24 - Brett Ireland

This week’s episode is a meeting of Alberta beer originals when Brett Ireland of Last Best, Jasper Brewing, Banff Ave Brewing, AND Campio Brewing joins us at the Wild Rose Taproom. While Alberta’s beer industry is 120 breweries strong today, both Wild Rose and Jasper brewing were among the first ten brewers in the province.

Brett clears up the legend behind their brands, clarifying that one of his business partners did indeed win the lottery but that it’s not quite the story that many people tell. We also learn about some of the challenges of selling craft beer to bars and restaurants in Calgary who know you’ll soon be opening your doors with a taproom and restaurant of your own, as it turns out that restaurants are competitive and don’t quite follow the same rising-tide-raises-all-boats philosophy that’s common in craft beer.

We take some time to remember the many fine and not-so-fine establishments that used to occupy the building where Last Best now resides, including an embarrassing story about Josh and his cousin having a rough time on 10 cent highball night and needing to make an emergency dash from the bar for a dentist.

Wrapping up the episode Jonathan and Nick get the scoop from Mama T on diagnosing your furnace problems, then we discover Nick & T’s dramatic origin story and why Nick calls T a liar...

Join us at the Wild Rose Taproom for 20oz of your own


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Last Best Brewing & Distilling: website | instagram | twitter

Jasper Brewing Co: website | instagram | twitter

Banff Ave Brewing Co: website | instagram | twitter

Campio Brewing Co: website | instagram | twitter