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I have been a little bit surprised by the willingness of the large brewers to engage with Discount Beer February as a concept. So far, Labatt, Molson and Sleeman have all jumped on board and have either sent, or are sending, samples. I suppose it’s not that strange when you […]

Discount Beer February – Labatt Products

 in DISCOUNT BEER FEBRUARY / The Beer Store  tagged Brava / Busch / Discount Beer February / Lakeport Pilsener / Lucky Lager / Plate / Plate of Shrimp / Shrimp by
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(Much of the background information for the following comes from Allen Winn Sneath’s excellent book Brewed in Canada. I borrowed Ken Woods’ copy, but you should probably buy your own.) The DISCOUNT BEER CATEGORY at The Beer Store exists for two reasons: 1)      Canadians didn’t drink enough Amstel in the […]

Discount Beer February – How We Got Where We Are

 in DISCOUNT BEER FEBRUARY / The Ontario Beer Revolution  tagged Bill Sharpe / Brick / Dave Nichol / Labatt / Lakeport Brewing Company / Minhas Brewery / Molson / President's Choice by
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It’s hard to know exactly what to make of Ramblin’ Road Brewery Farm. They’re a new brewery in Norfolk County. Part of the issue here is that there really aren’t all that many farm breweries kicking around and there’s not really a concrete definition of what that might entail, at […]

Ramblin’ Road Brewery Farm

 in Accounting for Taste / The Ontario Beer Revolution  tagged Farm Breweries / Ramblin' Road / Trying Really Hard Not To Joke About A Man Who Sells Nuts by
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I’m always interested when something I’m not expecting happens. For instance, I didn’t expect the brewers at Black Oak to start up their own label. They’ve been a bit cagey about it as the thing has developed and I don’t think that anyone knew quite what to expect. It was […]

They Send Me Beer: Radical Road Brewing Canny Man

 in Reviews / Shameless Plugs / The Ontario Beer Revolution  tagged black oak / Canny Man / Jon Hodd / Radical Road Brewing / Simon DaCosta / Young Hearts Be Free Tonight by