So much for the Toronto Star's commitment to internationalism in beer retailing matters. You will recall that in April they made the madcap decision to expand their noting where you can get beers featured in Josh Rubin's column to include an outlet in New York as illustrated in my post from then. No longer. The heading on the side bar is now limited to outlets in Toronto as you can see above from Josh's piece on beer in Quebec. Never mind that eastern Ontarians would easily slip across the border to La Belle Province. Never mind that many Quebec beers can be found in western NY including a number of Unibroue beers not available in Ontario. Never mind. Learn your place. Keep in line.
A Sad Day For The Global Nation Of Beer
Posted by on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 in - 5 comments
Comments
Jeremy - June 11, 2009 2:45 PM
So replace Toronto with Ontario, and the content pretty much stays the same right? Not seeing this as a big deal really.
Alan - June 11, 2009 3:35 PM
So sorry to disappoint - even with eastern Ontario not somehow falling into your understanding of Ontario.
Patrick Hirlehey - June 15, 2009 10:42 AM
When I went to New York City last month, I was able to find DDC, Unibroue Terrible and U17. I had to leave the country to find beers one province over. At least you east Ontarians have Beau's.
Josh Rubin - June 17, 2009 8:14 PM
Hi Alan.
No need to go looking in grassy knolls for anti-N.Y. conspiracies, my good man. The reason I went relatively far afield on the piece in April was that none of the Danish beers in the article were available via retail in Ontario, and I didn't want it just to be a list of bars where people can drink them. I wanted people to be able to try some of the beers in the comfort of their own home. In the case of the Quebec story, however, there are indeed several excellent Quebec beers available at the LCBO and/or The Beer Store. While obviously not as wide a selection as available elsewhere (say, Montreal or Buffalo), it's enough to whet the appetite of readers in Ontario. Ontario, whose biggest city happens to be Toronto. Which happens to be where the paper is based. (For what it's worth, if I'd had more space, I would in all likelihood have put in a list of places to get Quebec beers in Montreal).
Cheers,
Josh
Alan - June 17, 2009 11:08 PM
So you are suggesting "nunya?"
Frankly, I'd think the 100 mile diet might make more sense than focusing (again) on the belly button of the Big Smoke beast. No need for a conspiracy theories to see that.