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by Craig
Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:43 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Barncat Artisan Ales, Cambridge
Replies: 287
Views: 115481

Re: Barncat Artisan Ales, Cambridge

Macdonald decided to reach out to his future business partner on an online beer forum they were both a part of to congratulate him and see if he’d like to trade beers.
Could it be?
by Craig
Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:52 am
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Canadian Brewing Awards & Conference 2023
Replies: 6
Views: 1076

Re: Canadian Brewing Awards & Conference 2023

Looks like Shacklands cleaned up in the Belgian categories, good for them.
by Craig
Wed May 24, 2023 1:54 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Bellwoods Brewery
Replies: 869
Views: 274522

Re: Bellwoods Brewery

Dang, 6 million? Good for them!
by Craig
Fri May 19, 2023 9:47 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Kalamazoo
Replies: 18
Views: 5882

Re: Kalamazoo

I want to sit around and drink good beer, lol.
by Craig
Fri May 19, 2023 8:44 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: 2023 LCBO Summer Release
Replies: 19
Views: 1871

Re: 2023 LCBO Summer Release

I've always thought it tasted better out of the big green bottles too, but I just chalked that up to tasting with my eyes or my imagination or something.

The beer I really miss is Avec Les Bons Voeux. I used to get tons of that every holiday season, haven't seen it in ages.
by Craig
Thu May 18, 2023 12:54 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: 2023 LCBO Summer Release
Replies: 19
Views: 1871

Re: 2023 LCBO Summer Release

The LCBO does weird things when you try to search by a SKU that doesn't exist. It somehow tries to guess the right search for you, showing you an essentially random result. Like searching for 23743, it says on the one side "no results" then shows me results for 234369 instead.
by Craig
Thu May 18, 2023 11:04 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Black Gold Brewery
Replies: 1
Views: 512

Black Gold Brewery

I found myself in Petrolia Ontario last weekend, so I stopped in here for lunch. Pretty big space, not very crowded. Had a somewhat limited food menu that generally had pub staples on it. I got the charcuterie board which was fine. Beer was decent! I got their "pseudo lager" whatever that ...
by Craig
Thu May 18, 2023 8:48 am
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Kalamazoo
Replies: 18
Views: 5882

Re: Kalamazoo

Take me with you?
by Craig
Thu May 18, 2023 8:48 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Recruiting back to the Bar Towel
Replies: 36
Views: 1694

Re: Recruiting back to the Bar Towel

Same place it always was, I guess.
by Craig
Wed May 17, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Kalamazoo
Replies: 18
Views: 5882

Re: Kalamazoo

I posted this elsewhere too, but in a recent trip to Detroit a bottle shop recommended a Wax Wings IPA to me, which I brought home and thoroughly enjoyed. I believe it was this one: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/53044/360429/
by Craig
Wed May 17, 2023 4:59 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Detroit
Replies: 88
Views: 38118

Re: Detroit

Oh, I forgot to add before. One of the beers that was recommended to me when I was there was a Wax Wings hazy IPA, out of Kalamazoo. It was outstanding.
by Craig
Thu May 04, 2023 3:13 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Why don't brewery taprooms stay open late?
Replies: 15
Views: 976

Re: Why don't brewery taprooms stay open late?

Are taprooms not open late? For example, Bellwoods is open until 1, Amsterdam Brewhouse until 12 or 2 depending on the day, Northern Maverick until 2. I'm sure there are some that don't say open too, I just checked a few randomly that I thought probably had later hours. I think you'll definitely fin...
by Craig
Wed May 03, 2023 11:05 am
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Detroit
Replies: 88
Views: 38118

Re: Detroit

I was just in Detroit for an extended weekend, figured this thread could use dusting off. Breweries: Detroit have a few, but honestly they're not as saturated as most places are these days. I gather that's changing in time. Faisan was the standout place for me. They're pretty new and still finding t...