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Not a brewery, but maybe better called the Brewery Archives ... a personal collection of breweriana. Beer of the Day, brewing history, and other loosely related useless information. New to BlueSky.
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I posted this on 2020.04.27
- Restarted posts in honour of my friend Joel Manning. I worked as a brewer with Joel at the Amsterdam/Rotterdam brewpubs.
"Beer is meant for you to drink with your friends and laugh your guts out. That's what beer's purpose is here on this planet." - Joel Manning
#Beer of the Day-La Vache Folle Palisade Double IPA. Microbrasserie Charlevoix. The Charlevoix region became a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 1989. BOTD from 2014.04.11
January 31, 2025 at 6:19 AM
#Beer of the Day-Hart Amber Ale. Hart Breweries, Carlton Place, ON. Now closed. Lorne Hart moved to @ashtonbrew pub which "operates out of the reputedly haunted Old Mill at Ashton near Carleton Place" outside of Ottawa.
January 31, 2025 at 6:18 AM
#Beer of the Day- MacEwan's Malt Liquor. Imported from Scotland. Posting 20140413 for Gerry McLaughlin's Birthday. (RIP). This full stubby bottle was brewed by Scottish and Newcastle Breweries - Closed. MacEwan's was then owned by @WellsAndYoungs.
January 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
#Beer of the Day-La Vache Folle Palisade Double IPA. Microbrasserie Charlevoix. The Charlevoix region became a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 1989.
January 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
#Beer of the Day-Hart Amber Ale. Hart Breweries, Carlton Place, ON. Now closed. Lorne Hart went to @ashtonbrew pub which "operates out of the reputedly haunted Old Mill at Ashton near Carleton Place". just outside of Ottawa, Ontario
January 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
#Beer of the Day-Space Dust Manic IPA Series @ElysianBrewing. Elysian Field is located on the western edge of the Earth. In Greek mythology, it is the afterlife where the souls of heroes and those who lived virtuous lives go.
January 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
#Beer of the Day-McChouffe ‘Scotch of the Ardennes’. Brasserie d’ Achouffe founded in 1982. Elves & goblins are well known characters in the myths & legends from the Ardennes. BOTD from 20140408
January 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
#Beer of the Day-Port Side Amber @TrafalgarAles from Oakville, ON. British navy defeated French & Spanish fleets off of the Cape Trafalgar in 1805. BOTD from 2014.04.06
January 12, 2025 at 6:31 AM
#Beer of the Day-Tricerahops Double IPA @NinkasiBrewing. Triceratops "3-horn face" herbivore dinosaur was alive in what is now North America between 68 - 66 million yr ago. BOTD from 2014.04.06
January 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
#Beer of the Day-Ur-Bock. Kaiserdom Privatbraurei.
The prefix "ur" means "original" in German. The original Bockbier is an ancient northern German style. Best-known original Urbock is the Bockbier of the City of Einbeck in Lower Saxony, where Bock beer originated in the Middle Ages. BOTD 2014.04.04
January 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
#Beer of the Day-Bison In The Barrel Room. Põhjala Brewery (Estonia) & PINTA Barrel Brewing (Poland) collab. Imperial Baltic Porter. Brewed with "Bisongrass and aged in apple brandy barrels". Bisongrass is commonly known as sweet grass in Canada. It is considered sacred by many Indigenous peoples
January 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
#Beer of the Day-Champion Golden Ale @Badgerales. 5th generation family-run brewery started by supplying beer to troops during the Napoleonic War. BOTD from Jan 6th, 2014
January 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#Beer of the Day - #Beer of the Day - Hearts + Stars Saison @GiganticBrewing. Label - Tolly Peppercorn by Maryanna Hoggatt @LeetleWolf
"Hearts + Stars represents the mental: passion, courage, & imagination... Battle your fears, protect your dreams".
maryannahoggatt.com/FAQ
BOTD 2016.10.30
January 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
#Beer of the Day-Doppel Hirsch Bavarian Doppelbock. Der Hirschbrau. Located:Sonthofen, southern most town in Germany - BOTD from 2014 04 03
January 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
#Beer if the Day-Scarborough Fair IPA. @woldtopbrewery. Traditional Yorkshire ballad popularized by Simon & Garfunkel. BOTD from 2016.04.02
January 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
#Beer of the Day-Big Bear Black Stout @BearRepublic. California State Grizzly Bear Flag 1st raised - Sonoma June 1846 - BOTD from 2014.04.01
January 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
#Beer of the Day - Salted Black Porter @fieldhousebeer made with salted black licorice called "droppies". The Dutch have the highest per capita consumption of licorice in the world - more than approx 2 kg per person per year!
December 27, 2024 at 6:48 PM
#Beer of the Day-Biere de Paris. La Brasserie Nouvelle de Lutece. Founded:1918. Located: Port de Paris, France. BOTD from 2014 03 30
December 27, 2024 at 6:40 PM
#Beer of the Day - Wet Hopped Blonde @DageraadBeer. The Centennial hops were grown by the Sartori family- Chilliwack - BOTD from 2016.10.20
December 27, 2024 at 6:34 PM
In the Archive ... William Younger's statue. There is a "great" debate about whether William Younger was a brewer at all. His son Archibald certainly was and he started the brewery in 1778.
On wintry days snow, fog or hail,
Keep warm with Younger's good "Scotch Ale".
- Ad slogan from the 1920s
December 26, 2024 at 7:21 PM
#Beer of the Day - Brave Liver Scotch Ale @Begbiebeer. Scottish Terriers were bred to hunt vermin on farms and hunt badgers & foxes in the Highlands of Scotland. BOTD from 2016.10.20
December 26, 2024 at 7:19 PM
#Beer of the Day-Nut Brown Ale @Spinnakers "You Otter Have Another". One of Canada's oldest brewpubs (1984). BOTD from 2014.05.02
December 26, 2024 at 7:15 PM
#Beer of the Day - A l'Erable Maple Ale. Schoune Farm Brewery. 77% of the world's maple syrup is produced in Quebec. BOTD from 2014.03.28
December 26, 2024 at 7:12 PM
#Beer of the Day-Tennent's of Scotland. Tennent Caledonian Breweries. Molendinar Burn, Glasgow brewing site since 1556. BOTD from 2014.03.27
December 26, 2024 at 7:10 PM
#Beer of the Day-Beer Run @NinkasiBrewing I did a beer mile race once. Drink a can of beer run 400 metres then do it 3 more times = 4 cans 4 laps of the track ... fun but evil!
December 26, 2024 at 7:07 PM