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Episode 19

Interview Peter Romano from Nickel Brook Beers

01:05 –  In this episode I talk with Peter about Nickel Brook’s unique Apple Pilsner, Organic Larger and Organic White 

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Last year, I had the pleasure of sitting beside Chris Elliot (District Manager for the LCBO) at a Beer Guys & Gals training session. The LCBO “Beer Guys & Gals” are the brilliant group of people that the LCBO employs and trains to help and to empower YOU beer lovers to explore the ever-expanding beer section at the LCBO. When Chris and I met, we talked about having some of his store managers ‘live in the shoes of an OCB brewer for a day’….. well…. as we all know – time fly’s by and we pulled the day together just last week!

The OCB hosted the Chris Elliot and 15 of his managers from District 11 (Mississauga/Oakville/Burlington). The group visited 5 OCB breweries: Cameron’s Brewing Company, Black Oak Brewing Company, Great Lakes Brewery, Nickel Brook Beers, and Trafalgar Brewing Company.

Attendees spent the morning at these breweries and enjoyed a brewery tour, a quick sampling of some of OCB beer… and then it was time to work!! Though not all the breweries were brewing that day…. there’s never a shortage of work to be done! Attendees were put to work doing quality checks (with some sampling of beer in the early stages of ‘brewing’ cycle), Kettles were scrubbed… and so much more. Not to worry though – fun was had by all!

Following a morning of work, the group were invited by Mike Arnold of Trafalgar brewing to enjoy chef George’s great food at The Tide House! Everyone enjoyed a fantastic meal, with food made with beer (the chilli is my personal favourite!) along with a beer matching (who can resist the Maple Beer?!).  The OCB shared some insight as to all the exciting things happening this summer – including the OCB’s Discovery Pack re-launch!
 

The OCB was really pleased to have Chris and his team visit a few of our breweries for the day! I always say that the best way to experience the OCB is to visit the brewery first hand! Thank you Chris for your enthusiasm and for your continued support as the OCB builds our partnership with the LCBO!

Enjoy a couple of photo’s from the day – we hope to see some of Chris’s team ‘jump on this blog’ and share some of their experiences from the day!
Cheers!

Relaxing after a day’s work at an OCB Brewery!

Trafalgar Chef: George

LCBO’s Chris Elliot

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Episode 16

Interview Troy Burtch of Great Canadian Pubs and Beer Blog 

01:05 – Troy fills us in on his background and how he has become such an accomplished beer blogger and TAPS Magazine contributor.  He shares some of his favourite pubs including, C’est What, Granite Brewery, Rebel House, Rhino, Volo and Feathers Pub.  Finally he makes a number of great OCB recommendations.

There’s more to come in the conservation with Troy, so stay tuned!

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Episode 14

Interview

Doug Pengelly of Saint Andre and Barley Days Brewery  

01:05 – Doug talks about his expectations for the Sugar Shack Ale, where it can be found and the Tournament of Pints.  For more information about the tournament, taking place March 21 at the High Park Curling Club, email Doug at beerme@sympatico.ca

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Hello friends,

This month’s Cameron’s Cask Night will be on Thursday February 28th, from 6:00 - 8:00pm

Cameron’s Cask Nights are a casual and intimate monthly event at the brewery. The guestlist only event is mainly a chance for us to share a glass of our latest creation with our friends, supporters and our local community.
For those who have not been to the brewery before, this is a great chance to meet the folks behind the scenes and to tour our facility.  As always, you are welcome to show up between 5pm and 6pm if you’d like a free tour of the brewery.
We will be tapping the Cask between 6pm and 6:15pm.  Some people asked for a BIG beer at the last cask night…this one should be BIG.

We will bring in some local food to enjoy as well.  The food will be available at 6pm.
Check out some Cask Night Video Clips on our Facebook Fan Page or on You Tube.
The event is capped at 60 people to keep it intimate and to ensure everyone gets a taste of the cask.  We have already had some people pre-RSVP, so we’re down to roughly 30 remaining spots…so confirm your attendance as quickly as possible.
For any questions or to RSVP (if you haven’t already), email mike@cameronsbrewing.com
For more information or to get directions, visit this Cameron’s link.  Hope to see you all there.
Cheers.
Mike

Note:  The times on this email are correct as they may vary from the times on our website.

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