The Bar Towel

So very excited about this place. Their pics on FB/Twitter look great. One great thing about the KW area right now, pretty much all non-chain restaurants that have opened within the last 2 or so years have really put a focus on local craft beers. That being said, I still find myself only going to th...

Rat Queen is now sold out. Went to pick up another bottle or 2 but they sold out last night.

Left with a bottle each of In the Beginning, and Cat Factory, both of which are fantastic.

Currently drinking Bobcaygeon Common Loon, not a fan, but just realised it was canned in June. I suppose I would give it another chance if it's fresh, but right now, there's not much there but malts. I also had cans of Bench Ball's Falls, and Redline Clutch. I much prefer the both of those. All that...

gjkerr wrote:Anonymous tip reveals that Zwanze will be at the original Volo as part of the "last day" celebration. No tickets. 15-20 Belgian lambics.

Not an anonymous tip. A well known fact.

The Raspberry+Ginger Fickle Mistress is on tap at the Bent Elbow. It's not bad, but I preferred the version without the raspberry and ginger. However, I'm very picky with certain fruits in beer, raspberry being one of them. I'm finding the raspberry to be a bit cough medicine-like. very odd. cherry...

The Raspberry+Ginger Fickle Mistress is on tap at the Bent Elbow. It's not bad, but I preferred the version without the raspberry and ginger. However, I'm very picky with certain fruits in beer, raspberry being one of them. I'm finding the raspberry to be a bit cough medicine-like.

I've had Fickle Mistress without the Rapsberry and Ginger and thought it was pretty enjoyable. I'm hoping The Bent Elbow gets it on tap for me to try. I don't remember if I've had Stratus Fear or not, I haven't checked it in, but that doesn't necessarily mean I haven't had it. Noon on a Weekday is p...

aside from the stone's (which no stores near me have yet), it feels like a bit of a lull right now in the lcbo beer dept. aside from replenishing some IPA's for fridge stock, there's not much interesting to warrant a trip to the store I feel the same way. I go in and take a look, and generally it's...

Full cases only, stock varies so you have to check. Evil twin has been around. Yes, there are online exclusives. The link is...www.lcbo.com. This is the direct link to the online exclusives in the Ales category, which is where most stuff people around here will be interested in are: http://www.lcbo...

Is this the complete list? Or will there be more from the rest of Canada?

Some more info . Looks like they're getting closer to open. There's a Stillwell connection, though I'm not sure how much, originally heard it was Stillwell opening the bar here. The article says they mentored the father-daughter owners. I'm looking forward to another beer-forward bar opening here. T...

I was talking to a bar owner friend and he's under the impression licensees cannot purchase stuff online to sell in their establishment. Anyone have any more I info on that?

Hey I'm curious.

If I open a growler on a Friday, and give some to a friend who doesn't try it until Tuesday, will the hops taste "dated"? If so, my "friend" would be a fucking asshole to rate that, right? Then again, I guess most people already know he is one...

atomeyes wrote:better question: what will this do for House Ales?

Someone asked in a reddit thread, so take it with a grain of salt.

Anyone know if they're going to keep doing the House Ales thing?

Yes they will be. On a larger scale then at Volo.

http://boozewatch.ca/virtual-store?id=244376 Looks like someone ordered a case of the Porter Baltique 2013 and returned all but one bottle? Also my order took exactly one week as well. No LTM beers, just regular LCBO stock though. Nice. I may pick up a bottle or 2 if there's anything else decent at...