Sipping 169 years of history!
1:30 PM on Monday Sep. 17th, 2018
Chateau Lafayette - The Laff, 42 York St.
1:30 PM on Monday Sep. 17th, 2018
Chateau Lafayette - The Laff, 42 York St.
Let's step back in time. The year is 1849. Ottawa, or Bytown as it was then known, was a relatively sleepy town on the verge of greatness. In April of that same year, a new law was passed to compensate those who had lost businesses in a previous rebellion. Enraged that those who committed treason would still be compensated, a group of Tories took to rebellion and burned the Canadian Parliament to the ground (at this time, it was located in Montreal). A town meeting was then called for Monday, September 17th, 1849, at 1:30PM in Bytown. Enraged by the new law, Tories and Reformists flocked to the Market Square and before long, an all our brawl began; sticks and stones were used thus garnering the nickname "Stony Monday"
Read the full story here: https://todayinottawashistory.wordpress.com/2015/03/28/stony-monday-riot-2/
Join us as we once again partner with @kichesippibeer to bring a fantastic chunk of Ottawa History in beer form - Stony Monday IPA!! Join us at 1:30 on York Street, at the Laff, where 169 years to the minute, Bytown and the Laff (then Grant's Hotel) were put on the map.
Read the full story here: https://todayinottawashistory.wordpress.com/2015/03/28/stony-monday-riot-2/
Join us as we once again partner with @kichesippibeer to bring a fantastic chunk of Ottawa History in beer form - Stony Monday IPA!! Join us at 1:30 on York Street, at the Laff, where 169 years to the minute, Bytown and the Laff (then Grant's Hotel) were put on the map.