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... I don’t hate the others, I just find getting through a serving a bit of a chore. Likewise chilli pepper beers. OK, now I sympathize with people who hate Pumpkin Ales. Why ruin an otherwise good ale with hot peppers? Or any food with formerly detectable flavor? Nearly all Pumpkin ales taste OK t...

So has anyone tried this year's Muskoka Harvest Ale? I'm really curious as I was disappointed in what I felt was a major flavour profile change last year. It went from being a deeper amber with a good bitterness and grassy, herbal hops to something lighter, fruitier and too sweet with an almost bubb...

I read elsewhere that Deschutes Black Butte Porter and Uerige Alt will be included as part of the release. It's still not up on helloLCBO, so can't confirm. Besides those two beers, the Rosetta, and Ayinger Oktoberfest, I'm not particularly excited by this release. I feel like the LCBO is regressin...

S. St. Jeb wrote:

seangm wrote:Grand Rapids

Grand River

Haha, whoops! I'm planning a trip to Grand Rapids soon, it must've been fresh on my mind.

I do love a well executed example of simpler styles, but I imagine it's a harder sell in today's beer market. It's gotta be even harder in the age of social media where everyone's looking for special or gimmicky beers with Instagrammable appeal. Perhaps based on my experience with their wine I never...

A quick scan of their portfolio shows a lineup consisting of an English IPA and two lagers. Yup, cutting edge. I'm not calling them cutting edge (I found that humorous too), but I think you are selling them short. They have five listings in TBS. True North Copper Alt Bier True North Cream Ale True ...

A quick scan of their portfolio shows a lineup consisting of an English IPA and two lagers. Yup, cutting edge.

I didn’t drink buck-a-beer back then and I’m unlikely to start now but I don’t feel the need to express my feelings about an election result by denying buck-a-beer to someone else. We are the exceptions here. Yes, it is a stereotype but beer largely remains the working man’s drink. Let him save a f...

While I'm sure every craft brewery would love less regulation, the whole concept of 'buck a beer' is antithetical to craft beer, and possibly even a threat to the growth of craft. In this case, actual $1 beers may never surface again in Ontario, but Ford is propping up the notion of cheap suds, whe...

Lol at fucking terms like edgelord and neckbearding. Lol 2018. Lol at terms like leftist SJWs, snowflakes, safe spaces, lazy and flawed arguments about millenials not wanting to work or having jobs/money. Lol at a brewery perhaps recognizing that beer advertising has historically been sexist and no...

Yeah, Coxwell is my local. I wonder sometimes if they're right to get as much beer in as they do. KBS, for example, has been sitting on the shelves there for ages. I think in the case of KBS there was a flurry of people who wanted to try it the first time, being new and novel for Ontario. However m...

Didn't the Beach get a nice LCBO just a couple of years ago? I haven't been in, but it looks.... Shiny. It is pretty sleek, although I find it a bit more wine/spirit centric. Best selection around there is the Queen/Coxwell LCBO, although they don't have a walk-in cooler so a lot of the stuff is ou...

I'm disappointed in Nickel Brook. I hope Naughty Neighbour doesn't get a makeover next. She's pretty as she is. They’ve stated it will be redesigned. Fucking LOL! I'd love to see the statement. Anyone who was actually offended by those cans are lol. Insane. So disappointed in Nickel Brook. I will f...

So disappointed...I was online at 8:00, but didn't check that fervently. Agreed on the lottery system and introduction of captchas. Seems strange for something like beer, but there was a time when they had special beers through Vintages, so why not? Any recommendations for great saisons within reac...

A 2014 Orval. There are imitators but none equal to this Trappist. The gorgeous big rocky head, a gradually mellowing bitterness, layered subtle flavors of fruit and spice. When the heck are we getting more of this fine elixir, pretty please? Hopefully soon. I'm just going to suck it up and buy 1 -...