Gingerman, Oakville
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:54 pm
I'm writing this only as I'll find sympathetic folks here.
There's a pub in Oakville on the Kerr St., so not in a strip mall. It burned down a bit before COVID (nobody hurt) and closed permanently. It was always a decent pub, nothing too fancy but not too corporate either.
After a long construction, they re-opened in an old dollar store location on Kerr, a large space with a big bar and lots of tables & TVs and a big patio. Nice new space, a step up in scale from the old place but still comfortable.
But I just shake my head when it comes to beer. I totally get that beer deals are a thing, but the tap list is all Molson family - Canadian, Coors, Heineken, Stiegl, Madri, Rickard's Red, Creemore Lager, Hop Valley, TDD Apocalypso plus Delirium. Only thing remotely local craft is a trifecta from Beau's/Steam of Steam, Lug Tread and Juiced.
It's just such a missed opportunity for a new pub to make a statement with something good, which in Oakville would stand out from everything else in town. Such a shame and really no reason why I would make this a regular bar, which I totally would have with even a minimal amount of care towards their beer selection.
And to top it off, on what I think is their first day open, they served the Beau's Juiced in a Molson Canadian glass.
I know not to expect much in the suburbs and that just continued today!
There's a pub in Oakville on the Kerr St., so not in a strip mall. It burned down a bit before COVID (nobody hurt) and closed permanently. It was always a decent pub, nothing too fancy but not too corporate either.
After a long construction, they re-opened in an old dollar store location on Kerr, a large space with a big bar and lots of tables & TVs and a big patio. Nice new space, a step up in scale from the old place but still comfortable.
But I just shake my head when it comes to beer. I totally get that beer deals are a thing, but the tap list is all Molson family - Canadian, Coors, Heineken, Stiegl, Madri, Rickard's Red, Creemore Lager, Hop Valley, TDD Apocalypso plus Delirium. Only thing remotely local craft is a trifecta from Beau's/Steam of Steam, Lug Tread and Juiced.
It's just such a missed opportunity for a new pub to make a statement with something good, which in Oakville would stand out from everything else in town. Such a shame and really no reason why I would make this a regular bar, which I totally would have with even a minimal amount of care towards their beer selection.
And to top it off, on what I think is their first day open, they served the Beau's Juiced in a Molson Canadian glass.
I know not to expect much in the suburbs and that just continued today!
