The Bar Towel

In no particular order; 1) Victory Storm King 2) Pike IPA 3) Sierra Nevada Celebration 4) Brakspear Bitter (come on, I grew up there!) 5) St. Ambroise Stout Honorable mention; Grants Scottish Ale (before his brewery was bought out by Annheiser Bush), Sailor Hagar's bengal IPA, Victory Hopdevil, Sam ...

I'll also go for a 6 pack of each;
Corsendonk Christmas Ale & Bush de Noel.

A Joe's pickup is good for me as well.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Jon Walker on 2002-10-26 15:41 ]</font>

Are they claiming to be the first to bottle in plastic in Canada? What B.S.! Nelson Brewing bottled their beers in plastic from the early nineties until the late nineties and they were "single serving" as well, 500ml. Further any visitors to Vancouver will probably remember that Sailor Hag...

Well I'm back. Thanks for the FLOOD of responses to this post. Either nobody has yet done the L.A. beer scene or nobody gave a @$%&. Anyway...here's a brief update for you. The one spectacularly notable place was actually a 45 minute drive outside of L.A. It's called the "Yard House" a...

Hey all!

Sorry I missed the get together the other night. I'm in Los Angeles right now...just started to sample the micro scene here with a few different bottles last night. I'm just wondering if anyone knows where there's a good pub/bar with a large selection of micro taps?

The best, closest venue for a choice of beers during the fest is the Bedford Academy. The food is better than most pub menus and they have a decent, though predictable, selection of beer. I'd pick the B.A. as it is only a half block from the Hyatt and the Four Seasons which are always festival centr...

I'm a big single malt fan. I have a modest collection of about 18 bottles, mostly Islay distilleries and of them mostly Lag's Bowmore's and Ardbeg's. I've seen the Glenora offering a couple of times but have avoided buying it as I've yet to read a reputable review OR taste it at a sampling event. Ca...

I was wondering about the Conniston's. Great joy and sadness today when I opened my mail. My "special order" of Brakspear's through Peter at Esprit has now arrived at the LCBO. Do I dare to drink it now that I know it's probably the last batch I'll ever get from the Henley Brewery??? Quite...

Glad to hear you liked Pike. I've ranted far too much on this board about their beer (IPA in particular). Seattle is a micro brew Mecca with so much variety and selection it really blows my mind. I miss it terribly. While Vancouver does have a somewhat limited number of beers available at the liquor...

Yes it's true and an absolute heart breaker for me as I was born literally a stone's throw from the brewery gates. Here's some other details on the brewing deal with RefreshUK. "“However, we believe we have identified an innovative solution to preserve the quality and consistency of our award w...

Well this is exactly the good news I've been hoping for! Selfishly I could say that of course I think it will sell and of course you should put it in my local beer store but...I think an honest answer will be more useful to you. I think it CAN sell well but may need some time to find a market. It is...

Anyone heard anything concrete about this year's fest? It was early August last year but all the website says about this year is that it's yet to be scheduled. Best guess is around the end of August or beginning of September at a new location (too bad, I liked the Dunn Tire Park). I'm curious why it...

Whoopie! Thanks...the draft selection at S.J.'s has been a little weak lately. I for one will be ecstatic to see Sgt.Major's return.

Although wheat beer is generally not my thing the heat wave got me to try something different. I picked up each of the three along with the "others". I have to say that I really didn't find much difference in taste between the Ayinger, Edelweiss and the Hofbrau. Maybe the differences are t...

I would suggest any of the special vintage ales made by Brakspear yearly. They are in stone bottles with ceramic stoppers and are likely to age well. What makes this even more interesting is the possibility that (God forbid) Brakspear might stop making beer this year. However my last enquiry with Pe...