The Bar Towel

Hey everyone, Fresh bottles of Orange Peel Ale are just coming off the bottling line as I write this, and we now have them for sale in our retail store, along with just a few last bottles of Green Tea Ale. Orange Peel should be in most major LCBO's next week in time for the long weekend, and is alre...

Hey guys, I know i don't post often, but some of these threads are getting ridiculous. Cut the crap with abusing LCBO staff. They don't deserve to be treated in such a personal and offensive way. I've got to know a number of members of the LCBO beer category and they are very decent, hard working pe...

I would have liked to have seen this live, as i'm sure there's a lot of content that's relevant for the Canadian market. I was in contact with one of the distributors and this is the response: "We are only able to show the event in the US at the moment. But since I'm from Toronto, I'm working o...

Ouch...looks like it's an additional $4.50 service charge per ticket. I don't blame anyone who will be passing on this year's event...maybe they'll be giving out more tokens but i highly doubt it.

This is disappointing news, but I'm sure the CNE will work out to be a great venue. I think the ultimate location would be Olympic Island, despite the obvious logistical challenges. Mind you, V Fest attracts a huge crowd and there's no shortage of beer and equipment there... Regardless, we always lo...

I'm headed to Ottawa in a few weeks...anyone know of a private store or SAQ with a good selection of unique Quebec beers in Gatineau?

Cheers!

Hey everyone, We squirreled away about 20 cases of Winter Ale from last year's run and it's aged very nicely. A bit more rich malty, slightly fruitcakey character dare I say. This is the same version that won Gold at this year's Canadian Brewing Awards. 2007 bottles are available only from our retai...

Hi all, Only a few days until the "official" launch of our Pumpkin Ale at the Victory Cafe! We've got a great band booked and the Vic will be providing plenty of great food, from their famous sweet potato fries to pumpkin ale wings, desserts and more. We've just ordered another 10,000 bott...

Hi all, Our Pumpkin Ale is now available for sale at the brewery, starting today. We won't be shipping it to the LCBO until next week at the earliest. We hope to have it on shelves at over 100 stores before Thanksgiving. Orange Peel Ale is just about finished for the year - we've got a few cases lef...

Hi all, I'm sure most of you are planning to stop by the Toronto Festival of Beer this weekend. The site is looking great. Make sure you stop by our booths, as we've got two limited edition beers that we'll be tapping: Great Lakes Superior IPA (big, bold and hoppy) and Great Lakes Green Tea Ale (ref...

Just a reminder for those in the neighbourhood that we're celebrating the launch of Orange Peel Ale this Thursday, May 15 at the Victory Cafe. The festivities start at 6 and go on... We've got a couple of bands, great Victory food and a selection of Great Lakes beers available. You'll need to be on ...

Interesting how this topic has morphed... I'd like to throw my two cents in the ring as someone who's worked closely with the LCBO for the past two years. Sure, it's not a perfect system, but it has come a long way in the past little bit. The LCBO has been very supportive of craft breweries, encoura...

Glad to hear everyone's enjoying our Winter Ale. I'd just like to address a couple things that have been brought up... We think $14.95 is a reasonable price - it breaks down to $6.95 for the bottle, and $4 a glass. After all our costs, we'll be lucky to break even with it. It's taken an incredible a...

Good news - the final release of Pumpkin Ale is now available at our retail store! Stock is limited, as we're trying to refill a couple of LCBOs in the downtown core, so the beer won't last long. And because we're REALLY on the ball this year, we've even got bottles of brand new Winter Ale for sale ...

We've shipped out the initial order of Pumpkin Ale to stores from Ottawa to London and points in between. Some stores sold out of their initial order over the weekend, especially in the GTA. Our retail store has been cleared out of it too, but we're hoping to have more available by the end of the we...