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Title: Hello from the MontreAlers
Post by: PaulB on February 27, 2013, 08:08:04 PM

Hi All,

I've been lurking on the site for a couple of months, time to pull up a stool and say hello. I'm Paul, living in Montreal for the last 3 years, there is a healthy brew scene here and all across Canada. In fact joining a home brew club just before moving here was a great way to meet people.
Anyway, I started brewing all grain about 15 years ago in Dublin, then stopped for a while and started really getting into it again after movbing to Canada, love brewing most styles, particularily wild brews, anyway thats me ;)

Title: Re: Hello from the MontreAlers
Post by: DEMPSEY on February 27, 2013, 08:52:53 PM

Welcome Paul,Great to see we are reaching out across the globe,Keep us informed on anything happening in Canada. Have you being following the progress of our first National Homebrew competition,are there any going on in Canada and if so,what are they like.

Title: Re: Hello from the MontreAlers
Post by: Ciderhead on February 27, 2013, 11:57:10 PM

Hi Paul, you are very welcome, most of us here have been weaned on your brewing ambassador Craig ;)

Title: Re: Hello from the MontreAlers
Post by: PaulB on February 27, 2013, 11:59:55 PM

Hi Dempsey,

thank you ! Yes, I brought home a couple of entries at Christmas and a buddy dropped them off for me at the B&C. There are many AHA/BJCP competitions in Canada, each province has at least one club and an annual competition, usually very professional very similar to our own !

One key difference in the beer scene is that it is tightly regulated, each province has a state monopoly which controls what can be sold, the result ( in Quebec) is an abysmal selection of international beers, lots of microbreweries but relatively little diversity.

From what I've seen the NHC is a world class club, with a site head and shoulders above most.

Title: Re: Hello from the MontreAlers
Post by: PaulB on February 28, 2013, 12:01:34 AM

Thanks Ciderhead, the only Canadian brewer that I met before moving here was Liam from the Dublin Brewing Company....many moons ago ;)

Title: Re: Hello from the MontreAlers
Post by: DEMPSEY on February 28, 2013, 09:34:47 AM

QuoteThanks Ciderhead, the only Canadian brewer that I met before moving here was Liam from the Dublin Brewing Company....many moons ago ;)

Cool,a former brewing Rock Star :). Any idea what he is at now.

Title: Re: Hello from the MontreAlers
Post by: PaulB on February 28, 2013, 02:14:09 PM

Not sure, but I think he may have a brew pub in St.Johns now

Title: Re: Hello from the MontreAlers
Post by: Greg2013 on March 02, 2013, 01:05:41 PM

PaulB check out newfoundbrewing on youtube, a nice guy doing his own thing his own way.

Title: Re: Hello from the MontreAlers
Post by: fergus on April 02, 2013, 01:53:11 AM

Hey Paul, fancy meeting you here :) I have been lurking here for a while too and just joined and did my introduction

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