The Bar Towel

A few topics ago, I mentioned the book, "The Brewmaster’s Table: Discovering the Pleasures of Real Beer with Real Food" by Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery. I still haven't finished it, but I like the author's style and everytime I read a chapter, I feel like drinking whatever style he w...

Just found this book at chapters for $5.99. Haven't read it yet, but any beer book for under 10 bucks usually finds a home in my library!

So what kind of volumes are some of Ontario's other craft brewers doing? Or is this falling into sensitive info territory?
I for one would even be interested in knowing just in relative terms...mostly because I like numbers

I think it's great that the big brewers are taking notice of the up and coming "generic beer" competitors. Here's to Lakeport - if you want average beer, you may as well pay what its worth! And who knows, maybe the big boys will start looking at producing more niche beers - I know that it ...

I would have to say, all from the LCBO: St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout Amsterdam Framboise (mainly in the summer) Scotch Irish Sgt. Major IPA Schneider Weise Rochefort 8 (limited release, seems to be all gone, also at Esprit) but then's theres tons of others...and mood and food really effect what I'm cr...

I'm guessing they'll be marketing it as Griffon Brown as this place had matching plastic pitchers and cardboard coasters - and it all looked brand new.

Good to here that it will be available at the beer store as well as on tap (whatever the name)!

I was at "The Butlers Pantry", a restaurant on Queen near Bathurst, and was heartened to see four craft beers on tap, one being Griffon Brown Ale. It's availabe by the pint or pitcher (good price as well). As I was with a small party, we ended sharing a few pitchers of the Brown ale, and e...

Interesting....Blond/golden/sparkling ales (Labatt 50, Molson Export, perhaps more recently Mill St. Stock Ale) and possibly maple ales....it's always neat to know how Canada has contributed to an aspect of daily life (well, daily in my case!)! As to the article, hopefully the OCB is also aware of t...

Does the World's Biggest Bookstore have that good a selection of beer related books? Next time I'm down that way I'll be sure to have a look. My local chapters usually has a few, but they're either trendy books (light on the details) or the usual suspects (ie. Jackson, Beaumont, etc.). Are they list...

I have to admit I've read most posts on this site, but have contributed few messages (as evident to the tally to the left). Where do you get the time? Anyway, this site hosts a great forum and the information is greatly appreciated - you can really get a sense of our local beer world! I've just star...

At least the discount beer won the competition. If nothing else, it may make people realize that they are wasting their money on advertising budgets for molson and labatts. Though I'm sure only investors in breweries and/or beer geeks may have read the article (or cared)!!!! Off topic, does Canada h...

I found the following link (sorry for the lack of sophistication):

http://www.homebrewers.ca/Newsletters/Dec%202002.pdf

Interestingly enough, this 2002 article goes on to say that Denison's helles and Steamwhistle's pilser both use the same yeast strain.

But one thing to keep in mind ... LCBO brings damn little "new" product in, and if you are virtually the only voice asking for Belgian lager, the rest of us might be more than a little perturbed if your voice somehow got disproportionately listened to in isolation and they brought in one ...

I don't think I've met anyone on Bartowel before (yet), but I would be interested in some good beer company. My better half, while appreciative of good beer (and now completely cured of ever drinking Blue/Canadian) still thinks I ramble on too much about beer.

But the predominant impression is of an intense sweetness. This beer is too sweet for my personal taste I couldn't agree more. I could only finish about half the glass before I gave up - never thought of blending it with something else though. Personally, I don't like my beer too sweet as it feels ...