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So my boss just came in and gave me some beer he brought from his trip down south to Vermont, I can't wait to taste them

he only asked for me to wait til I get home to open them :(

amongst the lot, some Eddy topper and Sip of sunshine, I have heard great things about these two
 
Hey Martin,
What's the microbrew situation like in Canada?

MPlefty said:
So my boss just came in and gave me some beer he brought from his trip down south to Vermont, I can't wait to taste them

he only asked for me to wait til I get home to open them :(

amongst the lot, some Eddy topper and Sip of sunshine, I have heard great things about these two
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Girardcorp said:
Hey Martin,
What's the microbrew situation like in Canada?
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we have some great stuff here, in Eastern Canada (Ontario-Quebec-Maritime provinces).

there are a lot of small breweries, this is a market that is growing pretty fast. I dont think you guys get to see much of our beer down in the states, I know I have seen some Unibroue (fin du monde, maudite, Blanche de Chambly, etc) and some Glutenberg (gluten free beers) in the states, both are breweries right here in the Montreal area.

But with the laws being how they are, stuff from other provinces is hard to find, unless we go there and pick some locally. Same thing for American beers, the best way to buy some is to cross the border.
 
maybe the guys from the wester provinces can hop in, as I really dont know about how it is in that par tof the country, I can only talk about the east really.
 
MPlefty said:
we have some great stuff here, in Eastern Canada (Ontario-Quebec-Maritime provinces).

there are a lot of small breweries, this is a market that is growing pretty fast. I dont think you guys get to see much of our beer down in the states, I know I have seen some Unibroue (fin du monde, maudite, Blanche de Chambly, etc) and some Glutenberg (gluten free beers) in the states, both are breweries right here in the Montreal area.

But with the laws being how they are, stuff from other provinces is hard to find, unless we go there and pick some locally. Same thing for American beers, the best way to buy some is to cross the border.
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I have seen the Unibroue stuff before as my friend is originally from Toronto, so he tries to find local stuff, but have not seen anything else. It's good to see there is a strong microbrew trend north of the border. It is unfortunate about being able to get stuff from other parts of canada, and the states (and vice versa)... Always nice to try something new.
 
Girardcorp said:
I have seen the Unibroue stuff before as my friend is originally from Toronto, so he tries to find local stuff, but have not seen anything else. It's good to see there is a strong microbrew trend north of the border. It is unfortunate about being able to get stuff from other parts of canada, and the states (and vice versa)... Always nice to try something new.
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agreed, I love some of the stuff made locally, but it's always fun to get some more "exotic" stuff. luckily, I live very close to the US border(NY and VT) and to Ontario, so I can go and pick up some different stuff.

there is aslo aspecialised bar around here that hold over thousands of kinds of beers from all over the world, but it can get expensive
 
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JRod said:
La find du monde bombers.

3 of them.

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Ole Gray said:
Is that one of them French beers?

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I think the appropriate question was, "Are you still upright?"

Miller High Life after playing for me
 
MPlefty said:
we have some great stuff here, in Eastern Canada (Ontario-Quebec-Maritime provinces).

there are a lot of small breweries, this is a market that is growing pretty fast. I dont think you guys get to see much of our beer down in the states, I know I have seen some Unibroue (fin du monde, maudite, Blanche de Chambly, etc) and some Glutenberg (gluten free beers) in the states, both are breweries right here in the Montreal area.

But with the laws being how they are, stuff from other provinces is hard to find, unless we go there and pick some locally. Same thing for American beers, the best way to buy some is to cross the border.
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I haven't made a trip to Trader Joe's in a while, but they had some Unibroue beer last time.
 
Bells Hopsolution, followed by Lagunitas a little sumpin extra ale
 
MPlefty said:
maybe the guys from the wester provinces can hop in, as I really dont know about how it is in that par tof the country, I can only talk about the east really.
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Some Western Canada microbreweries that have caught my attention lately:

Central City (British Columbia)
Black Bridge (Saskatchewan)
Paddock Wood (Saskatchewan)
Nokomis (Saskatchewan)
Half Pints (Manitoba)
 
so... Heineken buys half of Lagunitas

what do you guys think, did we just lose one of the great craft breweries?


I remember thinking the same when Saaporo bought Unibroue here, and we did see the quality fall a bit as the volume grew, but their stuff is still rpetty good.
 
MPlefty said:
so... Heineken buys half of Lagunitas

what do you guys think, did we just lose one of the great craft breweries?


I remember thinking the same when Saaporo bought Unibroue here, and we did see the quality fall a bit as the volume grew, but their stuff is still rpetty good.
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Probably not. Same as when AB bought Goose Island. Big boy brewery gets a nice feather in their cap, craft brewery gets more capacity for their main beers, opening up their existing production capacity for more experimental brews.
 
captaincaution said:
Probably not. Same as when AB bought Goose Island. Big boy brewery gets a nice feather in their cap, craft brewery gets more capacity for their main beers, opening up their existing production capacity for more experimental brews.
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interesting, is Goose island still making their great stuff, bourbon county and such? because I honestly wasn't impressed with their more regular stuff, maybe its just me
 
MPlefty said:
interesting, is Goose island still making their great stuff, bourbon county and such? because I honestly wasn't impressed with their more regular stuff, maybe its just me
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They are, and in greater volumes. 312 and I believe Honkers is brewed in the Northeast now. They've come out with a lot more variety now that their bread and butter is being brewed elsewhere.

Kind of the same think with Leinenkugel, as much as I hate their Shandy kick. All their original and Honeyweiss is brewed in Milwaukee other than the local Chippewa Falls/Eau Claire market. Gave them the ability to try different things.
 
Almost any type of porter beer. I like the flavor of hops and the porters are the best!!
 
I love this time of year for beer selection. One of my favorites.

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Silver Bullet for this guy
 
New Belgium Slow Ride
 
Decent, I'm not necessarily a session IPA guy, but if you like Slow Ride I bet you would like this.
 
I had à black label tonight
 
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