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by Cass
Thu Oct 03, 2024 3:38 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Bar Hop 2 (Peter St)
Replies: 67
Views: 53496

Re: Bar Hop 2 (Peter St)

Bar Hop 2 has been a bit off for a while now. I haven't seen the ground floor open for what seems like years, or at least every time I pass by. I've been a couple of times when the roof patio is open and that's all that is open, so no inside space at all. King St was doing quite well from what I cou...
by Cass
Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out
Replies: 87
Views: 47445

Re: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out

Just to update the thread with a few notes:

- Bar Hop Peter St. is listed for sale on Realtor
- Same with Shillow in Ottawa
- Mosaic has re-opened in Hamilton
by Cass
Thu Oct 03, 2024 12:46 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Shillow Beer
Replies: 3
Views: 7811

Re: Shillow Beer

Shillow listed for sale: https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/27338402/1458-cyrville-road-ottawa-east-industrial Full turnkey craft beverage manufacturing facility available for lease transfer/lease assignment, assets to be purchased as a condition of lease transfer and negotiated separately. Strategi...
by Cass
Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Bar Hop 2 (Peter St)
Replies: 67
Views: 53496

Re: Bar Hop 2 (Peter St)

midlife crisis wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:03 am "Please do not go direct. Please do not speak to staff. Your discretion is appreciated". Yet they have listed the property on a public website, lol.
Yeah, it's a funny line which I've seen a number of times before on restaurant listings on Realtor.
by Cass
Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Bar Hop 2 (Peter St)
Replies: 67
Views: 53496

Re: Bar Hop 2 (Peter St)

Bar Hop on Peter Street listed for sale @ $399K: https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/27351787/137-peter-street-toronto-university-university Calling all Brewers! Don't Miss Out on this Rare Opportunity for a Slice of Toronto's Exciting Hospitality Scene. Whether you're a Seasoned Brew-master, an Aspi...
by Cass
Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:25 am
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Gingerman, Oakville
Replies: 3
Views: 431

Re: Gingerman, Oakville

Come to think of it, why the heck did TDD being sold to Molson not result in Ontario distribution? Yeah, it's kind of weird nothing really happened with TDD. TBS lists it, but says no stores carry the cans: https://www.thebeerstore.ca/beers?query=trou%20du%20diable In Ontario it simply seems to be ...
by Cass
Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Gingerman, Oakville
Replies: 3
Views: 431

Gingerman, Oakville

I'm writing this only as I'll find sympathetic folks here. There's a pub in Oakville on the Kerr St., so not in a strip mall. It burned down a bit before COVID (nobody hurt) and closed permanently. It was always a decent pub, nothing too fancy but not too corporate either. After a long construction,...
by Cass
Fri Sep 27, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Where would you go for 4 or 5 days?
Replies: 17
Views: 2378

Re: Where would you go for 4 or 5 days?

Which session? Friday night. I prefer that one so I'm not wasted during a day session and can enjoy a full day of exploring on Saturday. I'm going for the first time this year - very excited. I'll be at the Saturday session, but in Chicago from Wednesday. Maybe a BT meetup!?! Amazing! I'll be there...
by Cass
Thu Sep 26, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Where would you go for 4 or 5 days?
Replies: 17
Views: 2378

Re: Where would you go for 4 or 5 days?

Craig wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2024 3:11 pm Which session?
Friday night. I prefer that one so I'm not wasted during a day session and can enjoy a full day of exploring on Saturday.
by Cass
Thu Sep 26, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Where would you go for 4 or 5 days?
Replies: 17
Views: 2378

Re: Where would you go for 4 or 5 days?

S. St. Jeb wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2024 9:17 am If you just consider southwestern Ontario in general, there are a tremendous number of options.
Definitely. On my travels to and from Michigan over the past year for A Quick Beer, I've made a number of stops at random breweries I never knew existed. Pretty cool that's a thing nowadays.
by Cass
Thu Sep 26, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Where would you go for 4 or 5 days?
Replies: 17
Views: 2378

Re: Where would you go for 4 or 5 days?

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... I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that there's a number of nice breweries in London, and a few in Windsor. It would be an easy trip to go from ...
by Cass
Wed Sep 25, 2024 3:43 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Where would you go for 4 or 5 days?
Replies: 17
Views: 2378

Re: Where would you go for 4 or 5 days?

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! :wink:
by Cass
Wed Sep 25, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Where would you go for 4 or 5 days?
Replies: 17
Views: 2378

Re: Where would you go for 4 or 5 days?

Those are all great suggestions. You could also make a good one heading west from Toronto through Michigan (Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Kalamazoo) and on to Chicago and even up to Madison / Milwaukee. If you like bourbon, one that I did which I would have liked to spend more time on is Toronto -...
by Cass
Tue Sep 24, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: UK pint talk
Replies: 3
Views: 1260

Re: UK pint talk

I would actually prefer half of that if it is half the price. This is the way I feel about just about every food dish served at restaurants. I'm not tied to 568ml, not like that's really around in Toronto much anymore. I just want bars and breweries to clearly say how much the quantity is, and serv...
by Cass
Tue Sep 24, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Utopia 2024
Replies: 5
Views: 2484

Re: Utopia 2024

I remember getting one by contacting Sam Adams directly, IIRC.

You could always reach out to the LCBO's help line and see if they know anything.

I'd kinda be surprised seeing they sell it on their website for $28 USD that it would be free anymore.