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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...
You can celebrate the good cheer of the season with great friends and the help of this party animal. Blak Katt stout: Available on draught at C’est What and other fine Toronto establishments or in nitro-cans at select LCBO stores across southern Ontario.
Sumerian Beer The history of beer begins around 10,000 BCE during the Neolithic era and the rise of agriculture. During this period, societies began shifting away from hunting and gathering to establishing roots in agricultural development, cultivating crops like barley and wheat. Some scholars posit that the discovery of the intoxicating effects of beer may...
