The Bar Towel

I just ordered both the Oxford Companion to Beer and The Craft of Stone Brewing Co. For those interested in buying the Oxford Companion to Beer, try this: Go to http://www.chapters.indigo.ca Setup an online account, and get a free Plum Rewards membership. Sign in, find and select the book, then chec...

I saw the Charlevoix Tripel in my local LC today. Haven't had this since 2006 at the microbrasserie pub in Baie Saint Paul. Really looking forward to trying it this weekend.

Also saw Wychwood King Goblin and Sam Adams Oktoberfest.

Cool game. Thx Len.

I was up late watching TV a few weeks ago and stumbled on the Being Frank show. That's about a year now that it's been on the air, no?

JeffPorter wrote:

cannondale wrote:isn't that
getting a little carried away?

No.

I was being facetious...I think it's great. Now that Highballer is available, I think for shits and giggles I'll do a side by each on Halloween with all 5.

Anyone else notice that on the back label of the Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin it actually suggests mixing in a little of their Blue Fin Stout for a fall warner.

Scandalous!

SMC wrote:

cannondale wrote:isn't that getting a little carried away?

Well I'm not going to complain about there being better selection at the LCBO.

You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone on this site who would.

Perhaps the OP should have added the caviat 'Beers that are, in my opinion, olde school Ontario pale ales that have been masquerading as IPA's and APA's for years unchecked need not apply.'? :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: Why? I'm just saying the RB or whatever DGAF classification doesn't stop any of ...

And for those who don't find beer semantics silly, Tankhouse is classified as an APA on both RB and BA, it meets the BJCP style guidelines for an APA and there is no recognized beer category called 'Ontario pale ale'. What, so we can't talk about a specific regional style of Pale Ale in Ontario? Wh...

midlife crisis wrote:My personal favourite at the moment is Grand River Pugnacious. It has those quirky tropical flavours going on. Very drinkable.

pugnacious is a cambridge pale ale

I picked up all 4 pumpkin ales in one fell swoop last night.

With GR Highballer also joining the fray, that's 5 pumpkin beers available at the LC at once...isn't that getting a little carried away?

I had the Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest at West 50 this past week. Not bad for a lager.

Overlapping Oktoberfest feature, OCB feature, Halloween release and Autumn release. Who do these LCBO people think they are?

Oh for goodness sakes, forgive me, but that is just silly semantics. If we are discussing favourite hop-forward pale ales or India pale ales available in Ontario, surely Tankhouse qualifies, and in fact deserves some respect (though it's not my personal favourite) for being one of Ontario's pioneer...

Premieres first week of October on HDNet. Apparently they travel to 4 Canadian cities as part of their tour this time round...Montreal, Quebec, Toronto and Vancouver. I'm interested to see which bars, breweries or distilleries they visit in Toronto and Montreal in particular. Anybody hear anything?

Sounds like you needed to extend your trip for 'personal days' CD! Beers at Brutopia are... kinda Brutal Topia. Lived and learned! Benelux has a fighting chance for very good tap beers, and so does Cheval Blanc on a good day. Same St. Bock. All strolling distance downtown, really I can't understand...