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markaberrant wrote: Follow Cass' lead, why not form a private import "consortium," get to know brewers and distributors outside of Ontario, while at the same time making connections within the LCBO and learning about the system, while at the same time drinking good beer! Hell, form a CAMRA chapter, or a beer appreciation club, teach a BJCP class/host tasting seminars, talk to local food producers/restaurants about beer and food pairings, whatever. Create awareness without simply bashing the government.
That is a good post, because I am already doing most of those things. At this point I cant elaborate what I am doing in detail yet. But as I said it will still take years. I don't think I have bashed the government here but I guess my last post did seem like another 'helpless plea' in a sea of bashing. I came here with reason too and read a great deal of the threads archived in this forum long before my registration date.
Yello to Mello wrote:Right now I only know 'angry mob'...lol. Connections take years.
Well, there already is an OCB, and they even have OCB events within govt, so that is a start. Contact the OCB, ask what you can do to help them, tell them what you want to see as a consumer, get involved. Follow Cass' lead, why not form a private import "consortium," get to know brewers and distributors outside of Ontario, while at the same time making connections within the LCBO and learning about the system, and you get to drink good beer that you picked yourself! Hell, form a CAMRA chapter, or a beer appreciation club, teach a BJCP class/host tasting seminars, talk to local food producers/restaurants about beer and food pairings, volunteer to help plan or even start your own beer festival, whatever. Create awareness without simply bashing the government.
This release will start to hit the shelves on the 5th and there was a media tasting on Friday. Very impressive, some great beers.
Unfortunately both the St Bernardus and Jacobite will be delayed a bit, which is unfortunate as those were probably my top two wants out of the release.
The Muskoka Double Chocolate Cranberry is quite nice, picked up a couple bottles at the brewery last weekend, by the time I finished one on Saturday night my ass was pretty kicked (although that might have had something to do with drinking some homebrew porter first)
Ukie wrote:Saw all but the Traquair, Box Steam and St. Bernardus in Hamilton. They even had the Muskoka Double Chocolate.
I read this: * rubs his eyes in dazed disbelief *
Weird huh.
And then I rubbed my hands together saying "Todays my lucky day!" as I filled a box.
Actually this store blew thru the Muskoka Harvest big time and I didn't have the Double Chocolate on my cheat sheet. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.