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Thunder Bay

Discuss beer travel and regional information, including the best bars and places to check out around in Canada and around the world, and other chat that is not specific to Ontario.

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I'm going to be in Thunder Bay soon for an entire week.... please, someone tell me it isn't a beer wasteland.

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There used to be a couple places there. A brewery that closed last year, which was Great White North Craft Brewery. I still have a bottle of their pale ale.

The second place closed a couple years ago I think, which was some sort of brewpub.

Your best bet might be finding an LCBO "A" store and staying home.
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I was looking through the Thunder Bay tourism site and under Microbreweries, they listed UB Brewing and Thunder Bay Winery & Brew Shoppe? Anyone heard of these?

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Sanchex wrote:I was looking through the Thunder Bay tourism site and under Microbreweries, they listed UB Brewing and Thunder Bay Winery & Brew Shoppe? Anyone heard of these?
Probably u-brews, I would guess.

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talk to demcorhip on BeerAdvocate.

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You could also pop on over to Wisconsin.
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SteelbackGuy wrote:You could also pop on over to Wisconsin.
If you do pick your destination carefully. I drove through Wisconsin on my last roadtrip and the selection was iffy in most places...unless you want a bunch of Old Milwaukee.
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markaberrant wrote:talk to demcorhip on BeerAdvocate.
Thanks. I sent him a message and he was really helpful. Will definitely try to fit in a trip to Minnesota... maybe even make it as far as Superior, Wisconsin.

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Not sure if you completed the trip or not, but the very few craft beer drinkers usually hit Minnesota and load up. The Lakehead is prettymuch a wasteland for beer.

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yep. i took a drive up to grand marais, had dinner at the gunflint tavern, tried some summit red and surly coffee bender. afterwards i popped into the city liquor store and stocked up on surly bender, furious, and new belgium ranger just to name a few. the trip made tbay a little more bearable.

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Sanchex wrote:yep. i took a drive up to grand marais, had dinner at the gunflint tavern, tried some summit red and surly coffee bender. afterwards i popped into the city liquor store and stocked up on surly bender, furious, and new belgium ranger just to name a few. the trip made tbay a little more bearable.

The fly fishing there is also excellent by the way.
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