SUDS No More - Metro Writer Moving On

I was on a bus today with a bunch of other food and drink writers heading to Creemore Springs Brewery for a brewery tour and beer and food pairing luncheon when I heard the news....Aonghus Kealy (aka Suds) from Toronto's daily newspaper Metro, will be leaving for a year away in Ireland which ends his two plus years covering beer each week.

Since moving to Toronto, I have read Suds columns each week because I enjoyed the way in which he wrote about my favourite beverage. He didn't focus every article on the Ontario Craft Beer market or the big import section, he wrote about breweries big or small, providing us inside knowledge in a light social manner. He told us about new products hitting the shelves and he wrote about how one could enjoy beer; the social lubricant of society.

There are not a lot of beer writers in print media in Ontario, so it was a real treat seeing beer news in a newspaper every week. Toronto Star has Josh Rubin's columns but they are hit or miss as to whether they appear weekly or not. I will miss reading his comments and I regret not being able to meet up with him over a couple of pints at a pub. I only hope that the Metro realized how much people enjoyed reading Kealy's articles and will continue with this section in the future.

Click here to read SUDS last column on Mill Street's Barley Wine.

Slainte!!