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by El Pinguino
Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Galapagos Islands
Replies: 6
Views: 5800

Re: Galapagos Islands

Galapagos update: The owner of Endemica is looking to sell their brewery, as they plan to move back to Spain, if anyone wants to live on a remote island on the Equator and live the good life.
May have to marry a local to make it legal, lol.
by El Pinguino
Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Bar Volo 2.0
Replies: 25
Views: 23305

Re: Bar Volo 2.0

Ya the Tuesday deal is pretty solid at Volo on College.
Perhaps I've just been unlucky a bit and stopped by or looked them up when there were only 3-4 non Volo brand options.
by El Pinguino
Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:07 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Non-Alcoholic Beer
Replies: 74
Views: 10631

Re: Non-Alcoholic Beer

Sorry for the multiple messages...forget how these message boards work, lol. On the NOLO fest, I thought Jazz Dance was mediocre. It was tasty, but had that lemony taste that a LOT of non-alcoholic IPAs have and starts to feel generic over time. I've tried probably about 300 NA beers, and have anot...
by El Pinguino
Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:56 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Bar Volo 2.0
Replies: 25
Views: 23305

Re: Bar Volo 2.0

I'll admit I pretty much stopped going to Baro Volo (and Birreria Volo) the past year or so. Seems every time I looked them up their taps were 80% volo beers and only a few other beers. I DO enjoy their casks at Bar Volo, but I always looked forward to trying new beers form other brewers at Birreria...
by El Pinguino
Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:50 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Henderson Brewing @ YYZ
Replies: 7
Views: 3420

Re: Henderson Brewing @ YYZ

I usually rent my cars from the airport, sounds like a perfect spot to stop after I drop my car off, and before I hop on the TTC express bus back to the city. I think they have an exclusive beer for that location too? Normally I am with others on the beers in airport thing though - enjoy one or two ...
by El Pinguino
Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Greg Clow to close Canadian Beer News
Replies: 10
Views: 1628

Re: Greg Clow to close Canadian Beer News

Ah, that's cool about the purchase. Still sad to see it go though.
by El Pinguino
Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:38 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What's Your Favourite Ontario West Coast IPA?
Replies: 57
Views: 6281

Re: What's Your Favourite Ontario West Coast IPA?

Love Boneshaker.
Had been drinking a lot of Mad Tom the past year or two, but found it to be too sticky sweet last couple of times I tried it.
by El Pinguino
Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:37 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16950
Views: 3075296

Re: What're you drinking right now?

I'm only drinking NA beers for 100 days, lol.
Had Chester from Bazaar recently, an NA Berliner weisse with black currants. It was quite good!
Grabbed the new Swoon stout from Burdock, and picked up Nickel Brooks NA beer to try soon.
by El Pinguino
Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Non-Alcoholic Beer
Replies: 74
Views: 10631

Re: Non-Alcoholic Beer

Sorry for the multiple messages...forget how these message boards work, lol. On the NOLO fest, I thought Jazz Dance was mediocre. It was tasty, but had that lemony taste that a LOT of non-alcoholic IPAs have and starts to feel generic over time. I've tried probably about 300 NA beers, and have anoth...
by El Pinguino
Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Non-Alcoholic Beer
Replies: 74
Views: 10631

Re: Non-Alcoholic Beer

It was a weak attempt at deadpan humour on my part. All good brother. In the article about The Only NOLO event St. John also had positive feedback on Jazz Hands. I’ll have to get my jazz hands on some. Recently tried the Sierra Nevada Trail Pass IPA. I was looking forward to this one based on initi...
by El Pinguino
Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Non-Alcoholic Beer
Replies: 74
Views: 10631

Re: Non-Alcoholic Beer

sofakingdrunk wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:21 pm Royal City has just released one that’s really quite solid.
Sweet, wasn't aware of this one. Will have to seek it out.
by El Pinguino
Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:02 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: The Granite
Replies: 8
Views: 4087

Re: The Granite

Nice.
Thanks to their casks in a box, I've ordered home delivery from Granite more than any other brewery in Ontario.
Can't resist those in summer!
by El Pinguino
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1822499

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

dealing with this market is a nightmare, thats why you dont see many widely distributed brands here In addition to missing Rouge, I miss Southern Tier too. That was a fun time. I miss doing the private orders. My favourite was ordering cases of Great Divide Titan and Hercules. Those beers blew me a...
by El Pinguino
Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Gout, filtered vs unfiltered beer, and the guy trying to cheat the system
Replies: 9
Views: 1959

Re: Gout, filtered vs unfiltered beer, and the guy trying to cheat the system

Had gout once a handful of years ago. No fun!
I had pretty much been living off of chicken wings, beer and burgers at the time.
No problems since...don't eat much steak or burgers any more.
by El Pinguino
Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:27 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Galapagos Islands
Replies: 6
Views: 5800

Re: Galapagos Islands

I don't know how I missed this old post, but ya...there are some decent beers in the Galapagos. Santa Cruz positions themselves as the first craft brewery in the islands, but there is some controversy there. They existed first, but originally brewed in Guayaquil, Ecuador - not in the islands. When E...