HIST 124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Expulsion Of The Acadians, Joe Beef, Labatt Brewing Company
21 Jan 2016
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Last call: booze and the regulation of leisure. Problems created were seen by social reformers, not to stem from the rise of industrialization and introduction of capitalist formations, but blamed on something else: booze: what was role of liquor in pre-capitalist canada. Drink in pre-industrial canada: rise of the breweries, canada"s first commercial brewery in 1668, quebec city: in 1786, Molson family established a brewery in montreal making it the 2nd oldest company in north america, second to hbc. Linking beer and national identity: in 1829, alexander keith opened brewry in nova scotia, labatt brewery london, ontario, 1847: in 1842 first patent issued by. United province of upper canada (1840) mr. riley for better method of brewing better: drinking alcohol considered a health measure: whisky served to each member every morning, precaution against colds. Heavy drinking regular aspect of family life, shot of rye to keep warm on winter walk to school.
