Posts Tagged: Ontario
In Kingston In November 1815 There Was Beer!
Posted by on Monday, October 10, 2011 in - 24 comments
Beer for sale! Hallallujah!! BEER FOR SALE!!! • Remember what I suggested before? That where there is peace there is beer? Well, on 27 November 1815, my town of Kingston was just nine months past the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent and five past the Battle of Waterloo. The proposed terms of …
Your 1816 Albany Ale Update From My Home Town
Posted by on Friday, October 7, 2011 in - 1 comment
We have not found more Albany ale information for a while but this is your moment of zen. Just consider what it means. There is no Erie Canal. There are rapids on the St. Lawrence all the way to Montreal. There are about 4,000 people in this town. The War of 1812 ended one shipping season before …
Quebec: Aphrodisiaque, Dieu Du Ciel, Montréal
Posted by on Thursday, October 6, 2011 in - leave a comment
What better to drink for election night here in Ontario than a beer that the LCBO deemed too hot. Not the temperature or the level of alcohol but that label. Yes, the state owned beer monopoly is anti-cleavage. How the Quebecers who made the beer must have laughed. h/t markosaar. Ontario sometimes …
...Or How Beau's Restored My Faith In Beer Festivals
Posted by on Sunday, October 2, 2011 in - 5 comments
It happened in a field in eastern Ontario. Very eastern. So eastern, exit 27 to Vankleek Hill had a sign for one of the Montreal airports. The field is actually the fairgrounds. They've been there for a while, celebrating their 167th anniversary. • What was so great about it? Buses. Buses to get …
Off The Oktoberfest And Bringing Along My Empties
Posted by on Saturday, October 1, 2011 in - 1 comment
Like the laundry flooring? • That's eight growlers and 18 clay bottles that I am returning to Beau's today. Hoping that the deposit pays for the gas. It's about a three hour drive to the north-east where by all accounts fun is being had. This will be my first Oktoberfest and actually my second …
Serious Planning For The Weekend's Beer Fest
Posted by on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in - 15 comments
From the perspective of Tuesday, Saturday is not looking all that hot. Cold and damp, actually. Yet, for the first time in a number of years, I have shaken myself free and am heading to a beer fest - Beau's Oktoberfest. It is on. Really. "Unless there’s lightening or high winds the show will go …
Ontario: Lactese Flacon, Church-Key, Pethericks Corners
Posted by on Friday, September 16, 2011 in - 1 comment
When this beer came out three or four years ago, there was strong opposition. Reviews leaned towards the vom-esgue. They rejected it. Yet John Graham, the owner and brewer of Ontario's tiny Church-Key Brewing, held his ground. It was what he intended. A challenge. • Years pass. A bottle that I …
Once Again, Canadian Politicians Endorse Beer
Posted by on Thursday, September 15, 2011 in - leave a comment
Tony Saxon of the Guelph Mercury got the picture that tells the tale. Ontario's Conservative leader, Tim Hudak, serving out the beer during the early days of this provincial election. Mid-week at the end of the work day, it's a classic Canadian political scene. He looks comfortable. Like the …
Did I Hear The Quiet Beer Counter-Revolution Whisper?
Posted by on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 in - 11 comments
Is there something burbling out there? Is that what I was thinking of when I thought of the end of something? Ron prefers polite beer. Boak and Bailey read that and are now exploring words around that idea. Me? I am daydreaming of a nice Ontario dark ale that I plan to have just as soon as this …
Some Beery Links For The Dog Days Of Summer
Posted by on Thursday, August 18, 2011 in - 6 comments
Notice there isn't much going on? I know I have. It is slow. Then I realized it's because everyone is on vacation. I am just back and, I have to admit, my brain is still in patio "yes, I will have some more" mode. I blame waiters. And waitresses. They bring you stuff you want and all they want in …
