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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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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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