We could not compete having the customer do the work of starting the beer and packaging when they could just buy cheaper product - even though mine tasted better. The U Brew was OK at first but “Buck a Beer” by the majors pretty much killed it. I bought my U Brew Beer equipment from John Romano at Better Bitters in Burlington, Ont., and he really was an inspiration to me with his passion. We later expanded into beer when I left my previous employer in 2001 just for something to do so I wouldn’t have to work elsewhere. Q: Can you talk about your own personal reasons for getting into craft brewing in Ontario, and the long-term business goals of a small brewer such as yours? A: I originally started out in 1996 as a Brew on Premise operation with wine, with my wife running it full-time. She has changed and created some great new brews with us and we both thank you for the compliment and it is and Ale. It’s interesting you mentioned Creemore, since that was a place of prior work experience for our current head brewer, Barbara came from.
Is it fair to call your Blonde Ale “an ale that goes down as easy and smooth as a lager”? A: For our Iron Spike Blonde Ale, I originally thought of it as a cream ale, and that’s what I came up with for its original recipe. Q: What style of beer do you think your Blonde Ale most closely resembles? I immediately thought of the floral bouquet I remembered from Creemore Springs (pre-Molson), but it’s a lager. We have since expanded along with our market and the education of our clients and customers with some extreme brews such as our Dead Elephant Ale and Mocha Porter. We decided on an easier drinking Blonde Ale. If we were in a larger market, we’d have introduce a much more “in your face” product. A: Our local market (London, Ont.) was not used to craft beer flavours when we opened, so we decided not to shock it with a high IBU product.
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Q: Your Blonde Ale is much different from traditional English bitters - talk about the process and inspiration for creating an ale that diverges from the traditional stereotype of a high IBU (Click here for a full explanation of international bitterness units) in favour of a more nuanced and structured pint. We’re only a five-fermenter 1,000-litre system. The other factor is that since ales can get us from grain-to-glass in two weeks and a true lager takes four, our small capacity means we can only do ales. It should not make one feel bloated or gassy like many lagers do. A perfect ale should be full of flavour from start to finish and easy drinking. It is the traditional way the first beers were made. A: An Ale is in my opinion is more “True to the Brew” usually less carbonated easier to drink and a more natural product. Explain to us what you think makes a perfect ale, and why the brewery decided to focus itself on this area. Q: Railway City Brewing seems to focus on ales. More on that below, since it turns out there's an actual Creemore connection. if not in style, then certainly in its complexity of competing flavours. It reminds of the first time we had Creemore Springs lager, way back when. This beer eats like a meal, but doesn’t leave you feeling heavy. The aftertaste is round … following a mouthfeel that's viscous and mealy. Likely served best ice cold, and an excellent thirst-quenching choice with its citrusy profile, its robustness also makes it an ideal year-round pint. Initially, it’s surprisingly creamy and rich for an ale, with a caramel/butterscotch off the first sniff/quaff, but with an incredibly refreshing finish, again with lingering bits of citrus and coffee grounds. (just outside of London) brewery is open seven days a week for tours, and yes, they have a store. Below you'll find our revealing Q&A with Al Goulding, the proprietor of Railway City. And we're pleased to punnily report that ale's well that ends ale. The Beer Frontier: Railway City's Iron Spike Blonde Ale
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I've liked Soul Asylum for years and got to see them here in Toronto in the summer and they were really good! I also met Dave Pirner after the show and hung out with him for about 20 minutes chatting about music, Toronto, the series "Treme", New Orleans. Recommended if you like the A&M albums this is where the band started finding it's sound, although they're rougher and thrashier sounding. While You Were Out (both from 1986 on Twin Tone) Grave Dancers Union (1992) (a good album with their best known material and not a bad place to start)Ĭandy From A Stranger (1998) (an underrated album by them that's not bad at all) These two are on A&M and are out of print and hard to find. Hang Time (1988) (their best album and more polished than the previous Twin Tone albums but still terrific throughout)Īnd The Horse They Rode In On (1990) (strong follow up)
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