The Bar Towel

Have the craft brewers looked at the possibility of establishing something akin to the produit trappiste authentique or appelation d'origine controlee designations for craft beer? Perhaps they could look at employing the Brewer's Association definition of a craft beer as the standard. Isn't that th...

Clearly this is a big issue right now, found this article this week: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/11/15/big-beer-craft-brewers/ I love this quote from Greg Koch from Stone: "It's my personal philosophy that the truth should be easy to understand and require no special knowledge"...

At Squatter's Pub in snowy Park City:

Hop Rising DIPA
Full Suspension Pale Ale

I am in for 1 case.

I quite like getting coffee roasted the day of the brew and then adding it during the whirlpool. Since the water isn't boiling, you don't get the astringency or bitterness. You're essentially brewing the coffee into the whirlpool. I mean, Russ' answer is probably a better answer technically, but I'...

The amounts to add would depend on the body and current flavour profile of your stout. Having said that, I think if you add 2-3 oz. of ground coffee beans (of a robust variety), and 1-2 split vanilla beans, and let that infuse for about 1 week, you will likely achieve your desired result.

mintjellie wrote:So basically, it's only "stealing" or "poaching" when you're left on the short end of things.

Sounds a bit like sour grapes.

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A: A slut sleeps with everyone. A bitch sleeps with everyone but you.

Torontoblue wrote:This kind of a little hi-jack, as it doesn't involve Horizon, but it's only going to get better in Ontario after a chat I had with an agency friend on Saturday; he has an wonderful portfolio, and fingers crossed all works out for him.

Do go on...

Don't mean to thread jack, but how is West 50 now?? I haven't been, but was told a lot of beer goes off because of the huge tap list. My cousin just found out about it, he enjoyed it and wants to take some of us there as he knows I like "different" beers, and the others would be able to f...

From http://horizonbeers.com/now-available-ontario Now available in Ontario..... We are pleased to now have more of our brands available in Ontario. Check out some of these hot spots to enjoy our delicious beers: DE KONINCK- The Twisted Kilt, St Veronus, West 50 Pourhouse & Grille, The Rhino, S...

I just can't help but feel skeptical and concerned about motives. It reeks of opportunism and someone playing "me too". Put that way, perhaps the same can be said with respect to the relatively large number of new 'legit' microbreweries that have popped up in Ontario in recent years, atte...

mintjellie wrote:OMG! It's arriving! My liver quivers with anticipation and fear!

It's been in stock at the Caplan store for quite a while now. LCBO inventory showing stock at Bayfield as well.

TheSevenDuffs wrote:WHERE IS PECHE?????????????

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/produ ... ber=254698

Is this an old listing?

Excellent list.

I've already started pre-hydrating...

Last year I had the privilege to attend a beer sensory course held by Chris Williams (I think I've got the last name correct!) of Sleemans. It was a really fantastic course in which we got to try beers with every sort of off flavour in them. What as really neat was to see how some people could be r...