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2012 Canadian Brewing Awards to take place June 8th & 9th in Montreal

Posted by AtlCan BeerBlog on 2012-02-08
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The 2012 Canadian Brewing Awards will take place this June 8th and 9th in Montreal as part of the 19th Annual Mondiale de la Bière.  This marks the first time that the event will take place outside of Toronto.  TAPS Media is committed to move the event to a new location each year and can officially consider this post the start of lobbying to bring it to Atlantic Canada in 2013!

This year will also see the expansion of the Awards Ceremony to include an additional daylong conference featuring speakers, seminars and networking events.  Speakers will include brewing pioneers, beer educators and more.

Atlantic Canadian Breweries have traditionally been very successful at this event.  Fredericton’s Picaroons is the 2011 Brewery of the year with Moncton’s Pump House Brewery having won the Award in 2005.  Garrison Brewing Company has also enjoyed success winning the Beer of the Year for their Imperial I.P.A. in both 2007 and 2008.

This is an event that is sure to be worth a trip to la Belle Province for any Beer Enthusiast.

Roadtrip!!! Break up winter by going to Winter Warmer Montreal 2012

Posted by AtlCan BeerBlog on 2012-01-16
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Yes, this is a beer blog about Atlantic Canada but every once in a while I plan on writing an entry about things going on outside of our region.  Also, I do have some critical Atlantic Canadian content at the end of the post.

The second annual Winter Warmer Montreal will take place February 23rd, 24th and 25th.  The event will feature thirty two craft breweries offering a variety of beers including Barley Wine, Scotch Ale, Baltic Porter, Imperial Porter, Imperial Black IPA, Cherry Imperial Stout, Double IPA, Christmas Beer, Honey Imperial Stout, Weizenbock and others to be announced.  A gourmet menu with items such as smoked salmon mousse in dill cream, cherry and Imperial Stout cupcakes, an assortment of Quebec cheese and other items will be offered to match with the beers.  The event will take place at the Théâtre Plaza with tickets going for $95 each plus taxes.

Anyone of thinking of combining a trip with a Canadiens game will be disappointed to hear they are out of town on these dates.

Now for the Atlantic Canadian content:  who’s going to organize something similar out this way?