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So long "Mental Bob"
So long "Mental Bob"
It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my father, Bob Mason. He was a true believer in beer and specifically in Scotch Irish. Without his aid, the Sgt. Major IPA would never have been bottled ( and without his father, it would not have a name). Affectionately called "Mental Bob" by some of us because of his mercurial temper, he will be sorely missed. Now, I must have a couple of Sgt.'s and a few more Tsarina's in his honour.
"Every day above ground is a good one."
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DougShoemaker
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Perry,
Sounds like your father was a good sort of Dad, and that is a loss.
Bob Mason did leave us all something, he raised one a hell of a brewer, and that must certainly be a fact he proudly enjoyed before his passing.
Dads mean a lot to our lives, and when they depart they can leave quite a surprisng legacy, a part of them that remains.
My prayers with you and yours.
God bless,
JK.
Sounds like your father was a good sort of Dad, and that is a loss.
Bob Mason did leave us all something, he raised one a hell of a brewer, and that must certainly be a fact he proudly enjoyed before his passing.
Dads mean a lot to our lives, and when they depart they can leave quite a surprisng legacy, a part of them that remains.
My prayers with you and yours.
God bless,
JK.
In Beerum Veritas
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old faithful
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Most sorry to hear of your loss, Perry.
I always wondered about the origin of the brewery name.
Was the intention to commemorate beers of Irish and Scots styles? Or rather (as your e-mail seems to suggest) is there a heritage in the family that inspired the name? In the U.S., the Scots-Irish or "Scotch-Irish" often refers to people who came from what is now Northern Ireland but originally were Scots or English Protestants who went to Ulster under English protection. Indeed the terms are used more loosely today but originally in the U.S. that is what they meant.
I am enjoying the Tsarina a lot and I find that it improves with each passing week. I keep mine at ambient temperature and it seems just fine.
Kind regards
Gary
I always wondered about the origin of the brewery name.
Was the intention to commemorate beers of Irish and Scots styles? Or rather (as your e-mail seems to suggest) is there a heritage in the family that inspired the name? In the U.S., the Scots-Irish or "Scotch-Irish" often refers to people who came from what is now Northern Ireland but originally were Scots or English Protestants who went to Ulster under English protection. Indeed the terms are used more loosely today but originally in the U.S. that is what they meant.
I am enjoying the Tsarina a lot and I find that it improves with each passing week. I keep mine at ambient temperature and it seems just fine.
Kind regards
Gary
Well family origins are interesting because looking back at them reminds us we are all just part of an untraceably long succession of people who've come and gone; we here just for a time.old faithful wrote: In the U.S., the Scots-Irish or "Scotch-Irish" often refers to people who came from what is now Northern Ireland but originally were Scots or English Protestants who went to Ulster under English protection.
Incidentally own family is Pringle (ours also Irish of Scots origin.) Hopefully our clans got along.
In Beerum Veritas
The brewery name comes reflects the ancestry of the two founding partners, Jamie McDonell (Highland Scot) and myself (Black Irish from Connemara, Ireland). The religious part in this case is all wrong as we are both Catholic. I have been shut out of many bars in Ottawa (the Irish ones) because of the religious confusion! 
The Sgt. Major name comes from my Grand-Father, a regimental Sgt. Major in the World War 2.
The Sgt. Major name comes from my Grand-Father, a regimental Sgt. Major in the World War 2.
"Every day above ground is a good one."
I am so sorry for you and your family's loss Perry.
Andrew
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old faithful
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Thanks Perry, and again our sincerest condolences at this time.
I wonder how many Canadians today know what a RSM is. That was a significant OR (Other Ranks) in fact the highest one: your grandfather must have been a great soldier.
My late father was a private in the Black Watch (RHR) in Montreal, one of the few Jewish soldiers in that regiment. (Jews were well represented in Canada's armed forces in the Second War but spread throughout the various services). He had enlisted in the armoury on Bleury Street and trained at Farnham. He was very young and the war ended before he was scheduled to be sent overseas, fortunately for him.
Gary
I wonder how many Canadians today know what a RSM is. That was a significant OR (Other Ranks) in fact the highest one: your grandfather must have been a great soldier.
My late father was a private in the Black Watch (RHR) in Montreal, one of the few Jewish soldiers in that regiment. (Jews were well represented in Canada's armed forces in the Second War but spread throughout the various services). He had enlisted in the armoury on Bleury Street and trained at Farnham. He was very young and the war ended before he was scheduled to be sent overseas, fortunately for him.
Gary
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