Posts Tagged: Ontario
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 …
Ontario: Robust Porter, Great Lakes, Etobicoke
Posted by on Friday, April 27, 2012 in - 2 comments
I was handed this beer at last week's beer event. I just would like to mention that this is one of the best Ontario-made beers I have ever had. Part of their Project X series, it's on limited release and, sadly, limited production. Too bad. Thick sheeting mocha cream head over deep dark ale. Thick …
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 …
Brewers' Plate 2012 And My Happy Schooling
Posted by on Thursday, April 19, 2012 in - 6 comments
What a pleasant Wednesday. I ate. I sipped. I asked myself a lot about how people in downtown Toronto spend their Wednesday evenings. I did not think I got swept away in pairing mania but, and it is a subtle but so bear with me, there were many wonderful combinations to be found. • For example …
A Few Questions From Me About Brewers Plate 2012
Posted by on Thursday, April 12, 2012 in - 4 comments
I'm not sure I ask good questions. Professionally, I have to be prepared to ask questions like "where were you on the night of June 27th, 1979?" or "would you agree with me that a bicycle pump and a hippopotamus are very different things, Mr. Jenkins?" Not that I do. I just have to be prepared. So …
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 …
Session Beer Day At My House Means Not So Much
Posted by on Saturday, April 7, 2012 in - 2 comments
Why? Because there is little good beer 4.5% and below to qualify under Lew's rule and exactly zero as far as I can tell for the more strident Law of Ding. I did make an effort and got myself to the LCBO today and picked up a couple Mill Street Organic Lager at 4.2% and two St. Peter's English Ales …
Brewers' Plate 2012 Is Coming Up In Two Weeks
Posted by on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in - 8 comments
I am not one much for getting in the car and driving to Toronto. It's a bit of a haul and, frankly, when Montreal, Ottawa and Syracuse are all pretty much the same two hours plus or minus away it get hard to convince the family to go west given the delights to the east, north and south. But once … read more »
Your Monday Evening Short Beery Observations
Posted by on Monday, April 2, 2012 in - leave a comment
Some short stories to begin a short week. We Canadians mostly have a 4 day weekend coming up for Good Friday, Passover, Easter and Easter Monday. I think the last of the four is to make up for the rest. Or maybe it's the day for the non-believers thrown into the Judeo-Christian mix. Lew will be … read more »
Albany Ale: Well, Look At That... Wheat Beer
Posted by on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in - 13 comments
It's not that I long to be right but once in a while I do like to be right. Not so much vindicated as explained. In August 2010, I referenced a quite from a traveler in the central New York region in 1749 who describes in some detail how the Dutch in the Albany area were growers - and maltsters of …
