The Bar Towel

Good is good, crap is crap. (Some organic products ARE poorly made!)

NON-organic canned legumes and coffee are two examples of products that aren't measurably hazardous (to the end consumer, at least.) Clearly we can't always choose or even afford purely organic, although having an objective (not cynical) idea of the varied risks & benefits of our choices is just practical living. It's no different than reducing automobile emissions - we still drive cars a lot, but they spew 99% less garbage now than in 1970, so we live a little cleaner.

Part of the (back to) organic movement inspires people to really notice foods they taste & smell every day, which to an extent creates a premium market for a fancier grade product, all arguments of conscience aside. I'm okay with that! The BarTowel website is certainly in support of discovering ultra-premium products, and the more people know & appreciate premium goods the better the supply of choices will be.

tupalev wrote:Many of my relatives, who are farmers in Eastern Ontario, just love the whole "organic" term and trend - they think it is quite humorous how people are gobbling up anything labeled as organic. For example, when I was home a couple of weeks ago visiting the folks, my Uncle drove in, picked some wild asparagus from the fence line, brought it in and demanded all of my "big city Toronto money" because it was organic! Had to be there, it was funny...mostly because I don't have any "big city Toronto money". But anyway....

The scarier part is that if it was close to a road it was probably being sprayed by pesticides and thus not really organic...

The stereotype at least is that farmers and rural dwellers are at least a little bit closer to where their food comes from. "Joe down the street grew this!" etc.

The scarier part is that if it was close to a road it was probably being sprayed by pesticides and thus not really organic...

The fenceline in question was at the back of the house near an open field, so no road nearby. I see your point though.

Sorry, we're not in Corwall just yet, we hope to be there when our production increases in August.

FYI to all Towelers looking to get a first taste of LugTread:

After kegging the first 700 litres and delivering them we discovered that a large part of the wort had actually frozen inside the tank. This had the effect of concentrating the remaining wort...so don't expect a subtle Kölsch...its more like a Kölsch Bock!

We were able to make adjustments to the remaining beer to bring it more in line with what we were going for. We told the owners/managers at the bars about the issue with the first kegs delivered...ultimately, its still a mighty tasty beer and a rather interesting tasting experience...but I wanted to make you aware.

If you are interested in learning more about our Kölsch-bock, you can read about it in our latest blog entry http://beausbeer.blogspot.com/ or from our website www.beaus.ca

Cheers,

Steve

Organic EisKolsch Bock...great marketing concept Steve
I'm drooling thinking about it.....anyone in GTA get kegs? Whaddaya gonna do if the phones are rocking with orders for the Eis-Kolsch?

Maybe as a seasonal yearly to commemorate the brewery opening?

We must be on the same wavelength Pootz; I'm thinking of next year doing a 9% Kölsch-Bock, with a floating chunk of unfermented wort floating on top with miniature Canada flags to celebrate our first-ever batch of beer!

The first 700 litres of the Kölsch-Bock were completely gone in the first few days. Lots of very happy customers, 2 rather unhappy ones who wanted a Kölsch...what can you do? I do have a little bit that I reserved for my personal consumption (purely for research purposes, I swear!).

Our only foray into Toronto this year will likely be at the Golden Taps at the Beer Bistro. I suppose its rather presumptious to go to an awards show when we're still trying to figure out how to use our glycol chiller, but to be honest, it sounded like the most fun.

Cheers,

Steve

I was able to try it out tonight at the Bourgetel (in Bourget...aka middle of nowhere)

Being a Kolsch lover (Fruh and Gaffel), I couldn't wait to try it out, knowing that it had an 'unexpected Bock curve' thrown into it.

All I can say is that the "Slightly Floral perfume" reminded me on my last Koln trip...as for the taste...the 'kick' doesn't make it a 'kolsch', BUT a very tasty Germanly bock! Very satisfied! The bistro's "Bourgetel" pilsner (brewed by an Ontario micro-brewery) was extremely dull and tasteless compared to the Lug-Thread...

I can't wait to try the 'next batch'...

Frosken (who edited the message to correct all those spelling mistakes...must have been lug tread's fault! )

Thanks for the great feedback, I'm super glad you liked it!

Cheers,

Steve

if only i could lick the screen for a taste!