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{BBB: “One more question, because I know you have to go. What’s in your fridge right now?” They’re not evil and all this. You know, they’re good people.”  BBB: “So you’re not going to name drop any breweries or what?” BBB: “Well that sort of leads me to a criticism I’ve often heard about the OCB. There are a lot … [Read more...]

The LCBO doesn’t have a definition for “craft beer” either {Now this seems like a very reasonable response, and I’m aware that, as always happens when I write on this topic, some will be quick to say “Who gives a shit? It’s all just beer, drink what you like.” To those folks, I’ll say “Why do you keep reading my blog?” but also … [Read more...]

Never mind Oktoberfest, here Is Craftoberfest {One of those brewers will be each member of the neighborhood Waterloo-Wellington Craft Collective in Addition to Black Swan, Sawdust City, Tooth and Nail, Anderson Craft Ales, Forked River Brewing, Great Lakes Brewery, Beau’s and much more. Instead, the Oktoberfest news I’m excited about this year is that the owners of Kitchener’s … [Read more...]

Column: The top five places for (good) beer in London {In addition to the ol’ blog, a few of you might be aware that I write a bi-weekly column for the local book Our London. About a month ago, I wrote a column detailing the scant places you might find a beer in town. I thought I’d repurpose it here as it may be helpful to any blog readers who might be headed to The Forest City soon. In … [Read more...]

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613BeerCast #68 – Prud'homme Beer Certification Published at Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:47:30 +0000 Sep 5, 2017 Jeff O’Reilly is a Beer Sommelier and an instructor for the Prud’homme Beer Certification program in Ottawa. Vicki Pruiksma is co-owner of Crooked Mile Brewing Company in Almonte and has just completed level 1 – beer enthusiast.   Level 1 courses will begin on … [Read more...]

Amsterdam’s Iain McOustra about What to expect from the brewery’s new Barrel House {LikeLoading…{ <img data-attachment-id="4381" data-permalink="https://bensbeerblog.com/2017/08/31/amsterdams-iain-mcoustra-on-what-to-expect-from-the-brewerys-new-barrel-house/screen-shot-2017-08-29-at-3-31-30-pm/" … [Read more...]

Anheuser-Busch springs into action canning drinking water, branding it, and drafting press release about it to support hurricane Harvey relief efforts { Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast early Saturday with winds over 100 mph and floods in some areas. The American Red Cross prepared over 50 shelters to support tens of thousands of people that were displaced. Anheuser-Busch and its … [Read more...]

{ Share this: Like this: I talked with Bellwoods Brewery co-founder Mike Clark about the issue. I reached out to Cowbell for comment, also and Genny Smith, the brewery’s Communications Director, provided this announcement via email: “This matter is in front of the Trademarks Opposition Board, and it would be inappropriate for us to comment on it at this time.” However, it … [Read more...]