This Saturday we headed to the nearby Quidi Vidi Brewery for a tour and some beer tasting.
We had been hoping to do the tour for a while, but for one reason or another we never managed it. Being such fans of their beer, we were pretty happy to finally make it down to the brewery. While wandering around Quidi Vidi Village before the tour, it was nice to see so many people out and about enjoying themselves, despite a distinct lack of Summer.
The tour itself consisted of a beer tasting session, with a little bit of history, followed by walk around the brewery to learn a bit more about the brewing process. Quidi Vidi Brewery was officially founded by two friends from Carbonear back in 1996. After a failed attempt to brew beer on the Memorial University campus, which ended in the two being kicked out of residence, they finally set up shop in an old fish processing plant in Quidi Vidi. They've been brewing tasty beer down there ever since.
The tour itself consisted of a beer tasting session, with a little bit of history, followed by walk around the brewery to learn a bit more about the brewing process. Quidi Vidi Brewery was officially founded by two friends from Carbonear back in 1996. After a failed attempt to brew beer on the Memorial University campus, which ended in the two being kicked out of residence, they finally set up shop in an old fish processing plant in Quidi Vidi. They've been brewing tasty beer down there ever since.
The brewery in Quidi Vidi village.
Along with our history lesson, we got a chance to try out a selection of Quidi Vidi beers. Of course, we are already very familiar with them all, but it was interesting to learn a bit about how each is made and the stories behind their names. We also enjoyed tasting the beers in quick succession, making the differences between them much clearer.
Our designated driver having a sip.
After our tasting it was time for a quick walk around the brewery where we saw the huge vats that hold the beer, and the bottling machinery. We also saw the containers full of melted iceberg - the extra pure water used to brew their famous Iceberg lager. Apparently there's an 'iceberg hunter' in Bonavista who's in charge of acquiring this precious resource.
Touring the facilities.
The tour was excellent (although that may just be the copious amounts of free beer talking). We'd definitely recommend this tour to anyone, and not just visitors to the city!
Then on Sunday, we made it out to watch the Tely 10, a 10 mile road race, as Elizabeth's cousin Steven and her aunts Joey and Jean were both running. Congratulations to all, especially Steven who came 3rd in the under 19 category. In total, there were over 4000 runners this year!
Here are some more pictures from our weekend.
Then on Sunday, we made it out to watch the Tely 10, a 10 mile road race, as Elizabeth's cousin Steven and her aunts Joey and Jean were both running. Congratulations to all, especially Steven who came 3rd in the under 19 category. In total, there were over 4000 runners this year!
Here are some more pictures from our weekend.
Curious about what we were doing this time last year? Well we had just come back from our trip to Saint Pierre et Miquelon (unique French islands off the coast of Newfoundland), and we made lanterns for the annual Victoria Park Lantern Festival!
And two years ago? Well we had a fairly random Saturday in St. John's that we entitled Shakespearean Taiwanese Golf Saturday.
And two years ago? Well we had a fairly random Saturday in St. John's that we entitled Shakespearean Taiwanese Golf Saturday.
