Episode #240: Unofficial Beer of London with Gavin Anderson of Anderson Craft Ales | Adjunct Series

About this episode

Gavin Anderson returns to discuss the success of Anderson Craft Ales and their upcoming 10th anniversary.

With their Cream Ale outselling all of the biggest beers in the LCBO by around 3-4x in the area, Anderson Craft Ales seem to have the unofficial craft beer of London, ON on their hands. Founder Gavin Anderson jumped back on the pod after three and a half years to chat about what's been happening since we last spoke, their upcoming 10th anniversary and some of the craziest beers they've ever done (including glizzy, roast chicken and pizza beers), all of the Anderson classics that they're bringing back from the archives for the anniversary, the evolution of their seasonal beers, why they continue to stick with short cans vs tall cans, why their town and neighbourhood is so important to them, the return of the Black IPA, Gavin's personal IPA renaissance, why they're cool with selling mixed packs of beers versus forced four or six-packs, and the rise of the Cream Ale. We got into six Anderson bangers - Tmavý Ležák 11° Czech-Style Dark Lager, Italian Pilsner, Cream Ale, Kuty Dutch Lager, IPA WCIPA, and Coconut Black IPA. This was a gem - cheers! Get your 10th anniversary party tickets here: https://www.andersoncraftales.ca/product-category/anniversary-party-tickets/ BAOS Podcast…

People in this episode

Guest: Gavin Anderson

Topics covered

• craft beer
• anniversary
• beer styles
• local business
• interview

Keywords

• Anderson Craft Ales
• Cream Ale
• craft beer
• Gavin Anderson
• 10th anniversary
• beer styles
• local brewery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anderson Craft Ales

Products: Cream Ale, Tmavý Ležák 11° Czech-Style Dark Lager, Italian Pilsner, Kuty Dutch Lager, IPA WCIPA, Coconut Black IPA

Places: London, ON

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