The Bar Towel

Farm Boy's got beer in a fridge now. Looks like a similar selection to what Loblaws had. Way to start a conspiracy theory man! https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/92/97/87/9297875a5a73a13d6c240e208b66a989.jpg There's no conspiracy. There are only so many breweries that are able to operate a s...

Those Trafalgar beers were quite good when I tasted them. God knows what happens when the LCBO warehouse intercedes.

They show a lot of promise. I think bigger equipment will help.

The really important thing in all of this is that Loblaws set the standard with 50% craft beer. Everyone now has to do better than that or be considered worse than Loblaws. This is going to be great. That said, I talked to Kamran Butt who manages the Lakeshore and Leslie Loblaws for the CBC last wee...

I only said it was complex. I never said you'd like it.

Oh good. Another new brewery. *weeps*

I don't know if I mentioned it, but the Hornbeer Chili Viking whatever was actually pretty complex. Worth a shot.

Goose Island flew me down to Chicago to look at what they're doing. Their Barrel aging warehouse is 133,000 Square feet. That's just over three acres. It's ridiculous. I think they're trying to do away with the entire concept of scarcity by throwing money at it. If you can get a Bourbon County Stout...

Mountain Lager is really really good. I never let it get warm enough to notice much sweetness.

I'll put it to you this way: If I had to choose one Ontario beer to drink for the next year, it'd be Mountain Lager.

The impression I got is that they were loading those shelves for image during the opening. I'm sure they'll sort out what goes in which part of the store, but in the meantime they sorta just needed stuff to be there.

Some good news, some bad news, always slow news when dealing with a giant bureaucracy. It's always a mixture of effects. If they had rushed it to immediate conclusion people would be complaining because the only people with the volume to handle the additional outlets are established market players....

Craig wrote:I doubt I'll get to try this one, but it's nice to see an Ontario brewer taking on the style:

Stone City Ales ‏@StoneCityAles Aug 28
It's here. Peach, Don't Kill My Vibe is available on draft and in our tap room!

(It's a peach Berliner Weisse)

Perfect in every way!

spinrsx wrote:new at TBS

Waterloo Applewood Roggenbier
Can 473 ml Price: $2.75

Collingwood Rockwell Pilsner
Can 473 ml Price: $2.85

Applewood Roggenbier is surprisingly good. Kind of ... I don't know if you've ever had vermont applewood smoked bacon cooked medium? It's that.

Taps are in. Growler filling stations are in. Three of them. Look to be the model from Indie Alehouse. Great Lakes confirms will be on tap in a few weeks.

Not only is this going to happen, but it looks like it'll be eight taps. I posted some pics on twitter.

It's better than creemore. It's superb.