Second Gen (2003-2016, 2016- )
I am thinking I may have a theory or at least a bit of half an idea. I was in the library yesterday waiting for the kids swim lessons next door at the Y to end and came across a copy of a book from 1913, a History of the County of Lennox and Addington … Continue reading “Ontario: Did The Beer Stay In Town In The 1830s?”
I have been putting my mind to the question of who was the first Loyalist brewer in what is now Ontario. Not the first brewer but the first Loyalist brewer. Which means there is a starting line that is fairly identifiable, the end of the American Revolution. The image above is by James Peachey, a … Continue reading “So… Were There Loyalist Brewer A-Holes, Too?”
After an intense amount of effort researching only the very finest digital archives, Craig (and not I) came across this sweet ad from 28 July 1798 from the Albany Gazette. He explains himself over at his blog how he was hot on the train of Edward A. Le Breton, Albany brewer in the first decade … Continue reading “Oh, Look – Peter Gansevoort Needed Barley In 1798”
Beer books. I have read enough of them but they are not the whole extent of the books I read related to my interest in beer. One of the most interesting things for me about my interest in beer is how is it woven though the community and through time. On top up there is … Continue reading “Book Review: But Are These Really Beer Books?”
I have been playing around with some passages on Toronto in the first years of the 19th century. Here is what I started with: ⇒ “A recent Fact will corroborate what I have said; A Brewer from Kingston removed to York lately and, on application to the Governor, obtained one of the King’s vessels to … Continue reading “Toronto’s York Brewery And Playter’s Tavern 1801-05”
Another big buy from my trip a few weeks ago to the Party Source in Syracuse, NY. The case of this happy vista upon cracking the cardboard. Cooperstown Brewing is not actually in Cooperstown but is a proud cornerstone of the Milford, New York business community. Like the Smuttynose case review posted ten days ago, … Continue reading “New York: Variety 12- Pack, Cooperstown Brewing, Milford”