Fred Holliss

I had a chance to sit down with David Yipp from Brewster’s and talk about Brewster’s brewpubs. Here’s what he had to say. Was Brewster’s on 11th Avenue the first microbrewery in Calgary? I think it was – not microbrewery – brewpub. There’s a distinction there. A microbrewery is larger volume and has different licensing.

Born in Brasil, Ede Rodrigues moved to Calgary at the beginning of this century, following his heart. In this case, as he says, “I ended up in Canada because of this lady here.” In what can only be described as a classically romantic story, he and Rosina met at a Valentine’s Day party. In China.