Good read on Moosehead, with current president talking about the brewery's history that began in 1867, and how it currently competes with bigger brands in the beer market: http://share.fpinnovators.com/brewerries.html
I toured the brewery before I even drank beer. Our cows loved their barley leftovers.
It's my favourite Canadian beer as well.. but I don't think Canadian beer lives up to all the hype really. At least they're still independent, but far from a craft brew
The Belgians have much more variety, and even hundreds of different glasses, each for their own beer. Half of what they produce the Germans' don't even call beer - their loss.
Sorry Barwelle, just reread and noticed you were specifically discussing Weissbier.
Okanagan Spring has some really good beers. I also really like Barking Squirrel from Hop City. It's a very hoppy beer like Duggan's #9 IPA and Hops and Robbers.
My fav summer beer would be Blanche de Chambly, a Quebec witbier. The citrus notes are perfect for the patio.
All I can think of is Inspector Morse saying to Sgt Lewis, "That's not beer, Lewis!" That's how I feel about Moosehead, I'm afraid.
We have about 60 microbreweries here in Québec producing more than 400 different beers; I've tried many of them but so far my favourites are the "Simple Malt" line by Brasseurs Illimités: http://www.brasseursillimites.com. These are nearly as good as anything I've gotten in England and Scotland.
I started drinking beer because of Steamwhistle while I was in ON. I like the Grizzly Paw's beers, especially the Beaver Tail Raspberry Ale. Their pop is pretty good too. I don't drink beer often, as I feel like I'm coming down with a cold the day after drinking it, but it is worth it once in a while!
Echo, my nephew worked at the Grizzly Paw a few years ago and he treated us to their brew on the way thru town. A very unique place as is the whole Canmore area.
But really there is only one canuck beer......Molson's Canadian!
Once you've had a few of these, you can't imagine drinking Moosehead.
Steamwhistle is good micro ON beer gone mainstream. Great on a hot summer day because it's a pilsner. In the winter, I prefer beers with more hops and malts.
Mill St. makes some nice beers as well.
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