The Bar Towel

So the only advantage to making a verbal declaration at a Nexus lane is if you are down for the day and hope they will let you slide on the duty? Well, there's also the advantage of not having to fill out that bloody form, which asks you to break down your purchases into categories and to determine...

So, in terms of paying duty for day trips, it sounds like it is just the normal process? They could have you pull over and pay duty anyway. It would be interesting to see if anyone has experience using a Nexus pass on day-long beer runs to see if the likelihood of getting dinged with duty decreases...

I dig the packaging. http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/224028_10150191944988739_175268248738_6862832_6031087_n.jpg It reminds me a little of Beau's branding. Which isn't a bad thing. I actually thought it was a Beau's product when I first saw the ad. Looking forward to trying it. http:...

I had an Amsterdam Boneshaker at the Rhino last night and it was fantastic. Anyone know if they changed the recipe this year?

I can't find this article on their web site, so I'll just post the whole thing. No succession plan? Look out! 'The earlier, the better,' advises brewer, based on his tough experience Gloria Er-Chua Toronto Star 1019 words 5 May 2011 The Toronto Star TOR ONT R2 English Copyright (c) 2011 The Toronto ...

While we're on the subject of article on Eastern Ontario breweries, here's one on Hogsback:

http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20110421/ne ... +good+year

grub wrote: yeah, i think we were all surprised to see it place last. i'm not sure we can trust our math skills at that point though... perhaps they're all wrong!

The Dark Lord was very strong and sweet. I'm not surprised to see it listed at 15% ABV. Obviously, we prefer Imperial Stout Lites (at 10-12%)!

An article in The Review (a Vankleek Hill weekly publication): "I would never consider just letting the public wander the grounds, walking around with drinks in their hands. There'd just be absolute chaos ." http://www.thereview.ca/story/changing-liquor-laws-festivals-absolute-chaos-or-wel...

Worth a read.

http://torontoist.com/2011/03/whos_afra ... _store.php

I couldn't find this online, but it showed up in my news feed. Feature Pages Bay Streeter brews up a new career; Accountant moves from poring over numbers to making beer and cider Josh Rubin Toronto Star 776 words 19 February 2011 The Toronto Star TOR ONT B3 English Copyright (c) 2011 The Toronto St...

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/columnists/Have+state+controlled+cold/4271212/story.html Excerpt: A number of people are incensed that the Tory leader would waste time on this allegedly trivial [buck-a-beer] issue when so many more serious things are wrong with government in Ontario. I'm incensed that ...

Craft beer sales up 54% in a year! That's quite a feat.

Heh.

But this is Ottawa. Compared to Nortel and JDS, Heritage is a runaway success!

A brewpub within the confines of the last dry area of Toronto - oh the horror! Won't anyone think of the children!

Good article from the Ottawa Business Journal.

http://www.obj.ca/Local/2010-12-10/arti ... -Brewing/1