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Introducing Light Mode! If you would like a Bar Towel social experience that isn't the traditional blue, you can now select Light Mode. Go to the User Control Panel and then Board Preferences, and select "Day Drinking" (Light Mode) from the My Board Style drop-down menu. You can always switch back to "Night Drinking" (Dark Mode). Enjoy!
What're you drinking right now?
It's tough for bars to have special selections of beers in Ontario, since you basically need to get an importers license to do it. Then once you have the license, you actually have to go knocking on brewery doors all around the world to get product to sell. It's obviously a huge overhead for a single location to take on. The guys at Volo have been at this for a long time. They've got contacts all over the place, both with international sellers to get supply and with local bars they can resell to, which justifies the extra effort.
- cratez
- Beer Superstar
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- Location: Brantford, Ontario
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At Tomlinson Tap Room and Lucas Oil Stadium:
Sun King Grapefruit Jungle IPA (draft)
Three Floyds La Noche Se Mueve (draft)
Black Acre Stop Light Belgian Blonde (draft)
Upland Oktoberfest Lager (sample)
Sun King Fistful of Hops - Orange (draft)
Also sampled a very tart and delicious "Red Wine Saison" but there was no brewer listed and BA/RB don't have any answers.
Sun King Grapefruit Jungle IPA (draft)
Three Floyds La Noche Se Mueve (draft)
Black Acre Stop Light Belgian Blonde (draft)
Upland Oktoberfest Lager (sample)
Sun King Fistful of Hops - Orange (draft)
Also sampled a very tart and delicious "Red Wine Saison" but there was no brewer listed and BA/RB don't have any answers.
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott
- cratez
- Beer Superstar
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- Joined: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:29 pm
- Location: Brantford, Ontario
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At Thr3e Wise Men Brewery, Brugge Brasserie, HopCat Broad Ripple, and Broad Ripple Brewpub:
Thr3e Wise Men Snow Bunny Blonde (sample)*
Thr3e Wise Men Bulldog Brown (sample)
Thr3e Wise Men Two Lucy’s Blackberry Wheat Ale (sample)
Thr3e Wise Men Rocky Ripple Pale Ale (sample)
Thr3e Wise Men Hubbard & Cravens Porter (sample)
Thr3e Wise Men Golden Zoe IPA (sample)*
Thr3e Wise Men Centennial Martyr Double IPA (sample)
Thr3e Wise Men Beginner Weiss Sour Ale (draft)*
Brugge Brasserie Madeline La Framboise (sample)
Brugge Brasserie Belgian Witte (sample)
Brugge Brasserie Pooka Boysenberry Sour (sample)*
Outliers Blau Machen Pilsner (sample)
Outliers Buffalo Jacket IPA (sample)
Outliers Whitcomb Rye (sample)
Oskar Blues Pinner Throwback IPA (draft)
Flat 12 Pogues Run Porter (draft)*
Sun King / Rhinegeist Emergency Hop Kit IPA (draft)*
Broad Ripple Extra Special Bitter (sample)*
Broad Ripple Monon Porter (sample)*
Broad Ripple Lawn Mower Pale Ale (sample)
Broad Ripple Halloween Jack Pumpkin Ale (sample)
* Standouts
Right now:
Coffee at The Barking Dog Cafe
Thr3e Wise Men Snow Bunny Blonde (sample)*
Thr3e Wise Men Bulldog Brown (sample)
Thr3e Wise Men Two Lucy’s Blackberry Wheat Ale (sample)
Thr3e Wise Men Rocky Ripple Pale Ale (sample)
Thr3e Wise Men Hubbard & Cravens Porter (sample)
Thr3e Wise Men Golden Zoe IPA (sample)*
Thr3e Wise Men Centennial Martyr Double IPA (sample)
Thr3e Wise Men Beginner Weiss Sour Ale (draft)*
Brugge Brasserie Madeline La Framboise (sample)
Brugge Brasserie Belgian Witte (sample)
Brugge Brasserie Pooka Boysenberry Sour (sample)*
Outliers Blau Machen Pilsner (sample)
Outliers Buffalo Jacket IPA (sample)
Outliers Whitcomb Rye (sample)
Oskar Blues Pinner Throwback IPA (draft)
Flat 12 Pogues Run Porter (draft)*
Sun King / Rhinegeist Emergency Hop Kit IPA (draft)*
Broad Ripple Extra Special Bitter (sample)*
Broad Ripple Monon Porter (sample)*
Broad Ripple Lawn Mower Pale Ale (sample)
Broad Ripple Halloween Jack Pumpkin Ale (sample)
* Standouts
Right now:
Coffee at The Barking Dog Cafe
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott
- cratez
- Beer Superstar
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- Joined: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:29 pm
- Location: Brantford, Ontario
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At Twenty Tap:
Schlafly Tasmanian IPA (draft)
Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest (draft)
Stillwater / Against The Grain Rio De Sauvin (draft)
Goose Island Oktoberfest (sample)
Indiana City Shadow Boxer Oatmeal Stout (draft)
All good to great except for the Goose Island, which was far too sweet for my liking.
Schlafly Tasmanian IPA (draft)
Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest (draft)
Stillwater / Against The Grain Rio De Sauvin (draft)
Goose Island Oktoberfest (sample)
Indiana City Shadow Boxer Oatmeal Stout (draft)
All good to great except for the Goose Island, which was far too sweet for my liking.
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott
- cratez
- Beer Superstar
- Posts: 2284
- Joined: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:29 pm
- Location: Brantford, Ontario
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At Upland Tasting Room, The Sinking Ship, and HopCat Broad Ripple:
Upland Sundial Farmhouse Ale (sample)*
Upland Pale Ale (sample)
Upland Champagne Velvet (sample)*
Upland Wheat Ale (sample)
Upland Dragonfly India Pale Ale (sample)
Upland Bottled Blonde (sample)
Upland Cherry Lambic (sample)*
Boulevard Pop-Up Session IPA (draft)*
Scarlet Lane Dorian Espresso Stout (draft)*
Schlafly Dry Hopped APA (draft)
* Standouts
Now heading to Kahn's Fine Wines for a bottle shop and Bell's Brewery for dinner on the way home.
Upland Sundial Farmhouse Ale (sample)*
Upland Pale Ale (sample)
Upland Champagne Velvet (sample)*
Upland Wheat Ale (sample)
Upland Dragonfly India Pale Ale (sample)
Upland Bottled Blonde (sample)
Upland Cherry Lambic (sample)*
Boulevard Pop-Up Session IPA (draft)*
Scarlet Lane Dorian Espresso Stout (draft)*
Schlafly Dry Hopped APA (draft)
* Standouts
Now heading to Kahn's Fine Wines for a bottle shop and Bell's Brewery for dinner on the way home.
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott
Hofbräu Dunkel - my gosh it's nice! Happy Oktoberfest, y'all…
In Beerum Veritas
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- Bar Fly
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- Joined: Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:55 am
- Location: Guelph
Foley brothers pieces of 8 iipa. A friend brought this back from Vermont. It looks like it's a one off,which is a shame because it's fucking awesome. Loaded with tropical flavours and perfectly balanced. The best iipa I think I've ever had
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Belgian wrote:Hofbräu Dunkel - my gosh it's nice! Happy Oktoberfest, y'all…
I'm having Hofbrau Original right now, I picked it up after going through quite a few Dunkels this week. The Original has a bottling date of August 4th 2015 (Bayview Village location), so I couldn't resist. If you liked the Dunkel, keep a look out for some extremely fresh Hofbrau Original.
- S. St. Jeb
- Seasoned Drinker
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- Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:44 pm
- Location: Burlington, ON
It's not good enough to just say it's awesome?sofakingdrunk wrote:Foley brothers pieces of 8 iipa. A friend brought this back from Vermont. It looks like it's a one off,which is a shame because it's fucking awesome. Loaded with tropical flavours and perfectly balanced. The best iipa I think I've ever had
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- Bar Fly
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- Location: Guelph
Fucking nopeS. St. Jeb wrote:It's not good enough to just say it's awesome?sofakingdrunk wrote:Foley brothers pieces of 8 iipa. A friend brought this back from Vermont. It looks like it's a one off,which is a shame because it's fucking awesome. Loaded with tropical flavours and perfectly balanced. The best iipa I think I've ever had
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- Joined: Sat Aug 01, 2015 11:36 am
- Location: Toronto
Enjoying a doppelbock taste-off with some buddies:
Paulaner Salvator
Augustiner Maximator
Doppel Hirsch Doppelbock
Miltenberger Doppelbock
Spaten Optimator
Ayinger Celebrator
Amsterdam Springbock
Les Trois Mousquetaire Doppelbock
Cameron's Deviator
Paulaner Salvator
Augustiner Maximator
Doppel Hirsch Doppelbock
Miltenberger Doppelbock
Spaten Optimator
Ayinger Celebrator
Amsterdam Springbock
Les Trois Mousquetaire Doppelbock
Cameron's Deviator
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Sawdust City - 1606
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Too bad Andechs isn't there. I'm interested in hearing the comparisons.Provost Drunk wrote:Enjoying a doppelbock taste-off with some buddies:
Paulaner Salvator
Augustiner Maximator
Doppel Hirsch Doppelbock
Miltenberger Doppelbock
Spaten Optimator
Ayinger Celebrator
Amsterdam Springbock
Les Trois Mousquetaire Doppelbock
Cameron's Deviator
I find Andechs incredibly sweet. It's a beautiful spot to drink beer, but haven't fallen in love with the beer itself.AugustusRex wrote: Too bad Andechs isn't there. I'm interested in hearing the comparisons.
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- Beer Superstar
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What did you think of this? I found my first bottle a little underwhelmingWinter is Coming wrote:Sawdust City - 1606
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