The Bar Towel

YMMV but Mad Jack was fucking awful.

El Pinguino wrote:

admviolin wrote:

spinrsx wrote:this has finally made its way to ontario - at TBS

Not Your Fathers Root Beer
6 × Bottle 355 ml Price: $16.95

I love this stuff. So much better than the other offerings in the province.

I agree it is better than the handful of other regularly available options in Ontario. Surprisingly, Mad Jack by Molson/Coors is actually probably the best option we have, in terms of realistic root beer taste.

Coronaeus wrote:

spinrsx wrote:this has finally made its way to ontario - at TBS

Not Your Fathers Root Beer
6 × Bottle 355 ml Price: $16.95

I love root beer, but this stuff is vile. The Ginger ale is even worse.

What are some of your favourite root beers? As someone who writes about them, and has sampled more than 500 of them...I'm curious.

Haven't had their ginger beer / ale yet so can't comment. Nickelbrook makes my favourite non-alcoholic root beer, but their ginger beer is disgusting.

I was pleasantly surprised by the madjack too. Last time I was in Buffalo I saw a bomber of "imperial" NYFRB. I think I regret not getting it... It was 10% ABC Or something ridiculous like that[/quote]

Ya, I picked up a bottle of the 10% last weekend, haven't tried it yet. There is a 19% version too, but on tap only at limited places around IL.

sprague11 wrote:YMMV but Mad Jack was fucking awful.

Interestingly, the Ontario alcoholic root beers vary a lot...whether they're schnapps based, rum based, vodka based, etc. The mad jack is the most on-style. I'd guess you're not a fan of root beer in general?

Coronaeus wrote:
I like the one from NB. To be honest, there aren't many non-alcoholic root beers I don't like. Barq's is awful but other than that I like most I have had. I used to go to that place in Whitby and try whatever they had in stock. My problem with NYFRB is that it tastes like spiced rubbing alcohol to me. The ginger ale more so.

All that said, I'd take a good birch beer over root beer any time.

Barq's is on my drinking list from time to time, only because it's the sole mass-produced root beer that is caffeinated. Every so often I need a fix, or am on a road trip and go for the Barq's.

The place in Whitby is cool. Funny....the guy who runs the place refuses to stock Nickelbrook root beer, because he hated it! I suppose that's the beauty of root beer, there are so many variations to it, no "typical" recipe.

The Harvey & Verns root beer from Kichesippi Beer Co. is decent, but nothing crazy. Phillips in BC makes a great root beer too.

admviolin wrote: I was pleasantly surprised by the madjack too. Last time I was in Buffalo I saw a bomber of "imperial" NYFRB. I think I regret not getting it... It was 10% ABC Or something ridiculous like that

the 10.7% in bombers was really good. there's also been a 19.5% and a 24% that i believe was barrel aged?

new at TBS

Royalcity Exhibition IPA
Bottle 500 ml Price: $3.95

no stone RIS for 2017, wonder if it didn't sell well for 2016 (which is why the lcbo has it)

http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/stone- ... ian-stout/

vandutchy wrote:

spinrsx wrote:happen to see what year the stone RIS is from?

2016

GI Gillian being released at Summerhill tomorrow (Feb 8th) at 9:30 - announced via KGBO Twitter.

Loads of Goose Island Gillian at Summerhill at 1PM.
At 30 USD they really won't be cheaper in the USA.

Incidentally the Spadinatown store was clearing out Avec Les Bons Voeux for a friendly 5.55, marked down from 6.95.
To me this is an amazing cellar candidate...

Belgian wrote: Incidentally the Spadinatown store was clearing out Avec Les Bons Voeux for a friendly 5.55, marked down from 6.95.
To me this is an amazing cellar candidate...

Thanks for the tip.

Belgian wrote: Incidentally the Spadinatown store was clearing out Avec Les Bons Voeux for a friendly 5.55, marked down from 6.95.
To me this is an amazing cellar candidate...

Pardon my ignorance, is this the location on Spadina close to Baldwin? I've got a few Bons Voeux cellaring, but at a reduced price a couple more can't hurt!

Provost Drunk kinda wrote:

Belgian wrote: Incidentally the Spadinatown store was clearing out Avec Les Bons Voeux for a friendly 5.55, marked down from 6.95.
To me this is an amazing cellar candidate...

Chinatown Spadina close to Baldwin? At a reduced price a couple more can't hurt!

I cleared out this store, and went looking elsewhere but it's not on lcbo.com anymore. Anybody see it?

according to liquery.com there was 3500 in stock on jan 29. they must be around still somewhere. i agree its gone from the website though

a slew of new additions to the lcbo today:
Clocktower Red
Red Ale - American Amber / Red / $2.85 (473 mL can) / Ontario, Canada

Oxbow Saison De Kuaska (online only)
Saison / Farmhouse Ale / $24.15 (500 mL bottle) / Maine, USA

Le Trou Du Diable Le Coq (online only)
Sour - Ale / $15.70 (750 mL bottle) / Quebec, Canada

Freigeist Bierkultur Poltergeist (online only)
Stout - Oyster / $4.85 (330 mL bottle) / Germany

Freigeist Bierkultur Köpenickiade (online only)
Sour - Berliner Weisse / $5.75 (500 mL bottle) / Germany

Dunham No Tahoma (online only)
Saison / Farmhouse Ale / $11.30 (750 mL bottle) / Quebec, Canada

Evil Twin Don No (online only)
Sour - Berliner Weisse / $12.40 (650 mL bottle) / New York, USA

Doppel-Hirsch Doppelbock (online only)
Doppelbock / $4.10 (500 mL bottle) / Germany

Freigeist Geisterzug Quinced (online only)
Sour - Gose / $7.55 (500 mL bottle) / Germany

Railway City Express India Session Lager
Lager - IPL (India Pale Lager) / $3.15 (473 mL can) / Ontario, Canada

p.s. also the price of orval went up 5 cents, even though there's no stock. does that mean it's coming?

GtownRandy wrote:a slew of new additions to the lcbo today:

Oxbow Saison De Kuaska (online only)
Saison / Farmhouse Ale / $24.15 (500 mL bottle) / Maine, USA

A touch under $300 per case, but great reviews:

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/oxbow-sai ... ka/407935/

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profi ... ?ba=rudzud

https://untappd.com/b/oxbow-brewing-com ... ka/1490595

Also nice to see Clocktower getting some skin in the game. They've been around for ever, and even though their stuff doesn't really inspire me, they were one of the few places east of Toronto that had craft beer available for quite a while. I'd drink some for nostalgia's sake.