The Kitchener Portuguese Club is a non-profit organization that has proudly served the Kitchener-Waterloo community since January 1969. We strive to cultivate, maintain and enrich our Portuguese heritage while trying to be a positive influence on our local community.Our board of directors organizes a large amount of varied events to bring people together at our Portuguese club facilities and to share time together as a community. Non-members are also invited and welcome to attend our events.
A LITTLE ABOUT PAST AND PRESENT...PAST AND PRESENT Beer is America's most popular alcoholic beverage. Freshness, hand-craftsmanship and variety are only becoming recently the important qualities of beer in America. Although there were thousands of small breweries in the United States before the Prohibition, until a decade ago, only a handful of (mostly) large breweries existed, offering more 'consistency' than individuality.In the 1980's, as the state laws opened up the opportunities, the concept of microbrewery and brewpub took the United States by storm. (By definition, the difference between the two is that a brew pub sells its beer usually on the premises, while a microbrewery sells to restaurants and pubs.) There are over a thousand small breweries in the U.S. that have their own brewing equipment. Operating own brewing systems by many, allows the flourishing of individuality and variety in beer.