The Bar Towel

It was the official launch of Stone in Edmonton tonight....of course Clagary got there before us last night ;) Start the night off with something 'lite" Stone IPA Then wrongly Ruination IPA But back on track with Stone Saison Matt's Burning Rosids smoked Saison Spröcketbier (Black Rye Kölsch) S...

mgmoney wrote:ten fidy is pretty delicious stuff, but 18.99 for a four pack? Yikes!

It's $22.99 to $23.99 in Alberta....the Province that has lower taxes than BC. Liquor stores or agency gouging us?

We're currently getting 3 shipments a year of Landlord here in Alberta. Arrives about 4 to 6 weeks old, so as fresh as it can possibly be. Such a lovely drop. Hope to see more of their range make it over.

Yukon The Angry Hessian Pumpkin Ale - Bland & Meh! Drain. Anderson Valley Pinchy Jeek Barl Ale - Smells great, starts off tasting good and then just becomes a mess. Another drain! Oskar Blues Ten Fidy - Finally, a decent beer tonight. Canned August 26, 2014, and just arrived in Alberta. A lovel...

Yukon The Angry Hessian Pumpkin Ale - Bland & Meh! Drain. Anderson Valley Pinchy Jeek Barl Ale - Smells great, starts off tasting good and then just becomes a mess. Another drain! Oskar Blues Ten Fidy - Finally, a decent beer tonight. Canned August 26, 2014, and just arrived in Alberta. A lovely...

From the owner of the agency:

"Birra and Ale in AB and in BC. For AB only we’ll also get Bomb.

And some of their one-offs as well "

I thought the Vanilla Noir was really artificial tasting. The Prairie Noir was too hot for me (whisky & chili), and felt really thin. The Wine Barrel Noir was very good (vinous, tart, roasty).

Best I've had has been the Coffee Noir. Oh, and Puncheon.

Looks like us folk out West will be getting Prairie into Alberta pretty soon. Craft Beer Importers announced yesterday on their Facebook page. I've tried a few of their beers and have yet to see what all the hype is about. Wasn't a huge fan of Bible Belt, but then I don't like chili beers. Still, a ...

Looking forward to trying as many of these as possible at the CRAFT launch in Edmonton: Stone IPA Stone Go To IPA Arrogant Bastard Ale Stone Ruination IPA Stone Cali-Belgique IPA Stone Smoked Porter Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA Stochasticity Project Quadrotriticale Matt’s Burning Rosids ...

Brouwers is a cool place, except the patio when the sun is blazing down. Went there of a lunchtime and it was very, very quiet. And didn't meet any of the surly staff that people complain about. The tap list at Bottleworks was pretty impressive. There was something soothing about walking around a bo...

There's a newish cider/craft beer bar opened up in the Capitol Hill area, http://www.capitolcider.com/ . Just up the road from Pine Box, on 818 E Pike St. I went there just as it opened in July 2013. Good local and European ciders on draft and in bottle. Decent beer selection, and good food. Bottled...

That's a stupidly good price on the Pierre Sparr Cremant Rose, and it's a good alternative to the more popular Champagne.

This Cremant is around $26.99 in Alberta & $29.99 in BC!!!

Some more info from Jason Foster's On Beer blog (July 2)

http://www.onbeer.org/2014/07/a-rebelli ... in-regina/

Still have my 1996-1997 Boon Oude Geuze. I had it when I joined this forum, with the intention of finding more. Will definitely be a special occasion when I open this one. Also: 1995 Sam Adams Triple Bock - was kind of lousy back then. Don't know if age will have made it drinkable. No expecting so....

The founder of Big Rock, Ed McNally passed away last night, http://worldofbeer.wordpress.com/2014/0 ... 1925-2014/