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Overview of Atlantic Canada Beer News from early March

Posted by AtlCan BeerBlog on 2012-03-12
Posted in: Atlantic Canada Beer News. Tagged: Gahan House (Charlottetown), Garrison Brewing, Hart & Thistle, PEI Brewing, Picaroons Traditional Ales, Quidi Vidi Brewery. Leave a Comment

I’m just getting back from vacation and want to get caught up on recent Atlantic Canadian beer news.  Here’s an overview of links to recent news:

Picaroons:  Here’s a link to a story providing an overview of the recent Women Love Beer Too event which took place on March 8th.  Also their Maple Cream Ale is available again.

Quidi Vidi Brewing Company:  Check out this link (and this related one) to learn more about a special ingredient they use in their beer.

PEI Brewing Company:  As a follow up to my recent post, here is the official press release related to changes at Gahan and a link to additional information from the PEI Beer Guy.

Garrison Brewing Company:  Garrison Brew Diner to take place at Onyx on March 23rd at 6pm with tickets going for $60 each (call Kyle at 428-5680 to reserve).  Here’s a link to the menu.  In other Garrison news, both regular and barrel aged versions of Ol’ Fog Burner Barley Wine have been released.

Hart & Thistle:  C.R.A.F.T. beer (a double IPA) has been released.

Hops to become a staple on PEI farms?

P.E.I Brewing Company’s Gahan Beer to be available in NB and other Gahan News – updated March 1st

Posted by AtlCan BeerBlog on 2012-02-29
Posted in: Atlantic Canada Beer News. Tagged: Gahan House (Charlottetown), PEI Brewing. Leave a Comment

Update #2: I originally posted this story late Wednesday night and have revised it early Thursday morning based on additional information I received via email from P.E.I. Brewing Company.   Updates to the post are made in italics and include a different pic.

Update #1: (literally minutes after posting this), noticed on Twitter that Gahan has confirmed it is now on the shelves in Moncton:  Well – it’s official – we’re on the shelves in Moncton – the attached pic is from the North Mountain Rd store-enjoy NB!                    https://twitter.com/#!/GahanBeer/status/175052994646249474/photo/1                )

There have been rumblings on Twitter that major news was coming from Gahan Brewery in Charlottetown P.E.I.  One of my informants  (thanks PEI Beer Guy) sent along a link highlighting several pieces of news.

Gahan Beer is in the process of shipping its beer over to New Brunswick for the first time.   The article does not confirm which beers are available but another informant tweeted me (thanks @MeekBrewingCo) indicating that he noticed empty spots for both Honey Wheat and Island Red (one of my personal favourites, although admittedly it is a long list) on a NB Liquor store shelf.  I have since received confirmation from the P.E.I Brewing Company that these are in fact the two listings that are available in New Brunswick.

It also appears that the company will be re-branded as the P.E.I. Brewing Company (the company had previously been known as Murphy’s Brewing Co.).

The company plans to sell a new kind of beer, which wasn’t named in the article, on the Island and across Canada under the P.E.I. Brewing Company label.  In related news, the new beer is expected to be canned.  The P.E. I. Brewing Company has confirmed that a new brew which is not currently currently in production (I have no confirmation as to which type of beer) will be canned and distributed by the P.E.I. Brewing Company.  To my knowledge, this would be the first canned offering from  an Atlantic Craft brewery (Pump House does own some equipment but has yet to distribute its beer in cans).

For the most up-to-date information check out their Facebook page.

Gahan Brewery – Charlottetown, PEI (GCBB)

Posted by AtlCan BeerBlog on 2012-02-09
Posted in: Profiles. Tagged: Gahan House (Charlottetown). Leave a Comment

Last November Troy Burtch  from the Great Canadian Beer Blog created this post based on an interview with the Bryan Carver, brewer with the Gahan Brewing Company.  For those of you who haven’t seen it, read it to find out:

  • How Carver accidentally got into the brewing industry.
  • What recent additions they’ve made to their bottled products.
  • George Wendt’s words of encouragement to a co-worker.