Posts Tagged: Newfoundland
Another Good Reason To Support The Little Guy
Posted by on Saturday, April 13, 2013 in - 11 comments
Keeping in mind that by "little guy" I actually mean small brewers and not larger brewers who need their smallness to be defined by a trade organization... but this news out of Newfoundland is just weird: • ...the bosses at Labatt Breweries in St. John’s apparently thought it was a good idea to …
Sometimes A Good Drink Starts With A Gun
Posted by on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 in - 9 comments
There's a good story over at the US public broadcaster NPR about Newfoundland's Quidi Vidi Brewing Co. and their iceberg beer, a light lager they suggest is especially lightened by the use of melted iceberg. I particularly liked this bit: • "You don't taste anything. It's not like normal ice …
Canada's Dirty Secret: Buying Beer In Another Province
Posted by on Friday, May 13, 2011 in - 10 comments
Of all the reasons to call in the cops, buying beer in one province and taking to another has to be one of the most important, as this story shows: • "Our intelligence gathering revealed that we believe there was a large quantity of alcohol being brought in to the province from other provinces …
Canada: A 1970s Newfoundland Tavern
Posted by on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 in - 3 comments
From a Facebook page for Port Aux Choix, Newfoundland. Dobernette Lounge. The next picture in the series shows just the gas pumps at the other end of the building, alone in the white blur of snow. That, in case you were wondering, is what Canada really looks like. It's a colour photo, too.
What The Heck Was "Albany Ale" In 1847... Or 1807?
Posted by on Monday, April 26, 2010 in - 8 comments
So I am nosing around looking for India pale ale references on Google news archives when I spot this one in a newspaper from 1847's Newfoundland to something called Albany ale. In hogsheads no less. • What the heck is it? It is listed in the The Public Ledger of 12 Oct 1847 amongst other … read more »
