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It’s hard to say exactly why the wheels came off the lecture. It was probably a combination of things. There was news out of the UK last week that Marston’s was going to stop using its Burton Union system for yeast propagation, and having been there just over a decade […]

So You Want To Be a Teacher – Reminisce

February 1, 2024 in Uncategorized by admin

When I got hired to teach in 2017, I was a subject matter expert. I didn’t have any teaching experience to speak of, except for having been an instructor at a music camp in high school. I also had a dread of public speaking which I overcame in about a […]

So You Want To Be A Teacher – Recall

January 17, 2024 in Uncategorized by admin

A quick question for you. Which country uses coolships in the production of an iconic beer? The answer is Belgium. Also Germany, Czechia, England, America, Canada, and very likely others. I’m standing in U Fleku beneath ceiling beams that carbon date to the 1350’s staring at the coolship they use […]

So You Want To Be A Teacher – Rebuild

January 13, 2024 in Uncategorized by admin

Matt Pearson said to me, “take off your glasses.” It’s a weird request, coming from a guy I barely know, but since we’re in public, I do it. “Close your eyes and turn around in a circle three times.” This is not Simon Says, and besides, we’re in the middle […]

So You Want To Be A Teacher – Redux

January 9, 2024 in Uncategorized by admin

Hello, Minister. I’m writing to you today to express my hopes for the alcohol industry reform that is currently tabled for discussion within the province. I’m an odd duck in regards to this situation in that I’m periodically referred to as an expert and have made a minor career out […]

An Open Letter To The Minister of Finance

November 22, 2023 in Uncategorized by admin

(ed. note: I always thought it would be fun to cut a heel promo.) I want to tell you something really important about your brewery. It’s going to sound patronizing, and it’s going to sound obvious, and it’s going to sound as though I am being condescending. Possibly, I […]

Breweries: Let’s Talk About Your Website

November 9, 2023 in Uncategorized by admin

Recently, there was a pretty well written piece about taxes that showed up in the wake of the Ontario Craft Brewers’ charm offensive to get the public onside and prevent brewery closures within the province. It’s over here at baytoday.ca and written by Stu Campaigne interviewing New Ontario Brewing’s Mike […]

St. John's Wort

Beery Musings And Amusing Beers

Beery Musings And Amusing Beers

Uncategorized

So You Want To Be a Teacher – Reminisce

So You Want To Be A Teacher – Recall

So You Want To Be A Teacher – Rebuild

So You Want To Be A Teacher – Redux

An Open Letter To The Minister of Finance

Breweries: Let’s Talk About Your Website

Some Thoughts about Ontario Beer Excise and the MFA

In Which I Buy Time With Placeholder Text

An Everyday Beer

How is the beer industry in Ontario doing? Part 3