tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post8362300867420948613..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Brewing in CanadaRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-55952199011553993772009-03-30T17:03:00.000-07:002009-03-30T17:03:00.000-07:00Got it right, Frontenac, which also brewed mainly ...Got it right, Frontenac, which also brewed mainly ales. It's odd, here in Quebec we have one of the few Porter that a brewery never stopped to brew: Labbat's Porter. A pretty bad brew, sweet with no caracter, but still, interesting from a historical point of view. I personnaly know some eldery people that drink this Porter for health. The reputation of Porter as healthy and full of Iron survive through the 21th century!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-73578273887778354942009-03-30T10:49:00.000-07:002009-03-30T10:49:00.000-07:00I've seen that book and may still have it somewher...I've seen that book and may still have it somewhere. English-style ales were popular in Quebec but that is not as important as it was because lager has in the mass market made large inroads there. Also, the style of ale that sold well in the 1900's was Canadian sparkling ale, which is a lager-ale hybrid and not all that different from lager - at least not since 1903 or so when Molson Export Ale emerged. <BR/><BR/>There is a small but vibrant microbrewery scene there, which is perhaps a reflection of older tastes. To the extent the ale thing has hung on, it reflects tastes formed in the 1800's. At that time, most of the breweries were owned by Anglo-Canadians and people consumed what they made. Only one brewery was not in Anglo hands, as I recall it was in Quebec City and called, to the best of my recolection, Frontenac.<BR/><BR/>GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-17053374541512584612009-03-30T09:31:00.000-07:002009-03-30T09:31:00.000-07:00Ouch - it hurts so much when an anonymous comment ...Ouch - it hurts so much when an anonymous comment maker at a blog makes mind-numbingly obscure slags about your nation.<BR/><BR/>Classic 1960s Canuck look and feel to that book. Very <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_67" REL="nofollow">Expo 67</A>.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670495301758701170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-16060688157593114662009-03-30T07:11:00.000-07:002009-03-30T07:11:00.000-07:00It's a great book for tables and statistics. It's ...It's a great book for tables and statistics. It's also great for the socio-historical analyse of our "bicéphale" country that you can make from it. Surprising to see that the french part of Canada was the in vast majority composed of english style Ales drinkers, v.s the rest of Canada, being more inclined toward lagers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-55041054581101872272009-03-30T04:52:00.000-07:002009-03-30T04:52:00.000-07:00If the rest of the country is like Toronto they mi...If the rest of the country is like Toronto they might as well give up brewing there as a bad job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-73201069610971961312009-03-30T04:12:00.000-07:002009-03-30T04:12:00.000-07:00I quite like the cover, too. Nice and simple and t...I quite like the cover, too. Nice and simple and to the point.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-77267120655103805642009-03-30T03:10:00.000-07:002009-03-30T03:10:00.000-07:00I've got to disagree with Andrew I think that is a...I've got to disagree with Andrew I think that is a great cover.Alex Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527006757795657635noreply@blogger.com