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February event in Kitchener to celebrate beer and tacos
The I Heart Beer festival is back for a second year, boasting as many as 20 drink vendors and food from 10 local eateries.
Together they are still bitter
BY ROLAND FLEMING It’s been nine months since the doors opened, the beer is still flowing and together they are still bitter. Together We’re Bitter (TWB) Co-operative Brewing is a craft beer brewery that opened in February in downtown Kitchener. The business is different than most, as it is owned as a co-op. There are six equal owners who all take equal shares of the profit. Culum Canally, who has … Continued
More craft beer coming to The Venue
BY ANDREW BENNEY Conestoga College students returning for another year at the school may have noticed some slight changes around Doon campus. One of the most noticeable is the complete renovation of what used to be called The Sanctuary and its transformation into a more modern and inviting space, under the new moniker of The Venue. Conestoga Students Inc. (CSI) operates the space which functions as a cafeteria, bar and … Continued
It’s keg-tapping time in the region
BY LEAH MORROW It’s beer, bratwurst and Bavarian culture time as Kitchener-Waterloo gets ready to celebrate its 47th annual Oktoberfest. The official opening ceremonies will be held Oct. 9 at 11:15 a.m. outside Kitchener Civic Square. The event will be hosted by none other than Onkel Hans, Miss Oktoberfest and the newly inaugurated president of K-W Oktoberfest Inc., Alfred Lorwick. Oktoberfest embodies and celebrates Kitchener-Waterloo’s German roots and the spirit … Continued
Paper beats rock in championship
BY BRANDON HOMMEL “Let the games begin,” said Zach Dodge, CSI’s communication co-ordinator, as the 20 competitors were named for Conestoga’s first ever rock, paper, scissors competition. The cutthroat contest was held in the Sanctuary, and was open to anyone who wanted to play. To be involved, all a student had to do was sign up and wait to be called. At noon, when the games began, the 20 outgoing students … Continued
