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by S. St. Jeb
Mon Feb 10, 2025 12:04 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Collective Arts hit with $500K tax bill!
Replies: 5
Views: 3364

Re: Collective Arts hit with $500K tax bill!

Well, here we are heading towards a year and a half later and Collective Arts is still in business.

I Googled "Collective Arts tax liability" and saw no updates to the story.
by S. St. Jeb
Sun Feb 09, 2025 1:25 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: 46 North (Sudbury)
Replies: 7
Views: 1543

Re: 46 North (Sudbury)

Guess I could have Googled them before I posted the above. Seems they've been around for almost six years. :o

46 North Brewing: Sudbury's 3rd craft brewery opened last month
by S. St. Jeb
Sun Feb 09, 2025 1:16 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: 46 North (Sudbury)
Replies: 7
Views: 1543

46 North (Sudbury)

I was reading an article about buying Canadian, and it had a link to madeinca.ca I went there, and they had a list of recent additions which included: Beer: 46 North Brewing Haven't heard of them. Went to their website , but they appear to be missing the common "About Us" section, so I hav...
by S. St. Jeb
Sun Feb 02, 2025 9:44 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO & the Trade Wars
Replies: 16
Views: 8146

Re: LCBO & the Trade Wars

Craig wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 5:27 pm I'd love to see some Quebec and BC stuff in that shelf space opening up.
That and the possibility of ordering direct from out of province breweries.
by S. St. Jeb
Sun Feb 02, 2025 1:31 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 17000
Views: 4303441

Re: What're you drinking right now?

Persian Empire Aria IPA

This is not at all a typical IPA. First, it's 5% alc, so for me, that's a Pale Ale, not an IPA.

This one has a very different flavour too, sort of flowery or perfumy. The can doesn't say what type of hops are used.
by S. St. Jeb
Sat Jan 18, 2025 7:08 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out
Replies: 134
Views: 222192

Re: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out

Seems Redline in Barrie is closed. Don't know when, but at least more than a year ago.
by S. St. Jeb
Sun Jan 12, 2025 4:14 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out
Replies: 134
Views: 222192

Re: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out

midlife crisis wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:53 pm Good god, if Landshark is your "craft" beer you are in pretty rough shape, IMO. I thought Blue Moon was Molson-Coors?
Landshark is brewed by Waterloo, and yah....not really "craft" beer to me.

Blue Moon is, indeed, Molson-Coors.
by S. St. Jeb
Sun Jan 12, 2025 1:40 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 17000
Views: 4303441

Re: What're you drinking right now?

Had Bobcaygeon Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout (2021) last night.

I love these types of beers. This one seemed a bit on the sweet side though if that makes sense. Could this be because it is a few years old now? I don't really know how aging changes these beers.
by S. St. Jeb
Sun Jan 12, 2025 1:36 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: beer (alcohol) and health
Replies: 24
Views: 39882

Re: beer (alcohol) and health

Brock expert says U.S. surgeon general call for cancer warnings on alcohol not that simple

This article discusses how the good and bad of alcohol consumption is not black and white.
by S. St. Jeb
Sat Jan 11, 2025 4:41 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out
Replies: 134
Views: 222192

Re: Breweries closing and/or restructuring and/or bought out

New Ontario in North Bay closed 2024 December 21 Past last call for local craft brewery "It is with heavy hearts that we are announcing the closure of the Taproom. We moved into 1401 Seymour excited to grow with North Bay but, unfortunately, the debts we accrued over COVID, along with ever-incr...
by S. St. Jeb
Thu Jan 09, 2025 10:19 am
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Good beers in Africa?
Replies: 17
Views: 15231

Re: Good beers in Africa?

Cass wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:55 am And just for fun, here's some pics of the animals!
AWESOME photos!!!
by S. St. Jeb
Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:21 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: 100 Acre Brewing, Peterborough
Replies: 3
Views: 2806

Re: 100 Acre Brewing, Peterborough

Last summer, I was hoping to stop by there on my way home from places in Eastern Ontario. I was going to be in Peterborough about noon, but they didn't open until 2. I contacted them, and they were willing to have someone there at noon so I could buy some beer. So a big shout out to them for that. U...
by S. St. Jeb
Sun Dec 29, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Anyone get a beer advent calendar?
Replies: 27
Views: 34878

Re: Anyone get a beer advent calendar?

As mentioned, I got the Lake of Bays calendar this year. Here is some information about it.

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by S. St. Jeb
Wed Dec 25, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Cool India Brewing Company
Replies: 4
Views: 5439

Re: Cool India Brewing Company

Even after buying one, I checked and couldn’t find it on the LCBO website. I’ve never understood how this can happen. Don’t you have to have inventory to ring up a sale?