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by matt7215
Mon Feb 12, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Mad Mash Brewery, Tavistock ON
Replies: 2
Views: 366

Re: Mad Mash Brewery, Tavistock ON

midlife crisis wrote: Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:37 am Anyone been here?
https://untappd.com/MadmashBrewery

scary
by matt7215
Thu Jul 20, 2023 1:45 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Collective Arts
Replies: 195
Views: 111984

Re: Collective Arts

Napalm Frog wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 1:05 pm With them not brewing small batches at the Dundas St W location here in Toronto, I think the focus of the brewery has changed. They were always focussing on expansion. Do we have any update on what came of the the NYC Brooklyn location?
dead
by matt7215
Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:45 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Collective Arts
Replies: 195
Views: 111984

Re: Collective Arts

One in Ottawa too. https://www.canadianbeernews.com/2023/07/19/collective-arts-brewing-opens-pop-up-shops-in-ottawas-byward-market-and-torontos-union-station/ I don't think this could have been done a few years ago. How have the rules changed....or did I just not know. these locations are most like...
by matt7215
Wed Jun 07, 2023 1:28 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Barncat Artisan Ales, Cambridge
Replies: 290
Views: 156144

Re: Barncat Artisan Ales, Cambridge

Craig wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:43 am
Macdonald decided to reach out to his future business partner on an online beer forum they were both a part of to congratulate him and see if he’d like to trade beers.
Could it be?
this is the place it all started
by matt7215
Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Canadian Brewing Awards & Conference 2023
Replies: 6
Views: 15158

Re: Canadian Brewing Awards & Conference 2023

Cass wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:27 am
matt7215 wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:26 am always good for a laugh
Remember they only give awards to those who pay to enter.
oh yes i know, thats what makes this list so funny every year
by matt7215
Wed May 24, 2023 10:08 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Recruiting back to the Bar Towel
Replies: 54
Views: 14992

Re: Recruiting back to the Bar Towel

Hey Cass and crew - thanks for the email, it was a good incentive to log back in and check things out. Congrats to you and everyone here for keeping this going over the years! I've checked in from time to time but it is certainly so nice to see so many familair names here on this current thread. Ca...
by matt7215
Thu May 04, 2023 2:12 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Why don't brewery taprooms stay open late?
Replies: 15
Views: 6629

Re: Why don't brewery taprooms stay open late?

Tapsucker wrote: Thu May 04, 2023 2:10 pm Counterpoint. Why don't more beers bars open earlier? Especially ones that could be serving lunch.
all the same reasons, businesses need to make money, if there was money to be made they would do it, if they would lose money then they dont do it
by matt7215
Thu May 04, 2023 2:11 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Why don't brewery taprooms stay open late?
Replies: 15
Views: 6629

Re: Why don't brewery taprooms stay open late?

JerCraigs wrote: Thu May 04, 2023 1:21 pm I would imagine for some of the smaller ones it's partly a case of a limited number of staff only wanting to work a certain number of hours per week, combined with all the other things you have suggested.
100% true
by matt7215
Thu May 04, 2023 2:11 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Why don't brewery taprooms stay open late?
Replies: 15
Views: 6629

Re: Why don't brewery taprooms stay open late?

My thought is that it's especially this part: "Avoiding late night intoxication issues?" The general vibe I get from most breweries and their taproom spaces is that they are more responsible, community oriented; often family friendly even. Late night drinking somewhat goes against that et...
by matt7215
Thu May 04, 2023 10:59 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Why don't brewery taprooms stay open late?
Replies: 15
Views: 6629

Re: Why don't brewery taprooms stay open late?

Cass wrote: Thu May 04, 2023 9:23 am
Is it a revenue/cost/profit issue during late hours? Staffing? Avoiding late night intoxication issues?
^this^
by matt7215
Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:03 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1816574

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

I'd also like some Two Hearted to be available. It was known in the industry that Larry Bell did not want to work with the LCBO. Now that they have corporate ownership, maybe there's a chance. But I've been hoping for Anchor Liberty to come back under Sapporo ownership and that hasn't happened. Not...
by matt7215
Thu Feb 02, 2023 9:52 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: People's Pint - Closed
Replies: 8
Views: 1727

Re: People's Pint - Closed

MatttthewGeorge wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:17 pm
matt7215 wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2023 10:22 am expect a lot more of this as we roll through 2023
Noticed someone up the road from you is "temporary" closed right now...
Cambridge will have half the number of brewers it currently does in less then a year
by matt7215
Wed Feb 01, 2023 10:22 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: People's Pint - Closed
Replies: 8
Views: 1727

Re: People's Pint - Closed

expect a lot more of this as we roll through 2023