The Bar Towel

Manitoba joins the Ontario free trade thing.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/economic-co ... d-manitoba

Tapsucker wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 12:52 pm My wife has been lamenting for a while that there is no longer any safe reliable place to go hit on male beer geeks. Something, something too much competition now.

Hell, even I miss the days of being able to go out and randomly find some beer dudes to chat with!

If you look at the clientele at Volo these days, it's abundantly clear that their primary patrons are no longer male (mostly) beer geeks. It's completely unsurprising that putting their list online or using Untappd is off their priority list.

I think it's safe to say that if there's one place in Toronto where you can rely on a quality selection every time, it's Volo.

distr0 wrote: ↑Wed May 07, 2025 3:36 pm Awesome read. Bartowel is mentioned in the 2013 section as well

Yeah I missed that when I first read the page. Very cool!

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Bar Towel shoutout on their history page: https://www.barvolo.com/history

Always love me some Boon!

Had a free night tonight so took to GO to Hamilton and went to Aquanova. About a 25 min walk from Hamilton GO station, down an industrial street where the old Hamilton Spectator building is located. It’s your standard industrial park brewery, and the entrance is a big roll up door. Decor is mixed fu...

Last episode from Saratoga, NY. Bound by Fate was one of the highlights of the weekend, a really cool little taproom. The Abner Doubleday house taproom of Real McCoy was a trip as it was this ancient building. Kind of amazing a bar is in there.

News from the Granite about Ron.

From the Ontario press release deck:
The press release said NB & NS have agreed to participate in the plan.

From their latest newsletter... 4PM EVERY FRIDAY @ BAR VOLO Fridays starting at 4 at Bar Volo were welcoming the weekend by pouring house lager the traditional German way: straight from the party FASS! 'Fass', German for 'Barrel', a Stainless steel beer serving device similar to our beloved casks se...

Yeah, to only have an Instagram page, and actually make someone work to understand who you are, is ridiculous. It's wild that something as basic as hours is overlooked.

Yeah, there's a mantra in the content creation world to the effect of "create once, publish everywhere". It behooves companies that make stuff to ensure they can be found wherever their potential customers could be.

The Granite Cask Marque & St. George's Day CASK! Toronto Social Saturday, April 19th 1:00 PM - Back Patio Celebrate the arrival of spring with a splendid opportunity to enjoy a selection of the Granite's classic cask ales, along with a special brew crafted exclusively for this event. It's a doub...