The Bar Towel

The beer board reminds me of archaic retail systems where it doesn't matter that the consumer sees anything. Some examples that come to mind (long since dead): - The LCBO. I believe people had to ask at the front for booze and some guy got it from the back, very similar to the Beer Store today. I c...

PRMason wrote:I also wonder if the ISB is sturdy enough to handle the internal pressure, and if the "twist-off" threads would adequately seal it.

Unibroue uses the ISB for its 341 ml bottles, doesn't it?

northyorksammy wrote:So they still have Lagunitas, I may be tempted to stop in
Great Divine is what?

I think from earlier posts that it's supposed to be Great Divide, from Colorado.

The only qualm I would have is that they have appearently had some infection problems with their beers in the past. I was lucky that none of the beers I bought when I was there seemed to suffer this fate, but several ratings of their beers on RateBeer from 2003/04 mention this issue. A bit of an as...

I was going to ask about this. I've always assumed that was the case, and have had people suggest it, but never knew for sure. I'm lucky enough here that I also get the option of supporting private retail stores vs. the NSLC, as the locals are available at both. I do have a follow-up question, thoug...

old faithful wrote: ii) Various draft beers (the basic bitter in particular) at a great Regina brewpub whose name escapes me for a moment, in a former warehouse-type area

Wasn't Bushwakker, was it?

Alright, stupid question time. Leaving money aside, what's stopping these brewers from openning up their own chain beer store ala The Beer Store? Legislation? Yes. And money I'd imagine. Molbatts has deep pockets. One store might not be so tough to open, but a chain? That would take some serious ca...

They do not pasteurize their beer and therefore insist upon refreigated warehouse and retail storage That's interesting. I was in Florida at Christmas and definitely bought some Sierra Nevada off a shelf in the middle of a store, i.e. not refrigerated in any way. Likely due to different distributio...

I'd be happy to know where this may be showing up as well....I have a weakness for the Rogue Chocolat stout and have recently been enjoying the chocolate cherry stout from Black Oak......wonder how this compares? Floris Chocolat Gardenbeer (Belgium) 330 ml 3.9% alc./vol. Depends...How much do you l...

If it's Fischer Tradition you're referring to, my experience wasn't quite the same. Ratebeer call the Tradition a Pale Lager though, so perhaps it's a different beer. The Tradition just arrived here in Halifax at the NSLC, 6% abv, 650 ml swingtop with a yellow label. I didn't find it to be anything ...

It's not listed on the Beer Store website yet, but the website is up at www.damngoodbeer.com Interesting, they've even customized their website for where you live. If you input an Ontario Postal Code you get the Lakeshore Creek brand. If you input a Nova Scotia (and Alberta I would assume) postal c...

I wouldn't have a problem if a Creemore line extension developed starting with an IPA provided it was a good IPA. My comment was more a shot at Keith's IPA, long rumoured to be brewed with lager yeast, and my belief that Molson will try to use the Creemore brand much like Labatt uses Keith's. I dou...

GregClow wrote:So how long do y'all think it will take for Molson to launch Creemore Honey Brown?

Or change the name of the lager to Creemore Springs India Pale Ale.

The Creemore brand image and brewing craft will remain unchanged and, as such, present Molson with a strong potential to enhance product sales, given its broad customer-based network. Molson will also evaluate expansion opportunities to other parts of Canada, as well as increasing Creemore's awaren...

We've had those here for a while. One quote in the article caught my eye, though: They will drive to a window to pay for the beer and then pull up to a door, where Beer Store staff will place the beer in the trunk. There was a case a few months ago where a guy in a pickup truck was stopped and had a...