The Bar Towel

New Bottles: westmalle de verboden vrucht Koninghoevan Dubbel (these aren't on the blackboard yet ... the list there remains unchanged) Cask: Captain Cascade (will finish tomorrow ... last chance!) Granite IPA (tapped June 8th) Taplist: St. Ambroise Oatmeal La Chouffe Scotch Irish IPA Affligem Blond...

The main point, I think, is that the microbreweries don't hurt Labatt and Molson ... they shoot themselves in the foot on their own (Marca Bavaria anyone?).

New Bottles: Same as last week with the addition of Southern Tier IPA Cask: McLean's Pale Ale (May 31st) Durham's ESB (June 4th) - with special additions! Great Divine (the special beer for Volo) might be in next week. On Tap: La Chouffe Sgt. Major's IPA Affligem Blond Ephemere Holy Smoke Denison's ...

The new list this week at Volo: Headstrong Pale Ale Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Amnesiac Dbl IPA LaChoulette Ambree Barbar Blond Koningskoeven Quadrupel Brussels White Cuvvee Des Trolls Lagunitas Maximus IPA Hairy Eyeball On cask: Granite IPA (tapped May 28th) Tap list: St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout Neustadt...

D'oh.

I'd be there for sure ... with my Stone Ruination IPA and Rasputin Imperial Stout from CA!...

What the HELL is the matter with them?

I figure I'll start this as a way of complementing the new website. I'm currently in Volo (thanks to Wi-Fi) and the 'New Beers' list is as follows: Headstrong Pale Ale Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Amnesiac Double IPA La Choulette Ambree Barbar Blond Konings Koeven Quad Brussels White Cuvee Des Trolls Lagun...

Alesmith is hard to get outside of SoCal, based on my experience in San Francisco. I looked everywhere I went, and although my search was far from exhaustive, I didn't find any...

The problem with Anchor products here is all about the format. Bombers probably don't sell as well as the 341ml that you can get in the States. I know that I would drink much more Anchor Steam/Liberty ale if it came in convenient 6x341ml ... 650ml is usually too much of a good thing for me.

Is there any way, any way at all, that I might obtain some of this Sierra Nevada that you just obtained? I might go so far as to order some myself, but I'm not sure I want that much.

Back from California! That place is truly an enlightened place when it comes to beer. College students drinking real IPA and Anchor Porter - even a poolhall will have as much selection as, say, the Dupont LCBO. And the beer is quite cheap, too - I frequently had Anchor or Lagunitas for $2 a pint. My...

I think this is common knowledge, but the simpler German wheatbeers are always a hit with people willing to be a bit adventurous. Try Paulaner (which comes in 341ml bottles, making it less threatening) or the Hacker-Pschorr stuff. I'd leave Schneider Weisse for yourself, as I suspect most newbies wo...

Hey from Berkeley ...

I've found no Alesmith so far ... but lots of Stone, Lagunitas, Rogue, Sierra Nevada. Please give suggestions. I've picked up two bottles of "Old Rasputin" which I know is supposed to be extremely good. Room for 4 selections ...

Bravo...

keep us posted, especially about the Ur-Bock.