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Read an interesting article in the Sunday NY Times today. Craft breweries in the USA are moving into offering a deeper experience for beer lovers. With tie-ins to hotels and inns, hands-on "make it and drink it" weekends are now available and are moving "beer tourism" well beyond the typical brewery tour.
Several craft breweries are highlighted including Dogfish Head in Delaware, and the Woodstock Inn Station & Brewery in New Hampshire.
Jim Koch of the Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams) has a great insight into why there is such an uptick in interest:
"Just like baby boomers adopted wine, their kids are adopting beer, and the parallels are extraordinary and enormous,” Mr. Koch said. “People want a better experience with their beer.”
The article is here.
Anything like this going on in Canada?
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Breweries offer Hands-on Tours
Yes, the Granite does the Brewer for a Day. Here is some info: http://greatcanadianpubs.blogspot.com/2 ... anite.htmlJerCraigs wrote:I seem to recall Granite did some kind of Brewer for a day thing? I don't recall the specifics (or I could be totally misremembering) but I think I read something about that in their newsletter at some point.
I'd say Canadian micros aren't quite the "destinations" that some of the more popular ones in the US are. That's certainly not a knock against them or their beers.
A couple come to mind that have an accommodation offering which makes them more of a beer destination - Spinnaker's in Victoria has a set of guest rooms and houses which makes a stay & drink there very enjoyable. Dieu du Ciel also has a guest apartment above the brewpub, but it isn't tied to a tour.
A couple come to mind that have an accommodation offering which makes them more of a beer destination - Spinnaker's in Victoria has a set of guest rooms and houses which makes a stay & drink there very enjoyable. Dieu du Ciel also has a guest apartment above the brewpub, but it isn't tied to a tour.
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I guess the craft brewers looking at overnight-stay beer tourism have a bigger challenge than the winemakers.
The wine guys can leverage their location at or near the vineyard, typically in an attractive countryside setting with nearby hotels and other attractions. Craft breweries can be located anywhere, and might not be thought of as a "destination".
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The wine guys can leverage their location at or near the vineyard, typically in an attractive countryside setting with nearby hotels and other attractions. Craft breweries can be located anywhere, and might not be thought of as a "destination".
Thanks for your insights. I'm enjoying The Bar Towel.
Swan's has an Inn as well... but I've always stayed at Spinnakers. Great stuff.... fresh baked breakfast brought to your door in the morning.
It's right up there with Spezial in Bamberg... which has a take-out window. You just ring the door bell & they'll fill your 0.5L stein with a phenomenal lager for less than a Euro! You can get fresh Bretzel as well. I walked across the street & Fassla filled my stein as well, but they gave me a funny look when I handed them the Spezial stein. ;D
It's right up there with Spezial in Bamberg... which has a take-out window. You just ring the door bell & they'll fill your 0.5L stein with a phenomenal lager for less than a Euro! You can get fresh Bretzel as well. I walked across the street & Fassla filled my stein as well, but they gave me a funny look when I handed them the Spezial stein. ;D