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by BartOwl
Tue Feb 21, 2023 9:08 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: For Fun: ChatGPT Throwdown!
Replies: 13
Views: 8253

Re: For Fun: ChatGPT Throwdown!

Microsoft Edge has it integrated into the browser. I guess it is using the same database/engine, but was unsure before.
by BartOwl
Tue Feb 21, 2023 9:04 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: For Fun: ChatGPT Throwdown!
Replies: 13
Views: 8253

Re: For Fun: ChatGPT Throwdown!

Hmmm... got a different answer, when using the same website, when I asked the same question again. It was similar though.
by BartOwl
Tue Feb 21, 2023 8:56 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: For Fun: ChatGPT Throwdown!
Replies: 13
Views: 8253

Re: For Fun: ChatGPT Throwdown!

I used https://chat.openai.com/chat

I don't have a Windows computer, so I can't try it on Edge. Maybe that is the difference.
by BartOwl
Tue Feb 21, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: For Fun: ChatGPT Throwdown!
Replies: 13
Views: 8253

Re: For Fun: ChatGPT Throwdown!

"What is the Bar Towel?" The Bar Towel is a website that was founded in 2001 and is dedicated to promoting and celebrating the Ontario craft beer scene. The website features news and reviews of Ontario craft beer, as well as a comprehensive directory of breweries, bars, and restaurants tha...
by BartOwl
Tue Jan 03, 2023 6:25 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Something in the Water
Replies: 7
Views: 1844

Re: Something in the Water

See, I'd love to try that oatmeal stout or ESB, but instead they send things like their lime lager or (yet another) hazy IPA to the LCBO- thus I've yet to try anything from them. Good to hear the beer is good though, I usually grab food and a beer in LV before I go to shows at the Amphitheatre, but...
by BartOwl
Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:01 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Old Flame Brewing's new location in Toronto Distillery District
Replies: 3
Views: 1084

Re: Old Flame Brewing's new location in Toronto Distillery District

I popped in to the Distillery District location recently. I can report that their wet hop beer was tasty and fresh, despite it being a bit past the harvest season. I will have to check out their other brews, when I have time. I don't think they have a kitchen, but it's a good place to drop by, if yo...
by BartOwl
Mon Jan 02, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Something in the Water
Replies: 7
Views: 1844

Re: Something in the Water

I got their Outro ESB to go. I got the last two, and I think it is seasonal, so I am not sure if there is more. However, it too was very good. It had plenty of malty complexity and plenty of hop flavour. It was better than some others I have had in the province.
by BartOwl
Thu Dec 29, 2022 6:11 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Something in the Water
Replies: 7
Views: 1844

Something in the Water

I went to this brewery (the one in Liberty Village Toronto), last night. Their oatmeal stout was fantastic. It was an English variety, so I enjoyed the hops and the character-full taste and aroma due to the English ale yeast strain. I also had one of their NE IPAs, which was well made. Their gingerb...
by BartOwl
Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:14 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Would beers from the past be highly regarded today?
Replies: 23
Views: 3543

Re: Would beers from the past be highly regarded today?

[So, to circle back, would there be an award winning stock ale? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: deep breath :lol: :lol: :lol: But maybe the hipster trends of drinking 50 or Black Label might reawaken the conversation. Personally, I would nominate Northern Ale as a good candidate. Wo...
by BartOwl
Fri Jul 01, 2022 3:21 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Would beers from the past be highly regarded today?
Replies: 23
Views: 3543

Re: Would beers from the past be highly regarded today?

I remember going to a home brew conference with Stephen Beaumont and Michael Jackson were guest speakers there. (I got to meet both of them later on.) As I recall, Stephen mentioned at the time (in the 90s), Canada had a twice bigger per capita craft beer market than the states. This has of course c...
by BartOwl
Thu Jun 30, 2022 7:06 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Would beers from the past be highly regarded today?
Replies: 23
Views: 3543

Re: Would beers from the past be highly regarded today?

I agree with much that has been said here. Regarding Canadian beer, we had some good ones in days gone by (Dragon's Breath Pale Ale, Gritstone, Conners Best Bitter, ....). However, I remember that the now dead famous beer author Michael Jackson (not the singer) never gave Canada a five star beer. At...
by BartOwl
Mon Jun 27, 2022 8:22 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Kensington Brewery
Replies: 1
Views: 846

Kensington Brewery

I stopped in at this brewery over the weekend. I got to try their barley wine, ESB and dark IPA. All were good, and made well to style, but nothing amazing. Worth the visit, and I am glad I went there.

Cheers.
by BartOwl
Sun Apr 25, 2021 6:32 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16950
Views: 3075408

Re: What're you drinking right now?

Joe Blo Bohemian Pilsner for the Joseph Bloor Brewery. Excellent. Lots of flavour bursting out of this one, including a lager-like bready maltiness and an assertive Saaz presence. It is well balanced and on style.
by BartOwl
Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:57 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1822607

Re: Orval the hills and far away...

Yes. I did notice the Orval was not as strong as I remembered it. Still a great beer, but being inconsistent isn't necessarily a bad thing. Not as strong in what way? Taste, alcohol, funk? For me, it didn't have as much of the barnyard funk as I remembered. It was still a good beer, though I would ...
by BartOwl
Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:00 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1822607

Re: Orval the hills and far away...

Yes. I did notice the Orval was not as strong as I remembered it. Still a great beer, but being inconsistent isn't necessarily a bad thing.