The Bar Towel

All kinds of Orval out there now.

Still drop in here and there after 15 years. Thanks for keeping it up Cass. Another factor behind the reduced activity is likely that good beer is not as scarce as it used to be. The discussion of, and hunt for good beer (and communal grumbling about the LCBOs lack thereof) comprised a good bulk of ...

Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel at the LCBO

Unibroue Winter Mixed Pack (Maudite, Blonde de Chambly, TP, Don de Dieu, LFdM, Fringante) and Blood Orange Blanche de Chambly at TBS

https://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/B ... ng%20room.

Available at LCBO. Perhaps part of an as yet unannounced Halloween release?

Had a few low-ABV brews... the Godspeed Draught-lager style "Baby Svetly" (1.5%) is pretty acceptable for a crushable quaff, and the Omnipollo KONX (0.3%) tastes almost like a good light sour pale but something in the taste goes very wrong, like it's spoiled or infected. I'm not expecting...

Brown IPA brewed yesterday.
2 row, Carapils, Wheat malt, Caramel 45, Chocolate malt
Bittered w Warrior, Centennial late additions and hop stand
Escarpment Cali Ale yeast
OG came out at 1.065

That’s it yes, 1oz each of cryo simcoe, citra and centennial individual packs from yakima valley. Just need to decide which to use.

Anyone have experience with this? I’ve avoided dry hopping in the past due to too many batches with an overly vegetal flavour. Seems these will reduce that risk. you can def dry hop with cryo how long are you leaving your beer on the hops when dry hopping? Thanks Matt, I’ll give them a try. Would 1...

I have 11gal of IPA in the unitank fermenting away w US-05. 2 row, C20, wheat malt and carapils. Bittered w Warrior, then 5, 1 and 0 min additions of citra, simcoe and centennial. Also a 15min hopstand w same 3. Planning to dry hop 1/2 w citra cryo hops.

Anyone have experience with this? I’ve avoided dry hopping in the past due to too many batches with an overly vegetal flavour. Seems these will reduce that risk.

This caught my eye. Bear Russian Imperial Stout An award-winning Scottish brewery crafting conversational beer. This full-throttle stout is aged for four months in ex-whisky casks. It pours black, revealing the whisky's influence with coffee, chocolate, fig, vanilla and orange preserve notes. It's ...

In addition to the 12yo I’ve also seen the Ola Dubh 18yo on shelves, but not listed.

Oskar Blues Old Chub 4 pack

Nice for the season

No Summer 2020 release?