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- Wed Aug 14, 2024 8:57 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Good news from your Premier!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1361
Re: Good news from your Premier!
I had no complaint about Corks at Longo's. It would be inconsistent of me to be upset if people in last season's fashions want to sit and drink in a grocery store environment. Live and let live.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:14 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: :roll: Red Herring
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2685
Re: :roll: Red Herring
Elsewhere on this forum people have cited the novelty factor - people want to drink beers that are new to them. We can expect to continue to see stunt beers with non-Reinheitsgebot ingredient lists. I fall on the side of those who think we need more humour and less condemnation. This is sounding lik...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:57 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Greg Clow to close Canadian Beer News
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5052
Re: Greg Clow to close Canadian Beer News
Given the date perhaps I should be skeptical but then again: https://www.canadianbeernews.com/2024/0 ... ming-soon/
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:45 pm
- Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
- Topic: Bar Volo 2.0
- Replies: 25
- Views: 31749
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 6:10 pm
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Blood Brothers’ Over The Tap - $7 to $12 for 4 oz pours
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4027
Re: Blood Brothers’ Over The Tap - $7 to $12 for 4 oz pours
I remind myself that it costs nothing to walk into C'est What, to give but one example, and have thirty taps to choose from. That is a beer festival to me.
Mind, some pours are getting expensive there as well.
Mind, some pours are getting expensive there as well.
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:01 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Recruiting back to the Bar Towel
- Replies: 55
- Views: 22447
Re: Recruiting back to the Bar Towel
No word from Greg Clow? I see him on twitter. What about Joey Capps, Dan-D-Man, Beer Kitten? Would be great for Perry to stop by, too. Same with Ken Woods. We don't seem to get Black Oak, locally, these days! Greg still does a fine job getting the beer news of the day out at Canadian Beer News, but...
- Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:49 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Shrinkflation
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5057
Re: Shrinkflation
Agree! So do act like a bit of a dick and ask for a top-up, or quietly pay too much for too little? I can't bring myself to be a dick about it at the bar. I'll just talk about them behind their back on forums :) In all seriousness though, I have been noticing it more and more there which is unfortu...
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:19 pm
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Goose Island Black Friday & Bourbon County Stout
- Replies: 94
- Views: 47932
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:41 pm
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Goose Island Black Friday & Bourbon County Stout
- Replies: 94
- Views: 47932
Re: Goose Island Black Friday 2021
This was such great fun that I dropped by today to ask if there might be a repeat of last year's festivities and I was informed that they would have to sell BCS at such a high price to break even that it was a non-starter. That's a real shame, I always enjoying going to the tasting. Their rationale...
- Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:17 pm
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Goose Island Black Friday & Bourbon County Stout
- Replies: 94
- Views: 47932
Re: Goose Island Black Friday 2021
Info for those who celebrate :) https://www.gooseisland.ca/bourboncountystout LCBO.com release at 10am on 25th. Looks like a non-ticketed event at the brewpub this year pouring it. This was such great fun that I dropped by today to ask if there might be a repeat of last year's festivities and I was...
- Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:35 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: UK update
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1784
Re: UK update
This seems to have coincided with a distinct decrease in the number of U.K. beers available on tap - even in self-styled "British" pubs. There are a few to be sure but they tend to be the same from place to place and there is not the variety I had become accustomed to. The cause is likely ...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 12:17 pm
- Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
- Topic: Innocente Brewing
- Replies: 42
- Views: 28351
Re: Innocente Brewing
"I don't really want to delve into it here too much" = I am conscious of the potential for this whole discussion to go sideways quickly. It's easy enough for people who want the details to google the Twitter and Reddit threads where it has already been discussed. As I am able to read book...
- Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:11 pm
- Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
- Topic: Badlands Brewing Caledon
- Replies: 32
- Views: 17304
Re: Badlands Brewing Caledon
Wow I can’t believe i started this thread over 5 years ago! I was lucky. A coworkers farm backs onto theirs so I heard about them at the beginning. I still make it up to their farm in Cheltenham 3 or 4 times a year 😀 You have raised an important point. With Badlands you want the complete experience...
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:28 am
- Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
- Topic: Surprisingly good beer from TBS
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10377
Re: Surprisingly good beer from TBS
It should be added that, particularly with IPAs, it is very important to check the dates. I have come across some pretty old beer at my local TBS.
Thank you for the reminder. I will make a point of looking more often.
Thank you for the reminder. I will make a point of looking more often.
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:40 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Celebrity Pub Encounters?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8040
Re: Celebrity Pub Encounters?
Long before the pandemic, when going to the Rex could involve sitting shoulder to shoulder with other patrons crowded along one of their long tables, a stranger sidled up between my wife and I and said, "You do know you're sitting next to Gord Downie, don't you?". I had to confess I did no...