MikeUK

You see from a brewers point of view its actually cheaper and easier to make those strong ales
Ales take less time to make than a lager as they need much less conditioning time and so are much quicker and much cheaper to make as a result.
Those bland lagers show up any spoilage organisms and oxidation problems much quicker and easier than those high hop high malt brews which mask many off flavours.
From a brewers perspective the publics move (here and in the UK) to lagers was a long slow fight that they lost

Its just supply and demand


To be honest Labatt fought tooth and claw to prevent Bud becoming their number one brand, party because they've had to pay royalties on it and partly as it was one of the most expensive beers to make with 21 days siting in the conditioning tank on bleached wood chips, when an ale would sit in the tank for no more than 7 days

clynnog

I've seen that in eastern Ontario small towns (almost always an un-hypenated). Was he heading to the legion after the beer store.

A quite nice pub I've been in Perth, Ontario has 'cinquante' on draught.

Years ago, there was 50 Light...back when 50 was a bit of a distinctive taste.

Steve_P

Novocastrian

That would have been the sort of English emphatically not used by purchasers of Labbat 50. As I'm sure you'd accept.

Steve_P

Agreed.

Although I would think the purchaser most likely would have said tooken a pitcher.

danfolkestone

Very close. Rather than bland they said "more drinkable." Apparently, Canadians also like their beer to smell and taste of bananas

Novocastrian

Toque-n a pitcher, shirley?

elizabeth_action

OK, since you seem to be a veteran here...you are the chosen one to lead me into the land of threads and posts. I cannot find how to start a thread, please can you help?

Novocastrian

Yer mean me, pet? Gan to the forum page, 'n' have a gander bottom left. There's a thingymejig wot sez "new thread".

Steve_P

Der's one of dem "new thread" thingies in the upper left too.

Novocastrian

Whey man! Bugger me, soah there is, like.


<Which reminds me; what's wrong with Canada is insufficient linguistic diversity>.

dbd33

I would have laughed at that, had I been able to click on it in a timely fashion.

elizabeth_action

Muchos grasias

elizabeth_action

Thank you

act1980

Aren't all the liquor stores etc owned by the government?

I guess that could be seen as good and bad.