Posts Tagged: Ontario
What Matters On Saturday At The Beaus Oktoberfest
Posted by on Saturday, September 29, 2012 in - leave a comment
Ron was on fire. Sure, I had to threaten the audience before to ensure that they had to listen if they knew what was good for them. But they did listen. And it was good for them. After about seventeen genial interjections the lady in the back told me to shut up. That was excellent. Then we were …
Photos Of Friday's Session At Beau's Oktober Fest
Posted by on Saturday, September 29, 2012 in - leave a comment
Lazy Summary Of Tuesday Posts By Other People
Posted by on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 in - 4 comments
OK, I got up at five. Give me a break. Tired. Too tired for this? No. No, it's not that Twitter is more interesting than blogging. It isn't! No. I'll pay more attention to you real soon, blog. Sure, I haven't posted since Sunday and the last post over there was about carrots but you are the focus …
Maine: XXXX IPA, Shipyard, Portland
Posted by on Saturday, September 22, 2012 in - 3 comments
In 2008, the very good people at Shipyard forwarded me samples of their new Pugsley Signature series beers and I reviewed the imperial porter. Like so many examples of Canadian consumer selection, the local state monopoly has flexed its cat-like reflexes and, four years later, we are able to buy …
Culture, Community, Scene, Brand And Beer
Posted by on Saturday, September 15, 2012 in - leave a comment
Last year at Beau's Oktoberfest, I got to share in a discussion during a Beer School panel led by Mr. B. I described how I thought that Beau's had created a scene more than a community, comparing it to the Halifax music scene of the late '80s and early '90s. This video posted by TAPS magazine of …
Is Good and Craft Beer Really A Form Of Temperance?
Posted by on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 in - 7 comments
Yesterday, Jeff reviewed the stated purposes of Oregon's Liquor Control Act of 1934 as part of an exploration of the regulation of strong drink in his state. Lew has been writing along a similar line for some time on his separate blog Why The PLCB Should Be Abolished. Cass has been running a …
Ottawa Brew Pub Reviewed... But Not Its Beer
Posted by on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 in - 2 comments
A rather odd review of a brew pub in the Ottawa Citizen whose only value from a brew point of view is the brief introductory comments on the state of the competition in town: • How to tell apart the national capital region’s numerous and newish beer-themed eateries? Lord knows I’ve struggled …
Not Beer: Unfiltered Rosé 2011, Closson Chase, Ontario
Posted by on Saturday, August 25, 2012 in - leave a comment
Another day with nothing to do. Another summer run into nearby Prince Edward County, Ontario, to hit a few wineries and pad what we like to call the Christmas stash. See, I like good beer just fine and all but when you have big gatherings around roasts and twenty types of root vegetable when the …
Appearing One Weekend Only - Ron Pattinson
Posted by on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 in - 6 comments
Remember I mentioned there was a super surprise awaiting you all or at least the all you all who are going to Beau's Oktoberfest 2012? Well, it's Ron. He's being flown in from the lands of the Euro to sit in an eastern Ontario county fairground for three days in early autumn as sort of a …
Ontario: An Early Reference To The Kingston Brewery
Posted by on Saturday, August 18, 2012 in - leave a comment
The funny thing about Ontario is it started as a part of Quebec. Until the division of Upper and Lower Canada in 1791, this was all the one unified colony that Britain took from France in the conquest of 1760. Settlers started moving in 1783 first from central New York in the first direct Loyalist …
