Rise of the “Big Three” (Part two of the history of The Beer Store) Brewers Retail’s three largest shareholders (Canadian Brewers Ltd, Labatt, and Molson), were not only able to gain a stronghold on the Ontario’s beer industry, but came to dominate the national market as well. There were several key factors at play that...
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Our beer garden is now open Tuesday to Saturday 4:00 to 10:00 pm. After the Victoria Day long weekend we are moving to our summer garden hours: Tuesday/Wednesday 4:00 to 10:00 pm, Thursday/Friday/Saturday Noon to 10:00 pm, Sunday Noon to 7:00 pm. Beer garden t-shirts are available for $25.
Now on draught at C’est What. 473 mL cans will also be available in select LCBO stores starting May 26.
From Ontario Prohibition to the Rise of the “Big Three” Prohibition in Canada The Canada Temperance Act of 1878 granted local governments the option to ban the sale of alcohol. Temperance advocates found the catalyst they needed in the First World War, with prohibition discourse centered around Canadians fulling their patriotic duty through alcoholic abstinence....
We have always preached from the gospel of true local flavour. Given the new attitude our neighbours to the south, we have doubled down on this philosophy. As a part of these efforts, we are no longer purchasing bourbon. There is still some left on our shelves, a reminder of happier times. If you order...
Pick Your Poison? 1900 English Beer Poisoning In 1900, a mysterious epidemic swept across the Midlands and North West England with over 6,000 people falling ill, killing at least 70. Originally misdiagnosed as alcoholic neuropathy, the actual source of epidemic was discovered several months later – arsenic tainted beer. Alcoholic Neuropathy? Manchester was hit particularly...