Posts Tagged: Ontario
Ontario: Stock Ale, Mill Street Brewery, Toronto
Posted by on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 in - 1 comment
Where was I? The 1830s and 40s? About there. Local breweries popping up as settlers move west, filling up southern Ontario right up to the Lake Huron coast. Familar names start popping up. In 1835, James Morton is operating out of the old Molson brewery on the Kingston waterfront. John Sleeman …
Why Did Ontario Beer Have To Make Its Own Way?
Posted by on Sunday, June 20, 2010 in - leave a comment
Why did Ontario have to make its own path to beerdom? Well, a war and a river for one thing. As we discussed yesterday, the land that is now Ontario was settled in 1783-84 by Loyalist refugees from New York state after the American Revolution. For the first five years, Kingston is a military town …
The Origins Of Ontario's Good Beer Tradition
Posted by on Saturday, June 19, 2010 in - 20 comments
Beer. It only gets to you in so many ways. You make beer and provide it to your community. You make beer and ship it to another community. You ship beer in and provide it to your community. There are not too many other options for the beer trade whether you are talking about 1810 or 2010. Today we …
I Am An Ontario Craft Beer Week Event
Posted by on Friday, June 18, 2010 in - 2 comments
I love it. Things are getting interesting. In response to Troy and Cass setting up a beer crawl, I asked and have been personally declared an Ontario Craft Beer Week event in my own right. Me. Not me going somewhere. Not even me doing something. Just me. Mr. Event. I had some Beau's in the back …
Talking About Beer In The Garden On Friday
Posted by on Saturday, June 12, 2010 in - 2 comments
Do you like the lawn furniture? The bit of gardening? Very pleasant early evening yesterday with a few staff from Beau's and friends talking about beer. It's become apparent that the ability to hold symposia is a bit problematic for me. I had to decline the very tempting call from Ohio Brew Week …
Ontario: Lemon Tea Beer, Mill Street, Toronto
Posted by on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 in - 1 comment
I wasn't expecting to like this beer. The enamel stripping effect of Chapeau Lemon might have been at the back of my mind. But I received a swell sample pack from the brewer and gave it a whirl. • The beer pours an orange amber with a rich off white head that resolves to a rim and foam. The … read more »
What Books To Choose To Start A Beer Library?
Posted by on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 in - 8 comments
I had the idea that part of my playing at training brewery staff might be to recommend the beginnings of a library. I figure most long distance sales rep and junior brewers have plenty of hours to flip through the pages of text books. I just needed to figure out which ones to select. Right? Then …
Lots Of Club Soda And A Pity Barbeque
Posted by on Monday, May 24, 2010 in - leave a comment
I hate not getting to get the BBQ going even if I am sick. And no, in true Canadian style, it wasn't really a BBQ even if I smoked the rib steaks for the last bit of the grilling. As our dinner guests took the hint, it was more of a pity 'que. Just a man, briquettes and meat. At least it wasn't a …
Planning Sessions For The Upcoming Beery Seminars
Posted by on Sunday, May 23, 2010 in - 1 comment
Gaffel Kolsch has shown up in the LCBO after, my guess, a 15 year absence. I used to get this up in the Ottawa Valley when the LCBO used to do things like stock beer preferred by local communities. My part of the Ottawa valley had an army base which included a lot of former residents at German …
A Brewery Trapped By Local Culture
Posted by on Saturday, May 15, 2010 in - 1 comment
Josh Rubin has a good article in the Toronto Star today about Creemore Springs and the real or perceived pressures it faces in moving its business model forward. Let's count them, shall we: • A former owner who remains vocal and opinionated.A brand that is too closely tied to location.A village …
