The Bar Towel

Picked up a couple bottles from the Davisville LCBO yesterday, and shared one with the missus last night. Just as good as I remember it at the fall fest. A really well-made beer, and the bottle is a really nice piece of branding. Congratulations to everyone at Great Lakes. If there is anyone out the...

GregClow wrote:Why does BA have separate entries for Two Fisted Stout and Irish Stout? I'm pretty sure Two Fisted is a rebranding of the Irish.

Hi Greg.

Is it a straight rebranding, or have they changed the recipe as well? If its a new recipe I'll be there like a rat up a drainpipe. God, I love stouts!

Rob

Hi Jaymack. I know nothing about making beer, but I do know a fair bit about cooking, so maybe I can help you. I used to live in Chinatown, and there's a big store on the West side of Spadina equidistant between College and Dundas, call Tap Phong. I guarantee you will find a huge stockpot there at a...

GregClow wrote:I saw it at Summerhill.

Sweet! 10 minutes walk from home!

Does anyone know if this has appeared at any of the LCBOs yet? I have been checking their online inventory, but nothing. I really don't want to miss out on this one. It appears that it is filtering into a number of LCBO stores, despite it not being in their inventory system yet. I just checked one ...

Hi Cass. I've been listening through a bunch of the podcasts, and they're brilliant! Its very interesting to hear not only what's going on in the industry, but also why. Keep up the good work!

esprit wrote:Weltenburger Asam Bock is part of the Spring 2008 release so I don't know why it's showing up on the website now.

You know what the LCBO is like: always on the ball.

Thanks Greg. As good as it is, I don't think I could manage three cases! I'm sure if it is released we will be seeing it in some of our great city's finer establishments.

Mmmm...the perfect beer for the festive season! I'd love to see this again. How wide was its bottled distribution last year?

I noticed the Urbock is now available throughout the LCBO system. I sampled this at the C'est What fall fest, and am looking forward to a proper session with it. Happy drinking!

The Scotch Irish porter is on tap in downtown Toronto. The following is an excerpt from the C'est What? newsletter, which landed in my email intray yesterday: "The restless quest for (true local) flavour continues with the addition of Church-Key West Coast Pale Ale, Maudite, Mill Street Oktober...

Also in the pipes from Great Lakes: "The holiday season will see the return of our acclaimed Winter Ale in its unique 750 ml cork-topped bottles. It will be available at the LCBO in a gift set in mid November, and is paired with two collector's glasses. Like all beer gift packs, it will sell ou...

Excellent news! My wife and I tried your pumpkin beer at the C'est What? fall festival, and we both loved it. I'll be eagerly awaiting its arrival at the LCBO!

I'll jump on the geuze bandwagon, depending on the price. Maybe the kriek too (or instead).

A Grand River seasonal was available at the C'est What? beer festival under the name Grand River Highballer Pumpkin Ale. This is what I wrote about it on ratebeer: "Also had this at the C’est What? fall fest, and I have to concur that this is a good brew. Lovely orange colored pour with peach a...