The Bar Towel

Since Grag hasn't posted it: LCBO Autumn Craft Beer Release 2012 Item # / Product Name / Size (mL) / Suggested Retail 287466 / Pauwek Kwak / 330 / $3.00 287490 / Tripel Karmeliet / 330 / $3.00 284406 / Cannery Squire Scotch Ale / 650 / $5.80 174581 / Cannery Blackberry Porter / 650 / $5.80 173658 / ...

I'll be honest in that I've only just skimmed this thread after writing my own blog post on the topic (shameless plug). The way I see it, changing the retail landscape is pointless if other regulations don't change. The AGCO has so much say over packaging, branding, names, etc, that really inhibits ...

Most of my Ghosttown also went down the drain. To me the anise and herbs were too forward and needed to be in better balance with the roasted notes. I could see myself enjoying this if the recipe was tweaked

My gut reaction was disappointment at few new beers, but it is really a great list with few exceptions. I loved the Jacobite last year and it was cheap, so who can complain? St. Ambroise, Nogne O and Olvisholt Lava impys are all great. My only wish is that the LCBO would let Great Lakes and Lake of ...

I've still got a bottle of each and wanted to give other BTers a chance to try them. It'd be fun to do a tasting with them and meet some other BTers, hopefully this Saturday night if four or five people are free. The only problem is that my place is too small to host, so hopefully someone in downtow...

Working from memory... #1 Black Creek and Dick Snyder #2 Great Lakes (Adrian) and Chris Schryer #3 Amsterdam (Iain) and myself #4 Hogtown and Greg Clow #5 Cheshire Valley and Jordan St.John #6 Black Creek and Josh Rubin #7 Great Lakes (Lackey) and Chris Grimley #8 See #2 #9 Cameron's and Chris Talb...

Working from memory... #1 Black Creek and Dick Snyder #2 Great Lakes (Adrian) and Chris Schryer #3 Amsterdam (Iain) and myself #4 Hogtown and Greg Clow #5 Cheshire Valley and Jordan St.John #6 Black Creek and Josh Rubin #7 Great Lakes (Lackey) and Chris Grimley #8 See #2 #9 Cameron's and Chris Talbo...

I was told that blue=Westmalle, peach=Chimay

Got this at the Bloor street store. $30 for the Everyday IPA kit. Hoping to make my first batch tonight!

If anyone in Toronto has any extra bottles, I'd be happy to take them off your hands (minus the Punk IPA). PM please

I was there about a month ago and pleased to find the Grand River Hannenberg Pils on tap... until it arrived and was obviously the victim of a dirty tap line. Getting in good beer is pointless when you can't serve it properly

According to the LCBO website this is the "Red Race IPA." Almost did a spit-take on that one.

Last night:

Garrison Hop Yard
Saison de Pipaix (incredibly off and just plain wrong)
Schofferhofer Hefe
Amsterdam Tempest
3 Mousquetaires Porter Baltique 2009
Great Lakes Crazy Canuck

It has been mentioned here before that the discount beers that appear at Crossroads are private orders that have not been picked up. Not at all related to old stock

Thanks to Jon for organizing this and congrats to Cass on the ten year anniversary of the forums! Had an awesome day with some fine Bar Towelers. Can't wait to try our Belgo Cass-cadian Dark Ale.