The Bar Towel

squeaky wrote: Seems like Quebec, as a rule, can't make a decent IPA..

I'm going to guess you haven't been to Quebec in the past year. Moralite, Yakima, Leo's, Catapulte, Jukebox, Sabotage, Disco Soleil, End of the Road. All better than decent.

I was responding to an original discussion about how new breweries should come out swinging for the fences with creative beers. 3 breweries were suggested by someone else, and when I looked them up, all were doing it on contract, and none appeared to have hit a home run, which supported my position...

The silliest part of the Beer Store report is that anyone in Ottawa knows they're full of shit. I bet the Gatineau Costco, Rapdio and the Beer King sell more beer than any Beer Store in Ontario. Maybe people in Ottawa are just stupid because they buy a lot of beer that is more expensive since it is ...

Also, the quality really is great. I've been lucky recently to have a few friends either traveling in the states, or else from there coming up here, bringing me beers. There is no doubt there are some amazing brews. Heady is rock-solid and I had a bottle of Alpine Duet that was just sublime. The li...

Is this really an Ontario thing though? Quebec has a lot more really good brewers but they still have a ton of mediocre microbrew sitting on shelves. I suspect the same thing is prevalent in the US. Most people start out drinking macro swill. That's what their parents drank and it's cheaper which is...

Cass wrote: A little bizarre to see Mad & Noisy Hops & Bolts on tap.

I've noticed that Creemore is getting a huge push in Quebec. Probably because there's a lack of non-Quebec faux microbreweries to compete with there.

spinrsx wrote:on the bright side, people in Ottawa will finally get their hands on the 'brewery feature' beers before the people in Toronto

I wouldn't be too sure about that.

Not exactly the finest list of breweries across the province. Beyond the Pale and Oast are the only standouts. On the other end of the scale, I thought Perth Brewery only did clones of macro beers.

I haven't been yet but Lunenberg Pub in the market might be the best option. Multiple Beyond the Pale taps along with Ashton, Flying Monkeys, Beaus, Nickelbrook, Amsterdam, Sawdust City, Mill St and Kichesippi.

Beyond the Pale is releasing Bigamy IPA today.

And what's wrong with the Arrow and Loon? It's pretty much the same place it was 20 years ago when I went there for the first time except they've got more beer bottles placed around to gather dust. It is dated and resembles something you'd see on Restaurant Makeover or Restaurant Impossible. Half t...

another clue from Keep6's twitter feed Keep6 Imports ‏@keep6imports 26m A little sneak peek of whats coming to the LCBO this coming spring from @troududiable "Compulsive Strong Ale" https://twitter.com/keep6imports/status/428274610359238656/photo/1 I found Morsure really disappointing. Of...

Muskoka Detour is now on Beer Store shelves. Available in 6, 12 and 24 packs.

Kekumba wrote:Last few days...

Founders Breakfast Stout
Lagunitas Sucks
DDC Moralite
Big Rig Chocolate Cherry Stout
Alpine Nelson
Pit Caribou DIPA
Dunham/Kissmeyer Snowy Spring Pilsner

Bellwoods, bring back Monogamy Nelson Sauvin. Seriously.

Did Big Rig actually have a decent beer?

That's a pretty aggressive expansion for Bieres du Monde. I find their prices higher than my other usual suspects on the Quebec side but they also do a lot of promotions on Facebook to bring the prices down. With Brou Ha Ha planning on moving to a bigger location, the craft beer market in Gatineau m...