Calgary Beer in Calgary Please

evolv · #1 Posted **Oct 17, 2009, 4:49 PM**

Article in the herald today about some guy petitioning molson to bring Calgary Beer in for the grey cup. I think it would be a cool idea.

Calalb · #2 Posted **Oct 19, 2009, 7:45 AM**

I say BRING BACK THE BUFF!

The Chemist · #3 Posted **Oct 19, 2009, 10:36 AM**

Why not get Big Rock to do it? They are, after all, a Calgary company.

jeffwhit · #4 Posted **Oct 19, 2009, 1:45 PM**

^Are Big Rock workers unionized? i would only entertain buying it if it was still "Union Made." You can buy it in Saskatoon.

freeweed · #5 Posted **Oct 19, 2009, 2:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by jeffwhit

^Are Big Rock workers unionized? i would only entertain buying it if it was still "Union Made." You can buy it in Saskatoon.

Random off-topicness: why is this such a big thing with beer making? I see it on cans all the time but I can't say as I've ever noticed it on other products.

And why would the consumer care - beyond being pro-union in general?

octothorp · #6 Posted **Oct 19, 2009, 4:18 PM**

You need a poll option for "I have no idea what it tastes like because it's never been available in Calgary during my adult lifetime."

Big Sky · #7 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 6:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by jeffwhit

^Are Big Rock workers unionized? i would only entertain buying it if it was still "Union Made." You can buy it in Saskatoon.

I would rather Big Rock made it, union or no union. Most of the places that are union make shit for beer.

Calgarian · #8 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 6:25 PM**

Never tried it, what beer is it comparable too?

Calgarian · #9 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 6:26 PM**

What does a union have to do with anything?

Ramsayfarian · #10 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 6:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Big Sky

I would rather Big Rock made it, union or no union. Most of the places that are union make shit for beer.

Fuck the union. I still remember those Union bastards ruining everyone's holidays with their summer strikes.

Look way up · #11 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 9:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

What does a union have to do with anything?

Jeffwhit said he would only buy the Calgary Beer if it was "union made". He may have been kidding.

Blader · #12 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 10:11 PM**

I used to drink it in the 60s - Saskatoon and Calgary - loved the label - tasted good to rank and file beer drinkers. In-house brewers did not exist in these locales at the time.

wild wild west · #13 Posted **Oct 21, 2009, 6:03 PM**

I'd rather see Big Rock or Wild Rose come up with a Calgary beer. I stay away from the Molson-Labatt-Sleeman products when possible, and most other products from their multinational owners. Unionized or not, they make crap beer.

kap384 · #14 Posted **Oct 22, 2009, 10:00 PM**

It's still made. Molson brews it and only sells it in SK. Bought it a few times for the novelty. No bottles.

jeffwhit · #15 Posted **Oct 23, 2009, 12:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

Random off-topicness: why is this such a big thing with beer making? I see it on cans all the time but I can't say as I've ever noticed it on other products.

And why would the consumer care - beyond being pro-union in general?

Perhaps to appeal to a certain clientelle, I doubt unions were as stigmatized back then as they are now. My alternative answer is that the union involved in its production insisted on it during collective bargaining.

jeffwhit · #16 Posted **Oct 23, 2009, 12:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by Look way up

Jeffwhit said he would only buy the Calgary Beer if it was "union made". He may have been kidding.

I was not kidding. It would take more than local pride to get me to drink that kind of beer.

DizzyEdge · #17 Posted **Oct 23, 2009, 8:28 PM**

I've had it, I think it's just ok, but it's rather stupid that Calgary beer isn't sold in Calgary

Ayreonaut · #18 Posted **Oct 24, 2009, 1:17 AM**

I've heard it's crap. I tend to believe that since I am very picky with my beer.

Blader · #19 Posted **Oct 24, 2009, 1:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ayreonaut

I've heard it's crap. I tend to believe that since I am very picky with my beer.

I eat everything from Kraft Dinner to foie gras. From enjoyable to great. It's no a hardship to be pedestrian at times. I drink Tims coffee with friends even though I have a great home setup.

wild wild west · #20 Posted **Oct 30, 2009, 7:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ayreonaut

I've heard it's crap. I tend to believe that since I am very picky with my beer.

I tried it years ago (in Saskatchewan), and didn't care for it. It's cool to have a beer named after your city, but I'd rather drink a beer that's actually MADE IN my city like Big Rock, than a product from a company like Molson that showed its commitment to our city by giving us the finger and closing its plant here.