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by Craig
Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:14 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: In what intersection should Toronto's next brew pub open?
Replies: 73
Views: 15543

Re: East Enders want YOU

you're a local, so you probably see the strip north of the Broadview subway station as the place where bad ideas go to die. other than Broadview Espresso, i've never seen anything near there thrive. What about the porn store that used to be Broadview Espresso - it was there for a long while :) Magi...
by Craig
Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:16 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: New non-LCBO/TBS beer releases
Replies: 591
Views: 157228

Barley Days just released Sacred Mule, a Czech pilsner with sparkling wine yeast used for fermentation.
by Craig
Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:15 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: In what intersection should Toronto's next brew pub open?
Replies: 73
Views: 15543

Guys, Danforth East already has a brewery. The Left Field open house is this weekend not far from Donlands. Plus there are plenty of excellent craft beer options in the area already. The Only, Wren, Sarah's, Morgan's, Sauce and The Only again because it's that good. If you go further East where the...
by Craig
Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:50 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: In what intersection should Toronto's next brew pub open?
Replies: 73
Views: 15543

Downtown core? *ducks* :P My dream would have been a real Southern BBQ brewpub joint with live blues & rock music in the roundhouse where Leon's is. They'd have an awesome patio and I think I'd gain about a 100lbs easily. Probably for the best... :wink: The Amsterdam brewhouse isn't very far fr...
by Craig
Wed Feb 19, 2014 4:37 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: In what intersection should Toronto's next brew pub open?
Replies: 73
Views: 15543

Granite is terrif (I got married there last year) but they don't really cash in on the craft beer vibe much, do they? Whenever I'm in there I get the feeling it's mostly just a place for locals. Someone could probably put in a Bellwoods around Davisville and make a go of it, but of course that depen...
by Craig
Wed Feb 19, 2014 2:11 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Replies: 3108
Views: 1210533

PeenSteen wrote:
spinrsx wrote:Brooklyn Sorachi Ace - YES! going to be drinking this stuff all summer long
Providing it actually gets here this time :)

And it's not the same batch that didn't make it last time.
by Craig
Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:53 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Replies: 3108
Views: 1210533

Oooo, a Biere de Garde. Fun.
by Craig
Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:18 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: In what intersection should Toronto's next brew pub open?
Replies: 73
Views: 15543

Going North would be an interesting option. Yonge and Daivisville or Eglington might work pretty well.
by Craig
Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:59 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: In what intersection should Toronto's next brew pub open?
Replies: 73
Views: 15543

A place down the street from me just went. The place is the same size, but it has slightly nicer finish and a second bathroom, where my place has a finished basement. They asked 70k more than I paid and got over asking (my place went like 80k over asking, that was pretty standard at the time) only a...
by Craig
Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:29 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: In what intersection should Toronto's next brew pub open?
Replies: 73
Views: 15543

I almost put an offer in on a place on Ravina about 14 months ago. Nice street. The house needed a reno though, whoever was selling it attempted the cheapest reno to flip I had ever seen. I was worried about what I would find under the walls. Instead I got a smaller place in Leslieville that I worry...
by Craig
Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:49 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: In what intersection should Toronto's next brew pub open?
Replies: 73
Views: 15543

Guys, Danforth East already has a brewery. The Left Field open house is this weekend not far from Donlands. Plus there are plenty of excellent craft beer options in the area already. The Only, Wren, Sarah's, Morgan's, Sauce and The Only again because it's that good. If you go further East where the ...
by Craig
Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:55 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Harry Porter and the Bourbon Soaked Vanilla Beans
Replies: 18
Views: 5845

I had this either last year or the year before and liked it just fine. It definitely had plenty of vanilla, but I wasn't bothered by it.

It seems like they're doing a whole slew of variations this year. Has anyone tried them?
by Craig
Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:57 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Mediocre Beer
Replies: 163
Views: 33499

That said, I would happy to come over and drink your beer in the name of education. Very happy.
by Craig
Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:56 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Mediocre Beer
Replies: 163
Views: 33499

Seems like Quebec, as a rule, can't make a decent IPA.. I'm going to guess you haven't been to Quebec in the past year. Moralite, Yakima, Leo's, Catapulte, Jukebox, Sabotage, Disco Soleil, End of the Road. All better than decent. Hahaha this is the most appalling comment I have ever read on this si...
by Craig
Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:07 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: New non-LCBO/TBS beer releases
Replies: 591
Views: 157228

Bellwoods is making another batch of Warp & Weft (that's the tequila one) and Nickel Brook brewed Malevolent today, so expect to see both of those soon.