The Bar Towel

King Goblin earlier, and just finished a Peche Mortel while watching Workaholics on Comedy Central. Great show.

Pretty much everything that was pouring at Black Oak last night... Vanilla Bean Nutcracker Porter Decaf Balzac's Coffee Porter Reethi's Mole Ole Nut Brown (really spicy, just awesome with the sausage gumbo...) Bourbon Barrel Nut Brown Nutcracker Porter w/ Agave Great times. Anyone there last night k...

andrewrg wrote:Black Oak Nut Brown.

Anyone else going to the Black Oak party a the brewery is Friday?

Most likely.

Had a Clown Shoes Hoppy Feet 1.5 tonight, good stuff, especially for a (Double) Black IPA that's coming up on 7 months old.

Belgian wrote:Lake of Bays Mocha Porter - alright stuff.
King Altbier - wow!

Had the Altbier tonight at C'est What as well. Really good stuff, so much caramel and sweet dark breads.

Which beers are included in the Bavarian Alps gift-pack? Further, what beers are included in the Biere du Boucanier Giftpack, European Beer giftpack and the de Koninck gift pack (if anyone knows...)

Anyone have a plan of attack for Sunday? Anything in particular y'all looking forward too?

I dunno, is there an issue with pint glasses? Of the many I've raised I haven't had a problem, save for the odd dishwasher\soapy smell. But if it's affecting the beer taste, it's quickly replaced. Being served imperial stouts (Wellington's) in a pint glass is bit much, no? And the half pints are ju...

sprague11 wrote:I still have a 2008 and some 2009 peche mortel left. will be interesting to do a comparison

Coffee will be real faded.

thanks for the reply. my point is that my perceived difference between Volo and CW is that Volo tries and CW TRIED (in the past). I don't find CW to be on the cutting edge of Toronto's beer scene. Oooh, "cutting edge". That's your criteria for lumping C'est What into your "any old ba...

Had a Darkside II at the Granite with dinner earlier, I'll probably leave it at that.

Barley Days Oaked Harvest Ale - Drain pour as it was poorly capped and completely flat and oxidized Fuller's 1845 - Bliss! Every 22oz bottle I've had from Barley Days has been flat and oxidized. I've heard that they don't carbonate their bottles purposely? idk They just take the base beer and put i...

icemachine wrote:Barley Days Oaked Harvest Ale - Drain pour as it was poorly capped and completely flat and oxidized

Fuller's 1845 - Bliss!

Every 22oz bottle I've had from Barley Days has been flat and oxidized. I've heard that they don't carbonate their bottles purposely? idk

Amsterdam Tempest, best beer they've ever done. Out of the bottle was better than the barrel aged version with cocoa nibs. Great stuff.

Stroonze wrote:Your bringing in Smutty! That is great news. Hopefully you are bringing in finest kind IPA.

Lol, no they aren't

cannondale wrote:Dieu du Ciel Corne du Diable (draught)
Struise Pannepot Wild (draught)
Unibroue Don de Dieu (bottle)
Unibroue Trois Pistoles (bottle)

Pannepot Wild on draught? Jesus Christ, where?