Tuesday was the fourth annual Ontario Craft Brewers Legislative Tasting at Queen’s Park, the day was really rainy and windy but we had a really good marquee. It was the first one that I’ve managed to attend, and it prompted some interesting revelations about the old family tree. As it […]
The Ontario Beer Revolution
It’s a new season! The little lame balloon man whistles far and wee! Those little blue flowers whose name I always forget are only a couple of weeks away (a quick google tells me they’re probably Scylla). It’s supposed to hit 60 this afternoon, and if the price we have […]
Smashbomb and Social Responsibility
You know who people love? Rudy Reuttiger. Maybe you know the story. This kid who stands maybe 5’6” and weighs a buck and a half dreams of playing for Notre Dame. He plays for a different school initally but manages to transfer over to Notre Dame after several failed attempts. […]
The Ontario Beer Revolution – Media Narrative
I feel like yesterday’s update on beer distribution was, perhaps, overly inflammatory. It did, however, contain an interesting concept: What would the LCBO be like if it were run by foul tempered ogres instead of well adjusted citizens? That’s why today’s update takes the form of a fairy tale: the […]
The Ontario Beer Revolution – Distribution (addendum)
While it’s very important to take into consideration the wishes of the consumer when discussing Ontario Craft Beer, one of the things that you have to factor into the consumer experience are the various methods of distribution for independent Ontario Breweries. I know that there are an ever increasing number […]
The Ontario Beer Revolution – Distribution
A lot of Steve Beauchesne’s original blog post on The Ontario Beer Revolution has to do with the idea that all it would take to make an Ontario Beervana possible is a shift in consumer spending and a recognition of the fact that purchasing from local, independent brewers is beneficial […]
The Ontario Beer Revolution – Part Two – The Consumer
There has been much made lately of a talk that was given at the Toronto Festival of Beer by Steve Beauchesne from Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company. It was titled “What If Ontario Had A Beer Revolution” and you can find the full text of it over at Steve’s Blog. […]