McVeigh's

We haven't done a Guinness Quest in a while, and we apologize. Winter must have gotten cold, and it got boring reviewing the same places over and over (i.e., the ones closest to where we live that we frequent often). We also had a stint of not drinking as much Guinness (gasp!)

Life's back to normal now.

We've been to McVeigh's twice, including this time. We remember it as a lively place, kind of in the middle of nowhere. It was a lazy Saturday morning, the world was still sleeping. And we were having a nectar of the gods.

The place was very empty, save for two tables and the bar-end filled. Promptly served, with a friendly discussion about the weather (what else is there to talk about when winter was hitting on April?) Friendly service, albeit the nectar was clearly lacking. So unfortunate. The atmosphere also didn't add any fuzzy feeling, needing an update five years ago.

Score:

Guinness (/10): 4
Atmosphere (/5): 2
Service (/5): 5
Base Score: 11

Bonus: 0

Final Score: 12/20 + 0 Bonus

The Town Crier, John/Adelaide

We found out about this completely by accident (gasp!) and immediately decided to check this out. Doing some wine deliveries up in Brampton, we were recommended to check this place out for a great pint of Belgian beers on tap (at a very reasonable $5.95/pint mind you). Brampton to downtown in 45 minutes? Check. The place is located within an old townhouse, with some interesting floor configurations, but a smart atmosphere attracting an intellectual crowd. Pleasant for an after-work drink if you're in the area.

They have a lot of beers on tap, I didn't count, but 50 sounds right.  All the proper beers from the proper beer countries are available.  Great selection of British, including an extremely rare Fuller's Honey Dew (not bad at all!) and Boddington's, a bunch of German beers, and of course Belgian as well.  We also tried their Moules Frites and German Meatballs. Great stuff there.  Of course, no Guinness Quest could be complete without a taste of the proper stuff. All beers were fresh and quite good, although a tiny bit of bitterness was detected on the Guinness finish. However, I would say this is a reliable 7 on the Guinness scale.

Score:

Guinness (/10): 7
Atmosphere (/5): 5
Service (/5): 4

Base Score: 16

Bonus:
Boddington's (/2): 2 - great stuff here, definitely recommended!
Food (/2): 1
Fuller's selection: 1

Bonus Score: 4

 

Final Score: 16/20 + 4 Bonus