The Bar Towel

I'm surprised...

Results:
Fat Tug IPA (Winner) - 749 votes
Galaxy Hop Ale - 255 votes

...maybe Keith's was put at a disadvantage with the 'specialty' brew? Or maybe it is just the real geeks that participate.

I wondered if you might be the partner... congrats Matt!

Congrats! I've got family in Cambridge, so I'll be sure to drop in.

On a related note, I use to play ball hockey with this guy's team:
http://www.innocente.ca

How did I learn about his brewery? My mother sent me a newspaper clipping in the mail! (That's SERIOUSLY old school).

It will be sad to see Red Racer loose to Keith's.

Huh, I didn't even see the brackets before I posted that!
http://lifewise.canoe.ca/FoodDrink/Wine ... 95151.html

How was the hop hunter? Did it taste green/wet?

From Central City,

Look what we have coming to an LCBO near you. Yes, we are proud to announce we will have our Red Racer ISA in 473ml cans in Ontario from April.

As far as ISA's go, it's not bad. Good camping beer!

Sorry, now I've confused the issue. It's the Guinness Extra Stout that's brewed by Labatt in Ontario (it's not Export). Elsewhere there's the Foreign Extra Stout, which is 7.5% and considerably better. I've never actually had the Special Export Stout from Belgium (8%), which is ranked a bit higher s...

Well, they do already have the Export stout here... But I'll decline to comment on the intelligence of their consumers.

on edit, it's actually Extra stout that's brewed in Ontario, but we don't even get that in BC

Quite some time ago (I'm thinking maybe 7 years ago?), and I'm not sure where (might've been discussed here?), they stated that they wouldn't bring the FES here because it would cause confusion with their consumers.

Well said Gary!

They're the original macro... I haven't had the FES for a while, but it use to be really good. Otherwise, there a far better options. I use to order a draught every year or so, whenever there were few options, but don't even remember the last time I resorted to that.

They are a larger/regional brewer, usually filtered, probably pasteurized, but decent. I haven't tried this one, but I presume it isn't filtered? I like the 1516, there just aren't enough craft lagers. I think they launched with that to try to take some market from the macros, but quickly realized t...

For Toronto, it is a few years too late. They might've grabbed more market share if it arrived right after the Volo tap takeover, but times are definitely changing. Outside Toronto, I still think they have a real chance. If chains pick it up and deliver it to the middle of nowhere, people will drink...

Nash watch:
http://unfuckingfiltered.com/

Yeah, Nash left just before Christmas. They just put his Wreckoning RIS on though... that alone is worth making the stop!