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by Derek
Sat Apr 11, 2015 5:10 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Trafalgar ESB, Chocolate Orange Porter, Mighty Oak
Replies: 39
Views: 18830

I think that strange thinness is just an infection that hasn't reached your flavour threshold yet. They've always done some interesting stuff, and it's not bad when it's fresh from the brewery, but it ALWAYS goes downhill. They're always making new things (or just relabelling), and I think there's a...
by Derek
Tue Apr 07, 2015 11:48 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Craft Brewers Conference 2015 - Portland, Oregon
Replies: 10
Views: 4651

Damn, you're right... I thought it was Mt. Vernon, Washington!
by Derek
Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:35 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Best Bargains
Replies: 20
Views: 6945

Growlers... Often $10 for the equivalent of a 6 pack of fresh beer! That is a bargain....but not that cheap here. I pay minimum $7 for a 1L squealer of(usually) middle of the road beer. I think Mill Street was up to $12 before I left TO, but I'm pretty sure Granit was still $10. Their dry stout is ...
by Derek
Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:27 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Best Bargains
Replies: 20
Views: 6945

Sinha Stout http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/sinha-stout/136978#.VSEwXGBX-uY $2.40 for a 330ml of 8.8% stout I've always just passed over this without giving it a second thought, I guess i better pick up a bottle to try. I distinctly remember the first time I picked this up from a Scarborough LCBO....
by Derek
Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:23 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16950
Views: 3109206

2012 Driftwood Singularity... 4.8?
by Derek
Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:21 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Craft Brewers Conference 2015 - Portland, Oregon
Replies: 10
Views: 4651

How did I not know about this?

Maybe I'll drive down for 2017.
by Derek
Sun Apr 05, 2015 1:00 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Best Bargains
Replies: 20
Views: 6945

Growlers... Often $10 for the equivalent of a 6 pack of fresh beer!
by Derek
Sat Apr 04, 2015 5:04 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16950
Views: 3109206

2013 Tart of Darkness.
by Derek
Thu Apr 02, 2015 11:15 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Sunmedia Beer Madness
Replies: 18
Views: 5475

An all Quebec final...
by Derek
Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:13 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Vancouver Updates
Replies: 42
Views: 30429

I'm seriously impressed with the little I've had from Four Winds.

The industry just keeps growing... here's just the ones that do growler fills:
http://growlerfill.ca/location/ca/bc/vancouver
by Derek
Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:42 am
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: Growing my own hops
Replies: 5
Views: 3972

Definitely possible...
http://www.brewbot.ca/growing-hops-on-a-balcony.html

Use large pots, because the roots will really fill them.
by Derek
Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:48 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Stone beers in Ontario
Replies: 123
Views: 30513

Mitch Steele's book is a good read:
http://www.brewerspublications.com/book ... -pale-ale/
by Derek
Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:04 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Stone beers in Ontario
Replies: 123
Views: 30513

And they're changing Ruination... again... http://blog.stonebrewing.com/index.php/goodbye-stone-ruination-ipa/ Interesting. I picked some up last week and honestly, it didn't impress me the way it first did years ago. Maybe everything else has just gotten better in comparison. The original was grea...
by Derek
Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:54 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: Stone Clone brews
Replies: 0
Views: 2275

Stone Clone brews

Recipes for the discontinued brews... Levitation: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/03/exclusive-stone-beer-shares-recipe-for-discontinue.html Stone Pale Ale 1.0: http://blog.stonebrewing.com/index.php/stone-pale-ale-recipe/ Ruination: https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3126-stone-ruination...
by Derek
Tue Mar 24, 2015 12:07 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Stone beers in Ontario
Replies: 123
Views: 30513

And they're changing Ruination... again...
http://blog.stonebrewing.com/index.php/ ... ation-ipa/