Archive | July, 2012

McGuinty Takes Credit for Ontario Craft Beer Success

In an interestingly timed announcement, the McGuinty government sent around a press release Saturday entitled “Ontario Microbreweries Thriving”. Yippee, the government figured it out. Could this perhaps have something to do with the Liberals rejecting the sale of beer in convenience stores early last week and the Conservatives vaguely suggesting they’d be “open” to it (i.e. would also reject it, but […]

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7 Reasons you Should be Going to the Toronto Festival of Beer this Weekend

Oh boy, the much-anticipated Toronto Festival of Beer is almost upon us, beginning this Friday July 27, 2012, and going until Sunday at Exhibition Park. Its pretty much sold out, but tickets are still available for Sunday. Here’s 7 reasons why you should be there: 7.  Salt n Pepa (for real, Friday night) You know, that 80s, 90s, 00s, […]

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Texas Study Exhibits the Economic Benefits to the Craft Beer Industry

An economic impact study released yesterday by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild shows that Texas craft brewers furnish over 51% of brewery jobs in the state despite the fact that only 0.7% of the beer consumed in Texas is made by its craft brewers. The study also shows that the growth of the Texas craft […]

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Down Easy Pale Ale

Brewer: Hoyne Brewing Co., Victoria B.C. Style: Pale Ale Available: British Columbia Liquor Stores Alcohol: 5.2% Price/Volume: $5.00/650 ml bottle Oh hey, its another beer from one of Victoria’s 20,000 craft brewers (or something like that). Yes it goes down easy, relatively mild. And comes with some nice artwork as is typical of the Victoria crafts as well. Insightful, […]

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CAMERON’S LAGER

                      Brewer: Cameron’s Brewing Co., Oakville Ontario Style: European Style Lager Alcohol: 5.0% Available: LCBO Price/Volume: $2.65/473 ml can Great lager.

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CURMUDGEON IPA

                    Grand River Brewing – Cambridge Ontario Style: India Pale Ale Available: LCBO Alcohol: 6.5% Price/Volume: $3.95/ 500 ml bottle Described by the brewer as a copper colour with a large white head – I think they filled my bottle with the wrong beer. Still enjoyed […]

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Heineken’s bid to buy Asia……..Pacific Breweries

You know how Asia has all those burgeoning ecnonomies…well it seems that with the slowly declining sales of major brewers in North America, we are seeing a reversal of the eastern brewers buying out the west (e.g. Sapporo’s 2006 acquisition of Sleeman), as the western brands look to move east for sales. On Friday Dutch brewer Heineken offered $4.06 billion […]

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Ikea Releases Beer

This is about as necessary as anything at Ikea. And its probably as good for the price too. Hey, I’d take a beer with my hotdog, and who doesn’t need a drink after managing the field of cart pushing maniacs. Unfortunately, its a UK thing only and, at least for now, it looks like the stuff isn’t […]

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Kichesippi Beer Co.: Why so local?

Ottawa – While the taps of the town are dominated by nearby Beau’s All Natural Brewing, Kichesippi Beer Co. popped up in 2010 to take the claim as Ottawa’s Craft Brewery proper. And they like it that way. I recently dropped in at the brewery, located in a downtown industrial area of the city. I […]

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