Leah’s Beer School: Lesson 60
What does it mean to be a Canadian craft brewery? Although provincial guidelines vary slightly, craft brewers across Canada follow the same operating principles: Craft breweries are independently owned and operated, where a large beverage company cannot be a controlling shareholder The brewery is small, producing no more than 400,000 hectolitres of beer per year, though the vast majority of craft breweries are producing less than 5,000 hectolitres Craft brewing is largely defined through production, but also embodies a passion for creating high quality, fresh and flavourful brews How Did the Craft Beer Movement Start? The craft beer movement began …
Fall Menu Release – November 13
Dan and his kitchen crew have been hard at work creating some new flavours to complement our old favourites. Stilton served with cranberry-onion chutney, multigrain bread is added to the Snacks menu. Cured Rainbow Trout on black kale with dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds rounds out our salad offerings. Lighter Fare sees the addition of Shrimp Cocktail and Cured Rainbow Trout w/ roasted garlic cream cheese, shallots and capers on rosemary focaccia. You can now add soup or a side salad to any Lighter Fare item for $5 and make it into a meal. We have added a seared mint …
Leah’s Beer School: Lesson 59
What are Cryo Hops? Before diving right into the swirling whirlpool of Cryo Hops, let’s first look at how hops are used in brewing. Hops are one of the 4 essential ingredients in beer, along with water, yeast and barley. Brewers may use either whole cone or pelletized hops, where whole cones are kept intact, pelletized hops are milled and compressed. While whole cone hops are ideal for certain recipes, pelletized hops are more practical, as they are both easier to use and to store. T-90 are the most commonly used type of hop pellet, where T-90 stands for “Type …
Beer Festival – Saturday October 21
Our decades old tradition of an autumn celebration of craft beer is back featuring thirty-five different brews from twenty-five local breweries. The fun starts at noon and continues through until 8:00 pm. Check out our beer boss Leah’s lovely lineup on our website.
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Cigarette butts are a serious cause of litter and a nuisance to pick up. They are one of the top single-use plastics and Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada identify these butts as the most frequently found microplastic in aquatic environments. In an effort to address the issues of pollution, chemical leaching, and microplastics, the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association Waste Reduction Group (SLNA-WRG) has partnered with the waste management company TerraCycle and members of the St. Lawrence Market Business Improvement Area to pilot a cigarette butt–recycling project. This initiative involves the installation and servicing of butt receptacles outside …
