Last month, Brewed in Windsor: A Tasty History, was released detailing Windsor-Essex’s relationship with beer stemming all the way back from the prohibition days to the present day industry.

The book’s authors, Chris Edwards and Elaine Weeks published the book in honour of their friend, Bill Marentette, who died in January.

“Bill was a collector of Windsor beer memorabilia,” Edwards said, adding that Marentette had previously asked them to publish a book with him on the topic.

“We decided to put a book together this winter, we had a lot of time on our hands so it’s a tribute to Bill’s work and his life.”

Currently, there are six micro-breweries that exist in Windsor today which include: Sandwich Brewing Co., Brew Microbrewery, Craftheads Brewing Company, Walkerville Brewery, Chapter Two Brewing Company and Motor Craft Ales.

“You might think [that’s] a lot but for a town the size of Windsor to have six breweries is pretty phenomenal,” Edwards said. 

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