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Wood Brothers can be added to what everyone else has already said

There are plenty of examples of beers that have been largely unchanged for decades that are still excellent. Heck, many of my favourite beers fall in that category. Rochefort 10 is and always will be outstanding. So anything made back then that stacked up against those things I think you have to co...

seangm wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:33 am Perhaps we're finally hitting a haze fatigue.

its definitely happening but not super quickly, still by far the most popular style of craft beer in terms of sales, and no other style seems poised to dethrone it

I know what you mean, you often hear about hop burn in the style and it can be described as an astringent, sort of vegetative flavour. I've definitely experienced it, especially in some of the more hyped local breweries whose hazy IPAs are often overkill to my palate. In a seemingly counterintuitiv...

Having a Granite Brand New Day. I've grown a little tired of NEIPAs, mostly due to their astringency, but this one worked well last year and in back in fine form. The aroma is the ticket to ride. I'm glad it looks like it it wasn't just a one off, but might be a seasonal rotation. NEIPAs should not...

Gators Tail, best beer bar in Cambridge, is having a fest in June Great lineup of breweries and great value for an all inclusive event (beer and food) https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gators-craft-beer-show-tickets-319145531877 Matt, any idea if there are discounted tickets and/or free entry for designa...

how much do they enforce the current rules? there is a tasting group in toronto that regularly posts pics of their tasting happening in a park I regularly enjoy beverages in parks and nice public places with various groups of friends. I have often encountered and talked with officers while holding ...

I watched a maddening Toronto council debate and Josh's drinking in parks failed. It was replaced by a motion from Tory to talk about it again in 2023. There were some truly wild points made by councillors, such as Denzil MW saying that the folks that will truly suffer are the ones living next to p...

Funny thing. a few years back I was in Calgary and one of the local breweries had a pop up stand in a downtown mall as part of a mini market of sorts. I think the brewery was Tool Shed, if I remember correctly. They had four beers on offer. I decided I would buy a can of two of them to try. I bough...

So far the majority of the breweries that have closed or merged or been bought up in whatever way, have not been ones that I think of as leaders in the craft space. It seems that places that are known for less adventurous stuff are the ones most at risk so far. Closures obviously suck for the peopl...

Thanks for sharing, interesting read. I agree with Craig, it feels like we’ve been awaiting this big upheaval in Ontario beer, whether it be mergers or closures, and it really hasn’t happened in a big way, and/or what’s happened has been pretty slow as Craig mentioned. Perhaps this wasn’t known in ...

sstackho wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 6:43 pm https://www.theglobeandmail.com/busines ... ed-market/

Very good in-depth article on financial struggles and consolidation in the Canadian craft beer industry.

thank you for posting this

Awesome info about Hamilton, that would be great if that came together. Max Morin wrote about T&M and beer bars in general in the Growler: https://on.thegrowler.ca/2022/01/18/pouring-one-out-for-thirsty-and-miserable-bars-bottle-shops-and-the-struggle-for-relevance/ when this article was posted...

Haze Fest at the Wheeled Brewed Bottle Shop in Barrie this weekend

Beerlab!
Fine Balance
Counterpart
Third Moon
Barncat
Wood Brothers
Bellwoods
Rouge River
Badlands

https://www.craftbottleshop.ca/haze-fest

Gators Tail, best beer bar in Cambridge, is having a fest in June

Great lineup of breweries and great value for an all inclusive event (beer and food)

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gators-craf ... 9145531877