"Despite his success with beer lovers, Mr. Mason has found it difficult to crack into the Ottawa market. Some of the city's corporate pub chains make it difficult for small breweries to sell their beers on draft, he said. Nor has the City of Ottawa, he added, been eager to have a brewery in the city. "
I'm not from Ottawa, so sorry if the following question is out of line, but... Are the Ottawa city councillors and/or the capital commission really that stupid?
Despite high-tech and graft, Ottawa's economy still relies heavily on tourism. If there is one thing that defines regional distinctiveness IT'S LOCAL BEER!
Have they forgotten the strategic importance John Graves Simcoe identified in local brew sources?
It's amazing that our nation's capital can act so much like a backwards small town. I know, I know they are a Giant Tiger town after all, but other Giant Tiger towns celebrate great local beer traditions!
