The Bar Towel

On a recent trip I popped into the original barhop and it was absolutely deserted at like 5 pm. The beer list and food were still good though!

Come to think of it, why the heck did TDD being sold to Molson not result in Ontario distribution?

Cass wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2024 3:43 pm

Craig wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2024 3:07 pm I'd love to go to FoBAB again some year.

I have my ticket booked for this year, @Craig!

Which session?

For sure, a trip to Ottawa or Montreal via PEC could be a ton of fun. Could stop in Kingston or something on the way.

These days I see a lot less point in beer-focused travel in the US than I used to. The spread of and access to great beer is so great now that I figure I can go pretty much anywhere and hit up the best breweries and/or beer bars in town and I'll be overwhelmed by fun stuff I've never seen before. So...

For a while there I thought Bier Markt was going to be the thing that filled that gap. They had a few locations, and I was seeing them on restaurant chain gift cards and stuff like that. Seems like they didn't make it for whatever reason.

I’ve never been to Beertown, but it seems like this concept can really give someone that has never had stuff from a small producer a taste for something new and different. Looking at their list, there are some ones that are in Durham region, but also some pretty surprising stuff like Small Pony and...

I like that Christmas Ale too. But where's Avec Les Bonx Voeux? I loved that beer so much and we haven't seen it in ages.

Down to 560 now. Moving pretty slowly this year, from the looks of it.

Sounds a lot like how it is here then, though I wonder if the deps get to order directly from breweries if they like? Access truly has come a long way in the last 10 years, it's so much better than it was. One thing I would love to see is a relaxing of provincial barriers in particular. There's no g...

So long as distribution is still run through LCBO/TBS none of the changes like this are going to do much for me. You're not going to get those crafty Deps with incredible selection like you have in Quebec if they have to just order the same stuff everyone else can, right? Come to think of it, I have...

I just had a split rail Pilsner on their patio on Manitoulin Island and it was great. That might have been mostly due to the sunny weather and my thirst, but I'm pretty sure the beer was actually good too. Pretty nice little spot they have, patio with views of the water. Very good chocolate factory ...

Any standouts from the stuff you tried?

Sounds like a very cool event, I'm sorry I won't be able to make it. Here's the instgram post for anyone who can't/won't click the link: 🇯🇵 7th ANNIVERSARY UPDATE 🇯🇵 We promised surprises and now we’re ready to reveal a few... Over the past many months, our Brewmaster Bim has criss-crossed Japan to ...

I had an octopus likes to fight for the first time in a while tonight and it was great.