Posts Tagged: Pubs and Tavs
West 50 Pour House and Grille, Mississauga, Ontario
Posted by on Sunday, September 17, 2006 in - 4 comments
I do not think I have ever reviewed a picture of a bar before...especially a bar that has yet to open but following Greg's links from his story at the Bar Towel to the unfortunately URLed website "hiprestaurants.com" I found this great design for a tap house sitting right there on my computer …
Save the Riser!!!
Posted by on Monday, June 5, 2006 in - leave a comment
I get emails all the time for this cause or that but this one seems more interesting than the Nigerian scams or amazing offers from others to repost this blog's content to make them big bucks at their sites: • “This is probably WAY off topic for the normal articles that are covered on 'A Good …
The <i>NYT</i> on McSorley's Old Ale House
Posted by on Sunday, May 21, 2006 in - leave a comment
The New York Times ran a great article today on McSorley's Old Ale House in that good city that has run for 152 years and a group of friends who meet there there: • “ON a chilly Friday night, outlined against a blue-gray cloud of cigarette smoke in front of McSorley's Old Ale House, the Five …
Festival Fiasco and the Great Long Island Beer Tour
Posted by on Friday, May 19, 2006 in - 1 comment
Two weeks ago in this space I mentioned that I would be attending the Long Island Beer Festival and gave you a preview of some of the attractions of the festival. In addition to great beers from New York, the other mid-Atlanic states, and from the rest of the world, Garrett Oliver and Phil …
Long Island Beer Update
Posted by on Thursday, April 6, 2006 in - leave a comment
I finally made my first (long overdue) trip of the year out to the Southampton Publick House. I found a wonderfully refreshing Abbey Single on tap. It was a luminous yellow, hazy, and grassy tartness---a perfect way to welcome the arrival of Spring. I usually have two different pints when I head …
St Paddy's Season at the Half Penny Pub, Sayville, NY
Posted by on Monday, March 27, 2006 in - leave a comment
While researching Irish beers and Irish pubs prior to St Patrick's Day, I started to think of this holiday not as just a day but a season. Then I noticed that in the beer company advertising for St Patrick's Day that the corporations too appear to have adopted this notion of the week prior to the …
Volo, Toronto, Ontario
Posted by on Saturday, March 18, 2006 in - 3 comments
The other day, when I did rock, we headed up Yonge Street in Toronto to finish the evening at Volo, a much discussed beer bar amongst the Bar Towelling set. With very good reason as well. While I wasn't able to take my camera and get some shots, I can tell you that the place seats about 40, is …
Obituary For A Landlord
Posted by on Friday, February 24, 2006 in - leave a comment
A very good read is this obituary for the landlord of a pub: • “Mrs Martin continued: "I'm a Londoner and he was a country man. The green trees of the Heath suited him. He wouldn't have gone anywhere else in London. • "Once you were barred you stayed barred. One barred customer went to Spain …
Kisz Bier, Prazske Pivovary, Czech Republic
Posted by on Sunday, February 12, 2006 in - 4 comments
A new guest writer joins us today. Donavan Hall lives on Long Island in New York, USA. He is an editor and freelance writer. He writes a weekly column about beer for The Spirit World. He also writes a blog called Catch & Release. • “I am a beer writer and I live right on the border of Long …
Quick Note: Figgy Pudding Ale, Kingston Brewing Co., ON
Posted by on Thursday, December 29, 2005 in - 3 comments
If I have a local the Kingston Brewing Company is likely it. The merest merriest wee half-pint this day to whisk away the cold along with a bowl of curried soup. • This Figgy Pudding Ale is one of their best ales for the KBC's signature but quite pronounced apple-fruity yeast. Using soft water …
