvs (with sound on to boot!), and will likley hold the tasting till the game is over, so it'll actually be closer to 3:30. If you aren't planning on watching it anywhere else, come on down for 1:15 (...

It's the World Cup!!! And nothing makes me think of International Football more then drinking beer and eating cheese. Okay, that's a stretch, but seriously, have you ever done a beer and cheese tasting? I don't know if there is anything better (in the workd of beer and cheese, mind you). So we're go...

Here's a good reason why a publican might accept a Fuller's fake hand-pump: They have x number of taps. Fuller's comes in and says "Hey, we want you to sell our beer, but we know you've got good relationships with all the other companies who supply your draught, so we're not asking you to give ...

Ouch, only 7, and most don't count: 8. The Gravity Bar, Guinness St. James Gate Brewery, Dublin, Ireland 18. Horizon’s Café, CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario 26. French Quarter during Mardi Gras, New Orleans, LA 63. Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI 113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada 116. Anchor Bar, Buffalo...

Haha. I wish all beer drinkers had the passion displayed here on the bartowel. I can fully appreciate your concern, and quite respect it. I know you don't buy my (perhaps idealistic) belief in the goodness of publicans everywhere. Perhaps I just don't drink in sketchy enough locales. But be that as ...

I went first for the CASK! Social, and have been back numerous times for numerous reasons, most of which sound like "I fancy a beer". I have yet to go in and not be charmed by the servers, quenched by the beer, pleased by the food, entertained by the customers, and perfumed by the air. It ...

This is a pretty tough call, in my opinion. Doubtless, if a publican sells beer out of one of these as "cask" or any other label aside from "draught", they are being deceptive and deserve to be shunned. However, simply using one as a presentation peice is not really a big problem...

Hmmmm, I've had numerous of the ceramic bottles, and found them to be excellent. We're now running it on our rotating tap at Castro's Lounge in the Beach; our first 30 was done in 4 days. We'll have it for the rest of February, if anybody is around and interested in having it on tap.