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Second Draught: Granville Island’s Winter Beer

Jan 14th, 2013
by David Ort.
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For craft breweries identity is important–and occasionally controversial. A central question in that debate is: Can a craft brewery keep that label after it is bought by a large, multinational brewing company? For instance, Ontario’s Creemore Springs Brewery was bought by Molson is 2005 and then B.C.’s  Granville Island Brewing was in turn purchased by Creemore in 2009.

Both companies have kept many of their fans despite the takeover by Molson Coors. I think this is especially true when it comes to special or seasonal releases. Granville Island’s Lions Winter Ale is a typical example.  (more…)

Second Draught: Cannery’s Blackberry Porter

Oct 29th, 2012
by David Ort.
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This spring I started writing a regular beer column for postcity.com that became a weekly affair over the summer. Food With Legs has always been the place where I collect my diverse and eclectic and write about them so it seems appropriate that my beer writing finds a place under this umbrella.

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