hmmm - “indie-beers besides McAuslan that we can pick up at the dep?” that’s a good question… i didn’t really. the best list i could find in my mini hunt this morn was the list in this article and most of them i’ve only seen in bars, not retailers.

and i should add- i don’t think there’s necessarily anything wrong with being partially owned (there’s an ish, after all). it comes down to how you do it and what you agree to give up in the process i think, and if you’re able to keep your focus on a wider vision then just how your bottom line behaves…

Of course one of the great things going for beer in this town is the microbrewery bars like Dieu-du-ciel and L’Amère à boire. Le Saint-Bock on St-Denis dosen’t brew their own beers but they do serve a lot of Quebec indie brews.