About Brewery Lane
Hi, I'm Bill Reddy co-founder of Brewery Lane. I have been an avid wine and beer maker since 1975. Back in 1993 my partner Bernadette and I opened the first Brewery Lane store. At that time we believed that wine and beer makers needed more variety and a wider selection of advanced beer and winemaking products. Since then we have given our customers access to the best products on the market including wine kits from the two biggest names in the industry—RJ Spagnols and Winexpert. We are forever on the lookout for new and innovative items and are leaders in this area. We have grown to become one of the largest stores of our kind in Canada since our inception in 1993. We presently have two stores to serve our Newfoundland customers (Click for maps and store hours). They are located at Coaker's Meadow Plaza, Torbay Road, St. John's and Mount Pearl Plaza, Commonwealth Avenue, Mount Pearl.
In 1998 we added online shopping to our website. As our customer base continued to grow we realized that we needed a more powerful commerce solution. In January 2000 we launched Clickabrew.com to meet this demand. Clickabrew.com is a stand-alone website dedicated solely to e-commerce. We use state-of-the-art technology to provide our customers with safe and secure transactions. Clickabrew is now a of leading e-tailer of wine and beer making supplies with customers throughout North America.
Our growth has come from our keen interest in beer and winemaking and our unconditional commitment to our customers. We are staffed by experts who enjoy the craft and love their work. We like making beer and wine and we enjoy passing our knowledge and experience on to our customers. Our hope is that you will feel some of this enthusiasm as you browse our site. Thank you for visiting. I hope you enjoy your stay.
The People at Brewery Lane
Our St. John's Store
Bill: President & Manager
Bill founded Brewery Lane with his partner Bernadette in 1993. He has a long brewing and wine making history which started in 1975 when he came across a small wine making book at his local library. He was fascinated with the hobby and made wine from every plant and berry that could be found. Bill enjoys making wine and beer and has vast knowledge in these two areas. His favorite tipple is a good hoppy Bitter or Pale ale. He also enjoys a good well-hopped European Pilsner.
Bill enjoys woodworking, fishing and drinking good beer and wine. He also enjoys cooking. His wife says he makes a wicked beef stew. Bill loves helping his customers and especially enjoys talking with people who take their brewing and wine making serious. His goal is to help make his customers aware of the amazing results they can get if they are willing to use high-quality products and modern techniques.
Bernadette: Vice-President & Customer Service
Bernadette is the co-founder of Brewery Lane. She started making wine in 1991. She prefers chewy, full-bodied red wines with some of her favourites being Chateau-du-Pape and Cabernet Sauvignon. Her favourite beer is English bitter, heavy on the hops.
Bernadette is married to Bill. She loves the outdoors, with gardening and leisurely strolls being her favourite outdoor pastimes. She also enjoys photography and being a mom to her two children, Julia and Vanessa. Bernadette enjoys her work immensely and loves to chat with her customers. Bernadette believes that her role is to solve problems for her customers and she gets great satisfaction from doing so.
Our Mount Pearl Store
Ken: President & Manager
Ken started he's brewing career back in the early eighties during a local brewery strike. There was no beer to be had so Ken decided to make his own. He was bitten by the bug which eventually led to the opening of the second Brewery Lane in 1995. Ken started with beer but eventually took an interest in wine. He then took an interest in liqueur making and became quite an expert on the subject. Ken presently writes a liqueur making column in Brew News.
Ken drives a motorcycle and loves his Harley. He participates in several Harley motorcycle functions each year which includes charities and just plain old fun. But Ken's biggest love is his brewing. Drop by and have a chat. He'd love to see you.
Lee: Customer Service
Lee enjoys people and he enjoys beer. Two qualities that makes him a perfect Brewery Lane guy. Lee has many years of experience in beer and winemaking. He loves dark and heavy beer and he enjoys talking even more.
Lee has been a member of the Kinsmen club of Mount Pearl since 1998. Drop by to see Lee today.