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Let's Hop To It

Let's Hop To It

Let’s Hop to It! I actually had a different post in the queue for today, but I had a pretty interesting conversation last night with a local brewer here in Saint John. We were talking about the hop blend of his latest brew and how the characteristics of hops might be a little different based on where they are grown in the world – resulting in slight unexpected variations in flavour & aroma. Specifically we were talking about locally grown Centennial vs those grown in large scale commercial farms in different parts of North America. While I haven’t had a chance yet...

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Getting Started in Home Brewing

Getting Started in Home Brewing

When I started home brewing years ago (2002), there was very little interest in the hobby, products were very limited and there were not many resources to figure out how to do things properly, other than the sheet of paper that came in the kits you could buy from the grocery store. The kit was at the end of the soft drink aisle, at the bottom, covered in dust. If someone massed produced the beer from these kits they would likely end up back on the bottom shelf covered in dust, because they were lacking vibrancy, flavour, quality, carbonation and...

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Community Growth

Community Growth

As Christian and I get a feel for the size of the local market, I just wanted to put a quick post out to inform everyone of our strategy for growing the business, eventually to include a wider array of products. For the time being we are mainly stocking grain, adjuncts and small amounts of yeast to see how things go and to help get people brewing. We are starting with a basic product lineup and will be expanding offerings as we go. In other words, we may not have the exact thing you are looking for, but please bare...

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Open For Business

Open For Business

You probably came to this blog post to learn about why Derek & I started The Community Brew Shop and we’re going to get there, but I have to get some business out of the way first. We – and I am sure many of you – were customers of the fantastic Craft Brewers Market in Rothesay NB. It’s closing was a difficult loss because of the circumstances surrounding it, and we wish the family of the former owner all the best. With its closure we lost more than a place to buy supplies locally; we lost a good man and a strong supporter...

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