Port of Whitby Brewing Company?

Tar Bowel · Post by **Tar Bowel** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 8:03 pm

Whoa anyone heard of this? Just stumbled upon it, may check it out. Any info is always great. Thanks guys!

portofwhitbybrewing.com

Gunny · Post by **Gunny** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 8:15 pm

I have heard of it but I don't know if it's open yet. I will have to send my dad in on reconnaissance as he's retired, loves to sniff out new beers and lives close by.

Publican · Post by **Publican** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 8:24 pm

I just sent the brewery a e- mail asking where I could find thier beers. As soon as I hear something I'll post the details

Gunny · Post by **Gunny** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 7:28 am

I have an update from David Draper, the Owner of the Brewery. His reply to my inquiry is below.

"Thank you for your interest. We are not yet open. All of the equipment is purchased but we have yet to find a suitable building. I will update the site as things progress."

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Josh Oakes · Post by **Josh Oakes** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 12:15 pm

Gunny, I got that same reply verbatim a year ago!

Gunny · Post by **Gunny** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 12:38 pm

Very interesting. Could it be that the "Big Guys" have hatched a scheme to build anticipation for this new brewery with the end result being a "Grand Opening" offering free transportation, all the fresh, tasty beer you can drink and sumptious victuals in an effort to rid themselves of us "Matrix Bustin' Bartowellers". Perhaps the fate that would befall us is mass drowning in a tank of generic swill. No, that sounds paranoid. Or does it?

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the_mad_brewer · Post by **the_mad_brewer** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 11:35 am

Well, I like the "Big Guys" idea but unfortunately no. I'm Dave of the Port... We have run into some real issues with the Town here over zoning. We had actually leased a site last year but it never got approved by the planning department. As soon as I can find an industrial unit we will be open. You can read what Ian Bowering thought of my ale in The Great Lakes Brewing News this month.
Cheers!

Josh Oakes · Post by **Josh Oakes** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 1:19 pm

Just keep us posted, dolle brouwer. Look forward to making the trek later this year.

Gunny · Post by **Gunny** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 6:58 pm

Thanks for your response Mister Mad Brewer. I look forward to you finding a home in the Whitby area soon as I find myself down that way often. It is rather disappointing that the Town of Whitby is giving you grief over zoning when it appears to me that rampant residential growth occurs throughout Whitby virtually unchecked. Keep up the good fight.

Slainte

Cass · Post by **Cass** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 8:37 pm

Hi Dave,

Welcome to the forum! It's sad and ironic to me that in a suburb like Whitby, where (if the city is like all the others) they are so quick to approve massive housing developments, are hassling a small brewer.

Hope you find a location soon!

Cass

j@beaus · Post by **j@beaus** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 4:21 pm

Zoning is a real pain for a brewery, our first location took ages to find. It was Supposed to be on the east side of Toronto and ended up on the Etobicoke border. I have to give Oakville Economic Development credit, they actually contacted us to see if we needed any help during our move to Oakville.

Good luck Dave.