The Bar Towel

Red Stipe makes a great base for mushroom tea, if you know what I mean

Can someone please explain in lay-mans terms what is happening here? Sure. Despite the celebrated beers of this forum's 'connoisseurs', we are talking about commodity product here. I layman's terms, some sort of starch/water/yeast/herb combo... When you deal in commodities, you are not concerned ab...

I think most of what I have to say has already been said, but here's something that has puzzled me. Why the hell does the LCBO offer Air Miles? I mean, if I were a retailer that wanted to set myself apart from the competition, this might be a way, but the LCBO has no real competition. Of all the thi...

Good luck Perry. You single-handedly got me interested in the military :lol: I hope this isn't some sign that Heritage is looking to fall into the hands of a foreign conglomerate too... BTW, I've got lot's of room in the garage. I'd be glad to move the tablesaw and put in running water - just say th...

ok, I'll play. I'm willing to try the delivery based on the math. As an individual consumer, how do I engage? It's kind of ironic that your audience here is likely to be the most open to new beer but the most conservative to new packages. Not to put everybody down, but that's my guess. Kind of like ...

Interesting. I stopped buying Brick products recently due to a pretty depressing re-visit to the JR Brickman pilsener. It's a shame, it seems as if they just stopped caring about their brews :(. Their Waterloo Wheat was great, but it wasn't mind-blowing , yet it's still the best product I've ever h...

Don't expect mass market consistency here buddy! I noticed the same on a shelf full of the porter, but they were trying to cleverly disguise it by selling singles. I guess the BR's high packaging return stats have led to lots of variety in the bins of recycled caps. :D BTW, Perry. When can we expect...

I must be showing my age. As someone who is always open to new ideas, this kind of creeps me out. I guess some styles would work, but probably not all. It's also worth noting that many packaging improvements have failed in the market because the product sucked (screwtops/boxes=plonk) , not because o...

All good suggestions, but make sure you bring something back too!

- and I don't mean any diseases

Ok maybe this won't work a few months from now, but how about just putting your beers out on the window ledge?

The only downside is keeping an eye on them so they don't freeze or drinking them fast enough!

White Fish?

You might want to find out how quiet it is if you will be sharing a room with it.

I know the feeling (of elation) I've been there too!

Pick the most optimistic beer you have. Maybe a bock to bring on the spring or a new micro that's laid it all on the line and deserves to win in this business.

While they sometimes leave things lacking on the quality of what is in the Beer section at least, they are doing a lot in terms of pushing for reducing packaging and making it reuseable, and they should be lauded for that aspect of their operation at least. Whenever I drive to the LCBO, it's usuall...

I'm going to venture into this can debate with a bit of semi-science - so forgive me if I overstep my capacity here. Bottles have the advantage of a non-reactive surface, except for the cap/cork/whatever. You can also presumably see what has gone wrong inside before buying. Besides the cap/cork/what...