The Bar Towel

Didn't end up buying or drinking much at all on this trip, due to workload and socializing with colleagues. I had a 'pint' of amber (there's an unpleasant sweetness to this one) at L3B on Monday night. On Tuesday night we went out for my birthday, at Brutopia I had a glass each of the stout (not bad...

I just returned to find a bottle of this sitting on my desk.

Magic.

Last night @ Gambrinus Bistro with Cratez, Baird, Milos, Adil, Christian, Peter and the flying monkeys crew: SAMUEL ADAMS UTOPIAS BREW DOG TACTITCAL NUCLEAR PENGUIN DEUS BRUT DE CHAMPAGNE When did they start brewing all of that stuff in Ontario Len?? :wink: Given the opportunities I had last night,...

SteelbackGuy wrote:Last night @ Gambrinus Bistro with Cratez, Baird, Milos, Adil, Christian, Peter and the flying monkeys crew:

SAMUEL ADAMS UTOPIAS
BREW DOG TACTITCAL NUCLEAR PENGUIN
DEUS BRUT DE CHAMPAGNE

When did they start brewing all of that stuff in Ontario Len??

I've never seen FM Smashbomb in either of the two better LCBO's in Barrie. Perhaps it's sold quick every time..but regardless, you would think that a top priority would be to keep it stocked in the better stores in Barrie, no?

Peter, what's the deal?

jcc wrote:My first saison. Fairly simple recipe. Fermented with Wyeast 3711 and dry hopped with Saaz hops. Spicy and refreshing. Very happy with this one.

Great to hear!

Victory Golden Monkey. Nicely spiced tripel. To take the edge off the day.

This thread got me thinking about Unibroue in Ontario in general. A few years ago it appeared that they were making a push to further penetrate our market. It appears not to have gained traction. In fact, they have gone backwards it seems. Other than a single bottle of LFDM in Creemore, stock of 750...

Cannondale, or others in like scenario. I've been waved through on 30-50 bottles all sizes, and I've been stopped / assessed for a modest 18 or 24. There's no rhyme or reason. Buy the shit you want and tell them 'I've got X number beers sir.' Just be polite and direct, they deal with all kinds of B...

Some wisdom from the seasoned border crossers please, I have negligible experience in this department. I'm currently in Niagara Falls and I'm tempted to nip across the border to Consumers Beverages, and then come back (max. I'll be there an hour). Any tips for a successful trip? I plan to declare ho...

St Ambroise pumpkin just came out, I think. Rochefort 10 hitting SAQ that week, but you may just miss it. Thank you sir! I checked the SAQ website and it appears that Rochefort 8 and 10 are actually in stock now? $4.00 for the 8 and $4.45 for the 10...I'll be bringing a few home for certain. Defini...

I'll second Derek on Benelux. It's on Sherbrooke, just a couple of blocks east of McGill. And, if I recall, there are some fantastic beers to be had at Chez Paris, on Stanley just south of Ste. Catherine. I'll be back in Montreal for 3 or 4 days the week of Sept. 12, staying at the hilton bonaventu...

1. Ambient temperature, even inside a freezer is not the same as the temp of the wort. A thermowell is nice to have, but not necessary, and is totally useless if you go back to fermenting in buckets like I have done (so long blow off tubes and additional mess). I tape the probe to the side of a car...

Finally getting around to doing this. I'm going to use a chest freezer. If I go single stage, I'm looking at something like this: http://www.etcsupply.com/ranco-etc111000000-prewired-with-stopper-thermal-well-p-199.html If I go dual stage, I'm looking at something like this: http://www.etcsupply.com...

Down to about 20 hop circle and a dozen or so amnesiac at high noon today. I grabbed 1 of the landed in india HC's and 2 amnesiacs.

HC is $1.50*
Amnesiac is $3.29*

*IIRC