Mill St. Cobblestone Stout

A's mother wanted to treat us to dinner tonight, so we bundled up and went down to the Corner Bar and Grill.  This pub opened a few months ago, replacing the old neighbourhood standby, Puzzles.  It lacks the faded cigarette and stale beer ambiance of its predecessor, but the Grill has become one of our favourite places around here anyway.  It's usually not too busy, and the food is better than average for a pub.  Even our toddler, M, likes it, with her regular dish of sweet potato fries and chicken fingers.

The grill also has a decent beer list, featuring a slate of Mill Street brews along the usual domestic selection.  I don't know a lot about Mill St. other than that they're based in Toronto and are opening a brewpub in town later this month.  This I do know: the beers I've had from them have been tasty, so I'm always willing to give another one a try.

Tonight's selection was the Cobblestone Stout ($5.50), described on the menu as a "traditional style Irish black stout with roasted malt flavour and a hint of toasted walnut and chocolate in the finish".  The beer was a little slow to arrive, causing M to wander over to the bar and ask "where's my daddy's beer?".  Luckily they were bringing it out then so she was appeased.

The beer itself was as advertised -- a good stout, not too heavy, with a nice finish that was slightly nuttier than a Guinness.  Just the thing for a cold (and getting much colder) night.  I'm definitely looking forward to checking out Mill St's brewpub when it opens.