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by FEUO
Wed Feb 24, 2016 8:19 am
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Winter Brewfest
Replies: 16
Views: 7338

Re: Winter Brewfest

Apparently their Ottawa event wasn't much better:
http://www.ottawabeerclub.com/reviews/2 ... wfest-2016
by FEUO
Tue Feb 23, 2016 12:47 pm
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Winter Brewfest
Replies: 16
Views: 7338

Re: Winter Brewfest

Please the masses? Its just being a responsible host of a "tasting" event. That, and allowing people to hydrate. I agree and was being a little sarcastic. The water was appreciated and expected. And there were drinking fountains at the venue. bribing people with beer... I wish I knew wher...
by FEUO
Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:02 pm
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Winter Brewfest
Replies: 16
Views: 7338

Re: Winter Brewfest

free water to please the masses. hopefully they'll be back with a better event next year. Please the masses? Its just being a responsible host of a "tasting" event. That, and allowing people to hydrate. I hope they don't come back. My guess is that they'd try to improve but I'm of the opi...
by FEUO
Sat Feb 20, 2016 10:18 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Bellwoods Brewery
Replies: 872
Views: 323172

Re: Bellwoods Brewery

I don't disagree and was perhaps being a bit intentionally provocative. I am fully aware of the necessary price structure for BA beers, and gladly pay the going rate for Double Tempest, for example. And Bellwoods is, for the most part, great, don't get me wrong. But these last two releases that I r...
by FEUO
Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:52 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Burdock Brewing
Replies: 57
Views: 28382

Re: Burdock Brewing

Picked up 8 of the 10 available beers they had earlier this week. Skipped the Bloor Lager and the West Coast Pils (now reading I maybe should have grabbed that). Just not in the mood for a Pils in the middle of winter. Excited to get into a few of these this weekend. The NE Brown ale definitely has ...
by FEUO
Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:44 am
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Winter Brewfest
Replies: 16
Views: 7338

Re: Winter Brewfest

Not going.... but I perused the list. Some ho hum offerings, some new breweries I'd be up to check out, but all in all why so many pale ales, wheats, or other styles in the middle of winter. Good thing its warming up a bit this weekend. But not enough stouts or BWs to warm the cockles for my persona...
by FEUO
Mon Feb 15, 2016 8:35 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Bellwoods Brewery
Replies: 872
Views: 323172

Re: Bellwoods Brewery

While TO certainly has an embarrassment of craft beer riches compared to 5 years ago, agree, there's nothing with the same mix of great beer, location and atmosphere that Bellwoods has. When Rotate This moves into Ossington, that's going to be one expressive street (not commenting on cost, but how ...
by FEUO
Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:55 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Godspeed Brewery
Replies: 152
Views: 117587

Re: Godspeed Brewery

sprague11 wrote:Bim's new venture now has a FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/Godspeed-Brewe ... 8/?fref=ts
Frequent updates are always most enjoyable. :) Best of luck to him.
by FEUO
Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:53 am
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Peche Day 2016
Replies: 19
Views: 7160

Re: Peche Day 2016

DeMarco wrote:These uppercase exclamations are hilarious.
No, YOU'RE hilarious!

:wink:
by FEUO
Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:16 am
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Peche Day 2016
Replies: 19
Views: 7160

Re: Peche Day 2016

Yikes. Sorry, but is putting a keg on nitro the best way to enjoy a beer? Is DDC instructing Volo to put all their beers on nitro, or are they doing that on their own? Have you never had peche on nitro??! I wouldn't comment if I hadn't. Had it at the DDC brewpub a numerous on nitro as well as at Ba...
by FEUO
Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:30 am
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Peche Day 2016
Replies: 19
Views: 7160

Re: Peche Day 2016

Yikes. Sorry, but is putting a keg on nitro the best way to enjoy a beer? Is DDC instructing Volo to put all their beers on nitro, or are they doing that on their own?
by FEUO
Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:26 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Bellwoods Brewery
Replies: 872
Views: 323172

Re: Bellwoods Brewery

About Bellwoods pricing, I think their special releases such as 3M2M, Skeleton Key etc are a steal. Something of that quality from the States would be so much more. But their everyday beer such as Jutsu and Wizard Wolf are too expensive to buy in large quantity (which is what I would want). Imagine...
by FEUO
Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:22 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Bellwoods Brewery
Replies: 872
Views: 323172

Re: Bellwoods Brewery

Opinions are just opinions. Bingo Unless you're the owner, why get worked up over someone else not being a fanboy of your favorite brewery? You are the one getting worked up over the price. WHY buy their stuff then proceed to bitch about their pricing online? I'm not worked up. I just don't underst...
by FEUO
Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:21 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Bellwoods Brewery
Replies: 872
Views: 323172

Re: Bellwoods Brewery

So Portwood went to a brewery he doesnt care for to spend too much money on beer he knew going in he would find overpriced? Bingo. Reminds me of the two "winners" on untappd who continue to drink Bellwoods beers and crap all over them for having some of that "Bellwoods character"...
by FEUO
Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:33 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Bellwoods Brewery
Replies: 872
Views: 323172

Re: Bellwoods Brewery

So Portwood went to a brewery he doesnt care for to spend too much money on beer he knew going in he would find overpriced? Bingo. Reminds me of the two "winners" on untappd who continue to drink Bellwoods beers and crap all over them for having some of that "Bellwoods character"...