The Bar Towel

I regret to inform that my neighbourhood bar has closed its doors forever. Algonquin Grill was on Yonge Street just north of Finch subway station and had a reasonable selection of beers on tap (the best in North York!). They had a Cameron's green retro beer fridge hosting two Cameron's brews (Jason,...

Hey Propeller... welcome to Bartowel! The last time I was at the Duke of Argyle about six months ago and was crushed with the news that they were no longer serving Propeller products on tap as they couldn't be bothered dealing with all the problems bringing it over, the bartender informed me that th...

This is exactly the reason why I don’t rate the beer I try. I don’t ever want to get to a point where I have no interest in a beer event because I’ve tried all the beer being showcased. I judge beer on whether I like it or not, and will I ever buy it again. I’m afraid that if I start to use sites l...

If you're still deciding what to do this New Year's Eve, why not come spend it with beerbistro? They'll be serving a delectable, four-course menu for only $69 per person, with optional beer pairings, of course. Seatings are at 7:00pm and 9:30pm, and they'll be keeping the celebration going until the...

Beerbistro has received 23 bottles each of the Olde School (12.5%) and the 2003 version of World Wide (17.1%) and these are the only bottles shipped to Canada this year.

23 bottles!? Hmmm... Did you lose a bottle of each Peter!? Should we check your fridge?

Ahhh yes... I am so ready for my punishment!

Perry, thanks and keep us up to date as to bar distribution.

Hey Peter, I picked up 6 bottles of the Rogue Chocolate Stout from the Bayview Village store on Sunday... just doing my part! I did leave 2 for others though ;-} Also picked up one or more of most of the other Autumn releases and others still hanging around from the Spring release like the Brussels ...

Corporal Punishment.... oh holy meaty one! How I've missed you so!

Perry, could you be so kind and let us know when it will be available on tap at a friendly neighbourhood bar in Toronto?

Thanks!

I'd like to introduce you to my local after-work restaurant (or for lunch or just to escape work for a little while to maintain sanity). Bollicine has six micro taps. Currently, they have Church Key Lift Lock Lager, Denison's Wheat, Black Oak Nut Brown, Steam Whistle, Amsterdam Blonde and Dutch Ambe...

Perry, seems like the majority of your die-hard fans will be there on Friday. Isn't possible to keg both the Major and the 1900 on Friday by substituting one of your regulars? Personally, I'd love to try that smoked brew of ours, especially since you smoked the malts yourself at a friend's place in ...

What a fun festival last night! For $10, you got a beautiful Blanche de Chamblis champagne style full size glass and a sampler food platter. Then, for $1 per sample, you were given about 100ml (about 1/3 of a standard bottle), which is very cheap considering you were getting the equivalent of a full...

Just visited the Summerhill store today and they have the Ephémère Pomme in 650 ML corked bottles available.

Here's the ad verbatim from one of their postcards: Join us on Tuesday June 1st, 2004 for hors d'oeuvres and cocktails between 4:00pm and 8:00pm. Come out and help us celebrate our new menu, our new look, our new name. See you here! Michelle 162 Cumberland Street (in the Renaissance Court) phone 416...

Was at the Bayview Village store yesterday and they have these Spring releases so far:

Hook Norton Haymaker
St. Peter's Summer Ale
Edelweiss Weissbier Hefetrueb
Belhaven Classic Choice Fruit Beer

They also have a bunch of Barbar Winter Bok left over.

The band and DJ were excellent... mostly 80s classic rock all day! Very relaxed atmosphere. The weather cooperated big time. Good tastings to be had by all. And the best part is this place is accessible by bus, if you don't mind a nice walk from Bathurst. The only new brew I hadn't tried before was ...