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Radical Road Brewing Company

Looking up at the Radical Road Brewing Company building.
Radical Road Brewing Company.

Radical Road Brewing Company

Shared experience…

I was welcomed into the very homely and comfortable Radical Road Brewing Company by Andrew Machete, their operations manager. We shared a table bottle of Radical Road’s “Three Kings” saison (which is an incredible brew, I must say) as we sat at a table near the back to chat. “Craft beer lifestyle is becoming pop culture,” Andrew told me. “It’s starting to have this ‘Have you tried this beer yet?’ doucheeness to it, but it is a very down to earth culture as well.

“It’s really about a shared experience between the brewers and the public. It’s a social experience that brings people together.”

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Shacklands Brewing Company

A picture of the exterior of Shacklands Brewing Company
Shacklands Brewing Company at 100 Symes Rd.

Shacklands Brewing Company

Exploring…

I sat at the bar, across from Dave Watts, co-owner of Shacklands Brewing Company, while my eyes were exploring the eclectic mix of trinkets, vintage toys and nostalgic decor that decorates the taproom. I was immediately drawn back into conversation when Dave began to give me his take on what “craft beer lifestyle” means: “I mean, it started with the IPA movement, but really that was just the seed of what the overall movement – or you might say ‘lifestyle’ – was really doing. It was exploring flavour.”

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Eastbound Brewing Company

Front facade of Eastbound Brewing Company.
Front facade to Eastbound Brewing Company

Eastbound Brewing Company

Raising the standard…

Dave Lee, the co-owner and brewmaster from Eastbound Brewing Company (website here), expressed his take on what craft beer lifestyle is this way: “It’s the search for better. A craft beer lifestyle is one that isn’t willing to accept the standard; it’s one that searches to create a higher standard.”

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A Craft Beer Lifestyle: Why PairingwithBeer?

A series of pairings by PairingwithBeer, Craft Beer Lifestyle Blog.

A Craft Beer Lifestyle: Why PairingwithBeer?

Shall I Insta?

Craft beer lifestyle?

In the summer of 2017, I was encouraged to start an Instagram profile, and was told, “Do it on craft beer – you know so much about craft beer!”

On Instagram, there were already tens of thousands of people posting pictures of beers they drank. Some were posting their own reviews, some simply a picture, some with a gimmick, such as a beer-drinking dog: “Why do we need another one of these guys?” I quickly thought.

“We don’t,” was the resounding conclusion.

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