Posts Tagged: Brewery Info
Sleeman Breweries Sold
Posted by on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 in - 3 comments
As hoped for on auction day, Canada's smallest macro, Sleeman Breweries of Guelph here in Ontario has found a buyer from Japan: • “Japan's Sapporo Breweries Ltd. plans to keep open all of Sleeman Breweries Ltd.'s operations and will retain John Sleeman as head of the company as part of a …
Sleeman Auctioned Today
Posted by on Monday, July 31, 2006 in - 1 comment
An end of an era today as Canada's bar turned micro turned regional turned mini-national macro goes on the block: • “Four brewers are expected to belly up to the bar today and pitch offers for Sleeman Breweries Ltd. as the auction of the $220-million beer maker enters its final stage. The two …
Belgium: Three From Affligem Brouwerij, Opwijk
Posted by on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 in - leave a comment
Back in 2000 Heineken bought half of the shares of the brewer, De Smedt, which started operations in 1790. This little brewery was renamed as key to the purchase was De Smedts license to the abbey ales of the monks of Affligem, who trace their history and brewing back to an original founding in …
Beau's All Natural Brewing Co., Vankleek Hill, ON, Canada
Posted by on Thursday, June 29, 2006 in - 4 comments
I got the news earlier this week that new draft kolsch (or more properly "a certain kolsch-like substance") will be rolling out in kegs this weekend in quality sipping joints in farthest eastern Ontario. And it appears the beer drinkers of the area were ready, according to yesterday's press …
Two From Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, USA
Posted by on Thursday, June 22, 2006 in - 4 comments
For those of you North Americans not in the eastern third of North America, it may be hard to believe that this is the first time I have found brews from the Goose Island Beer Co. in my north-eastern travels. But such is the power of inter-state, international and inter-provincial beer regulation …
A Trip To Wagner Valley Brewing In Two Chapters
Posted by on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 in - 19 comments
Chapter One, Saturday: upon which they first meet the IPA... • Last night, after a week visiting teetotalers, I got home and it was hot. In between rainstorms I had to cut the lawn and rake it too. Happily, there was one last Guinness in the fridge, and I sucked it down like one who has just …
Festival Fiasco and the Great Long Island Beer Tour
Posted by on Friday, May 19, 2006 in - 1 comment
Two weeks ago in this space I mentioned that I would be attending the Long Island Beer Festival and gave you a preview of some of the attractions of the festival. In addition to great beers from New York, the other mid-Atlanic states, and from the rest of the world, Garrett Oliver and Phil …
Belgium: Poperings Hommel Ale, Brouwerij Van Eecke, Watou
Posted by on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 in - 5 comments
Picked up at Tully's in Maine, at $3.29 USD for 330 ml, this is a Belgian strong pale or golden ale, sharing that general class with Duval, Piraat or Delirium Tremens. The brewery says this about its Poperings Hommel ale on its website: • “In the area of Poperinge, which is a little town in the …
Knut Goes To Italy
Posted by on Saturday, April 29, 2006 in - 1 comment
"...L'ultima creazione di Renzo..." • The city of Parma is quite sleepy on this spring afternoon. Actually, so am I, I got up at half past in the morning to get there, but that is not the point. The bus stop in front of the train station is largely deserted, too, but a young man from Ghana helps …
Twin Lakes Brewery, Buckley's Tavern tasting preview
Posted by on Thursday, April 13, 2006 in - leave a comment
I received the following press release of interest to those in the Delaware Valley area. • “Please mark your calendars and tell your friends to join you at Buckley’s Tavern this Thursday from 4 to 8 PM to sample the delicious new craft beers from Twin Lakes Brewing Company. • Samuel Hobbs …
