Big news announced yesterday regarding MacLean's:
https://twitter.com/OntCraftBrewers/sta ... 5552259072
https://twitter.com/bryanbossin/status/ ... 7819816960
https://twitter.com/JeffLeal_MPP/status ... 9850889217
https://twitter.com/JeffLeal_MPP/status ... 9729369089
Since I am (somewhat) privy to what's transpiring I can tell you that F&M will no longer be making MacLean's Pale Ale once this operation is up and running. As you can see from the photos there is a new MacLean's logo (complete new branding actually), and the MacLean's Pale Ale in the 500ml bottle that's listed at roughly 6 stores will be getting much larger distribution.
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Charles MacLean's new brewery
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MatttthewGeorge
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I used to sell beer. Now I don't.
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I had a beer with Charles a few years ago in the Wooly in Guelph. A mutual friend that used to work at Wellington was talking to him @ the bar, and he piped up when I ordered a half of Wellington best bitter. Very interesting guy. I seem to remember him saying that he helped start up Wellington brewery and that the original recipes were his? I also remember him mentioning starting up his own microwbrewery in the Hannover area.(i only remember that because the wife's parents have a farm there) I have to admit that i took it with a grain of salt, and thought it was a bit of a pipe dream. Good on him. Wishing him the best of luck and hope to get to try more of his beers. I will make sure to get to the brewery, as I'm in the area quite often.
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Yes, Charles was the first brewmaster at Wellington in 1985, and the original SPA, Best Bitter and County Dark recipes were his, but of course they've changed over the years.
Here's a little article I did for Pub Magazine in 2011 when I worked for him: http://www.tradersforum.ca/pubmagazine/ ... 06_web.pdf Jump to pdf page 37. It gives a bit of his history and of the little brewery is has now, which will stop production at the end of this month I believe.
Here's a little article I did for Pub Magazine in 2011 when I worked for him: http://www.tradersforum.ca/pubmagazine/ ... 06_web.pdf Jump to pdf page 37. It gives a bit of his history and of the little brewery is has now, which will stop production at the end of this month I believe.
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Nice article, thanks for posting.MatttthewGeorge wrote:
Here's a little article I did for Pub Magazine in 2011 when I worked for him: http://www.tradersforum.ca/pubmagazine/ ... 06_web.pdf Jump to pdf page 37. It gives a bit of his history and of the little brewery is has now, which will stop production at the end of this month I believe.