The Bar Towel

Am I the only one who likes Lake of Bays beers, and their restaurants too? lol.

Two quite different breweries, hope they both do well going forward.

I don’t believe in objective taste. All of my ratings are to my preference because I can’t do anything else. Though others can use apps for however they see fit. Good point. Melony IPAs are not what I like, but sometimes you don't know the profile of an IPA when you order it. When I rate those ones...

Funny, I totally forgot about starting this topic 10 years ago, haha. I actually did a round the world trip last year. Not so much for beer, but I sought out good beer places everywhere I went. that would be my main difference form 10 years ago: it seems there are beer options just about anywhere yo...

Loving all these suggestions!
There are a LOT of Ontario breweries I haven't visited yet, so it is quite possible I'll keep it more local, but we'll see...

Wondering what beer destinations are on people's radar these days.
I will likely do a little road trip in October or November for up to 5 days.
Either drive from Toronto and back, or fly somewhere and rent a car to drive back to Toronto.

I only recall the free glass offer from one year around 10-12 years back?
Last time I bought one there was no free glass.
As nice as that glass was, even if they offered one this time it is no longer in my price range.

Meh.
Maybe if I'm in the middle of nowhere on a camping trip this will become beneficial.

Serious question though - how often do you actually shop at convenience stores anyways? I tend to avoid them, and their stupid high prices, except at gas stations about once a month.

Oh that's a big price increase form last time we had it.
I thought it might be around $150.
Too rich for me! Bought a couple different bottles years ago when they were around $120 I think.

Was also in Newfoundland earlier this summer, and echo that Bannerman seemed tops. Our hotel was right across from them, and the Brewdock bar, so that was convenient ;) I made it out to Port Rexton Brewery, past Trinity on the way to Elliston, and really enjoyed the small-town country vibe there, wi...

Ya I've ordered off Sober Sips. Plenty of online shops out there. Each seems to have maybe 1 or 2 that other shops don't have, so you need to look around a bit. There are a bunch of NA beers in Ottawa area that I want to try, but Knyota Drinks only carries one of them. I currently have a bit too man...

I can't imagine anywhere having a chill vibe like Godspeed after a TFC game?

Sounds similar to that old craft beer passport that was around some years ago? Took a look. Most breweries are good offers. The two Left Field locations include the same beer (Ice Cold Beer), which seems silly... Granite is only a 10oz pour, whereas GLB is 2x 12oz pours. Details: https://explore.des...

Harmon's has been putting out a bunch of seasonal/limited edition non-alcs the past while, and Henderson and Rainhard both have new ones.
Planning to stick mostly to non-alcs in July and will report back on any new favourites.

We had the No-Lo fest at the Only Cafe some months ago...and it seems we're getting another (mostly) non-alcoholic beers fest in July.

This one has a $20 ticket price.

https://shophendersonbrewing.com/produc ... erish-fest

Noticed they released about 10 beers for their anniversary this past week, with some already sold out. Does anyone else have a weird completionist mentality like me, and if you can't get them all, you skip them all? ALL OR NOTHING! :D I think it saves me lots of money in the end. Another example is ...