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Esber adds another Canadian to fold

CANTON Another Canadian craft beer will be pouring from local taps and lining shelves in area stores, thanks to Esber Beverage Co.

Dave Esber’s company has distributed a handful of craft beers from Ontario breweries for a couple of years. He has added four styles brewed by Nickel Brook Brewery Co. to the list.

“It’s an opportunity to penetrate the clutter,” Esber said of the company’s decision to offer craft beers from Ontario.

He has been working on the idea for nearly 10 years. There already are 3,500 breweries in the United States producing 35,000 beers, so importing from Ontario’s growing craft-brewing industry is a chance to offer something different. It has been a process of reviewing Ontario’s craft offerings and trying to select the best, Esber said.

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Monday 12.28.15
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Beer stories of 2015: 7 things to know

CLEVELAND, Ohio – My beer-a-day calendar had a wonderful quote from a date in November: "If I saved all the money I spent on beer, I'd spend it on beer." – Country musician Earl Dibbles Jr.

So many beers to drink – and so much to write about. Here are a few themes regarding beer and breweries that caught our attention in 2015:

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Friday 12.25.15
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Nickel Brook Brewing Co. chooses Northeast Ohio as first U.S. distribution point

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Nickel Brook Brewing Co., an Ontario craft brewery whose co-founder is never short of stories, is making Northeast Ohio its first U.S. distribution point.

John Romano is co-founder and owner, along with his brother Pete, of the Burlington, Ontario-based brewery. Its name is derived from John's children – Nicholas and Brooke.

The brewery's widening distribution comes about in part due to a brewery expansion to Hamilton, which can handle 40,000 barrels annually. Its Burlington brewery does 15,000 barrels. Esber Beverage in Canton will handle distribution, and Michigan and Western New York will follow, Dave Esber said.

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Monday 12.07.15
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Cameron's Brewing enters Northeast Ohio beer market →

FAIRLAWN, Ohio – Add yet another Ontario craft brewery to the distribution ranks in Northeast Ohio.

Cameron's Brewing Co., a 20-year-old brewery from Oakville, Ontario, joins fellow Canadian breweries Flying Monkey, Lake of Bays and Mill Street in the retail market.

Brewer Curtis Jeffrey's goal in seeing his beers head south is for American consumers to know Canadian craft brews offer more than just Molson and Labatt, he said, and that it's no big deal to try a beer from his northern neck of the woods.

"Why not try a beer from Canada?" asked Jeffrey, in town for meet-and-greets, the Fabulous Food Show and to introduce Cameron's in the Northeast Ohio market. "It's like trying a beer from Texas."
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Friday 11.27.15
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Barrie craft brewery brings home the gold

(STAFF) — Barrie's own Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery won gold at the 2015 Canadian Brewing Awards (CBA) in Niagara Falls.The company won the Wood/Barrel Aged Strong Beer category last weekend with its El Toro Bravo Imperial Dark Rye Ale, a stout-hearted ale aged on Spanish cedar, the same fragrant exotic wood traditionally used for cigar boxes and humidors.

It's the second consecutive year Flying Monkeys has won at the awards.

In 2014, it brought home two gold medals from the Canadian Brewing Awards in Fredericton, NB, for Shoulders of Giants Imperial IPA (in the Imperial India Pale Ale category) and Chocolate Manifesto Triple Chocolate Milk Stout (in the experimental beer category).

“The CBAs are Canada’s most prestigious national brewing industry event and the competition is definitely growing, with all the incredible new craft breweries entering the scene," said Peter Chiodo, Flying Monkeys founder and artisan brewer, adding the CBAs brought together more 250 breweries of all sizes with more than 1,000 beers from across the country to compete this year.
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Friday 06.12.15
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Waterloo Brewing Co. Continues Its Winning Ways at the 2015 Canadian Brewing Awards

KITCHENER, ON--(Marketwired - June 10, 2015) - Waterloo Brewing Co., the craft brewing division of Brick Brewing Co. Limited ("Brick" or the "Company") (TSX: BRB), the largest Canadian-owned and Canadian-based publicly held brewery in Ontario, announced today that they were awarded bronze medals for Waterloo Dark and Waterloo IPA at the recent Canadian Brewing Awards.

"Waterloo Dark was our first craft beer in 1984 and the inspiration for creating our craft beer division just a few short years ago," said Russell Tabata, Chief Operating Officer. "We wanted to brew our craft beers at a level of quality that would be unmatched. We brew with four simple ingredients -- hops, water, barley and yeast -- and our brewing process sets the bar on product quality. At Monde Selection in Belgium, our Waterloo IPA, Amber, Oatmeal Porter, Vanilla Porter and Grapefruit Radler were all awarded gold medals for quality."
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Wednesday 06.10.15
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Baysville brewery celebrates five-year anniversary

LAKE OF BAYS – Lake of Bays Brewing Company has risen to become one of the 10 largest craft breweries in Ontario since opening its doors five years ago.

“It was a real rush opening the doors for the first time, after two years of hard work,” said president Darren Smith in a media release. “We’ve learned a lot in the past five years: so much so, in fact, that I think I’ll be ready to retire soon. Oh wait, no. I love beer too much for that.”

The Baysville-based brewery has grown rapidly, becoming one of Ontario’s 10 largest, and fastest-growing, craft breweries. Today Lake of Bays has 45 employees, including four brewers, five packagers and a sales force of 15.
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Tuesday 05.19.15
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Waterloo Brewing Wins Big at Global Brewing Awards

KITCHENER, ON - Brick Brewing Co. Limited ("Brick" or the "Company") (TSX: BRB), the largest Canadian-owned and Canadian-based publicly held brewery in Ontario, today announced its unprecedented performance at Monde Selection, the global product quality awards that are presented in Belgium.

"Every one of the craft beers we submitted was awarded either gold or silver," declared Russell Tabata, Chief Operating Officer, Brick Brewing. "We were awarded five golds and two silvers for the seven beers we submitted. We are certainly proud to win a global brewing quality award but we're incredibly pleased with the high degree of consistency across the entire Waterloo Brewing family. It means as long as the name Waterloo Brewing is on the label, people can trust it to be a world-class, quality, craft beer."
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Tuesday 05.12.15
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It's Time for Ontario to Liberate Local Beer

It's time for Ontario to liberate local beer. It makes no sense to persist in enabling big beer to have an unfair advantage over our homegrown craft breweries.

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Tuesday 10.28.14
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Canton beer distributor looks outside U.S. for craft breweries

Photo courtesy: Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal

Photo courtesy: Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal

By Rick Armon 
Beacon Journal staff writer

CANTON: Beer distributor Dave Esber isn’t looking in the U.S. for the next big craft brewery.

He’s scouring Canada instead.

Esber, who heads the family-run Esber Beverage, has launched Craft Beers of Canada, a specialty import division of the company.

His goal is to scoop up the highest-rated Canadian craft brewers and bring them into the U.S., starting with the Ohio, Michigan and New York markets.

The company already has inked deals with Flying Monkeys, Lake of Bays, Cameron’s and Grand River and is working on agreements with others.

The Canadian craft market, for the most part, is untapped by importers and an unknown for U.S. beer drinkers who are always craving something different and new.

“We’re not making any money from it at this point but it’s fun,” said Esber, who bears a striking resemblance to the “Most Interesting Man in the World” in the Dos Equis beer commercials. “We’ve hit on something that’s unique and interesting and distinguishes Esber Beverage from the rest of the [import] companies.”

Esber Beverage, which has been around since 1937 and handles brands as varied as Anchor, Labatt, Miller, Olde English and Foster’s, is finding a receptive audience so far in Ontario, where the craft beer industry is growing just as it is in the U.S.

Imports growing

While domestic beer sales — think Budweiser, Miller and Coors — have struggled in recent years, the craft beer segment continues to grow.

Lost in all the praise being heaped upon craft brewers is the fact that imported beer sales are climbing, too.

Import sales grew 7.8 percent to $4.5 billion over the last year in the U.S., according to IRI, a Chicago-based market research firm.

But it was Mexican brands such as Dos Equis, Corona and Modelo that led the surge. Well-known Canadian brands Labatt Blue, Labatt Blue Light and Molson Canadian have faltered, IRI says.

Eager Canadian brewers

Many Canadian brewers are eager to take advantage of the exploding U.S. craft market and prove to Americans that Canadian beer isn’t all Labatt, Molson and Moosehead.

“We have some very, very creative brewers here that are brewing beautiful beers with tremendous flavors, tremendous recipes,” said Drew Knox, a former craft brewery owner and a consultant with Toronto-based Ontario Craft Brewers. “They are aggressively using dry hopping. They are doing creative things with flavors such as cedar, maple and chocolate.”

The group estimated that there are about 60 craft brewers in Ontario and 180 across Canada.

Ontario craft brewers in particular face significant distribution hurdles in the province because of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario and The Beer Store, which control the retail market and are more friendly to national brewers.

With an estimated 40 million people living in nearby Ohio, New York and Michigan, many Ontario craft brewers recognize the potential to grow their brands in the U.S.

Logical step

“It’s a natural next step,” Darren Smith, owner of Lake of Bays Brewing Co., said during a recent visit to The Office in Cuyahoga Falls. “We’re at full distribution in Ontario now … The Northeast for us just makes sense. There’s so many people here. Craft beer is so popular down here. And the Northeast is the biggest talking market in the United States.”

His brewery, located in the resort town of Baysville north of Toronto, produces brands such as Top Shelf, Old North Mocha Porter and 10 Point India Pale Ale. It also has a tie-in to the National Hockey League.

Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery owner and brewer Peter Chiodo, who attended college in the U.S., has said it was always a goal to enter the U.S. market. His beers include Smashbomb Atomic IPA, StereoVision American Kristall Wheat and the Chocolate Manifesto.

“The U.S. craft beer consumer, they’ve embraced the [craft] market so much,” he said earlier this year during a visit to Lizardville in Copley Township. “Why would you not want to give somebody some liquid gold down here, really? We make some unusual beers that we think some people would dig.”

The Ontario government has been supportive of the exporting effort and has helped bring in wholesalers, sales representatives and retailers so they can meet with craft brewers.

“Those people get to try the beers and taste them,” Knox said. “The best thing you can do when you don’t have a lot of money is to use the beer to sell the beer. You have to get the beer in people’s mouths. Now that person has a much better understanding and confidence in selling it and recommending it to customers.”

Scrutiny

Of course, importing from Canada can present challenges.

A brewer must hire an import agent and is likely looking at a lower profit margin in the U.S.

The two countries also have different rules on packaging. Brewers have to have one set of labels for Canada and another for the U.S.

In Canada, for example, any beer with more than 5.5 percent alcohol must be labeled as “strong.”

That’s a no-no in the U.S., so that word has to be scrubbed from labels and advertising.

Labels in the U.S., meanwhile, also must state the amount of ounces and a government warning about drinking.

“You’re held to a higher level of scrutiny,” Esber said about importing.

Unusual approach

The beer industry is highly competitive today, with wholesalers aggressively courting new brewers and/or existing ones who are expanding into new territories, so the focus on Canada could work in Esber’s favor.

“It’s become pretty crazy,” said David Christman, senior director of state and industry affairs with the National Beer Wholesalers Association in Alexandria, Va. “I often say when one of these brands decides to enter a new state or new market they should do a reality show about it and eliminate distributors one by one or something.”

He noted that the Craft Brewers Conference in Denver this year attracted more than 1,000 distributors, all looking for face time with brewers. For the first time, the association set aside private rooms for those meetings.

There are about 3,300 beer distributors and nearly 3,000 craft breweries in the U.S.

Christman called Esber’s decision to target Canada unusual within the industry and one that could distinguish him from others.

“It seems like this might be a niche that works for them,” he said.

Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or rarmon@thebeaconjournal.com. Read his beer blog at www.ohio.com/beer. Follow him on Twitter at @armonrickABJ.


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Sunday 05.25.14
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Waterloo Brewing Co. takes gold, silver and bronze at the 2014 Ontario Brewing Awards

KITCHENER, ON, April 8, 2014 /CNW/ - Waterloo Brewing Co., the craft brewing division of Brick Brewing Co. Limited (TSX: BRB), was awarded gold, silver and bronze medals in its core beer styles - Pilsner, Dark Lager and IPA- at the recent Ontario Brewing Awards.

This year's awards were held at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto on April 3, 2014 and included 251 entries, competing within 29 different categories from 46 different Ontario breweries of which only 31 received an award. "As the only craft brewer in Canada to be certified under the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety, these awards are a testament to our continued commitment towards giving our customers the highest quality beer we can possibly make" said Russell Tabata Chief Operating Officer, Brick Brewing.

Waterloo Pilsner won gold in the Pilsner category in its first Ontario Brewing Awards against an extremely competitive field of well-established brands of beer. "There are lots of people who discovered Waterloo Pilsner last summer, with its deep golden colour and not over-the-top hop finish" said George Croft, President and CEO of Brick Brewing. "To win gold in such a popular category is a great accomplishment, and a great reason to give this beer a try" added Croft. Waterloo Dark adds a silver medal in the Dark Lager category to its long list of Ontario, Canadian and international brewing competition successes. Waterloo Dark has been the most popular dark beer in Ontario for over twenty eight years and helped establish the local craft beer category.

To complete the hat trick for Waterloo Brewing Co., Waterloo IPA took home bronze in the British Pale Ale category. "Waterloo IPA is simply an outstanding beer with a deep amber colour, all-malt character and a hop finish that's just right. I am very proud of our brewing team that puts so much care and craft into these great beers. And we're all very proud to share them with our friends and neighbours in Ontario" declared Mr. Croft.

Waterloo IPA and Amber were also recently awarded gold at Monde Selection in Belgium, an international recognition of product quality. Waterloo Dark and Pilsner were awarded silver. The family of Waterloo Brewing Co. beers has grown by over 30% in the last year and is quickly becoming a favourite of all beer drinkers who appreciate the effort that goes into a well-crafted beer.


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Wednesday 04.09.14
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Good Life: Lake of Bays Brewing Co.

Monday 03.31.14
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5 things with Darren Smith of Lake of Bays Brewing Co.

Lake of Bays Brewing Co. adds to Ohio's growing beer-distribution ranks

By Marc Bona, The Plain Dealer 

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio store shelves, sagging under the weight of craft-beer offerings, somehow keep finding more room for more beer. In January, Flying Monkeys came aboard, by way of Barrie, Ontario. Now, a brewer even further north is joining the distribution ranks in Ohio: Lake of Bays Brewing Co. Owner Darren Smith visited Northeast Ohio this week. Here are five things to know about the brewery:

Lake of Bays is from where and offers what?

Lake of Bays Brewing Co. sits in Baysville, a burg about 400 miles northeast of Cleveland and about 140 miles north of Toronto. During the summer, the population of 350 grows sixfold, much of the increase from vacationing Americans.

Smith concentrates on sessionable beers – that is, high in flavor, low in alcohol and light in body (the highest alcohol level in any of his beers is 8 percent). READ MORE. 


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Saturday 03.01.14
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New Beers Taking Center Ice

How Craft Breweries are Plotting a Hockey Takeover

Joshua Rapp Learn Chill Magazine

Hockey fans can now kick back and crack open a crafty cold one as craft breweries are making serious inroads into the world of Zambonis and bodychecks.

While this realm has traditionally been dominated by mainstream macro-breweries, the little beer companies are set to mount a pugnacious offensive into the market. Their reasoning? The spheres of beer and hockey have (gasp!) much room for overlap.

The owner of Ontario craft brewery Lake of Bays Darren Smith says that there is a “good fit” between beer and ice hockey from a “cultural standpoint.” READ MORE. 


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Tuesday 02.11.14
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A sweet treat for this Valentine's Day...

Why you should buy your sweetheart beer, not champagne, for Valentine's Day

By: Josh Rubin

On Valentine’s Day, many people will be treating their sweetheart to some champagne.

Not that I’ve got anything against the world’s most famous sparkling wine, but champagne doesn’t have a lock on romance. For setting a romantic scene, beer will do just fine. (You in the back — stop snickering.)

For one thing, beer can be paired with a much wider variety of foods, whether it’s time-honoured aphrodisiacs like oysters, or sinfully rich treats like chocolate mousse.

Another point in beer’s favour? You don’t have to spend $50 a bottle as you would with champagne. (Not that your sweetheart isn’t worth it).

So, if you like the idea of suds on Valentine’s Day — and not just in the bathtub — here are a few choices you can find around town.

Chocoholic’s Delight: There are few things that say decadence quite like rich, dark chocolate. So why not have it in liquid form?

There are a few good chocolaty choices for the beer lover. One of the richest is The Chocolate Manifesto ($11.95 per 750 mL bottle), a “triple chocolate” imperial stout from Barrie’s Flying Monkeys brewery. Cocoa nibs, cocoa powder, and chocolate malt — which lends a slightly nutty character — are all used in this dark, slightly syrupy brew. Given that it’s 10 per cent alcohol and comes in a 750 mL bottle, this one’s meant for sharing. (It would also go nicely with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an ultra-decadent float.) READ MORE


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Thursday 02.06.14
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Flying Monkeys makes media rounds of Northeast Ohio

Canada's Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery moves into Ohio

By RICK ARMON Published: January 28, 2014

Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery is goofy. In a darn positive way.

Its cartoonish, Monty Python-esque website is filled with parachuting monkeys, floating pigs, flying skulls and beer trucks with wings.

The cardboard box for The Chocolate Manifesto — yes, the 22-ounce bottle is sold in a cardboard box — is covered from top to bottom with writing. (It’s impossible to describe the oh-so busy image so check out the attached photo.)

And the company motto is: “Normal Is Weird.” READ MORE


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Wednesday 01.29.14
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Flying Monkeys swoop into Ohio

Flying Monkeys released in Ohio: 5 things to know about the Canadian craft brewery's offerings

Marc Bona, The Plain Dealer 

COPLEY, Ohio - Flying Monkeys Brewery, one of the latest breweries to add Ohio to its distribution list, opened in 2005 in Barrie, Ontario. With a production of about 10,000 barrels annually, the brewery is about one-tenth the size of Great Lakes Brewing Co. Flying Monkeys beers are available in New York, Michigan and now Ohio. 

Greater Cleveland had single-digit temperatures last Wednesday, when brewer Peter Chiodo and Co. were in town – balmy for the colorful, loquacious brewer who is passionate abut his craft. The thermometer that day had dropped to minus-12 in Barrie, a city of about 120,000 that sits on Lake Simcoe about 60 miles north of Toronto. Chiodo (pronounced kee-OH-doh) spoke about his favorite topic at Lizardville in Copley...


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Sunday 01.26.14
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Pick of the Week: Lake of Bays China Wall

Lake of Bays China Wall Vienna Dark Lager, Ontario

BEPPI CROSARIOL The Globe and Mail

Hockey fans of a certain vintage (who, me?) may get the “China Wall” reference. It’s the nickname of Johnny Bower, legendary Maple Leafs goaltender during the 1960s, who is honoured in this limited-edition, premium brew. It’s part of Lake of Bays’s fundraising collaboration with the NHL Alumni Association, which helps players transition into post-hockey careers.

The arresting painted-label graphic, of an old-school goalie mask reminiscent of the one worn by Jason in Friday the 13th, is ironic. Bower played with Toronto for more than a decade but donned a mask for just 17 games. I can’t help but add that he was my boyhood idol, an avuncular face with a famous poke check, who helped the Leafs earn four Stanley Cups, including the team’s last in 1967. READ MORE. 


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Thursday 01.16.14
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Flying Monkeys in the Cleveland Plain Dealer

Robert Burns dinner, Flying Monkeys beer, hops workshop, Nano Brew, more - beer news and notes

Marc Bona, The Plain Dealer 

"Flying Monkeys! Another month, another beer entering the Ohio market. With a bit less fanfare than Colorado's New Belgium Brewing Co. or the upcoming Deschutes Brewery from Oregon, Flying Monkeys has swooped in by way of Barrie, Ontario. "It's a challenge because we're trying to get over the image that Canadian beers are cheap and simple lagers," said Dave Esber of Canton-based Esber Beverage Company. "They're big beers the beer consumer is looking for." The soft rollout is hitting Western New York and Ohio, he said. Flying Monkeys would have been here sooner, but the U.S. government shutdown last year slowed things up. (Brewers need federal approval from the Treasury Department's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, which became backlogged during the shutdown.) The first beers from Flying Monkeys to be distributed in Ohio are Smashbomb Atomic IPA and Manifesto Imperial Stout. Esber says expect more beers as soon as TTB approval comes through. Barrie is about 60 miles north of Toronto."

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Sunday 01.12.14
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NHL Alumni Association, Top Shelf Classic Lager to take center ice at National Beer Wholesalers Association Trade Show in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS (September 26, 2013) - Top Shelf Classic Lager, the official beer of the NHL Alumni Association, will be introduced in the United States at the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) trade show, taking place at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas on Monday, September 30, and Tuesday, October 1.

The beer will be available for tastings in the Craft Beers of Canada exhibit, booth No. 1312.

To mark its debut, Lake of Bays Brewing Company http://lakeofbaysbrewing.ca/, the official brewery of the NHL Alumni Association, directs a portion of the proceeds from the sale of its beers to the NHL Alumni Association, a not-for-profit organization whose many charitable causes include assisting former NHL players in their transition from professional hockey.

“The NHL Alumni Association has other causes as well, which we are proud to support,” said Darren Smith, CEO of Baysville, Ontario-based Lake of Bays Brewing Company. “The association assists in youth hockey initiatives, involves former NHL players in raising funds for charitable causes that enhance the quality of life for our young people and works to inspire today’s youth by providing positive images of its members as guardians of the game.”

“Lake of Bays Brewing Co. approached us with the idea of creating a product associated with our organization and the history of the game,” said Mark Napier, executive director of the NHL Alumni Association. “They brew great quality beer, have an excellent marketing strategy and equally important, they are team players that understand the importance of our association and our many causes.”

Joining in the introduction of Top Shelf Classic Lager will be former NHL player Marty McSorley. After his debut in the NHL in 1983-84, defenseman McSorley developed into one of the toughest customers in the game. His ability to rush with the puck and utilize a quick shot from the point made him a prominent member of several NHL clubs. He will be in the Craft Beers of Canada exhibit from 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1. Visitors will receive a free autographed keepsake.

Along with the first public appearance of Lake of Bays Brewing Company’s Top Shelf Classic Lager, tastings also will be available for the company’s Rock Cut Baysville Lager, Crosswind Pale Ale and 10 Point IPA.

Several other Ontario craft beers also will be available in the Craft Beers of Canada exhibit.

They include Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery of Barrie and Waterloo, Ontario-based Waterloo Brewing Company.

The motto of Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery http://www.theflyingmonkeys.ca/, based in Barrie, Ontario, is “Normal is Weird.” Flying Monkeys will display many different products including four which recently came out on top in taste testing against 60 Ontario craft breweries on the Rate Beer website (www.ratebeer.com). The beers and their ratings are: Barenaked Ladies Imperial Chocolate Stout (99); Smashbomb Atomic IPA (98); The Matador Imperial IPA (96) and Netherworld Cascadian Dark Ale (96).  All will be available for tastings.

Waterloo Brewing Company http://www.brickbeer.com/, based in Waterloo, Ontario, established in 1984, was the first craft brewery to start up in the province. Three of its Waterloo brands—Waterloo Dark, Waterloo IPA and Waterloo Amber—recently won Gold Awards at the 2013 Monde Selection International Institute for Quality Selections.  All three will be available for tastings.  

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Friday 09.27.13
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