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by northyorksammy
Wed May 04, 2022 9:13 pm
Forum: Beer Trading & Private Ordering
Topic: ISO: Ontario Brewery Ticks
Replies: 24
Views: 25929

Re: ISO: Ontario Brewery Ticks

stores up north carry a number of breweries to minimize the amount of km
by northyorksammy
Mon Mar 21, 2022 6:46 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: You think we have it bad
Replies: 14
Views: 11415

Re: You think we have it bad

Superflux is worth a look come early May weather if you want to split some 4-paks that are supefresh and supernew
by northyorksammy
Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:43 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Ontario Beer Delivery Index
Replies: 32
Views: 12933

Re: Ontario Beer Delivery Index

https://www.stillfieldsbrewery.com/ is another new one. some local citzens talking about them. Try anything? more tart than Sonnen? I work about 3 minutes away from these guys - owners are a long-standing local family, and a former Bellwoods brewer. Really fascinating set-up - all oak, mostly home-...
by northyorksammy
Tue Dec 21, 2021 7:37 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Ontario Beer Delivery Index
Replies: 32
Views: 12933

Re: Ontario Beer Delivery Index

JerCraigs wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:25 pm https://www.stillfieldsbrewery.com/ is another new one.
some local citzens talking about them. Try anything? more tart than Sonnen?
by northyorksammy
Tue Dec 21, 2021 7:02 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Ontario Beer Delivery Index
Replies: 32
Views: 12933

Re: Ontario Beer Delivery Index

Curley has been creating a local buzz in London, and recommended by a couple of industry people there on my recent visit to that fine city
...very nano in size.
by northyorksammy
Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:08 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16950
Views: 3102051

Re: What're you drinking right now?

Bike Tree, just enjoying the aroma and waiting for the mushroom cloud head to go down. Best hop brewer in the land.
by northyorksammy
Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:10 am
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Montreal
Replies: 57
Views: 43405

Re: Montreal

The breweries right when they have new releases
by northyorksammy
Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:29 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Are you travelling for beer again?
Replies: 12
Views: 3790

Re: Are you travelling for beer again?

In the foreseeable future, I see no downside to discovering more of our great province...I've probably tried maybe a third of the breweries here. I've been working on trying a beer from every Ontario brewery and I'm down to 46 untried of 334 brick and mortar breweries currently open. (per my spread...
by northyorksammy
Sun Nov 21, 2021 10:56 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Half Hours on Earth
Replies: 16
Views: 9049

Re: Half Hours on Earth

Goodbye tour with collaborations
by northyorksammy
Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:30 pm
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Fall BeerFest TO
Replies: 4
Views: 2372

Re: Fall BeerFest TO

pass
by northyorksammy
Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:48 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: General LCBO Debate & Discussion Thread
Replies: 856
Views: 333471

Re: General LCBO Debate & Discussion Thread

beer guys wouldn't ship during these times from BC. Even Trailway (NS) only ships to part of Ontario once a week, and still takes about a week
by northyorksammy
Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:54 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Wellington
Replies: 17
Views: 5499

Re: Wellington

Welly has picked up their game with a young and motivated team. Regaining their Mojo of 30 years back
by northyorksammy
Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:41 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Godspeed Brewery
Replies: 152
Views: 118335

Re: Godspeed Brewery

[quote][/quote]Thank g-dness for G-dspeed for we have access to interesting drinkable beers like this
by northyorksammy
Thu Sep 19, 2019 5:32 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: General LCBO Debate & Discussion Thread
Replies: 856
Views: 333471

Re: General LCBO Debate & Discussion Thread

launching Feb 2020 with regular KBS, hopefully it makes it's way to Canada :) Somewhat related, apparently after one final production run Founders is discontinuing CBS. Perhaps it relates to the logistics of procuring the bourbon aged maple syrup bourbon barrels for production? Hopefully some of th...