Posts Tagged: Beer Stores and Beer Shopping
Sad News Of A Beer Fan's Passing Earlier This Summer
Posted by on Monday, September 17, 2012 in - leave a comment
I took down the logo for the Cracked Kettle beer store in Amsterdam today. I removed it after getting an email advising that the shop closed a few months back and that owner Jeff Cunningham had died in June after a few months of terminal illness. Sad news. I never met Jeff but had worked with him …
Maryland: Max's Taphouse, Fells Point, Baltimore
Posted by on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 in - leave a comment
Baltimore has given me a very good argument for its place as a beer destination and no other spot has made the case as clearly as Max's Taphouse. We stopped in with the kids after taking the tour of Fort McHenry and crossing back across the harbor all by water taxi. The Fells Point area is a bit …
Summer Vacation 2012: What To Do With Myself?
Posted by on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in - 3 comments
There is work. There is the rest of life that sometimes gets called life. And then there is vacation. I am on a 18 day stretch of no work with the hope that life gets a little put back into order. Don't get me wrong. I like my job. And life is good if rather real from time to time. But it is … read more »
Tending To The Stash Is Each Beer Nerd's Duty
Posted by on Saturday, June 23, 2012 in - leave a comment
What is that? Duty? We don't like duties much these days. But as we get into the first muggier days of summer, I like to haul out the musty cardboard, rearrange and rebox as I check how this bottle or that case is doing. Gotta see and if there are any bottles that need moving up on deck for … read more »
Zak Got Tired And Emotional
Posted by on Sunday, June 3, 2012 in - 4 comments
This is one of the best things I have read about someone's personal relationship with beer. Maybe it's that I am tired and emotional, too. After all, I found out this morning that a rabbit had eaten one of my Swiss chard patches. But I don't think so. I think Zak captures that thing, that thought …
Not Beer: Spirit Tree Estate Cidery, Caledon, Ontario
Posted by on Friday, May 25, 2012 in - 1 comment
It was a bit of a haul today. A drive of 500 or 600 km from the eastern end of the fifth Great Lake to the south of the third. We made a point of finding better stops along the way. Chatterpaul's Trinidadian influenced bistro in suburban Whitby was a bit of a happy surprise. As was the traffic, a …
Am I In A Cross Border Beer Buying Rut?
Posted by on Sunday, May 20, 2012 in - 4 comments
It is either a rut or I have developed a staples list for the beer stash. We were over in the USA this afternoon. As the far side of the customs booth is only 35 minutes from my driveway so this is not any great luxury but I am noticing a certain pattern in recent trips. A bunch of cubes of …
Again, A Monopoly Copes With Competition
Posted by on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in - leave a comment
A few years ago we discussed how the eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick was coping with challenges posed by its location next to Quebec and Maine. It is at it again: • NB Liquor quietly launched a new plan last week to attract New Brunswick beer drinkers to buy local by lowering prices …
Are Drinks Wholesalers Actually An "Industry"?
Posted by on Sunday, April 22, 2012 in - 1 comment
Remember when industry meant, you know, making things. I was reminded of that this morning when I came across this article about the effect of mandatory third party wholesaling on Alabama's wineries and got stuck on the word "industry": • “When you put three hands in it, there’s nothing left …
Ontario's LCBO Has Nation Based Beer Quota?
Posted by on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in - 5 comments
Interesting comment on Ontario's LCBO, the province's sole wholesale import beer buyer. The comment is from an Estonian supplier newly selling its beer into this my local marketplace: • In an April 11 statement, A. Le Coq said its product should arrive on store shelves in the province's major …
