I am very sorry to see this happen and only buy lakeport products both at home and in establishments that carry them.
I will not buy any Labatt products now and will lean towards the Brick another semi-local independent brewery.
I am only one recreational beer drinker and will even try making my own at a wine shop.
labatt owns the equipment and if it is old (I suspect it is) would it be good for a new brewer. Is there anyone sniffing around to move into our area and if so I would buy local as long as it don't taste like crap. Up north Superior and northern ale was too bad to drink or swollow your pride yech and it died.
I did see a new movement out in B.C. and it was televised on American T.V. during the olympics, local craft breweries. It was hard to get a Coors light on tap.
Check out Spinnakers and guest house or black swan who has an old hotel with a brewery inside downtown. Made Good Morning America.
Both these are right in the city one along the waterfront and is part of the scenery. neighbour hood tap houses fresh off the taps.
I know the winking judge is mostly micro on tap.