With their Cream Ale outselling all of the biggest beers in the LCBO by around 3-4x in the area, Anderson Craft Ales seem to have the unofficial craft beer of London, ON on their hands. Founder Gavin Anderson jumped back on the pod after three and a half years to chat about what's been happening since we last spoke, their upcoming 10th anniversary and some of the craziest beers they've ever done (including glizzy, roast chicken and pizza beers), all of the Anderson classics that they're bringing back from the archives for the anniversary, the evolution of their seasonal beers, why they continue to stick with short cans vs tall cans, why their town and neighbourhood is so important to them, the return of the Black IPA, Gavin's personal IPA renaissance, why they're cool with selling mixed packs of beers versus forced four or six-packs, and the rise of the Cream Ale. We got into six Anderson bangers - Tmavý Ležák 11° Czech-Style Dark Lager, Italian Pilsner, Cream Ale, Kuty Dutch Lager, IPA WCIPA, and Coconut Black IPA. This was a gem - cheers!

Get your 10th anniversary party tickets here: https://www.andersoncraftales.ca/product-category/anniversary-party-tickets/

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It's not every day we get to speak to someone as accomplished as Christian Klaus Riemerschmid von der Heide. Co-Founder of The Paris Beer Co. in Paris, ON, Christian joined Cee to chat about his upbringing in a small town in Bavaria and how the local brewery is a key part of life, why most German breweries had their own malting facility, his unique beer journey from his first apprenticeship to his Head Brewer position at the esteemed Augustiner-Bräu, his work with Labatt, Diageo and even Guinness, what brought him back to Canada, why they choose to grow and control as many of the ingredients as possible, their hop farms, what their sub-brand Tagwerk represents and how the Tagwerk Farm contributes, how he met the legendary Chuck Hahn in Australia, why he'd rather lose a hand than put marshmallow in a beer, and why he's so dedicated to beer. We got into a bunch of incredible Paris and Tagwerk beers - Tagwerk Tafelbier Bière de Table, Paris Salty Stinger Blue Raspberry Gose, Paris Head Gate Helles Lager, Paris Lazy Dog Helles Bock Festbier, Paris Bumble Mint Honey Weissbier, Tagwerk Smoked Oat Porter, Paris Barnyard Bully Double English IPA, and Hop't Sparkling Hop Water (Tutti Fruitti). Absolute legendary episode - get it in ya!

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One of the coolest and most innovative brewery collaborations this decade is Vancouver, BC's Threefold. A shared taproom comprised of three independent breweries - Temporal Artisan Ales, Slow Hand Beer Co., and Boombox Brewing - Threefold is the perfect manifestation of what combining your powers in the craft beer industry can look like. We had a bit of a podcast party, featuring Tristan Stewart of Temporal, Kurtis Sheldon of Slow Hand, and Phil Spurgeon + Kent Courtice of Boombox, and we got into each brewery's origin story and what they all specialize in, how the idea of Threefold came together, the build out of the space and how it fits into the Vancouver's craft beer landscape, how they split the labour, why Tristan brews for all three brands and how he manages it all, how they've built community around the taproom, and where they plan to take it from here. We got into two beers from each brewery - Slow Hand x Nammos Mediterranean Pilsner, Boombox Juicy AF NEIPA, Boombox Cyber Samurai Double NEIPA, Temporal Breezeway Czech Farmhouse Ale collaboration with Four Winds, Temporal Stout, Reconstituted Blended Stout, and Slow Hand Pilsner. This was a phenomenal conversation with three impeccable breweries doing something special - enjoy!

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