The Bar Towel

Now if it was bad, would it be skunky, flat or just stale? You'll know if it's off. If one is bad, dont drainpour it - force tha cap back on & get your money back. Itf you just get a minor smoothing off of flavors, that's quite acceptable - it's only disintegrating beer that I won't drink. LCBO...

(The Collingwood store is legendary for wasted inventory.) Just be sure to check your Rogue wasn't affected by extensive light exposure - if so get a prompt refund, otherwise, great deal (as far as Rogue prices go.) I like the other beers you mentioned but when I see them now shelf ageing is the onl...

Also - I think there will always be a market for watery, flavorless beer. You can't help some people appreciate wine with any real character either. . I think it's not so much enjoying them, as not knowing what true enjoyment is.... They have to cease thinking that the cold one with the game is as ...

I had the Saison Dupont last night. And then I had another. It was in pristine condition as far as I can tell, small bottles de damned. Lightly spicy, hint sour, complex, fragrant, elegant palate, indefinably stamped with a thousand Belgian idiosyncracies that somehow still add up to 'beer.'. In my ...

I bought a lot today at Queen's Quay (Cooper Street.) there was none on the shelf, so presumably somebody else has already reserved the other one.-Josh It's a cult beer thing, hee hee. I made sure to leave four on the shelf though, proof to others it exists. (Was I the only one who was expecting 33...

I truly wonder for how much longer Blue and Bud and Ex will constitute the norm in this country. They will hold on in rural and small town areas which are slower to change but ultimately beer, like wine has already become, will be a multi-faceted market. Gary The Macros will aggressively fight to p...

(from the MILL STREET website: Mill Street Oktoberfest is available only in kegs. Prices include: 11.3L keggies ($50), 20L kegs ($100) and 58.6L kegs ($184). Orders must be placed at least two working days prior to pick up. To arrange an order please call (416) 681-0338, ext. 0 _________ EDIT: oops,...

I bought a lot today at Queen's Quay (Cooper Street.) They originally were to get eight more cases Tuesday, BUT this is old news. NOW, they have been told to take one case, sell it all off, then order another one etc. Don't expect to find unopened cases anywhere if they can prevent it. Between this,...

Quicker than me you are Gunny, hmph! - Also for the best deal going, a bomber of Big Hole Headstrong Pale Ale (2.95-650 ml) - really good and not as resinously hoppy as the superstar Sgt. Majors IPA. It's fun to compare the two. -- oh and if you go by the Amsterdam brewery, the Framboise in six-pack...

I am heading to the cottage this long weekend and was wondering if anyone could suggest which brews to enjoy up there. For the most part I am an ale drinker but find I prefer ales in the winter or if I have 1 to 3 in a sitting. I do like Pilsners in the summer(Saranac use to make an excellet one, S...

I'm glad the Canadian consumer is starting to realize that beer should not cost what it does. I love that Teresa Cascioli kind of said 'screw the Status Quo, I'm a smart resourceful woman and I can show up the Big Guys with better value stuff.' She is president and CEO, and if MolBatt could invent ...

Now to return to something more pleasant... I had the Hockley Dark last night... I wouldn't have this as a drink out on the patio on a hot summers day but it does make for a nice occasional meal drink. Glad it works for you on some level Lister, I find it is truly a different beast than a dark lage...

The Sinha rocks and I hope they keep it as a stock item.

here's a respectable stout at a scary cheap price, less than Wellington if you think and it travelled 100 times as far.

Sorry, Jer, it was a last-minute thing on our part. We used to go to the parade every year, but skipped the last couple due to our growing frustrations with the crowds and the increased commercialization of the event. Tourism = all those other people crowding and making noise where I just want to h...

...with the exception of Christoffel Blond. I haven't had a blond yet that I really liked so I'm giving it a pass for now. As noted in some of the previous posts in this thread, Christoffel Blond is not a blond ale, but a pilsener--and a particularly characterful one at that. It blew away the Erdin...