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Thunder Bay
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:42 pm
by Sanchex
I'm going to be in Thunder Bay soon for an entire week.... please, someone tell me it isn't a beer wasteland.
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:05 pm
by SteelbackGuy
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.
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:18 pm
by Sanchex
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?
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:19 pm
by GregClow
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:10 am
by markaberrant
talk to demcorhip on BeerAdvocate.
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:28 am
by SteelbackGuy
You could also pop on over to Wisconsin.
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:38 pm
by Jon Walker
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:14 pm
by Sanchex
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:24 pm
by sprague11
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:17 pm
by Sanchex
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:23 pm
by SteelbackGuy
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.