The Bar Towel

On 2004-02-13 11:56, dhurtubise wrote:
Vegans shut your ears! I didn't know this was legal!

Oh it's legal all right, and very tasty. In fact, Canada is one of the world's largest producers of horsemeat for culinary purposes.

Just a reminder of a bunch of events coming up at beerbistro as part of our Belgium Celebration: - We're almost fully booked for tomorrow's special Valentine's Day menu, but some reservations are available for late diners. If you haven't planned anything yet, give us a call; - Wednesday's 'Meet the ...

On 2004-02-11 01:41, GregClow wrote: The line-up at the new place is completely micro (except for Guinness). Please excuse me while I take a little time out for a rant... Once again I'm seeing the familiar phrase 'all micros except for Guinness' and once again I'm baffled by the loyalty publicans i...

beerbistro is open and serving food six days a week now, Duke, from 11:00 am onward.

I would suggest that you open the bottle with a large glass nearby, and if it does gush, tip it promptly into the glass. This was you'll lose little if any of a very fine traditional porter. I have experienced gushing with a couple of bottles -- while others have opened without incident -- and the o...

I'll be there too, Uncle Bobby. Please introduce yourself. And to everyone else, thanks for the show of support, and the interesting debate on the merits of various newspapers. For the record, I subscribe to the Globe, the Star and the Sunday NY Times; had Orval and Anchor Steam last night; and am l...

On 2004-01-30 15:24, joey_capps wrote:
Or, do we really want to get fine and distinguish between East & West Coast Pale Ales?

You mean like the difference between Keith's and Okanagan Pale?

(Sorry, couldn't resisist)

Next Wednesday, Feb. 4, Geoffrey Skeggs from Esprit will be at beerbistro handing out tastings of Chimay and complementary food samples specially prepared by the kitchen. The week following, also on Wednesday, it will be Unibroue hosting. And I'm thrilled to announce for the very first time here tha...

Nice to see you posting here, Nick. Welcome from out of the shadows. To all of the above, I will add only a couple of Brooklyn spots (off the island, ergo closer to LaGuardia): Spuyten Duyvil at 359 Metropolitain Ave, 718-963-4140, one of the finest new beer places to appear in the eastern U.S. in s...

While I will never say never, borderline, we've no plans for a tap room at present. (Although I must say that the bar area at beerbistro seems to be rapidly growing in popularity.) Let us walk before we run.

Manul; I wasn't planning on being at beerbistro on Friday, but that could change. I'm always happy to sign books, though. Email me directly through worldofbeer.com and we can set up a time for the future. Publican; we've no intention to get a handpump soon, but do plan on featuring cask ales poured ...

By the end of this week (hopefully), we'll have the following new draughts on at beerbistro: Duckstein, Fuller's ESB, Church Key Holy Smoke, St. Ambroise Pale Ale, Ephemere Cassis and Snoreau, a 7% spiced cranberry ale from Les Brasseurs RJ in Quebec. (Snoreau is on now and the Pale Ale will be tapp...

Fear not! I had a bottle last night and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I must disagree with A, as well. Although the Burton seems to lack some of the body I noted when I tasted it at the brewery tap a couple of years ago, I still find it to be a very nice if slightly thin porter, importantly with that slightly sour tang that is an essential element of any true British-...

Speaking as an admittedly biased individual, I have no problem relaxing with a beer in beerbistro, but to each his or her own, I guess. As for the Keith's comment, please allow me to quote from The Great Canadian Beer Guide, Second Edition (2001): "...Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale (*), a fai...