tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90734353404264537492024-03-05T07:50:16.251-08:00The Sawdust City Brewing Co.No one said openin' a brewery was gonna be easy. But here in Sawdust City, we don't much care for easy. We've spent 18 months patiently perfecting our brews and honing our skills and now we feel it's time to bring our beer home and finally give Sawdust City the brewery it so richly deserves.
So keep an eye on this here blog over the up coming months, cause things are moving fast and the dust is really starting to fly!Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-52003635932527644582015-02-25T09:21:00.001-08:002015-02-25T09:21:18.445-08:00Long, Dark Voyage Tour 2015Howdy Y'all, so another month has passed and much has transpired since our last communication. When last we spoke, we told you that Toftorg Golshop Ruler of the Third Empire of the Uranus was on his way to Earth to pick up some of his farvourite ale, our "Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus" Uranual Imperial Stout. Well all went smoothly, even with the massive order we shipped out to LCBOs across the province, Toftorg was able to get a massive supply aboard his ship, enough to last him at least another year.<br />
He has since begun the grueling, return voyage back to his home planet. But while he was here, we had a chance to sit down and really talk. There's nothing like a face to face meeting with the head of state of an extraterrestrial planet to really put things into perspective. Anyhoo, during our meeting he convinced us to make the trip to the outer reaches of our galaxy and visit him on his home planet of Uranus. <br />
So in honour of Toftorg and our own personal Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus, we here at Sawdust City have launched a tour in support said journey. See the poster below...<br />
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Before we leave the planet and begin the treacherous expedition through the deepest recesses of space, we thought we would do a smaller tour closer to home and load up on some beer from some of our closest friends.<br />
First we stopped in the Kitchener/Waterloo area for a special collaboration brew with our pals at Block 3 brewing.<br />
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We elected to brew a beer specifically for a very special day, Pi-Day! This particular beer will be a 3.14% Cherry pie saison. A lovely bready malt body, blended with tart cherries. We will be releasing this beer at both our home tasting bars at 1:59 on March 14 (3.14159....for those of you counting out there). Like that last piece of pie, this ale won't last long, so swing by either the Saloon here in Gravenhurst or Block 3's tasting bar on March 14th for a taste!<br />
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Next we journeyed to Ottawa for another collaboration with our friends at Beyond the Pale. These guys have been brewing some great beer over the last few years and will be moving into a brand new space real soon, so it was great to visit them at their original location before they open the new space (spoiler alert! The new space is amazing!).<br />
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While there, we brewed up an 8% Imperial Wit beer with a blend of 8 unique spices. Guess what we called it? Huit! Right...how has that name not been taken before? All kidding aside, we are really stoked to try this brew, look for it to be ready sometime mid March. Again, it will be available at Beyond the Pales tasting bar as well as at the Sawdust City Saloon. <br />
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In between collaboration brews we decided to stop in at one of our favourite spots in Toronto, Thirsty & Miserable, for a good ol'fashioned tap takeover. Being that it was smack dab in the middle of this ridiculously cold winter, we wanted to bring beers that would warm them frigid cockles of your collective hearts. So we brought 7 of our darkest, biggest, most cockle warming beers.<br />
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From LDV & The Blood of Cthulhu to the more hop forward Pine Tar Black IPA and unique The Graeme Maple Coffee Alt.<br />
It was a great night and a fun way to say congrats to Katie and her team just days before their 3rd Anniversary.<br />
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Lastly, we headed North to visit some new friends, the lads at Stack Brewing in picturesque, Sudbury, Ontario. We hadn't really met before, but we figured what better way to make new friends than over a beer. Turns out they were awesome guys and super gracious hosts, we are really lookin' forward to headin' back to the Nickel City to visit them again and try our collab beer.<br />
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What was that beer you ask? Well we decided to brew a beer that celebrated that lovely stretch of highway that joins Muskoka to Sudbury, Highway 69! We put our collective heads together and created a 6.9% Belgian Pale ale with some unique hops from France and a little spicy black pepper. 69 should be ready by mid to late March, so plan on stoppin' by the tasting room at Stack Brewing in Sudbury or at the Saloon for a taste.<br />
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Now that we've completed our terrestrial tour across this great province, it's time for us to take off and soar into the heavens. Unfortunately due to some unforeseen spacial interference our communication system will be down and we will not be able to contact anyone on Earth until around March 22. That is when we plan on entering orbit around Uranus. Once we reach orbit we will be able to use their much larger communication array and piggy back a signal back to Earth. Until then this is the last you will hear from us. So before we go into a communication black out, I just wanted to share with you a few more details about some upcoming events & new beer releases at Sawdust City.<br />
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Firstly, as we will be reaching Uranus on March 22nd we decided to throw a large party back on Earth so celebrate the fact that we traversed 2.57 billion kms of space and survived (crossing fingers). So on March 22nd in London, Ontario at the Mighty Milos' Craft Beer Emporium, we will be rockin' a 22 tap Tap Takeover! That's right 22 taps folks. We'll have new releases, some old favourites, some one offs just for the event and of course those collaboration brews I mentioned earlier. So mark it in your calendar folks and we hope to see you in London at Milos' on the 22nd of March.<br />
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Now for some beer news. Our next release, which will be hittin' our shelves on Friday, March 6th, will be Twin Pine IIPA. A massively hopped double IPA, this 8.8% ale is loaded with tropical hop aromas and flavours. We've been waiting to brew this one for a while (we had to wait until our 88th brew to do it) and we're are super stoked at the results. If you like hops, and I know you do, then trust me your gonna wanna try the Twin Pine IIPA. Peep the label below...<br />
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A tribute to one of our favourite 80's Sci-fi flicks, Twin Pine has a few subversive references to the classic film written into the label, Read through it and see if you can find them! But whether your a fan of the film or not, I'm sure your gonna love this new ale. Look for it in 473ml cans in our retail store on March 6th and at your local kick ass beer bar around the same time.<br />
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Next up we have an old favourite comin' back, our barrel aged Belgian Golden Ale, The Princess & Girlpants Meet the ODB. In case you forgot what it looks like, here's the label...<br />
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The stats on this years release are a little different, it's comin' in around 10% and we made a small adjustment to the draught version this year. After tasting all 10 barrels, we decided to split the batch in to two distinct different versions. The barrels that went to draught got dry hopped with 2.5kg of Amarillo per barrel, while the version that will get canned we decided to leave as is.<br />
The draught version, has a lot of wood & wine on the nose, blended with a nice hint of tropical hops from the Amarillo. It's bone dry and has a nice layer of funk in there as well. Look for the draught version on tap at the Saloon in the next week and at your local beer bar not soon after.<br />
The canned version is more about the wood & wine. There's a little hint of hops left over from the base beer, but the flavour is dominated by oak and white wine. Look for the canned version in our retail store on Friday, April 3rd. And of course, like we've been doing with our Saison de la Maison series, O.D.B will be canned conditioned.<br />
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Speaking of Saison de la Maison, the next release in this series is comin' up real soon. To coincide with the Vernal Equinox, we will be releasing the 3rd beer in our Saison series. This one will be called, "There's No Way of Knowing". (Those of you that remember early 90's alternative Toronto rock, will clearly remember The Gandharvas and their epic song, "The First Day of Spring"...this is our tribute to that song).<br />
After ol'Man Winter releases us from his icy grip, Sweet Lady Spring swoops in and brings us a fresh new start. And to celebrate that fresh new start, we've brewed a saison loaded with all that we love about Spring. Comin' in at 5.5%, this light golden ale is our easiest drinking saison to date. Along with a big citrus hit from the Ella hops, we've also added fresh orange zest, lemon verbena and grains of paradise to this light sipper. Yep, you're probably going to want to drink this. Look for it in cans at our retail store on Friday, March 20th. Draught to follow soon after.<br />
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Lastly, I just wanted to let everyone know that yesterday was the 100th brew on our brew house at Sawdust City. And in honour of that momentous occasion we elected to brew something extra special...<br />
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...yes it will be back at the LCBO this Spring. Look for it early April.<br />
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I think that covers it. So as we leave the atmosphere and disappear into the darkness of space, I bid you all a fond adieu...for now....<br />
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Anyhoo, that's just aboot it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mug and the sawdust beneath your feet.<br />
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Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-3101886716378129442015-01-19T10:51:00.000-08:002015-01-19T10:51:37.757-08:00Long Distance Phone Calls, Local Otters & Time TravelHowdy Y'all, since last we spoke much has transpired. Yet nothing quite as immense as the communique I received just last week from the deepest, darkest recesses of Uranus. Our interstellar friend and ally Toftorg Golshop, (Ruler of Third Empire of Uranus), reached out to us here at the Sawdust City Brewery and let us know of his plans to return once again to our small corner of the Milky Way.<br />
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The message, which traveled across the vast expanse of space, took over two weeks to reach us. In it Toftorg indicated that he had left Uranus with his personal convoy on another mission to Earth. Travelling at their vessels top speed, the 2.56 billion km trip should take him roughly one month to reach our planet. We expect him to land at his predetermined coordinates sometime around the 13th of February. <br />
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Along with his plans to once again visit Earth, the message from Toftorg also indicated that he was very much looking forward to procuring more of his favourite Earthly beverage, The Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus Uranal Imperial Stout. For since he last set foot on our planet, his personal stock of our luscious, dark liquid has all but vanished and he is in dire need of more. Designed to last the long, arduous voyage from Earth to Uranus, Long Dark Voyage is a Uranal Stout of the highest order and very rare outside of our home planet.<br />
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Within his message, Toftorg also mentioned that his ability to acquire any decent beer on his planet has for many eons been extremely difficult. In light of this information contained in his message, the timing of his return actually seems quite serendipitous, as it coincides with the estimated release of Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus at LCBO stores across in Ontario.<br />
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As Torforg goes on to tell us in his communication, the difficulty he and his fellow Uranians have in purchasing good beer stems from the fact that the only retail outlet able to sell beer on his home planet is run by a ruthless cabal called "The Ministry". Apparently, The Ministry which controls the distribution of beer on Uranus has made the purchase of any decent beer exceedingly difficult if not impossible for the average consumer. And although Toftorg is the Ruler of the Third Empire of Uranus, his title is mainly honorary and he holds very little political sway. He has to shop at the stores just like everyone else.<br />
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In his message he explains that The Ministry is owned and operated by three companies which are not of his home planet Uranus but actually hail from three separate moons circling the large gas giant. How they came to control beer distribution on his home planet was not discussed at length, but he did mention that it grew from an old agreement reached many years ago but had long since been considered out of date. <br />
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According to his message, these three moons mainly sell beer brewed on their respective moons at the stores on Uranus, with only a small amount of shelf space left to be filled by locally brewed Uranal beer. And as Toftorg states in his message, much of this "moon beer" is pallid and tasteless. He'd rather not drink anything that subject his tastes buds to their products. He longs for the rich, robust flavours of the beer he discovered here on Earth.<br />
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In the final paragraphs of his message, Toftorg told us he hopes to bring enough Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus back to his fellow Uranian people so that they too can see what a real beer tastes like.<br />
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We look forward to greeting Toftorg when his shuttle arrives next month and we hope to supply him with as much Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus as possible. Our hearts go out to him and his fellow Uranian people as their plight is certainly one that we can understand. Hopefully their future brings forth change. <br />
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Anyhoo, that was one thing that happened...the other big news is that our newest release "Le Chandail De Skokie", a 8.5% Biere de Garde Ambree, is finally available in our on-site retail store and at kick ass beer bars across the province! With a rich malt body, a spicy, yeasty aroma and a warming alcohol kick, Skokie is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.<br />
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And to kick off the release of Le Chandail de Skokie, Skokie himself stopped by the brewery. That's right, the otter himself popped by Sawdust City, not only to have a few sips of his namesake ale but also to announce that it will be the official beer of the 2015 Gravenhurst Winter Carvinal! Don't believe us? Well, here's the proof...<br />
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A charming fellow that Skokie. Well, it goes without saying that we are extremely proud to be a part in this local event and hope to be apart of it for years to come!<br />
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So what else we got? Well, you'll be glad to hear that we got a few beers that should be coming out in the next month or so, an old favourite and a brand new beer! <br />
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First up, the old favourite. The Princess & Girlpants Meet the ODB is just about ready to come out of the barrel and say hello to all y'all out there. This years version has been resting in Chardonnay wine barrels for 10 months. At 9.5%, this Barrel Aged Belgian Golden is tastin' great and should be canned and ready to go by mid to late February. And again, in our attempt to bring you a more traditional beer experience, much like our Saison de la Maison series, we will be employing our "canned conditioned" technique for this release as well. Fruity aromas of peach and apples, intermingle with notes of sweet white wine and oak. A taste experience you won't soon forget. <br />
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You'll be able to pick up cans in our retail store and find it on draught at kick ass beer bars across the province around the same time. It's been a while since we last saw the ODB, so here's an old version of the label. We still got to make a few changes, but have a look see...<br />
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Now for the new beer...Twin Pine IIPA. That's right folks, we're finally brewing a double IPA!<br />
Now as you know, we've had the Lone Pine IPA kickin' around for quite some time and dang if we didn't skip right to the triple IPA with this years release of 11.05. But now we've decided to take a step "back" and finally release a double IPA.<br />
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Outside of the obvious reason that our double IPA would be called Twin Pine (twice the Lone Pine), there is a more...let's say, obscure reason we elected to dub this brew Twin Pine. Ya see, it's a nod to one of our favourite classic 80's Sci-Fi pics, "Back to the Future".<br />
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For all y'all not so up to date with the Back to the Future lore, here's the story of the Twin Pine. So, as you may or may not be aware, when Marty McFly (Michael J Fox's character) meets Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd's character) before his first trip back in time, they meet in the parking lot of the Twin Pine Mall. When Marty travels back in time he accidentally runs over one of the trees that the mall is named after. Upon his return to the future, the mall is now known as Lone Pine Mall. See what we did there? Take a look at the photo evidence...<br />
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Anyhoo, Twin Pine IIPA is of course going to be an excessively hopped ale bursting with the over the top hop aromas and flavours you've come to expect from Sawdust City. The plan is to have it come in around 8.8% ABV and 88 IBUs. We will also be brewing this beer for the first time when we brew our 88th brew on the Sawdust City system. We maybe letting our geek flag fly a little here, but dang it, we are what we are!<br />
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Look for Twin Pine IIPA to be hittin' our retail store early to mid February and again, them same kick ass beer bars across the province should be carryin' it around the same time.<br />
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Anyhoo, that's just aboot it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mug and the sawdust beneath your feet.Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-54389708725271648562014-12-08T07:55:00.002-08:002014-12-08T07:55:20.564-08:00Saisons Greetings From The Sawdust City Brewing Co.Howdy Y'all, Season's Greetings to all y'all Citzens's out there! From everyone here at The Sawdust City Brewing Co., we wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season. 2014 was just such a gosh darn exciting year, with tons of big ol' changes here at Sawdust City (ie...we FINALLY OPENED!) that we just wanted too thank all y'all for yer continued support! And well shoot, we ain't gonna just rest on our laurels either, we done got a whole slew of new and exciting things planned for 2015 as well. So whilst I got your attention let me share a few of thems things with you now...<br />
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First off we done got the second beer in our "Saison du Masion" series comin' down the shoot in early January. This one, well it ain't exactly a saison, it's a Biere De Garde. But dang it, thems two styles aren't just so gosh darn closely linked, that heck we done felt that it twernt that big of a deal to have it included as part of the series. See Biere De Garde (or beer for "storing") is another farmhouse ale originally from the Northern region of France, right along that there border of Belgium. They done usually got brewed in the Winter or early Spring and tend to have a more malt forward body then their close cousin the Saison.<br />
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Back in the day, these beers were cellared or matured in the bottle for quite sometime before they was drank too. And at 8.5% our first foray into the world of biere de gardes ain't no different. Lovingly dubbed "Le Chandail de Skokie" (or Skokie's Sweater) this ale is a rich amber biere de garde with a pronounced malt body and a spicy yeast finish. Dry and easy to drink but warm enough to keep them cockles warm during the cold winter months, this beer can be cellared and enjoyed later in the year or drank now as a nice winter warmer.<br />
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Now some of you may be askin', "What exactly is Skokie's Sweater?", well if you is of a certain vintage and done hail from this here region of Muskoka, well heck, you know exactly what Skokie's Sweater is....but in case you forgot, take a look below at this here pic....<br />
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Skokie is a lovely ol' otter that done used to be the mascot for the local Winter Carnvival here in Muskoka. He sorta went away there for a while but now Skokie is back....and so is his warm, wooly sweater. And as a nod to them heady days of our youth, them cold winter weekends spent entering snow sculpture competitions or icy bed races down the main street here in town, Skokie's Sweater is a liquid reminder of just how much them days meant to us. Some come early January pop by the brewery retail store and pick up a few tins of this canned conditioned Biere de Garde and take a drink from the past!</div>
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Next up we done got an ol' favourite comin' back, our big, bold Imperial Stout Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus. And heck if this years version ain't just a little more bigger and bolder. That's right folks, we done kicked it up a notch. In years past LDV was usually around 8.5-9% abv, but this year we cranked it up to 10...heck even 10.5! Yep, this years version is comin' in at a hefty 10.5% abv...the voyage done got Longer & Darker. Blacker that the vacuum of space and richer than Richard Branson, LDV is sure to please thems with even the stoutest of hearts. In case you done forgot, here's what she looks like in a glass...</div>
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Well shoot, I'm pretty gosh darn thirsty now! But hold your horses folks, yer gonna have to wait just a little bit longer fer this interstellar beauty. Long, Dark Voyage won't be ready til early January when it will be available in our on-site retail store and once again, on the shelves of yer local LCBO. So once that nasty holiday hangover has passed, head on out to the LCBO and look for CANS of our Long, Dark Voyage Imperial Stout (retailing for a very affordable $5.25 per 473ml tin)....it'll done look somethin' like this...just more like a can...</div>
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Another thing we're workin' on in the New Year is a special collab with none other than Johnny Faye of the Tragically Hip! Last week at The Griffin Gastropub in Bracebridge, I met up with Jonny and we brewed a pilot batch for this here collab. It was a cold December afternoon, the Winter wind was blowin', the snow clung tightly to the patio, but heck if we didn't tough it out and get it brewed. Heck, it may've been the most Canadian I've ever been! Take a look at this here photo...</div>
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Now like I done said, this here brew was just a pilot batch. We done brewed up a SMASH (Single Malt And Single Hop), with 100% Canadian 2-Row malt and 100% Mandarina Bavaria hops. We done added a twist though, we done fermented this here ale with 4 different yeasts! We wanna see how each one reacts and which one is gonna be the winner. After we taste each one, we'll decide which one will be our beer for this years SESSION Toronto. Stay tuned for more details!</div>
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Speakin' of collabs, on the exact same day, our intrepid brewer Aaron Spinney done collaborated with our best buds at the Indie Alehouse to recreate one of there favourite brews...a S'more Stout. Havin' brewed this a few times at Indie, this was the first time it was brewed up here in Sawdust City and we couldn't have been more excited! Brewed with Graham Crackers. rum soaked marshmallows, honey and vanilla, this is one big tasty brew! Heck, they even roasted them marshmallows...don't believe...take a look...</div>
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Shoot, it done smelled just like summer time memories up in the brewhouse. Heck, I don't think we can wait til the New Year for this one, I think we gotta get it out sooner! So y'all can come by the Sawdust City Saloon, The Indie Alehouse in Toronto or look for this tasty brew at a kick ass beer bar near you this Holiday Season. </div>
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Well I think I done covered just about everything there! Oh, one last thing, if y'all are still lookin' for a special present for that certain hard-to-shop-for someone, come by our retail shop here in Sawdust City, we done got lots of unique gift ideas. From glassware to beer soap, from tee shirts to clay mugs, we done got it all. Shoot, we even got beer too! Our 5 core brands are always here and we still have a few bottles of Blood of Cthulhu Imperial Stout and a few cans of 11.05 Triple IPA still kickin' around plus cans of our Winding Road for 7km rye saison too.</div>
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Anyhoo, that just aboot does it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet! </div>
Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-85130776437995388582014-11-17T07:40:00.000-08:002014-11-17T07:44:19.562-08:00Greetings From Sawdust CityHowdy Y'all, so shoot, it's been quite some time since I last done posted anything on this here blog. But rest assured good folks, we're gonna start postin' again on the regular, we just done got caught up in some other things....like opening a brewery!<br />
That's right y'all, I'm sure it comes as absolutely no surprise at this point, but we're open for business here in Sawdust City. The brewery doors are open and we've been slingin' pints down at the Sawdust City Saloon since way back in July. Dang, it's just been so gosh darn long since we last conversed that I just wanted make sure y'all done did know that we were finally open. It took the better part of three years and just about every stitch of patience we done did have, but gosh darn it, WE'RE OPEN!<br />
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So let me quickly bring y'all up to speed on what we've been doin' down here the past couple months. Since them first heady few weeks back in the warmth of the Summer, things have been movin' pretty darn fast 'round here. Heck, we've already expanded and done added two new fermenters to our cellar, bringing the number of tanks up to 6. And we've been busy doin' what we do best, releasin' a slew of new seasonals and ol' favourites. Along with our 5 core brands which are available all year round, we've done pumped out four new beers since them doors popped opened. <br />
First up was an ol' favourite of ours Red Rocket Spiced Stout.<br />
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We've done been brewin' this beauty for a few years now, but this is the first time it's been available at the LCBO. That's right y'all, for just a paltry $3.25 you can pick up tins of yer favourite spiced stout at many LCBO locations across the province. Just follow this here link and it'll show y'all what store have it and where you can pick it up. Dang, but ain't these interwebs just super fabulous. This future is now!</div>
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Now here at Sawdust City, we done love our stouts, so we followed up Red Rocket with another seasonal stout The Blood of Cthulhu. </div>
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Brewed with our good pals at BarHop in Toronto, this here stout ain't fer the weak of heart. Weighin' in at big ol' 9.5% ABV and crammed to the brim with raspberries, cranberries & tart cherries, this stout done have just about everythin' yer be lookin' fer in a libation. Chocolate, coffee, fruity goodness with a cheek ticklin' tartness, it's just aboot perfect for this time of year. We still got some bottles available at our retail store, so pop by and pick some up before it's all gone!</div>
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Next up, we brewed another collaboration, the 2nd Annual Birthday Beer with Ryan Morrow of Nickel Brook Brewing. Dubbed the "11.05 Series", this year's brew was an 11.05% Triple IPA and dang if it ain't just that! Big, bold hops done just about consume everythin' in this beer, with the booze just kinda lurkin' there in the weeds. 'Round here we just call it "Danger Juice".</div>
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Juicy as all get out, this brew will satisfy the inner hop head in all of y'all. Simcoe, Citra and Amarillo hops bring plenty o'citrus to the mix, while we done balanced it with almost no malt character to speak of. If y'all like the hops, then this here beer is fer you! Now, we didn't produce a lot of this one, it done cost a lot to make...but we do have a few cans left at our retail store, so pop by and get some, cause it be movin' very fast!</div>
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Lastly we done brewed our first in a new series of beers here at Sawdust City called the "Saison du Maison". Back when we was just plannin' the brewery, one of the original ideas was to produce a saison each season, Each beer would reflect the season and would change every year. The first beer we done brewed a few weeks back was an "Autmn Saison" and is called, "Winding Road for 7km".</div>
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Now I know what yer gonna say, "well shoot that done look a lot more like Winter than Fall"...but gosh darn it, last Tuesday it was all yellows, browns and reds...then bang...Wednesday everything was white. Ol'Man Winter maybe a crusty, ol'fart, but dang if don't move quickly!</div>
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Named after a Muskoka back road that connects Bracebridge to Gravenhurst, this is certainly a beer that celebrates this particular season. Brewed to celebrate that special time of year when yer mind is clouded in a fog of melancholy and nostalgia. The burnt yellow hues of the leaves are a stark reminder of the Summer long since past and the actual fog, that sits heavy just above the cold earth, is a haunting indicator of the Winter just ahead. </div>
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It done just about be finished and should be ready in the next week or so. Look for it at kick ass beer bars near you soon, or pop by and pick up a few cans at our on-site retail store.</div>
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This month we are workin' with the good people at Savvy Hops to bring our beer to a few lucky folks across the province (https://savvycompany.ca/savvyhiphops/#.VGoTuPnF_UU) We're sendin' out a case of beer that includes all our core brands plus the aforementioned "Winding Road for 7km". Subscribers can expect to see it at your door step by the end of the month!</div>
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Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus is comin' back to the LCBO! Yup, that's right y'all, our award winning Imperial Stout should be on the LCBO come January. We'll be brewin' it real soon and you should be able to pick it up in it's new canned format by early 2015! Are we happy about this? Darn tootin'!</div>
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The next beer in our "Saison du Maison" series will be a Christmas Ale. A big ol' Red Saison that should end up around 8-9%, it will have a rich malt body and will be spiced with orange zest and ginger. We'll be brewin' it this week, so again, stay tuned for more details.</div>
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Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-19760893516087315012014-05-02T07:12:00.000-07:002014-05-02T07:26:54.445-07:00Spring Has Sprung and the Festivals have BegunHowdy Y'all, it's been a while since I rapped at ya, but like I've said countless times before, we've been very busy. I'd love to tell you, right here and now, that we have a solid opening date set, but sadly, I can't. We're close though...oh, so very close. Floors are polished, walls are up and the brewhouse is in place...we just have all the finishing touches to put on our brewery before we are set to open. Please bare with us though as that announcement of a solid opening date is precariously close.<br />
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In the past 6 weeks, we've seen an amazing transformation of our brewery site. Walls have sprung up like weeds, steam piping has started to crawl through the building like ivy sprouting in Spring and our once shiny stainless steel tanks have been buried under the dust of a thousand odd jobs . It's really been quite astonishing. Every time I walk into the building it looks different and I get a whole new wave of excitement. So like I said, please bare with us as we can't wait to share the news of our opening with you.<br />
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In the mean time though, please let me regale you with tales of our impending festivals. That's right, good readers, 'tis the season for beer festivals! And like any good brewery worth it's salt, we got a bunch coming up. Now that Ol'Man Winter has finally released us from his crusty, icy and most hateful grip, it's time to let loose and tear into some sweet Springtime beers. You've earned it good readers, you've earned it.<br />
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First up, we got the annual release of our Springtime favourite, The Princess Wears Girlpants. A hoppy Belgian inspired Golden Ale, this 9.0% monster will help you quickly erase the horrors of the past winter. Loaded with mounds of Motueka, gallons of Galaxy and astonishing amounts of Amarillo, The Princess is the perfect way to kick off the Spring. It's been a long year since we last saw The Princess, to take a look at our fresh new label. <br />
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We made a few changes to last years label, cause this year folks, The Princess is heading to the LCBO! That's right good readers, fresh off a Silver Medal performance at the Ontario Brewing Awards, The Princess Wears Girlpants was selected to be a part of the Summer Seasonal program at the LCBO. Starting at the beginning of June and straight through til September, you'll be able to pick up a Princess and take her home! If you can't wait until then though, feel free to stop by a kick ass beer bar near you and find The Princess on tap. Just yesterday we sent out kegs of Princess to bars and restaurants from London to Ottawa and right across the Golden Horseshoe. Happy Spring time good readers, your welcome.</div>
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As for all those events and special occasions I told you we had coming up, first off we have a big date with Mr,Adam Stiles, Meteorologist at City TV. On Friday, May 9th, myself and my trusty brewer Aaron Spiney, will be going on air with Adam Stiles to brew a very special collaboration for this years Session Toronto. That's right good reader, you'll be able to tune into City TV and watch all the action. I can't tell you too much about the specifics of the brew, you'll just have to tune in and find out! In the mean time, check out the website for Session Toronto and pick up your tickets cause they are goin' fast </div>
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Just over a week later on Monday, May 19th we are taking part in our first ever Brewer's Backyard at the Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto. That's right good reader, on holiday Monday, Victoria Day we'll be pouring some delicious brews for their Victoria's Secret Event. Last week, Cass & Jon our hosts from The Brewer's Backyard, came up to Sawdust City and we brewed something really special for this event. Again, I can't tell you much about the details of this brew...cause it's a secret....a Victoria's secret, so you'll just have to come down to the Brickworks to find out. Keep an eye on their website for more details </div>
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A short 8 days later, we'll be kicking off OCB Beer Week with an event at BarHop in Toronto. On Thursday, June 12th, we'll be bringing a whole wack of crazy one-off beers to this Toronto hot spot for a "Kinda-sorta Tap Takeover". I mean, we don't have 30+ beers in our arsenal to take over all their taps, but trust me when I say, there will be enough. A few months ago, Rob and Matt from BarHop came up to Sawdust City and we brewed a very special beer just for this occasion, that along with a number of other one-offs will be available for one night only. And just to top it off, we're also going to be taking part in a "Hop Talk" that night. That's right good reader's, while you sit quietly and sample some beers, you can listen to us drone on incessantly about our good looks and wonderful charm. Then if that's not enough, after we're done talking, you can chat with us, ask questions and hear us talk even more about ourselves. So come out to BarHop and kick off OCB Beer Week in style. </div>
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Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-32777036321215701642014-02-10T08:59:00.001-08:002014-02-10T08:59:47.618-08:00The Evolution of a Brewhouse FloorHowdy Y'all! So maybe some of you good folks out there on the information superhighway have been poppin' by our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages and following our progress here in Sawdust City. I've been doin' my darndest to keep all y'all informed and up to date on how the build out at our little brewery is goin'. I know, I know, y'all are pretty busy, so maybe you missed a few of my (probably) too frequent updates, that's okay, I totally understand. But now, as our brand spankin' new floors are finally nearin' completion, I thought I'd give y'all a little pictorial tutorial on the evolution of thems floors.<br />
So sit back and enjoy as I take you through each step in the evolution of our floors. From the very beginning, as our floors took those first steps and crawled outta the primordial dirt and went from a mere hole in the ground to a purdy shiny red technological marvel! Alright, I maybe slightly over sellin' it, but like I've said before...it's my blog, so deal with it!<br />
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Here is our hole as it looked in the beginning<br />
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Not much more than a simple hole in the ground. In order to have a stronger base and to hold the weight of all our tanks (and the weight of those tanks full of beer!) we needed to scrape the dirt down a few inches and then compact the earth. Here's the back hoe scrapping down those precious few inches.<br />
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One day after that mess of cement was poured...ta da! Here was our newly formed floors with the outlines for our trench drains.<br />
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If you look closely, you can see little pieces of rebar that have been bent and cut off. They are sitting on the edge of the trench. More on that later...<br />
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Here we see the floors being cut with a giant saw to release excess pressure and to stop cracks from forming. He used the saw to cut a number of incisions in the concrete from one end of the slab to the other. These small cuts will be filled with the epoxy later.<br />
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As the floors were being cut, these guys are taking those pieces of rebar and reattaching them through out the trench...<br />
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...which looked like this, after they have been reattached.<br />
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From there, wood was cut and then put in place to create trench forms for our brewhouse and cellar trench drain.<br />
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Here is what it looks like with after all the trench forms are in and the drain attached.<br />
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After everything was in place, it was time again to pour more concrete. This last pour will go around the trench form, leaving us with our completed trench drain.<br />
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The next day after the cement had dried, the trench forms needed to be removed...<br />
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...leaving us with our new, fully formed trench drains.<br />
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Now that we had our floors and trenches, it was time to prepare them for the epoxy coating. Why the epoxy you ask? Well, during any given day, the brewhouse floors are bombarded with near boiling hot water, cold water, caustic and acidic chemicals along with spent grain, yeast and other by products of the brewing process. This takes a sever toll on the floor. And in order to protect the floor and give it a long, healthy life, a coating is placed on top. The first step was to "scrape" the floors. This would give them a rough surface which would help bind the expoxy to the floor during application. This machine was run over the entire surface...<br />
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Leaving our floors rough and ready for the application of epoxy.<br />
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Along with doing the larger surface, the trenches needed to be prepared too. Here they are getting into each little area to make sure everything goes properly.<br />
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Once the entire floor and trench drain were prepared, the epoxy was applied. They started with the foot walls around the brewhouse, cellar and packaging hall. Then they applied the epoxy to the trenches.<br />
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Next up was the packaging hall...<br />
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...then lastly the brewhouse and cellar. And here it is, with the epoxy applied. It now has to dry and cure for at least 48 hours before we can put any weight on it.<br />
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So there you have it folks, the evolution of our brewhouse floor. Pretty fantastic stuff if you ask me! In the coming weeks, we'll have much more going on and hopefully I'll be able to share more build out information with you as we go along. So keep an eye on this here blog, along with our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages for daily updates.<br />
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Anyhoo, that just about does it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the Sawdust beneath your feet!Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-72558263913017850662014-01-06T07:54:00.002-08:002014-01-06T09:47:24.956-08:00Episode 2014 - A New HopeAs the rusty hinges of another year creak loudly shut behind us, we lean forward and reach out excitedly too turn the shiny door knob of a new year (expect in Vancouver where they've banned door knobs. Brilliant). And as this passage way to a new year slowly opens ahead of us, we take time to reflect on what the past 365 days has brought us.<br />
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Here at Sawdust City, 2013 was a very busy year. The biggest news being that we finally purchased the building that will house our new brewery, retail store and eventually our own on-site restaurant. We began the process to purchase the space way back in February and finally in July the deal closed and it became official. Not only did we purchase the building but we've also started construction, getting it ready for the coming brew house. Yes, the deal took longer than we anticipated, but in the end, it finally closed and we couldn't have been happier. It's 20,000 square feet of home! Finally we have a place to call our own, and as construction continues, the light at the end of the tunnel gets brighter every day.<br />
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We not only got larger by adding a new building, but we also grew by adding another member to our small team. Early last year we hired a brewer to look after the day to day brewing duties at Black Oak. In April, Aaron Spinney joined our team and came on board as our Head Brewer. Since then he's brought his passion for beer and his colourful imagination to the Sawdust City family, helping us too not only continue to grow but too have a fun doing it!<br />
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As the mercury continued to rise and summer quickly approached, we launched our very first beer at the LCBO. On May 17th our Lone Pine IPA went live on the shelf. I can't believe it's been nine months...dang time sure flies, but it continues to sell well and we've been more than happy with the reception to the our first release. So to all y'all that keep buyin' Lone Pine, thank you, we truly do appreciate all the support you've given us and we'll keep doin' our best to bring you a damn fine IPA.<br />
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In June, Rob and I had the pleasure of travelling to Norway to collaborate on a beer with a local independent brewery. Honestly, I never pictured travelling halfway around the world to brew a beer, but dang if it didn't happen. It's still kinda hush hush as the beer is still being developed, but all signs point to go and hopefully we'll see the beer hit shelves in Norway sometime in February. Both Rob and I are very excited and we're very hopeful our first international collaboration works out well. <br />
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The rest of the summer was a blur of beer sales, amazing weekend festivals, tap take overs and events of all kinds. I could write entire blog entries on each event, but I'll spare you the gory details...just trust that it was fun.<br />
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The summer came to a close with our first seasonal release at the LCBO, our Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus, being shipped out to the warehouse. Again, it took a lot longer to hit the shelves than we would've liked (almost 60 days in the warehouse!), but in the end we've been blown away by the response to LDV. We sent just under 5,000 bottles to the LCBO and as of today (in just over 2 months on the actual shelf) there is less than 100 bottles left (so hurry and a grab some!). Dag. Again, to all y'all that decided to take the Long, Dark Voyage, thank you and we're gonna do our best to continue to bring you fun, great tasting, imaginative seasonal releases in 2014!<br />
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As Fall settled in and construction on our building continued, Rob and I travelled to DME in Prince Edward Island to have one final inspection of our completed brew house. It was fantastic to see it completed. After months of discussions and endless planning, to see it there, in all it's stainless steel glory was...well....it was glorious. All shiny and new...and finished. Dang, we were both over the moon. But then, as we hit the town to celebrate our new brew house, life, as it tends to do, brought us quickly back down to earth. Something went wrong with our latest shipment of Lone Pine to the LCBO and we had to recall the batch. It was a monetary disaster, but we ultimately we couldn't afford to send this beer out. This was definitely the low point of 2013. <br />
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But each year has it's ups and downs, and as a whole, 2013 has been mostly up for the Sawdust City Brewing Co. And instead of wallowing in self pity over this misstep we quickly rebounded by brewing another batch of awesome Lone Pine IPA, releasing our next fantastic seasonal Kolsch'45 to bars and restaurants across the province and lastly by being the centerfold in TAPS the beer magazine (which was a ton of fun).<br />
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So 2013 ended in a flourish for the Sawdust City Brewing Co., and lookin' back, it was one helluva year! Sure it wasn't perfect but we made lots of new friends, had some ridiculous adventures, brewed some awesome beer and we got way closer to our dream of finally opening our doors in Gravenhurst.<br />
2014 is shaping up to be pretty great too.<br />
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Firstly we got two new releases coming out very shortly, Bloody Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus a 9.7% Raspberry Imperial Stout and Futhered Muzzy, a 6.7% Belgo-Irish Brownish Ale. This last beer was a collaboration we did with Monty Bretin, winner of this years Mighty Mustache Competition at The Only Café. Both are slated for home delivery through Amazing Clubs of Canada. You'll also be able to find them at bars and restaurants across the province. Like I said earlier, we gonna continue to try and bring you some more fun releases throughout the year, but look for these two beers real soon!<br />
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Another thing we're very excited about in the new year is our new canning line coming at the end of February. A brand spankin' new 12 head rotary filler from Palmer Canning - Beer Canning Lines (<a href="http://www.palmercanning.com/">www.palmercanning.com</a>) Excuse my Fench, but it's the balls! We are very excited to add this new piece of equipment to the Sawdust City arsenal. If you get a chance, pop by their website and take a look at it, like I said...it's the balls!<br />
To go along with our new canning line, we've been workin' on the art for our new cans as well, and I don't mind sayin'...but they are absolutely amazing! Our graphic guru Shannon has done a knock out job creating these new cans and Rob, Karla and I are so excited to show you them. I can't show you them right now as Shannon is still finishing them up, but as soon as we have completed version, we'll be showin' everyone!<br />
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Lastly, and probably most importantly...our opening date. Construction is starting to ramp up and things are coming together at the building. Our hope is to be open by Easter 2014. Now, if this past year has taught me anything, it's that things always take longer than you anticipated. Maybe it's the heady feeling of a new year though, but I'm extremely optimistic about this date and as of now, it looks like this is gonna happen. (*crossing fingers*)<br />
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Anyhoo, that's about it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust under your feet!Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-89044978373923776682013-12-06T09:06:00.000-08:002013-12-06T10:53:14.462-08:00The Dust has Actually Started to Fly!Howdy Y'all, it's only been one little ol'month since I done talked to y'all, but shoot if a lot of goin's on ain't transpired since then.<br />
Firstly and most importantly, the dust FINALLY done start to fly! It's still 2013, so we done just got in under the wire, but yep, there most certainly be dust in the air and construction has finally begun at the Sawdust City Brewing Co.! Big ol'saws have started to chew away at the cee-ment and the holes for our trenches have been cut.<br />
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Now before we can start bringing in our brew house and the rest of all our equipment, we gotta get our floors ready. So the first thing we gotta done get done is cutting our trenches, which now look a little like this -<br />
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We've removed them big dominoe lookin' blocks and the holes for our trenches are all cut now. So the next steps are to pour the concrete into them there rough cut holes to properly form a workin' trench. They will also be constrcutin' a curb around our brew house area so as that we can keep the mess in an easily workable area. That should be happening in the next week or so, so once I done got some more photo's I'll be postin' them on this here blog or our Facebook and Twitter feeds.<br />
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Now I know, I know this has done taken a lot longer than we originally promised, that's true. But if there's anything I done learned over the past two years, it's that anything worth doin'...is worth doin' well. And sometimes that done take patience. Some y'all might be sayin' to yo self, "shoot, I know that guy, and dagnammit, he ain't no patient sunofagun!". This is also true. So believe me, this has been a tough stretch fer me and my poor nerves. But heck if I ain't excited now! And I'm also just tickled pink that all y'all have been just as patient and have stuck around to see Sawdust City grow from a "crazy pipe dream of an idea" to a full fledged "work in progress". And shoot, soon that "work in progress" will be an actual brewery! So stick around folks, cause we movin' into the home stretch. <br />
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Other than this here visible work, the plumbers have also been in workin' on the pipin' in the basement and in our washrooms...that ain't so sexy as they say, so ain't gonna post any pics of that. But rest assured that "work in progress" is progressin'.<br />
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Shoot, the Holiday's be right around the corner and it might be gettin' cold outside but dang if things ain't be heatin' up in Sawdust City. Cause not only is the dust finally startin' to fly, but we got our next seasonal hittin' the bars startin' next week too, Kolsch'45!<br />
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Back in September we tucked away some of our delicious Gateway Kolsch into a few wine barrels we just done had lyin' around. Aged in them wine barrels for over 3 months, we finished off this ale by minglin' it with locally grown cranberries from our friends at Johnston's Family Marsh in Bala, ON, for 45 fun filled days. We stuffed 10lbs of cranberries into each barrel and just let the two of them get to know each other. The result is our Kolsch '45.<br />
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Light and tart, this holiday treat comes in at a very drinkable 5% ABV and has a nice oaky, barrel character to go along with snappy dry finish. Our man Spinney spent all day yesterday pullin' it out of the barrels and gettin' it all carbbed and gussied up and ready to hit them streets.<br />
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This pink hued, holiday treat will be a great foil to a lot of them big, boozy, dark beers that are out and about at this time of year. Now don't get me wrong, we love our big, boozy, dark beers just as much as the next guy. We're just sayin', before you get into them heavier ales, we recommend easin' into your next session with a few glasses of Kolsch'45. Look for it soon at a local, kick ass beer bar near you. It's a limited release, so get it before it's gone!<br />
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If that ain't enough, we've also been busy workin' with Monty, the winner of this years Mighty Mustache Competition, gettin' his very own beer ready for our next delivery to Amazing Clubs Canada.<br />
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If y'all recall, back in September as part of Toronto Beer Week, we held our 2nd annual Mighty Mustache Competition at The Only Cafe in Toronto. Monty took top prize this year, not only walkin' home with the coveted Golden Cant Hook, but he also got the opportunity to design, brew and have his visage emblazoned on his very own brew. And last week Monty came by the brewery and brewed his "Fuzzled Muzzy" with Spinney. An Irish Red Belgian Ale...(or something like that), "Fuzzled Muzzy" is as rich, red and full bodied as his outstanding mustache. It will be one of two brews that we'll be sending out to Amazing Clubs as part of their "Beer of the Month Club" at the end of January. The other beer we will be sending will be brewed just after the Holidays, and it's gonna be a bad mamma jamma...stay tuned for more details on that one! <br />
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Now if you y'all don't happen to be a member of the Beer of the Month club, don't y'all worry yer pretty little heads aboot it cause they gonna be plenty of both them beers sent out to beer bars across Ontario. So look for them to hit the taps early February.<br />
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Yer just aboot caught up with everthin' goin' on at Sawdust City now, so from all of us here, we'd like to wish all y'all Happy Holidays! We're gonna be pretty busy over the next few weeks so I might not be able to post anything here til the New Year. So if you don't hear from us, have a safe and Happy Holiday. It's a magical time of year, so be sure to share some of that there magic with all your family and friends.<br />
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Anyhoo, that just aboot does it for now. So until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and sawdust beneath your feet!Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-60212846827119332152013-10-30T08:33:00.001-07:002013-10-30T08:33:23.504-07:00The Good, The Bad & The Ugly ApolgiesHowdy Y'all, so it's been quite sometime since I done rapped at y'all but as you've been able to see through our Facebook and Twitter feeds, we've been pretty dang busy. Unfortunately this here post, my first in a few months, brings with it some bad news. We've decided to recall our latest batch of Lone Pine IPA from the LCBO (bottled Oct 25) and dispose of the remaining product in the brite tank. <br />
After tasting the product and with much scrutiny, back and forth and wall punching we just felt that the beer was not up to our quality standards and as such could not be sold. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't our Lone Pine IPA. We have the utmost respect for our beer drinking public and we just felt that if you were to receive this beer that you wouldn't be happy with it...cause we weren't. <br />
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This certainly wasn't an easy decision for us to make as we had already bottled the product and shipped it to the LCBO before we made the call. In the short term, this was a total financial boondoggle. As a new start up company, on the brink of opening our new facility in Gravenhurst, ON, this could not have come at a worse time. But in the long run, we felt that if we were to let this go to market and you were to have tried this batch, then maybe you would've lost some degree of trust in us...we didn't want that.<br />
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Quality is as important to us as it is to you and we only want to sell you beer of the highest quality. So unfortunately there will be no draught Lone Pine going out to any of our loyal licensees for at least another few weeks and what ever stock is still available at the LCBO (I assure you, all other batches have met our rigorous quality standards) is all that we will be available for the same time period.<br />
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We hope that you understand our decision and decide to continue to purchase Lone Pine IPA when we do have it back on the LCBO shelves and in the bars. <br />
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Dag, that was a bummer. But thank fully we do have some good news to share with you too... our brew house is all but complete! Rob and I just came back from a trip to Charlottetown, PEI and the DME production plant and we've seen it with our own two eyes. Here it is, all piped together and almost ready to go -<br />
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We're hoping to start work on our brew house floors in the next week. This means we can have our brew house shipped to us in about three weeks. We can see the light folks! Keep your eyes on this here website and I'll be keeping you updated more frequently on the progress of Sawdust City.<br />
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We also want to let y'all know that our "Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus" is finally on the LCBO shelves. After 52 days of waiting in the bowels of the LCBO Durham warehouse, our Uranal Imperial Stout finally made it's way onto the shelves last week and we couldn't be happier. Big roasty malts with rich notes of espresso, bitter dark chocolate, anise, licorice and a big hop kick to boot, this is one bad ass beer. We really hope y'all like it. For all y'all wonderin' what a Uranual Imperial Stout looks like, here it is in all it's glory -<br />
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Now you've seen it, now go out and taste it! There was only a limited amount released to the LCBO, so it won't be around for ever! So go out and get your hands on Uranus today!<br />
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We also want to let you all know that our next seasonal "Red Rocket" spiced stout will be hitting bars and restaurants across the province this week. Spiced with coffee from our good pals at Toronto's Red Rocket Coffee along with Cinnamon, Vanilla and a healthy dose of cayenne pepper, this bold beauty is sure to warm the coldest of heart cockles. This year we're sending it out to bars from as far East as Ottawa & Kingston to as far West as London & KW. So ask for it soon at a kick ass beer bar near you. And as an added bonus, for those of you who are part of Amazing Clubs, "Beer of the Month Club" we will be bottling a limited amount of Red Rocket and sending it out as part of their home delivery. We're dropping it off on Friday so you should be receiving it some time soon. Here's what you should be lookin' for -<br />
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Lastly, we gots a few events comin' up that we'd like to share with y'all. <br />
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This Thursday, on Halloween night we'll be pouring two special one off beers at BarHops Black & Orange Halloween party. One beer is our Smoked Pumpkin Chai Roggenbier, "The XTC Version was BetterER" a beer I brewed with my good buddy Noddini. We had it at this same party last year, we just made it betterER this time around. More smoke, more chai, more rye and more betterER!<br />
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The other beer was a collab that we did with the good lads at BarHop, "The Blood of Cthulhu". An Imperial Stout aged on raspberries, sour cherries and cranberries, its a wallop of chocolate goodness and tart, fruity bad assiness. There ain't much of either two of these beers, so get it while you can. Along with a whole slew of other great craft beer from some other great Ontario breweries, our Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus and our Red Rocket Stout will also be available on draught. It's gonna be a fun night. Peep the poster for more details -<br />
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Just a few days later, on 11.05.13, those same good lads at BarHop are gonna host another party for us. This time it's with our good friend Ryan Morrow, Brewmaster at Nickelbrook Breweries. We're gonna be releasin' our very special Birthday Barrel Aged Barley Wine. Brewed on 11.05.12 this spiced barley wine was aged for 10 months in second use bourbon barrels givin' it a wonderful balanced oakiness, with hints of citrus, vanilla and rich caramel malts. Coming in at 11.05% this is certainly a sipper, so to make sure y'all can make it through the night, we decided to bring a total of 11 beers to drink as well! A mini-tap takeover if you will. So come on out and help us celebrate our collective birthdays and our brand new beer. Remember, remember, the 5th of November...but it you can't, peep the poster for more details -<br />
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Lastly, we are gonna be pourin' at one of Toronto's largest food and drink shows, The Gourmet Food & Wine Expo. From November 14th til the 17th we will be at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, North Building serving along side 1,500 other wines, beers & spirits from all over the world. Packed with 45,000 visitors over the three days, this is certainly one fantastic event. So get gussied up and come out to sample some Sawdust. Peep the website for more details - <a href="http://www.foodandwineexpo.ca/sitepages/?cid=341">http://www.foodandwineexpo.ca/sitepages/?cid=341</a><br />
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So there you have y'all, that's what's happenin' right now and fer the next few weeks. We're gonna be doin' lots of work on our building in the coming weeks, so keep checkin' back here for more up to date information and pics. And like I said, we are truly sorry for not havin' any Lone Pine IPA available at the moment, but we don't want to give our loyal fans anything but the highest quality beer.<br />
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Anyhoo, that just about does it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the Sawdust beneath your feet.Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-5591182451850812812013-07-26T08:28:00.001-07:002013-07-26T08:40:16.864-07:00Outta the Frying Pan and Into the FireWell July just started and it's almost August! Shoot if time don't just keep a marchin' on? Seems like the older I get, the less time I got. Now if that ain't a sweet piece of Hillbilly wisdom for all y'all to chew on.<br />
But shoot, it's okay, it may've seemed like a short month, but dang if we didn't get a lot accomplished in them there 31 days. First up, let me give y'all an update on our building. We done tore out the ol'ceiling! Take a look at this here photo (a pictures worth a thousand words as they say...and I'm a guessin' you gots better things to do with your time then read a thousand words)<br />
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Yep, the ceiling is gone, but we still gots a lot a work a head of us. Next up, the floors!<br />
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Listen here, July also proved to be a pretty good month for us too as we took home two Silver medals at this years U.S. Open Beer Championships! That's right folks, our Ol'Woody Alt & Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus (Barrel Aged) took home some sweet silver hardware in the Alt and Barrel Aged Imperial Stout categories respectively. Purdy darn good if I don't say so myslef! But get this, we also took home the Judges award for the "Most Creative Name". Out of over 2,500 entries our Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus took home top honours. Shoot if ya don't believe me, check it out fer yerself -<br />
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We're all purdy happy about the results and guess what, hot on the heals of these big wins Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus is comin' to the LCBO! That's right folks, come this September y'all be able to pick up our Imperial Stout at your local LCBO store. Now, we done changed the label some, so if y'all need a little reminder of what it looks like, here it is -<br />
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Now Spinney and I, we done brewed it just last week and it's tastin' mighty fine if I don't mind sayin' so myself. But it's gotta age a little before we send it out, so you gotta hold tight. Now if y'all can't wait til September to get yer hands on some of our "bigger" seasonal offerings, well then we gots some purdy good news for y'all! This years version of "The Princess & Girlpants Meets the ODB" is available as we speak at kick ass beer bars near you. Aged for two months in Gamay barrels from Malivoire Winery and Chardonnay barrels from Southbrook Estates, our hoppy Belgian Golden has turned into a whole new animal! All that barrel sittin' got done got the Princess all tarted up and she's ready to hit the town! With subtle hints of oak and a cheek puckering tartness this 9% Golden Ale is sure to please once again. It y'all can't remember what the label looks like, take a gander -<br />
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Now that ain't the only barrel aged beers we have available right now either! As of today (that is if you're reading this on Friday, July 26th...if not, then disregard the today part) we're releasing our 1 Bourbon, 1 Scotch, 1 Biere Series at the Toronto Festival of Beers. Featured in the Barrel Brews tent at this years fest will be our 3 offerings along with a number of other Ontario Craft Beers aged in all sorts of different barrels.<br />
Now what we done did, is we took our Alt and aged it in 3 different barrels to see what would happen. As you might be able to guess we aged it a bourbon barrel, a scotch barrel and an old dirty wine barrel (along with some tart cherries from our friends at Cherry Lane in Niagara).<br />
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If y'all can't make it to TFOB, our good friends at WVRST in downtown Toronto are goin' to be featuring these three beers at their restaurant. So keep an eye out for that and try it out. I gotta say, I'm really diggin' on the Alt with tart cherries, it's tastin' might fine.<br />
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Shoot, then it's August! And dang if August ain't gonna be crazy! We gots lots lined up, purdy much every weekend is loaded with festivals and what not. Startin' with the Civic Holiday Long Weekend. We done got three events! Count'em 3 events. First up is the Parkin' Lot Party at the Griffin on Friday, August 2nd. Along with our good pals at Lake of Bays and Mill St Brewery, we gonna fill up the Griffin parkin' lot with beer, music and food. We prolly gonna have a special cask on hand to celebrate the most holy of all holidays in Ontario...Simcoe Day! Guess what's gonna be in the cask?<br />
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It's gonna be a fun night but we ain't got no time to rest, cause the very next day is Session Muskoka! An all day, all beer event at Annie Williams park in Bracebridge and we done brewed 4 special beers just for this occasion. In collaboration with the good folks at the Griffin, we had 4 staff members/friends come by our pilot system to brew some very special beers. We gots "Leather & Lace" (Honey Heffe Halapeno...yes I spelled that right), "Diana Sauce" (Chocolate Vanilla Blueberry Milk Stout), "The Carney" (Lemon Sage Belgian Strong Ale), "The Pith Helmet" (Grapefruit IIPA).<br />
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Now all these beers gonna be pourin' at the Griffin booth so after you stop by the Sawdust City tent and have yer fill, head on over there to try these special beers and remember to vote...cause there be a winner!<br />
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And if ain't enough, the very next day we gonna be at the Bazilliontth Annual Kashe Lake Craft Show and Sale. We had a fantastic time last year showin' off our beer and talkin' with the good folks down on Kahshe Lake and we're super excited to be comin' back again. 'Cept this year we're bringin' way more beer so be sure to come on out for some good times and some great beer.<br />
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Now that was just the first weekend! The next one is just as crazy as we are headin' East to Oshawa for a Tap Takeover at the fabulous Buster Rhino's Southern BBQ. We're bringin' 6 beers on draught, including our very new and aforementioned Princess & Girlpants Meet the ODB and one cask of our Bourbon Barrel Aged Alt (it's the only one in existence). It's gonna be an all party with delicious Southern BBQ and home grown Ontario craft beer. If y'all want some more info, peep this here event page -<br />
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The very next day, with a belly full of all that delicious BBQ and a brain full of way too much beer, we gots to get up early and head back to Toronto for The Only Cafe's Summer Fest! Speakin' of The Only...now I maybe gettin' a little ahead of myself cause this ain't gonna happen til, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th, but we gonna be doin' our 2nd Annual Mighty Mustache Competition for Toronto Beer Week at The Only Cafe. And this years event is gonna be even bigger than last years. Thanks to our good friends at Amazing Clubs Canada, the winner of this years event will not only take home the coveted Golden Cant Hook, but he'll also get his face on a beer label that will go on over 150 cases of beer and be delivered to homes across Ontario as part of the Beer of The Month Club. Now if that ain't a purdy darn good prize, I don't know what is? So get yer dusters growin' boys!<br />
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Now where was I? Right, August. Well the next week we're goin' even Easterer...we headin' to the Nations capital for the National Capital Beer Festival. This be our first trip to Ottawa as the Sawdust City Brewing Co., so we're purdy darn excited. We're join' a purdy sweet list of craft breweries for this fest and we're hopin' to make some new friends, so peep the site and come out to try some great craft beer -<br />
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But like I said, this a busy month, so we're pullin' double duty that weekend with half our team stayin' home to support another great local event, The Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce 22nd Annual Dockside Festival of the Arts.<br />
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We're the main sponsor again for this fantastic event and we'll be bringin' our tap trailer loaded with all the craft beer it can hold. So come on down to the Muskoka Wharf, shop for some great local craft and drink some great local craft beer.<br />
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Man o'man, that certainly is a busy month fer this here small comapny, but that ain't a bad problem to have! We're glad to do it. Now, I prolly missed a few things here and there, so keep yer eyes and ears on this here blog, our Facebook page and our twitter feed and check back real regular like cause we be postin' new stuff all the time. And if y'all into the instagram, pop by our feed at sawdustcitybeer<br />
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Anyhoo, that just about does it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-22069601818026978372013-06-25T07:05:00.000-07:002013-06-25T07:06:01.597-07:00Big News and Lots a BrewsWell shoot, if that just wasn't the busiest week! Well, not so much a week as 8 days, but heck, you get the picture. Startin' with that big news we done dropped on y'all last Friday, and carryin' on all the way through to this past Saturday, with the Session Craft Beer Festival and the culmination of OCB Beer Week 2013...we've done been runnin' around like a buncha headless chickens!<br />
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That's right, if you ain't heard yet, we finally got our new home right here in good ol'Gravenhurst, Ontario. We told y'all that once we knew where we'd be, we'd be shoutin' it from the roof tops. And shoutin' it we did! If you ain't seen it yet, here's our new digs -<br />
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Well shoot, if that ain't just the purdiest thing you ever done laid eyes on. Our new home folks. Like I said before, it used to be the Old Canadian Tire, but now it's the New Sawdust City! We're just as pleased as punch to finally be comin' home to Gravenhurst and we can't wait to get up and runnin'. Now, we don't get the keys til July 10th, so still got some time before we move in. And once we do get in, well, that's where the fun begins. We're gonna have to do some breakin' down and then some fixin' up before we get our brand new DME brewhouse delivered. So with a little luck, and a lotta hard work, we're lookin' at hopefully a Fall opening this year. Keep yer eyes on this here blog for more updates, cause we're gonna be keepin' y'all up to speed on what's goin' down at Sawdust City.<br />
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Like I said, we done made this announcement last Friday, then not 24 hours later, we were at right back at'er! And right here at home none the less. That's right, we were at Gull Lake Park in Gravenhurst, Ontario, slingin' our wares to the kind patrons of the Gravenhurst Antique Car Show.<br />
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Put on by the Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce, the Antique Car Show was celebrating it's 20th year and what a celebration it was. From the time the gates opened, until Terri Clark done left the stage that night, the crowd was buzzin' and people were enjoyin' the beautiful weather, amazing cars and of course...our great craft beer! Take a look at this here beauty picture -<br />
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Heck, if I ain't mistaken that done be the first time we ever had our entire line up pouring at one time! Sounds kinda funny that after more than 18 months we ain't never had our whole team together, but shoot if that ain't the truth. But that ain't all, we even brought the food -<br />
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Now with all that beer and all that pig, you can bet yer britches that it was a busy day. I can't recall a time during that whole dang day where we weren't busy pourin' pints. And shoot, after a day like that, you can get down right dirtay! Take a look at my poor feets. Shoot -<br />
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Now it might've been busy and we may've gotten a tad bit dirty, but I tells ya, were were just tickled pink by the reception we got from the good folks of Gravenhurst. So many y'all came up to congratulate us on our new home and y'all enjoyed so much of our beer...well shoot, I just don't know what to say, but thanks! We're gonna do our best to represent Gravenhurst just the best that we can. Hopefully, we'll do ya proud. So please, once we're open, drop by and say hello, cause we love visitors.<br />
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After such a great day, it was real nice to have a day off before the craziness of OCB Beer Week really done took off. Now, I don't want to bore y'all with all the details, cause between tap takeovers, beer dinners, rap performances & bottle royales we done did a whole heckuva lot. So instead of goin' through it all, I'm just gonna say thanks to all the breweries, bars and heck, just about everyone that helped make this OCB Beer Week so fantastic.<br />
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First off, thanks to the OCB for puttin' together such an amazing week. We know it takes a lot of work to organize such a massive event, but somehow it done get better every year! Thank you.<br />
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To all y'all bars, BarHop, Get Well, The Only, Morgan's on the Danforth, The Rhino, Bryden's & Stout Irish Pub I just wanna say thanks for hostin' all the different events. If it weren't for all y'all we wouldn't have no wheres to party!<br />
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To Spearhead, Kensington & Beau's, thanks so much for doin' some collabs and for including us in some of your events. It's great to have such camaraderie in this here beer business.<br />
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To Fearless Fred, it was a blast workin' with you on the Allison Brier. Now, I know we didn't take home the big prize, but shoot if that t'wernt a tasty brew! For all y'all that didn't get to try it...and there was a lot, cause it done run out so fast, here's a shot of Fred enjoyin' it with our almond encrusted, cinnamon honey drizzled, baked brie -<br />
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Shoot, it was tasty! Now, I may not be able to see the future, but if I were a bettin' man, I think we may see Allison again...cheers Fred! <br />
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And lastly, a big thanks to Jed, Curt, Diana and the rest of the Griffin crew for not only backin' up MC Hops and the Figure Fours for our one and Only performance, but for also puttin' on such a great festival in Session Toronto. Heck, what a way to wrap up OCB Beer Week, 20 great collaborations, tons of fantastic breweries, food vendors and shoot just about anything you could ask for in a Summer's day. Thanks!<br />
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Now what's next for Sawdust City? Well we gots a few events already lined up for July. First up we got our Sudbury Saturday night. We're hittin' the road folks and headin' North to Sudbury and the Hard Rock 42 for a tap takeover on July 6th. Now it's done been a while since I was up in Sudbury, heck, I ain't been back since I walked them there hallowed halls of Laurentian University. So I'm purdy excited about finally headin' back for a night of fun and revelry. We're gonna be bringin' a full boat o'beer, so be sure to swing by the Hard Rock 42!<br />
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Next up we gots the Canadian Beer News Summer Fest at The Rhino in downtown Toronto. We were at this event last year and it was a ton-a-fun. We're hopin' to bring out a new beer that day too...so pop by their website -<br />
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Lastly we gots the Barrel Brews tent at The Toronto Festival of Beers on July 26-28th. We're bringin' three different beers to this here tent...well actually it's one beer we done did three different ways. We done barrel aged our Ol'Woody Alt in three different barrels, to show y'all how a barrel can affect a beer. What we ended up with was, "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Biere". Here take a look at this here web clip from Chris Schryer and Fearless Fred as they try all three<br />
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Well shoot when I get talkin', I just go on and on. Hope I didn't bore y'all. Like I said, it's been a busy week, but man if I don't feel good about it.<br />
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Anyhoo, that just about does it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-74265995814734871422013-05-30T13:39:00.002-07:002013-05-30T13:39:37.566-07:00It's a Small World After All...Howdy y'all, it's Thursday, hope y'all been enjoyin' some of that there Lone Pine IPA now available on the shelves of the LCBO? It's been just about two weeks now and we're still tickled pink that y'all can just drive down the street and pick some up. We'd like to thank each and everyone of ya that picked one up, cause it might be a Lone Pine, but it takes a village....so to all y'all that bought one, or just helped us out along the way. Thank you very much! Anyhoo, like I said, we got some pretty cool news and I thought that maybe this would be as good a day as any to share that there pretty cool news with y'all. Now we've been workin' on this here cool news for quite some time now, but we we're waitin' till everything was down right confirmed before we let the cat outta the bag. But as of today, it's been confirmed that...check this...Sawdust City is goin' international! That's right folks, some of the Sawdust Crew (ie. Rob Engman and myself...Spinney and Bill are stayin' back at the homestead and makin' sure everything keeps on runnin' smooth) are gonna be goin' over to Norway to brew a beer with Norway's 2nd oldest brewery, Ardenals Bryggeri.<br />
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Founded in 1839 Arendals has been around the block, heck they done been makin' beer longer than Canada's been a country! Here's a little more info on their brewery (it maybe in Norwegian, so hit that there translate button to do some readin')<br />
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Now Norway and Gravenhurst may seem like an odd couple, but shoot if they don't have a long history together goin' all the way back to 1942 and World War II. You see, back then during the war, the Norwegian Air Force was trainin' over here, then in 1942 they done moved their training camp from Toronto all the way up to the Muskoka Air field near Gravenhurst.<br />
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Since then, Norway and Gravenhurst has shared a little bond, heck Gravenhurst even earned the nickname "Little Norway" & Norway's current King even came over here to unveil three new planes. <br />
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With that in mind, Sawdust City is headin' over to Norway to brew a beer with the good folks of Arendals and hopefully we'll do the folks of "Little Norway" proud! Now, the beer won't be ready until later this fall and most of it will stayin' on the other side of the pond with our new friends in Norway. It will be for sale in grocery stores and restaurants throughout the region. Even with most of the beer stayin' put, we're pretty excited about this opportunity and we've got our fingers crossed that we'll be able to get some of the beer back to Gravenhurst for a special release party later this year. Again, stay tuned to the blog for more details!<br />
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Sheesh, that was some pretty cool news eh? But dang if I don't gots even more! Ya see, June's a pretty busy month and we got a ton of events lined up throughout the month. Starting right on June 1st with the 2nd annual Brews'n'Bands festival in Hamilton, ON.<br />
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Now we don't mean to step on no toes, but we're gonna use the Brews'n'bands fest to launch one of our beers too! Golden Beach Pale Ale is back folks. That's right, our bold summer slammer is done and ready to drink. Loaded with mounds of delicious Galaxy and Mosaic hops, this IPA light is only 4.8% but shoot if it don't pack a tropical hop wallop! So if you needed another reason to attend this amazing fest, well dang, we just done gave you one. Peep the label if y'all don't remember it from last year</div>
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Our first event on the 15th isn't part of OCB Beer Week, but shoot if ain't a big one! It's the 20th Anniversay of the Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce Antique Car Show and Sawdust City is one of the main sponsors. We're gonna be on hand all day, handin' out beer and cheerin' on them fancy ole timey cars. And this year, along with a beer garden and some amazing BBQ, there's gonna be live music too! Shoot if that don't just beat all! That's right, Country Music Star Terri Clark is gonna be performing a rare acoustic set, live on stage at Gull Lake Park!</div>
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Now if you happen to be in Muskoka on the 15th, I highly recommend that you come by Gull Lake park at check out this event cause it's gonna be big. But if you happen to be city folk and you find yerself locked down in that there concrete jungle, I got some good news for ya...there be a beer festival at The Stout Irish Pub on that very same day...and guess what? Sawdust City gonna be there too! Yep, we're double dippin' folks. We'll be up North at the Car Show and down South at the Back Alley Beer Festival!</div>
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Now I done said we had a lot of events goin' on throughout June, but dang if we don't need a rest. So on June 16th, in honour of all y'all Dad's out there, we're gonna stay home, sit on our decks and enjoy some beer, food and good times with our families.</div>
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But then on the 17th, it's business as usual! We're right back at'er with a kinda-sorta-six-pack-tap-takeover at BarHop with our good friends at Spearhead. We're teaming up with our good friends to bring you 3 Spearhead beers and 3 Sawdust City beers at one of Toronto's finest beer establishments. So pop by and get yer fill of some fantastic beer and some amazing food. Heck, it's a Monday, what else you gonna do?</div>
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Tuesday, June 18th, we're gonna be takin' part in Beau's Bottle Royale at Get Well on Dundas. Hosted by Get Well and Beau's, they've invited a number of craft breweries to bring in the big boys...bottles that is! And Sawdust is gonna join in. There is gonna be some new bottles, some big bottles and some bottles you ain't seen in a while! Some come on out and get yer fill.</div>
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Wednesday, June 19th we're gonna tone it down a little and do a sit down dinner with our really good friends at Morgan's on the Danforth. The team at Morgan's is gonna put together a three course meal paired expertly with three Sawdust City beers. I'm gonna be on hand to answer and questions and chat with y'all, but honestly, I'm really goin' to eat some fantastic food! We'll be sendin' out some posters and gettin' some more information about this event as it gets closer to the date, so stay tuned. There's gonna be limited seating, so get yer tickets fast!</div>
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Lastly, Saturday, June 22nd, it's the biggest event of the week...Session Toronto! Shoot, we done be waitin' all year for this. Every year this is one of our favourites, we always like to have fun and bring something special to Session, but this year we got something Super Special! That's right folks, if y'all remember way back to the beginning of May, we brewed a beer with our friend Fearless Fred of Edge 102. As part of this years Collaboration Nation at Session, we brewed a traditional French Saison aged on Raspberries. Fred lovingly named the beer Allison Breer in honour of the lovely Allison Brie and on June 22 y'all finally get to try it! Again, if you didn't already have a reason to come to Session, we just done gave you another. So get your tickets soon, cause they be goin' real quick like.</div>
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Well shoot, that was a whole bunch of big news...but heck, it's Thursday and y'all needed summpin' to get ya through til tomorrow! Thanks again for readin' and we'll see y'all again real soon.</div>
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Yep, that's right folks, we took home three awards at this years OBA's, which was held last night at The Gladstone in downtown Toronto. Sheesh, if I done my maths right, that's 3 times gooder than last year. Well dang if we ain't just tickled pink by it too. 2 Silvers and a Bronze. Not too bad. Not too bad.<br />
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Our Skinny Dipping Stout took home a Silver in the Stout category and our brand spanking new Red Rocket Stout, well it done took home a bronze in the flavoured beer category. Lastly, our Skinny Dipping With Friends took home another silver in that same category.<br />
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Now here I am pickin' up some of that hardware.<br />
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Now that's one fine lookin' award and dang if that ain't one fine lookin' gentleman too!<br />
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But that's that as they say and now April is gone and we're onto May...and woowee we done gots a lot planned for this here May!<br />
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First up, we're gonna be on the radio with Fearless Fred this Friday. That's right folks, we're plum stoked that on May 3rd we're gonna be gabbin' with Fred aboot our fantastic collaboration beer, Allison Breer! A refreshing, Raspberry Saison, Allison Breer is a beer that Sawdust City brewed with Edge 102 host, Fearless Fred for the Session Beer Festival and on Friday we're gonna be on Fred's show to shoot the poop aboot it. So tune in to Fred's program from 2-7pm to hear some good ol'fashion beer talk.<br />
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Now if fer some crazy reason you ain't able to tune in on Friday from 2-7pm and you miss us, well don't y'all worry, cause we gots another event the very next week. Yep, on Tuesday, May 7th we'll be taking over 13 taps at one of Toronto's premier beer destinations, C'est What? <br />
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A Toronto landmark and probably every dudes dream basement, C'est What? has been pourin' pints fer a quarter century and on May 7th, we'll be goin' in and takin' over 13 of their 39 taps! So really it ain't a full on tap take over...it's more of a kinda sorta tap take over. If y'all want, pop by the Facebook event page and read about it<br />
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Now I ain't to savvy with this hear computer machine, so if y'all be so kind as too pass it along to all y'all friends...I'd be much obliged.<br />
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Now regarding this hear Kinda Sorta Tap Takeover, I done said we'll have 13 beers available, originally we was only gonna do 12, but then we done went for the full on bakers dozen! That's right folks, 10 draughts and 3 casks, it's gonna be a throw down hoe down! So bring yer boots and yer drinkin' arms cause it's gonna be a long night. Here's the list -<br />
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1-Gateway Kolsch<br />
2-Ol'Woody Alt<br />
3-Skinny Dipping Stout<br />
4-Lone Pine IPA<br />
5-"Sweet Basil McRae" (Lone Pine cask dry-hopped with sweet basil)*cask*<br />
6-Whiskey Barrel Aged Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus (Uranal Imperial Stout...last keg!)<br />
7-Red Rocket Stout (Coffee, Cinnamon, Cayenne Spiced Stout)<br />
8-"Topenga's Forbidden Fruit" (Belgian IPA aged on Mangos)<br />
9-"Dawson's Kriek" (Barrel Aged Ol'Woody Alt aged on tart cherries)*cask*<br />
10-"How I Really Felt About the BSG Finale" (Sour brown ale aged on peaches)<br />
11-"CCCP:The Peoples Porter" (Charred Chai Cranberry porter)*cask*<br />
12-"COCKpuncher" IIPA (Collaboration with Indie Alehouse)<br />
13-"Four Barrels Barley Wine" (Barrel aged in Ontario Oak barrels, Collaboration with Amsterdam, Great Lakes & Indie Ale House)<br />
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There ya have it folks, the full line up. A lot of these are just one-offs, so once they gone, they gone. You've read aboot'em, now comes out and drinks aboot'em!<br />
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And if that ain't enough Sawdust City fer ya, how's aboot you come and see us on Thursday too! Yep, on Thursday, May 9th we're gonna be pourin' a few beers at The North American Craft Beer Experience. What's the North American Craft Beer Experience you ask? Well take a look at this here webpage for more information -<br />
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Like the website says, this event's gonna be at The Berkeley Church in downtown Toronto. Now shoot, this is a great venue and dang if their ain't gonna be a lot of great beer there too. You see all them breweries listed? Woooweee, if that ain't one impressive list! So get yer tickets now cause they be goin' fast!<br />
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Now dang, that's a lot of events in just a few short days, so after that we're gonna take a break for a spell. Heck we might even leave the country. Heck we might even go to Norway. We'll have to see. I'll tell you more aboot that later.<br />
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But don't go worryin' yer little heads, we'll be back cause we gots a few more events planned for the end of the month. On May 23rd we're gonna be doin' some samplin' at Castro's Lounge, a great pub in Toronto's East End. So come on by and try a few and who know's we may just have summpin' new fer you to try....Summpin' new ya say? That's right, we've been doin' some more brewin' folks. We got two more beers in the hopper, our Spring/Summer seasonal "The Princess Wears Girlpants" and our easy drinkin' patio slammer, "Golden Beach Pale Ale". <br />
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Now if you can't make it out to Castro's on May 23rd, how's aboot you swing out to the West end and catch us at Lake Affect in Port Credit on May 24th. That's right, the very next day! We'll be pourin' and gabbin' aboot our beer to the good folks of Port Credit. And shoot, we may have summpin' new fer you to try that day too! The second of those two beers I done told you aboot, Golden Beach Pale Ale is our summer time favourite. Loaded with Galaxy, Sorachi and Mosaic hops, this refreshing pale ale is only 4.5% but it's done gone flavour to spare. Shoot, if you don't remember from last year, take a look at the label -<br />
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Now as some of y'all might be able to see, some of the informations I just done told you don't jive with the labels...well that's cause thems labels is from last year and we done made a few changes to the beers this year. They still be prit-near the same, we just tweaked'em a little.<br />
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So there's you have it, May's gonna be one busy month, but that's how we like it here in Sawdust City.<br />
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Anyhoo, that's aboot it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mug and the sawdust beneath your feet.Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-42440072315118564912013-04-04T11:21:00.001-07:002013-04-04T13:08:31.068-07:00With Your Naval to ContemplatePerusing the past posts, I done noticed that I start many of my posts by discussin' the weather or with terrible alliteration. Fer the life-a me, I have no idea why. Maybe it`s 'cause I`m somewhat obsessed wit both'em. Or maybe it's 'cause I'm terrible at small talk but really good at poor literary techniques. Eitherwhich, I done elected to start this here post off wit both'em. If you don't like it...hit the highway Jack. So how about the Spring eh? A few weeks back, the Vernal Equinox done came and with it a renewed sense of hope and optimism for the upcoming year...that and aboot 3 inches of snow. See for yer self -<br />
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Seriously? I know we done live in Canada, but Old Man Winter just keeps shakin' his crusty ol'fist at us down here in the Great White North and I swear, I done just aboot had enough of it consarnit! Bring on them April showers. Bring on them May flowers. I'm ready gadnammit. I'm ready! (weeping openly into my hands as I fall unto my knees and sob).<br />
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Where was I? Yes, renewed hope and optimism for the upcoming year! Well it done been a while since I last posted on this here blog and I gotta tell ya, it ain't from lack of want. We done been sitting on a few things and I just had to wait for the right time to let it all out. And it looks like now is just aboot the right time, so yes, my friends there is good reason for optimism. Things round here done been moving and things done been shakin' and I gots lots to share with all y'all.<br />
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First off, just a mere 48 hours ago, our newest team member joined us. He's a brewer and his name is Spinney. Here is a picture of Spinney -<br />
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Spinney has a beard. Spinney has a red truck. Spinney has an imagination. Spinney makes beer. Spinney makes really good beer. Welcome to the team Spinney!<br />
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Secondly, our newest release has hit the shelves at select bars in and around Ontario, Red Rocket Stout. And thanks to Ol'Man Winter and his crotchety ways, he's kept the cold 'round longer and kept all y'all in a stouty state of mind.<br />
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Made in conjunction with our good friends at Red Rocket Coffee in Toronto's East End, Red Rocket Stout is a down right delicious blend of stout, coffee and spices! Using our stout as the base, we added healthy dose of Red Rocket coffee, cinnamon, vanilla and cayenne pepper. Based on Red Rocket's signature drink, this stout is certainly unique, but dang if it also most certainly drinkable! We're working on doing a release party in the near future, but until then look for it and ask for it, at wicked ass beer pubs and restaurants near you.</div>
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I know, I know, I keep sayin' that all our beers only be available at pubs and restaurants, but guess what y'all. Not no mo'. No no mo'! Now don't go around mishearin' me, ain't nothin' wrong with pubs and restaurants but sometimes you just wanna drink at home. Which is exactly where y'all be able to take our beer in just a few short weeks. That's right folks, as mentioned a few posts back, our Lone Pine IPA is coming to the LCBO! We done brewed the batch about two week back, and it done been dry-hopped and is all but ready to be bottled. If all goes accordin' to Hoyle, the beer'll leave the brewery on April 15th and be on the them there shelves of your local LCBO by early May. Now if all y'all could snap a few pics when you see it on the shelves and send it to yours truly, I'd love to get them up either on this here blog or on our Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sawdust-City-Brewery/139064472841673">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sawdust-City-Brewery/139064472841673</a>. I haven't added a lot of people to the ol'City-zen page in quite some time. So if you happen to find yer self at an LCBO in early May (and let's be honest, y'all know you will) and you happen to see our Lone Pine IPA on the shelf...if you don't remember what it looks like, here's a reminder -</div>
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So that's certainly enough reasons for optimism right? But wait...there's more! You see, just last week, yours truly and the rest of the Sawdust City team (ie Rob) went down to Washington DC for this years Craft Brewers Conference. And like every year, the conference is a chest swellin' good time. It's good news all around let me tell you what. Craft beer is boomin' and all y'all keep drinkin' up our delicious products. So thanks to y'all for that. But this year there was a new twist. The good folks at TAPS Canada's Beer Magazine (ie my brother Jed and Rob) threw together a little soiree at the Canadian Embassy. Swanky, right? We gathered as many Canadians and as much Canadian Craft beer as we could find and we done got down with our bad selves. Hey look, there's a Canadian brewer, enjoying himself responsibly -</div>
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So what else we got? Oh yeah, lean on in and listen to this. For this years Session Craft Beer Festival (<a href="http://sessiontoronto.ca/">http://sessiontoronto.ca/</a>) they done have a new event, Collaboration Nation and we're going to be doing a collaboration with none other than Fearless Fred from the Edge 102. Now we done handed the reigns over to Fred on this one and asked him what kinda beer he be wantin' to brew and you know what he said, check this out...he done said he wanted to brew a Saison aged on Raspberries...which was awesome. But what made it awesomerer was that he said that it had to be named after Alison Brie. Now we done be pretty big fans of Community, so we just done fell off our chairs when we heard that. We're gonna be brewin' this soon, so keep checkin' back for more information!</div>
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Well as I sit here, hunkered down in my in-laws basement, watching Battlestar Gallactica and occasionally staring out the window to watch Old Man Winter shake his crusty old hand at all us down here on planet earth, I get to a thinkin' about some good news....we’re halfway through winter! Then I get all hypnotized by all them there falling flakes and I does a little more ponderin' and I'm thinking about the bad news....we’re only half way through winter. <br />
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rest of this here northern Winter. See the Spring ain't that far off now and we just done heard summpin' that will surely get you stoked for the warmer temps of
Spring. Our Lone Pine IPA has been
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this April! So if the Winter blahs done
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Now that there little introduction may have been downright self serving, but I ain't nearly done tootin' our horn, cause we done gots more more good news about our little operation. Sawdust City has officially purchased a brand spankin' new 25 hectoliter brew house from the good folks at DME. A great Canadian company from PEI, DME has been producing brew houses and brewing equipment for the better part of a quarter century and now we be putting our eggs in there proverbial basket and we couldn't be happier about it.<br />
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The delivery date on our new DME brew house is May 10, which by my calculations is approximately....oh, I don't know...really soon. So that don't leave us much time to get all our little ducks in a row. And where we gonna put this new brew house you ask? Well that still remains to be seen, but from all accounts we should know by the end of next week and once I do my friends, I will be screaming it from the hill tops. Now rest assured it will be in the lovely town of Gravenhurst, ON, don't worry about that, just keep your eyes and ears tuned to our Facebook & Twitter pages cause like I said, once I hear I'll be lettin' the world know.<br />
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Well sheesh, that's all the news I gots right now folks, hope that'll tide you over for now cause April 1 and May 10th are quickly creepin' up. Now don't get me wrong, we won't just be sittin' around waiting for those dates to pop up, we here at Sawdust City are going to be keepin' ourselves plenty busy. Take for example, this weekend we are going to be at The Rhino for their 1st annual Winter Beer Fest. We'll be pouring a cask of The Pale Mexican Rides Again Guava Pale Ale a collaboration brew we did with Chris Burek one the people behind the beer blog, Mom'n'Hops<br />
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and The Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus our Uranal Imperial Stout. If you wanna buy tickets or if you just wanna see what other great Ontario craft brewers are gonna be there, check out the website - <br />
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Two weeks after that, we'll be at another of Toronto's finest beer bars, The Only Cafe for their Winter Beer Fest. Friday, February 22nd we'll be on hand as a number of Ontario's best craft breweries descend upon the Danforth for another beer bash of epic proportions. For the first time in Toronto, we'll be pouring our Whiskey Aged Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus as well as some other treats. Keep yer eye on their website for more information -<br />
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That same weekend, we'll be up in Gravenhurst for the Annual Winter Carnival pouring our Gateway Kolsh, Ol'Woody Alt and Skinny Dipping Stout. There will be lots of events and tons to see and do around the town, so if you happen to be up in Northern Ontario from February 22-24. For more information drop by the website -<br />
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Lastly, on Wednesday, February 27th we're going to be in London, ON for a big beer dinner at Milos' Craft Beer Emporium. Now Milos' has a history of throwin' some big beer bashes at his place, so we'll have our work cut out for us....but we here at Sawdust City love a challenge! Presented by Canadian Beer News, this beer dinner is going to feature upwards of 11 Sawdust City brands, 5 of which will be paired with the fantastic food created at Milos' own kitched, the rest will be there just for pure enjoyment. We'll have 3 versions of Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus, 2 versions of our Alt, Lone Pine IPA, Gateway Kolsch, Skinny Dipping Stout, Skinny Dipping with Friends, COCKpuncher IIPA and a totally new and as of yet, "unnamed" Saison, Again, if you wants to buy tickets or if you just wants some more informations please check out the website -<br />
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February is shaping up to be a big month for Sawdust City but with all the new things comin' down the pike, it's only gonna get busier. So comeback real soon to this here blog or keep an eye on our Facebook page or our Twitter feeds for more up to date information.<br />
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Anyhoo, that just about does it for this time. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.<br />
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<br />Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-88083851735325178852013-01-08T10:10:00.003-08:002013-01-08T10:24:24.102-08:00It's Baaaacckkk! Or better yet...It's in the Baccckkk!Well it's a new year, 2012 has come and gone like a fart in the wind. So let me get out in front of this issue and address the 43,587 lb gorilla in the room, no we do not have a building. If you take a look up to the title of this here blog, it most definitely says, The Dust Will Fly in 2012...we'll that didn't so much happen. But we are working on it, my gosh are we working on it....I promise you that. And I'm gonna go out on a big ol'limb here and make a truly bold prognostication...The Dust Will Fly in 2013! You heard it here first folks. I'm that confident.<br />
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So there you have it, the future has been told! Now just sit back, relax, grab a beer and watch while it all conveniently folds out in front of you....EXACTLY ACCORDING TO PLAN!<br />
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That's right, according to plan, and speaking of plans, we gots lots of plans for this here 2013, just check out these events and happenings that we already got lined up for this very new year.<br />
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First up, we have the release of this years version of "Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus". That's right folks, our Uranal Imperial Stout is back. For those of you new to Sawdust City, here is the label from our Winter Seasonal, take a gander...<br />
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Now we've tweeked a few things this time around, but for the most part Uranus is exactly the same as you remember it...big and black...but this year, we've put some wood in it! Take another gander...<br />
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The Whiskey Barrel Aged version should be ready in about a month, but the "straight up" Uranus should be hittin' yer local beer pubs any day now, in fact, a few casks have already gone out. Along with said casks, we'll also have kegs and bottles available, so keep an eye out and be sure to ask for a pint of Uranus.<br />
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Next up the boys from the Griffin Gastropub will be putting on their next Craft Beer Events show at The 2013 Cannington Dog Sled Winter Festival and Sawdust City will be there. On January 25, 26, 27 along with 6 other Ontario Craft breweries, 2 Wineries and a bunch of husky's, we will not only be pouring some of our wares, but we'll also be brewing a beer on site! We're not sure what we're brewing yet, but rest assured it will be fun. If you got any ideas, feel free to post them here. So if your on the prowl for some winter, beery fun, come out to Cannington, ON and peep a Dog Sled Race! Check the link for more info -<br />
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<a href="http://www.canningtondogsledraces.com/schedule.html">www.canningtondogsledraces.com/schedule.html</a><br />
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Right after we get back from Cannington, I'm off to lovely Baie-Saint-Paul in La Belle Province. About an hour North of Quebec City, Baie-Saint-Paul is home to one of Canada's finest breweries, Microbrasserie Charlevoix. Some of you may recall that last year, along with Black Oak and Charlevoix, we brewed a special 10th Anniversary beer for the CBAs in Montreal...if you don't remember, here is the label<br />
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A cross between a Belgian Dubbel and an American IPA, How Do You Say Monkey in Latin? was a hit, and Frederick Tremblay, Brewmaster and President of Microbrasserie Charlevoix like it so much that he invited me out to his brewery to brew the 2013 version of How Do You Say Monkey in Latin? Needless to say, I'm pretty excited. Not only is Frederick an all around nice guy, but he's also a fantastic brewer so any chance I get to see him in action is an amazing opportunity. Now, I'm not sure of the legalities of bringing beer back from Quebec, but I'm guessing you may see a keg pop up somewhere in Ontario in 2013!<br />
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But we ain't done yet! No, we still gots a few more events right around the corner. On Thursday, February 7th, we'll be doing a beer dinner at Imbibe Food & Drink in Kitchener, ON. The details are still being worked out, but we'll be pouring at LEAST 5 different brands that night and they will all be paired with the fantastic food from Imbibe. So if you are in the tri-city area on February 7th, come out to Imbibe for some great food and tasty beer! We'll be sending out details closer to the date, so stay tuned. In the meantime, check out their Facebook page or better yet pop on into Imbibe for some Ontario Craft Beer -<br />
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Just three short days later on Sunday, February 10th we're off to one of Toronto's finest beer pubs, The Rhino, for their 1st Annual Winter Beer Fest. Hosted by CDN Beer News. You may recall their 1st annual Summer Beer Fest this past summer, well this event is proving to be even bigger! We will see at least 18 breweries from across the province descend upon the small neighbourhood of Parkdale for an all out Winter Beer Bash. With everyone bringing big Winter Warmer style beers, don't be afraid of the cold...there will be plenty to keep you warm. To purchase tickets or to get more information about the event, check the link -<br />
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<a href="https://guestlistapp.com/events/141141">https://guestlistapp.com/events/141141</a><br />
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Finally, at the very end of the month on Wednesday, February 27th, we will be heading to London, ON for another CDN Beer News Event. Sawdust City Brewing Co, Milos' Craft Beer Emporium and CDN Beer News are putting on a special beer dinner at Milos' Craft Beer Emporium. Now Milos is known for throwin' some pretty awesome beer events, so we got our work cut out for us. But rest assured we'll do our best to keep up Milos' reputation as the top beer guy in South Western Ontario. Again, the details are still gettin' hammered out, but count on around 7-8 different beers being available that night. For more information, keep an eye out here or pop by Milos' webpage, check the link -<br />
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<a href="http://pubmilos.com/">http://pubmilos.com/</a><br />
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Like I said, it's still a very new year and lots of events are still popping up, even as I type this I got a text from Fabian and it looks like we'll be taking part in The Only Cafe Winter Fest on Friday, Feb 22...now that's "real time" for ya folks! Unless of course your reading this post at a much later date, in which case it's very, very old news....whatever. Point is, things are happening, so keep an eye on our blog, facebook and twitter feeds for more updates!<br />
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Anyhoo, that just about does it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-48637233481619353392012-12-18T08:19:00.000-08:002012-12-18T08:19:20.149-08:00If We're Goin' Down, We're Goin' Down Swiggin'Well it's been a while since I last posted on these here internets, but you gots to believe me when I tells y'all that we've been busy, real busy. We've been movin', we've been shakin' and we've been pretty much just tryin' to keep our pretty little heads above water. Peoples been drinkin' like sumpin' big 'bout to go down. In fact I can barely hear myself think over the sound of that big ol' rumour mill churnin'. Seems there been some talk as to whether or not the end of the world is coming...we're pretty sure it isn't. Buuut, pretty sure ain't cuttin' it...so we're hedging our bets and throwin' a little End of the World Eve Party just in case! <br />
On Thursday, December 20th at the Mighty Griffin Gastropub in lovely Bracebridge, Ontario, Sawdust City will be taking over all 10 taps that the Griffin has to offer. Cause like the title says, if we're goin' down, we're goin' down swiggin'!<br />
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Now 10 taps is a lot and even at Sawdust City, we'd have a hard time comin' up with 10 new beers right away, so some these here taps will be filled with some ol' friends you might already know. Gateway Kolsch, Ol' Woody Alt, Lone Pine IPA and Skinny Dippin' Stout are all comin' along for the ride. Now you prolly already sampled them before, but they're part of the family and gosh darn it, if the world gonna be endin' I want my family there with me to watch as those four ol'horseman come a ramblin' in. And besides, I kinda like'em!<br />
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So along with our good ol'friends we gonna have a few new members of the Sawdust City family comin' along for the ride, 6 in fact. And to get your better acquainted with these here new members of our little family, I'll spin y'all a little yarn about each of'em.<br />
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<b><u>Skinny Dippin' With Friends</u></b> - Now this here beer is the half brother of our beloved Skinny Dippin' Stout. And seein' as they be comin' from the same stock, you'll be sure to find the same lovely roasted character and loads of chocolate and coffee flavours runnin' around in there. But as I said they be brothers, not twins! Skinny Dippin' with Friends has a few extra ingredients added in to give it a big ol'kick of flavour. We done added a heapin' pile of cinnamon and vanilla to this hear brew to make sumpin' new and excitin'. <br />
So like the sayin' goes, "Skinny Dippin' is good. Skinny Dippin' with friends is gooderer!"<br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Highway 118 Porter</u> - Now Highway 118 is a rugged road that cuts through the rough and tumble wilderness that is our Northern Ontario. Weaving and winding it's way through lakes and trees, a day spent on this highway can leave a man darn near in awe of the majesty of Mother Nature. And this here beer was born on just such a day. Brewed this fall at the Hastings Beer Festival in Sterling, ON this Porter came to life after I spent the morning navigating this lovely road. Stoppin' every few minutes just to take a slow look around. And like this road, this beer is rough and raw. It's black as coal and loaded with roasted flavour, but with a smooth, silky body that will make you slow down, stop and contemplate yer next sip.<br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Skinny Dippin' at XXX-Mas</u> - Now we all know Christmas done be a Holy time o'the year, but we here at Sawdust City, don't think that means you can't still have a little fun with it! So we made this here ale to let y'all know that it's cool to relax a little, even 'round this here Holy time. Now Skinny Dippin' at XXX-Mas ain't no stout, in fact it's a porter, but it's still a distant cousin of our Skinny Dippin' family. You'll still find their trademark chocolate and coffee flavours but this time you'll find a new twist, mint! Cool and refreshing the mint compliments the heavy chocolate flavours of beer, while the taste reminds us of those good ol'days when Ma and Pa used to bust out that good chocolate around the Holidays...you know the one's I mean? The After Eights, the one's they used to buy down at the pharmacy on the corner. Dang, those were good. <br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">The Two Pump Chump</u> - Now before y'all get yer backs up and say you don't know what in tarnation we be talkin' about...I know y'all been there before. Sometimes things go a little quicker than you might first planned. Who knows why really? Could be the lights. Could be the weather. Could be the angle of the floor. Like I said, who knows? It's all speculation really and it don't do no one no good to go off and start a speculatin'. But it's time we all stop pretendin' he don't exist and just embrace him. So we brewed this hear Belgian Style Pumpkin Ale to celebrate the that simple bastard The Two Pump Chump. A Belgian Dubbel ale with a good dose of pumpkin and spices, we guarantee this one's got flavour to last!<br />
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<b><u>The Pale Mexican Rides Again</u></b> - Now this hear ale was a collaboration we did with Chris Burek of the website Mom'n'Hops. Coverin' all the goins on in the Ontario craft beer circuit, Mom'n'Hops is new to the scene but they be tryin' to get out there and let y'all know that they mean business. Now me and Chris we sat down, drank a few pints and came up with a beer that would use the wildly aromatic Mexican Cream Guava. The Pale Mexican is an American style Pale Ale hopped with Motueka, Sorachi Ace, Summit and Galaxy hops. Floral and citrus, it should be a drinker. But there ain't much of it, so get it before it's gone.<br />
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Perched upon his majestic white steed, the Pale Mexican stands atop the dusty mountain. The wind whips the cold desert dust across his face. His poncho ruffles quietly as a hand slowly emerges. He pulls his hat down to cover his eyes. Then like a flash of lightning, he snaps his reigns across the back of his mighty beast and the massive steed rears back onto it's hind legs. It swings it's front hooves wildly in the air then brings them crashing back down to earth. And with that The Pale Mexican runs off into the distance, leaving as quickly as he rode in. A dusty cloud of desert sand is all that remains of our hero. Via con Dios, Pale Mexican. Via con Dios! <br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Ingo Der Christmas Goat in - "aBOCKalypse 2012: The Wreck-n-ing!"</u> - Well this here maybe our most bumbling, convoluted name yet. I'm scratchin' my head just tryin' to wrap my noggin' around it! But it does make sense, trust me. Ya see this here beer is our take on a German style weizenbock. And as tradition goes, ya tend to see randy, drunken goats on the labels of bock beers. Hence our hero, Ingo! And seein' as it's Christmas time, well I'm guessin' you can figure that part out. As for the aBOCKalypse 2012...I think you can put that together too, if not, see the poster. And the "Wreck-n-ing"...well that's just a simple play on words. Take all those little parts and smash'em up and you got yer self a pretty good movie title...and a darn good beer too! But seriously folks, wouldn't you want to see a moving about a Chirstmas Goat saving the world? Ah, ah...don't tell me, I think I already know the answer to that question.<br />
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Well there you have it folks the 10 beers that will be rounding out our tap takeover at the Griffin on Thursday night. So if yer sittin' at home on the 20th wonderin' what to do as yer final hours on this here planet slowly tick away, or if yer at home and it's Thursday and ain't nothin' on the boob toob cause it's all ol'timey Rankin & Bass animated Christmas specials....come on down to the Griffin and try some Sawdust City!<br />
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Anyhoo, that just about does it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-49274732417264600502012-11-01T10:37:00.001-07:002012-11-01T10:59:13.556-07:00A Year and A DaySo it`s the day after Halloween and I`m sure many of you got all dressed up for festivities. Well that`s awesome, good for you for getting into the spirit! And there were probably a few of you even dressed up as Witches, be it in the traditional "Black-Pointy-Hatted-Witch-on-a-Broomstick" or the more modern and thereby more slutty "Short-Skirted-Low-Topped-Fishnet-Stocking-Sexy-Witch". Either way you went, you probably didn't go through the traditional "Year And A Day" training and studying that all hopeful young Witches must go through in the Wiccan faith before their initiation in the "Craft". In fact, if I were a bettin' man, I'd put all my money on that none of y'all Sexy Witches put in the effort?<br />
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Well don't take it too hard all you Sexy Witches, a year and a day is a long time and y'all probably got better things to worry about, like what slutty costume you gonna wear to the this years company Christmas Party. But back to the point and this over drawn, confusing and extremely tenuous segue...we here at the Sawdust City brewing company know just how long a year and a day can be, cause it's been exactly that long since we got our Manufacturer's License from the AGCO.<br />
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That's right folks, yesterday was the 1 year Anniversary of us being able to legally manufacture beer in the province of Ontario! So yesterday over at the Black Oak brewery in Etobicoke, we marked the date by brewing up a big ol'batch of our Lone Pine IPA. So look out for more Lone Pine IPA at your favourite beer bar real soon.<br />
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But back to the segue...the Wiccans may feel a year and a day is long enough to begin initiation into their craft, but after a year and a half in craft brewing, we feel that we've just started learning. (See how I finally tied that all together there, Halloween, Witches, Wiccans and Anniversaries...in hind sight, the pay off may not have been worth it). It's been a great first year and we feel blessed for all the support we've received so far, but we also look to the future and realize how much we still have to learn and how much more we still have to grow. Luckily we work in beer, so we know that as hard as it may be, we'll always have enough beer to get us through!<br />
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And speaking of enough beer, we've got two new fermenters! We're just as happy as all heck to hav'em, here take a look at a few pics. Here is a shot of them getting dropped off<br />
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And then here they are, all erect and proud<br />
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Aren't they just so handsome?<br />
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Well, as good as they look they can be a handful and it takes a little while to get them ready. We had to plumb them, wire them, passivate them (acid wash) and then make sure that everything is in working order before we can put our beer into them. So we just have to be patient for a few more days and then...more beer!<br />
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In the meantime, we've been busy putting out some beer for some really fun festivals. The 8th annual Cask Days festival was last weekend and Sawdust City was there with two casks (one of our own and a collaboration with House Ales) pouring along side a ton of other fantastic breweries from across Canada. It was a fun day and we were just glad to be a part of it. They may have heard it all ready, but the Morana's did a stellar job with this years festival and it boggles the mind to think about what they are going to do next year to top this years event. It seems each year it just gets better and better...and the beer too. Wow, the quality of beer at this years Cask Days was crazy. So many great casks. Here's a shot of everyone enjoying said casks -<br />
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How great is it to see so many people drinking craft beer? But this is a Sawdust City blog, so here are a few shots of our casks, first up, "I Went on a Date With Brett and Showed Him My Nuts". This was a Belgian Brown Ale aged on brettanomyces with dates and chestnuts. Looks like they couldn't get the whole name on the cask.<br />
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And here's our collaboration with Eric at House Ales, G8 Summit. We used 8 different grains (barley, wheat, rye, oats, millet, red quinoa, rice, spelt) and hopped it with only Summit hops.<br />
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There were over 100 casks and many of them were top notch...believe me, I uh, tried a lot of them. Let's just say that the ride home was a little...blurry. But again, congrats to the Morana's and the rest of the team for a great event and congrats to the brewers for bringing their A games. Fun times.<br />
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Outside of Cask Days, we also did a one-off for the Black & Orange Halloween Party at BarHop in Toronto. I brewed this one with my good pal Noddy, we've collaborated before most recently this summer on, "Joyce De Witte" and we kept with the pop culture theme by brewing a Smoked Pumpkin Chai Roggenbier called "The XTC Version was Better". This of course was in reference to the song "Peter Pumpkinhead" which was later covered by Canada's own, The Crash Test Dummies. After a short listening session, we both felt that the XTC version was better...hence the name! The beer itself was a smokey and spicy with a nice light body. It worked well.<br />
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So what's up next for Sawdust City? Well, like I've said a few times now, we've got our two fermenters now so hopefully that will keep us busy for the next few moths filling them up with freshly made beer. The first two beers going into the tanks are going to be Skinny Dipping Stout and Gateway Kolsch. We haven't brewed the stout for quite sometime so I'm pretty stoked to brew it again. After that it looks like Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus, our Uranal Stout is going to be coming back! For those of you that forgot about it, here's the label -<br />
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If everything goes according to Hoyle, we'll get this brewed by the end of November for a release in early 2013. <br />
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Anyhoo, that's about it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mug and the sawdust beneath your feet.<br />
<br />Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-44265282111115860182012-10-09T12:52:00.001-07:002012-10-09T16:36:06.635-07:00Niambic the All Ontario LambicSo it's been another crazy few weeks here at Sawdust City, first we were off to The Kiwi in Cambridge for their Casktravaganza where we were pouring along side our friends at Lake Of Bays and Nickelbrook breweries. We brought along a cask of our Lone Pine IPA that apparently had a little too much "jazz" in it, cause when we tapped it, yours truly got pretty much douched in sweet, delicious hop juice. It was a little messy, but worse things have happened. <br />
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Then it was off to The Grand Theater in London for the 1st annual Arts & Draughts. For the first time out, this was a great event. Capped at 200 people the sold out event wasn't over crowded but had enough keen beer drinkers to keep all us breweries pouring and talking all night long. If this was any indication, this will be a fantastic event in the years to come. Thanks to all that set it up and we definitely look forward to next year.<br />
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The very next day it was back to Toronto to not only keg the latest batch of Ol'Woody Alt (which is hitting bars, pubs and restaurants as we speak), but to also take part in what we can only assume is Ontario's first commercial attempt at a traditional Lambic style beer.<br />
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Employing a turbid mash, which can take well over 12 hours, spontaneously fermented with wild airborne yeast and aged in oak barrels for 3 years, it's easy to understand why it may not have been attempted yet in Ontario. But a few weeks ago while, I was at The Amsterdam brewery tasting some beers with Iain Mcoustra, (Amsterdam's head brewer) I mentioned in passing that I was thinking of attempting a lambic. Iain quickly piped up and said that he had been working on an idea for a lambic with Mike Lackey from Great Lakes Brewery for quite sometime, he then asked if I'd be interested in getting in on it with them. Obviously I said yes.<br />
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Iain and Mike's plan was to brew the beer here in Toronto, put it into kegs and then ship it out to a winery in the Niagara Region. The beer would then be pushed into open fermenters, placed in a vineyard and then allowed to pick up which ever wild yeast may be floating about. It was an awesome plan, one in which I was glad to take part.<br />
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Over the next few weeks, working with Iain, Mike and Jason from The Indie Alehouse, the plan was refined and cobbled together until we had it all worked out.<br />
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So this past Thursday night we all convened at The Indie Alehouse for the first part of our three part plan, the turbid mash. Now, honestly we didn't do the full "traditional" turbid mash. That process requires many stages and temperature rests and mash boils, so we elected to go for a shortened 11 hour version of the turbid mash. Seeing as the whole plan was going to be carried out over 3 days, we figured it best to split the work load into shifts. Jeff Broeders, the brewer at Indie Alehouse and I drew the short straws and were given the task of completing the long, over night brew. But before we could do that, we had to drink some beer for inspiration, there may have been some Lambics consumed that evening.<br />
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We began by milling this Ontario grown Red Fife Wheat, then it was straight into the mash.<br />
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It's great brewing a new style of beer because you learn something new each time you do. This lambic was no exception, it was like unlearning everything you'd been taught in brewing school and working in a North American brewhouse. Take this mash for example, the grist to water ratio is completely out of wack compared to what we would normally do. It almost came spilling out of the mash tun.<br />
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This was actually the second part of the mash in. There were two main steps, the first required only a portion of the water and grist to go in. We mashed in at 60C then raised to 100C and rested for a half hour. Then we added the remaining water and grain and reduced temperature to 70C and held for two and a half hours. Yes, two and a half hours.<br />
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After the mash was completed, we transfered to the lauter tun and began the run off back to the kettle.<br />
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With such a high portion of wheat, we thought the run off might be a bit of a strain, but in fact it went pretty smoothly. We then boiled the wort for four and a half hours. I don't have a picture of that cause no one needs to see a kettle boil for four and a half hours. Trust me. But what you do need to see are the 3 year old super cheesy hops Mike Lackey brought. If only you could smell these bad boys. If only.<br />
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After the boil, that was it for Jeff and I, our shift was mercifully over...we may have been a little tired. Iain and Lackey took over from there, putting the boiled wort into kegs and transporting it out to The Good Earth Vineyards. They hand bombed all those kegs by themselves. The troopers. Now, I wasn't present for this next portion of the project, so I may get a few things wrong. My apologies boys.<br />
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Once out at The Good Earth our lads were surrounded by grape vines, apple and peach trees. The beer was transferred into the open fermenters and allowed to sit, with open warm, inviting arms.<br />
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Iain and Lackey now had the task of watching over the fermenters to ensure nothing unsavoury flew, dove or crawled into them. The weather was also a bit of an issue and tents had to be erected to protect the wort from the unruly Fall rain and wind. <br />
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Jeff did manage to make it out to the vineyard at one point, but it was still a long night for the two of them. Eventually though, as it tends to do, day broke and revealed the lovely landscape that is the Niagara region.<br />
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Finally after almost three full days, the hopefully inoculated turbid wort was transferred into its home for the next three years. <br />
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We'll be doing this again next year and then the year after that at which point we'll be working on the blending.<br />
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Like I said, this may be the first attempt at a true lambic in Ontario (we never did check and honestly it's not why we did it) and we aren't sure how exactly this is going to turn out, but it's like they say..."it's the journey not the destination". Just being a part of this experiment was a fantastic experience. Working with Iain, Mike, Jeff and Jason was not only fun, but also a great learning experience. The best part of collaborations are what you learn from them. Each of those guys are great brewers but at the same time they are all very different brewers. Getting to see how each of them works and how each of them looks at a problem is for me, an invaluable learning tool. Plus we got to drink a lot of really cool beers while we did it.<br />
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Hopefully in three years we'll have about 25hl of a really great tasting lambic. And honestly with these guys behind the project I don't doubt it at all. But even if we don't, I think we've proved that Ontario is ready for this type of beer. It's about time that we as brewers start to push the envelope and begin trying new (and by new I mean a very, very old style of brewing) excited brews right here in Ontario. Ontario deserves it.<br />
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Anyhoo, that's about it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-86576746253306013742012-09-24T09:15:00.001-07:002012-09-24T17:15:28.369-07:00The Good, The Bad & The HairyHowdy Y'all, firstly this blog post has nothing to do with Clint Eastwood. As much as I'd like it to, it just doesn't, so if you have any problems with the title, send a letter.<br />
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Also, there really isn't any "The Bad", this is mostly a Good & Hairy post, but that just didn't roll off the tongue quite as well. So again, any problems, I direct you to write that letter again.<br />
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And for those of you who do want to write a letter, please do, cause it's always nice to receive a letter in the mail isn't it?<br />
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Well that's enough of that, on with the post!<br />
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So Toronto Beer Week came and went last week and what a week it was! My liver has served me papers and officially brought suit against the rest of my person...but outside of that I thought it was a purdy darn good week. We officially Rocked The Danforth with our good friends at Great Lakes and Bartowel. Some of us rocked it a little too irresponsibly but that happens. That happens. We met some good folks and tasted some great beers at the C'est What? "New Brewers" night. Chris Schryer broadcasted my ugly mug all over the interwebs with the Brewer's Round Table. But seriously thanks Chris, Iain and Mike it was a blast and hopefully it will happen again. And "Just The Mention of Berlin Makes Me Sexy" tasted just dandy at barVolo's, We Live For the Funk night. But what I really wanted to get into was The Mighty Mustache Competition at The Only Cafe. I gotta say, it was the highlight of my week. Fabian and the crew at The Only put on a great show and as far as I'm concerned it went off brilliantly!<br />
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I don't know exactly what I was expecting. We aren't much for planning, a lot of flying by the seat of our pants. But let me just say this, what did end up happening that night, it was exactly what I was expecting!<br />
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Like always, The Only had the bar prepped (they are clearly much much better at planning than me). We got there and the taps were ready to go. <br />
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All labeled and looking oh so handsome<br />
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The Princess was there to do some judging.<br />
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All dressed up and looking oh so handsome.<br />
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And he brought along his lovely wife Jen and our good friend and great sport Mike D from The Atomic Geeks to help him with the judging.<br />
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Now let me lay it out for you, we had a number of contestants, with varying degrees of facial hair and mustache styles, so we needed to level the playing field and make this a fair competition. So before we could start the show we had to learn them on the rules. The contestants had to not only parade their fantastic 'staches in front of the judges and the audience but they also had to wow the crowd with the stories behind said 'stache. And I gotta say,everyone of them, to a man, did an absolutely bang up job. We threw this curve ball at them last minute and they all pulled it off. Kudos to all of you and thank you so much for taking part in the 1st Annual Mighty Mustache Competition.<br />
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So here they are, with out further adieu..The Contestants!<br />
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Zee Devil!<br />
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Zee Lover!<br />
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Zee Lumberjack!<br />
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Zee Pugilist!<br />
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Zee Farmer!<br />
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And er..Zee Hedgeman!<br />
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I apologize for all of those names, I made them up...well except for one. They are all terrible, terrible names.<br />
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Like I said, they not only had to have some serious 'stache, but they also had to sell the story. So after each one of them took the mic and spun some great yarns, the judges tabulated the scores.<br />
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Unfortunately none of our judges were very strong with the maths, so Mike D had to tabulate the exceedingly high scores on his electronic phonemachine.<br />
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Seriously, that is one badass mustache!<br />
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But again thank you to all the contestants for coming out, cause with out you, there would be no ballin' 'staches. It's my honour to share the stage with all of you.<br />
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And thanks to Chris Grimley for taking on the role of MC for the evening, you did a bang up job and we really do appreciate it. And of course, thanks to the mighty, The Only Cafe for putting it all together. What more can I say, you gotta love The Only. <br />
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So what's up next for Sawdust City? Well we have a few events in the West end of the province over the next few weeks. On Thursday, September 27th we will be in picturesque Cambridge, ON at The Kiwi for Caskstravaganza. Along with our good pals at Nicklebrook and Lake Of Bays, we'll be showing off our wares to great drinkers of the tri-city area. Peep the poster.<br />
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And then on Wednesday, October 3rd we are heading even more Westerer, to London, ON and The Grand Theater for the Arts & Draughts Gala Event. There is going to be some great local craft beer pouring that night and all the money goes to help the theater and the local art scene so come on out and support. Peep the poster.<br />
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Well again, Toronto Beer Week was a blast, thanks to all the organizers, bars, breweries and just about everyone that came together to make it all happen. It was awesome and I can't wait til next year.<br />
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Anyhoo, that's about it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.<br />
<br />Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-36043015802647042852012-09-04T10:55:00.001-07:002012-09-04T10:58:38.247-07:00And The Days Are Short Again...Not sure how many of you out there will recognize it, but I stole the handle for this here blog post from the title of an old Furnaceface album...it always reminds me of this time of year. A sorta sad mixture of melancholy and nostalgia. Of good times coming to an end. I mean, the CNE has wrapped up, the kiddies are back at school and the last Summer long weekend has come and gone. I know, I know, technically summer isn't over until September 21st and yes, technically the days started getting shorter again on June 21st...but who are we kidding, for all intents and purposes Summer ends the day after Labour Day. <br />
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Labour Day maybe the unofficial end of summer, but there are some good folks out there doing there best to remind us that Summer still has some good days left in her, and she's ain't going down with out a fight!<br />
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Take for example this Sunday, September 9th. The 1st Annual Street Food Vendor Awards are being held at the Evergreen Brickworks in Toronto, ON. Taking advantage of one of the few nice days Summer has left to offer, Ontario's best street food vendors are coming out to celebrate, showcase some of there wares and to educate the public on what great things are happening in the world of street food. And Sawdust City will be there pouring at the event! It'll be tough to stand behind the taps all day with so much great food right at our finger tips, but we'll do our best. <br />
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Here check out this here poster and get ye to the Brickworks on Sunday, it's sure to be a great event.<br />
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Then right on the heels of this fantastic event comes The Premium Beer Experience. On Thursday, September 13th with just over a week left in Summer, at The Berkley Church in downtown Toronto comes this very special beer event. With all participating breweries bringing special one-off beers or new brands that are set to launch, it's a great opportunity for beer lovers to get out and try some new and exciting beers from some of Ontario's finest craft brewers. And guess what? Sawdust City will be there with not one, not two, but three beers! So if you fancy yourself a beer fan, get ye to The Church on Berkley for this one of a kind event. Check the website for details -<br />
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So now we're down to just one week left in Summer and what better way to spend it than by taking in as many events as you can during Toronto Beer Week! From September 14th to September 22nd (yes I know that technically is Fall...but come on!) in venues all over the great city of Toronto, comes Toronto Beer Week. Now I can't sit here and list off all the events cause daggit, there is just way too many! But I will tell you about all the events that Sawdust City will be taking part in. <br />
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First up we have The Danforth Pub Crawl. On Monday, September 17th starting at 545p with our good friends from The Great Lakes Brewery and The Bar Towe,l we will be making our way from the close West to the far East of the mighty and historic Danforth Avenue. Rockin' 5 bars along the way, it's a great way to get out and not only enjoy one of Summer's last remaining days, but to try some beer, meet some good people and find a new watering hole! Check the poster -<br />
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It's probably going to be a long night, I've been known to get out of hand from time to time, but I've got to recovery quickly cause just two short days later we will be hosting an event at one of Toronto's best watering holes, The Only Cafe! Now if you have a duster, a soup strainer, a 'stache or whatever name you've decided to give it, I suggest you get out to The Only Cafe on Wednesday, September 19th cause we're hosting the 1st Annual Mighty Mustache Competition and The Golden Cant Hook is on the line. Well that and the bragging rights that you have the baddest 'stache this side of the Don River! <br />
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Blurrgh...don't read the date too carefully! That's Wednesday, September 19th! <br />
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Anyhoo the very next night, the second last day of Summer, at another of Toronto's finest beer bars, we will have one of our collaborations beers pouring at barVolo's fantastic event, "We Live For the Funk". A 3.8% BerlinerWeiss brewed with Iain Mcoustra of The Amsterdam Brewing Co., "Just The Mention of Berlin Makes Me Sexy", is a tart little minx aged on grapefruit and lechee. Very rare and very special, there is only one keg of this in existence, so get ye down to barVolo on Thursday, September 20th and get yer Funk On!<br />
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Alright, last day of summer, September 21st and we'll be at yet another beer institution in Toronto...C'est What? The new brewers night is an event that gives folks the chance to come out and meet some of Ontario's newest craft brewers. You can sit down and chat over a few pints and find out a little bit more behind these odd fellows who call themselves brewers. What motivates them to get up unholy hours, slave over kettles for god knows how long and work for minuscule amounts of money. Please ask them all of those questions...<br />
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And then it's over...Summer will be gone for another year. But don't fret good readers cause it will be back and well the Fall is pretty awesome too. Cause now it's time for big beer season! Break out the stout!<br />
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Anyhoo, that's just about does it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mug and the sawdust beneath your feet.<br />
<br />Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-75052896967547625502012-08-07T11:38:00.001-07:002012-08-07T11:38:31.188-07:00Parking Lots in Parking-lotsYes we've been parking lots in parking-lots...and pouring lots of beer in these here lots. Dang, it that ain't a lotta lots. Well, I'm guessin' I should hush up with all these lots now.<br />
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Well here's the first parking lot we parked and poured at this weekend; The Mighty Griffin Gastropub in Bracebridge, ON. Last Friday, August 2nd along side our good friends from Beaus's Brewery, we plopped down our kegs and poured for the Midnight Madness Parking Lot Party...and why yes, if it wasn't just pure madness! The lot was packed all night long with shoppers, party-ers and fun seekers alike. The boys at the Griffin, now they've been running this here event for 4 years or so now and each year it proves to be a hoot. We're certainly much obliged for their hospitality and look forward to many more such parking lot parties in the future.<br />
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Unfortunately t'wernt no overnight parkin' at the Griffin so we had to pack up our belongings and make way to Kahshe Lake for the 30th Annual Kahshe Lake Craft Show and Sale.<br />
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A little less asphalt and a lot more grass, this here lovely parking lot turned out to be right on the shores of beautiful Kahshe Lake. Now I ain't sayin' the Griffin ain't real purdy, but dang if this place don't just beat all! Surrounded by tall pines and sitting right on the heels of the historic Rockhaven Inn, the setting for the Kahshe Lake Craft Show was down right gorgeous, if I don't mind sayin' so myself.<br />
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The weather may have been a little gloomy, but heck, it didn't stop the determined folk of Kahshe Lake from comin' on out to see the crafts and try some beer!<br />
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There was a steady line of people all day and shoot if I didn't have some down right decent conversations with many of them. Good folks they were on Kahshe Lake. And with food, music, crafts and well...craft beer, there was certainly enough to keep everyone busy!<br />
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If you ain't never ventured down to the Kahshe Lake Craft Show and Sale, I do highly recommend it!<br />
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That was it for this weekend, but coming up in just two short weeks, yer gonna find us parked down at the Special Events Field on the Muskoka Wharf pourin' beer for the 21st Annual Dockside Festival of the Arts.<br />
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Well shoot, now don't that look just look real darn snappy to you? Well, if it do, I suggest you come on down to the Muskoka Wharf from August 17 to 19 and see fer yer self.<br />
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Now like I said, we done gonna be there for 3 full days doin' our Sawdust thang, but then we gotta be hittin' the road cause we got another park to be parkin' and pourin' at. This time, it's Annie Williams Park right on the shores of the Mighy Muskoka River in downtown Bracebridge for the 4th Annual Muskoka Beer Fest. The boys from the Griffin are puttin' it on again and you just know Sawdust City is gonna be there pourin' beer and havin' a grand ol' time. And you know what? Looks like Lone Pine IPA might just make the trip with us! Now, it ain't gonna be quite ready for draught, but we know we gonna bring a fresh cask of dry-hopped goodness with us. Stuffed right to the hilt with Chinook, Simcoe and Columbus hops, the Lone Pine ain't fer the faint of heart. Along side Lone Pine, looks like we gonna be bringin' some Gateway Kolsch, some Golden Beach Pale Wheat and maybe one or two more special brews for y'all to try.<br />
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Now we know it ain't always about us, we're certainly lookin' forward to seein' and tastin' some of the beers from our brewery brethren at this years Muskoka Beer Fest. It's always great to see so many familiar faces up in our neck of the woods. The boys at the Griff have made some friends over the years and these friends, well they done usually come packin' beer. So head out to Annie Williams Park on August 25th and check out this years fest. Dag, here be the website for all y'all who are into that kinda thing<br />
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Now we ain't quite done yet, so hold onto yer hats. The very next day we have another parking lot to get too! No rest fer the wicked as they say. Savour Simcoe, which is into it's 5th year, is gonna be held on the outdoor grounds of the Simcoe County Museum. This is gonna be the first year Sawdust City has ventured out this way and we're rarin' to go. Just check out his list of vendors, I think yer gonna wanna come join yer self<br />
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Dang if this post ain't gettin' long in the tooth. But don't worry, I only gots one more parking lot to tell you about and this one, well it's down in the big city! On September 9th at the Brickworks in Toronto, Sawdust City is gonna pullin' into the parking lot to be a part of the 1st Annual awesTRUCK festival. Now for those of you who don't know about awesTRUCK, take a gander at this here website<br />
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Now tell me you don't wanna go to that! We most certainly do. So if you find yer self wonderin' down by way of the Brickworks on September 9th, stop by our booth, say hello and try some Sawdust City, we love makin' new friends.<br />
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Anyhoo, that just about does it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-52644474459216761052012-07-18T07:24:00.001-07:002012-07-18T07:24:24.490-07:00Beer in the Summer? Haven't Tried That Before.Howdy Y'all, so it's been a while since we last spoke, but it's summer and it seems people like to drink beer in the summer. Go figure. And although this is Sawdust City's first official summer brewing beer we've been extremely busy, slingin' pints and getting our name out to all you good beer drinkin' folks. And shucks, it seems to be goin' all right! But with so many great events going on across this great province of ours, it's all we can do to keep up. But we're determined gadnammit! So we've pulled up our socks, put our heads down and hopefully you've had a chance to hear, see or drink some of what we've been brewin' up here in Sawdust City. But if you haven't, cause you've been our enjoying all this wonderful sun we've been having, don't fret, we've got yer back. We've throwin' together a little recap of the summer so far for ya here on the blog, so buckle up and take a read!<br />
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After the chaos that was OCB Beer Week back in June, Sawdust City kept the momentum going right into July with a radio spot on the Fearless Fred Show on Edge 102. For those of you that didn't get a chance to hear it, here is the full interview.<br />
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This was the first time I was actually on air, but this interview marks the third time Sawdust City has been covered by Fearless Fred and Chris Schryer. So big thanks to them and all the support that they've given us.<br />
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That same week, the National Post did a write up on Session 99 Craft Beer Fest and some of the summer beers available during the show and throughout the summer. And yes, Sawdust City made the cut! It not only talks about us, but also some other great Ontario craft breweries like our good friends at Spearhead and our neighbours in the North, Lake of Bays. Again, if you haven't had a chance to read the article yet, here's the link...have a read.<br />
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We took a bit of a hiatus in early July as we'd run ourselves pretty ragged, but in that down time we were able to get the next batch of Kolsch brewed and learn how to use our brand spanking new 4-head HDP bottle filler. The Kolsch is tasting great and should be in bars by early next week, but the filler still has a few kinks to work out. Let's just say there is a bit of a learning curve. But that's okay, we'll get it working smoothly and hopefully more growlers and bombers will find there way into bars across Ontario very shortly.<br />
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That little break also gave us time to head back up to Niagara and check the progress of Princess and Girlpants as they quietly age in the two oak blueberry wine barrels. I took a sample and they were both tasting great. The oak character hits you right away both on the aroma and on the palate. The hops have mellowed and it's become a different beer altogether. We are going to age it for a few more weeks and then we will be kegging it off and then packaging the entire batch into bombers. Look for this new beer, Princess and Girlpants Meet the O.D.B. in mid-August at a great beer pub near you.<br />
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But hiatus' have to end and it was back to slingin' pints. Last week we had the honour of pouring some Golden Beach Pale Wheat and How Do You Say Monkey in Latin? back home in Gravenhurst. To celebrate the opening of the new Norman Bethune Museum, the Chinese "twin" city of Gravenhurst, Boading City of the Hebei Province sent some dignitaries to Muskoka to witness the ceremonies. It was great to be part of the event and have the chance to not only meet some new local faces but to also meet some new Chinese friends.<br />
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A few short days later it was back to our second home, Toronto, for a Toronto Festival of Beer satellite event at WVRST beer and sausage hall. Along with Great Lakes, King Brewery, Flying Monkey's and our good pals at Black Oak, we poured some beer to pair along side the sausages prepared by WVRST. Again, it was a fun event and it's always nice to get out and talk to people one on one about the beer we are brewing and what's happening with Sawdust City.<br />
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Next up, we're off to Niagara to brew this years vintage of the Great Weiss North. If you recall, this is a beer we brewed with the good folks at the Niagara Teaching Brewery last year for the Canadian National Exhibition. Sawdust City came up with an idea to brew a beer with an ingredient from every province and territory in the country, we wanted to exhibit all of Canada at the Canadian National Exhibition. Jon Downing, brew master at the College, was good enough to throw together a recipe and allow us to use his brew house. Need some more help remembering? Well here is the poster from last year -<br />
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This will be our second kick at the can, so we've made a few adjustments to improve upon last years wonderfully delicious brew. This time around we're brewing it a little earlier and giving it a few more weeks to age and hopefully clarify a little more. But other than that, it's basically the same recipe, a melange of grain, berries, teas and spices from all across our great nation. So if you enjoyed it last year, come out to the CNE again and try this years version. I'm sure you'll be even happier!<br />
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To bring a close to July, Sawdust City will be doing a "Mash-up" with our friends at Spearhead for the Toronto Festival of Beer. We're taking one of Spearheads newest brews and one of our brews and making a summer time concoction like no other. It's top secret, so I can't divulge which brews each one of us will be bringing, you'll have to come by the Mash-up tent to find out for yourself!<br />
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August starts with a bang. First up, we got the parking lot party at the Griffin Gastropub in Bracebridge on Friday, August 3rd. Along side our good friends at Beau's All Natural Brewing, Sawdust City will be pouring a number of different beers to the thirsty Midnight Madness patrons. Like every year, this will be a very well attended event with lots of great music, amazing food and tasty beer, so come early and stay late!<br />
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Two days later Sawdust City will be pouring at the 30th Annual Khashe Lake Craft Show. This will mark the first time in the thirty year history of the event that they will be pouring beer. Sawdust City is extremely proud to be the first brewery to do so. We'll have Gateway Kolsch and Ol'Woody Alt pouring so if you haven't had a chance to try either, this would be a great time. Held at the Rockhaven Inn on North Kahshe Lake Road, there will be many local artisans, bakers and craftsmen displaying there wares, so come for some craft and try some craft beer!<br />
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Then on the weekend of August 17,18,19 Sawdust City is going to be sponsoring the 21st Annual Gravenhurst Dockside Festival at the Muskoka Wharf. With over 5,000 attendees, this is going to be one fantastic event! There will be many original, unique, one-of-a-kind and skill fully created articles on display over the 3-day event and with the unbelievably amazing back drop of the Muskoka Wharf what better reason do you have to come out? Oh yeah, beer! As the main sponsor of the event, Sawdust City will have a beer tent running throughout the 3 days and will be showcasing a number of different beers. It's simple math folks, Crafts + Craft Beer = 1 Great Event. Check out the Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce Website for more information -<br />
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And if that's not enough, we have two more events still to come in August! The 4th Annual Muskoka Beer Festival will again be held at Annie Williams Park on Saturday, August 25th. Sawdust City was there last year, but we didn't have any of our "own" beers to pour, this year we'll have plenty! Check out the website for updates or go to their Facebook/Twitter page and follow this great summer event -<br />
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The very next day we are off to Savour Simcoe. In it's 5th year, Savour Simcoe celebrates local heritage, agriculture and regional cuisine and Sawdust City will be there sampling some our beers. So if by late August you still haven't had a chance to try our stuff, come out to this wonderful event and try it along side some great food and drink from other amazing local artisans.<br />
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Well sheesh, that got a little long winded there! But I think I got pretty much everything covered. So like I said, it's a busy summer and we really do hope to see y'all out at some of these events.<br />
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Anyhoo, that's about it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.<br />Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-53042535696527354542012-06-26T12:16:00.001-07:002012-06-26T12:27:42.156-07:00The Week That Was<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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OCB Beer Week 2012 has come and gone, but it won't soon be forgotten. It's left it's mark in our collective consciousness. In previous years I never found that this week really lived up to the hype. Sure there have always been a lot of events, but they never seemed to be as big as the advertising suggested. Maybe I just didn't go to enough events? Maybe I'm just went to the wrong ones? Maybe I'm just plain wrong? Either way, this year there just seemed to be a lot more weight behind everything. The craft beer market seems to have reached a critical mass and it's really starting to show.<br />
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By all accounts, the events seemed to be well attended and well put together. Events seemed to have the solid advertising and promotion behind them and leading up to events, there seemed to be lots of excitement and anticipation. The Twitters and Facebooks seemed to be a glow up right before an event. Every night people seemed to just want to go out and try something new.<br />
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And we here at the Sawdust City Brewing Co, are just down right happy to be involved in any way. No we aren't a part of the OCB quite yet, but we're new and we're very small. So it just hasn't made sense for us to join yet. But still, we were able to hop on the wave and be a part of a few events through out the week.<br />
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As I outlined in the last post, we had a lot going on. Collaborations, Tap Takeovers, Beer Festivals...it was a big week for us. And it didn't disappoint. <br />
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Starting with the Antique Car Show in Gravenhurst last Saturday (that's a photo up top there), we couldn't have asked for a better summer day. 26C and sunny, it was a great opportunity for Sawdust City to showoff to our local crowd. The days started off great and we went through a lot of beer early on. It tailed off near the end, but as far as first time events go (it was the first time they'd ever had beer at this event) it was a sure-fire winner. Thanks to everyone at the Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce for asking us to take part in this event. We had a great time and look forward to working with you all again in the future.<br />
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That was one event, now how about the collaboration I was talking about. Brewed earlier in the month, specifically for OCB Beer Week, Daily Bread Saison, was a collaboration we did with the Black Oak and Cheshire Valley (sorry, this is an early version of the poster with neither breweries logo included). A Belgian Table Sasion, this beer was definitely brewed to be a session beer. At only 4.5% and with a gentle, refreshing and thin body, this ale will be perfect for the summer.<br />
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Other breweries around Ontario also did collaboration brews for OCB Beer Week as well, with many of them being showcased at events through out the province. It was a pleasure to work with the guys at Black Oak again and to work with Paul Dickey from Cheshire Valley for the first time.<br />
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Next up we had the "Tap Take Over" at WVRST Beer and Sausage Hall in downtown Toronto. The good folks at WVRST gave us 8 taps to show off our wares. And show off we did. We gathered all the beer that we could muster and did our best to impress. The crowd was fantastic and the bar was packed all night long. For our first ever tap take over this was an amazing night. It also marked the 1 year anniversary of our first ever pilot brew at the Niagara College. So in 1 year we went from a single pilot batch to having 8 beers on tap and a great beer bar in downtown Toronto...not too shabby. Thanks so much to the WVRST for all the support they've given us throughout this first year. If it weren't for awesome places like this, we'd have no where to serve our beer!<br />
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Next up was Session 99, the big festival to wrap up the week. In it's third year of existence, Session 99 promised to be bigger and better than ever before...and bigger and better it was! Boasting an all-in-one $50 all you can eat and drink ticket, the revelers came out like never before. Almost 1,500 people over the two Sessions. 99 Sudbury was a packed both inside and outside. <br />
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I was inside, and with so many people trying our beer it was difficult to get outside, even for a minute. So unfortunately I have no outside shots...just this one from my booth.<br />
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It was great to have the chance to serve beer and to0 talk directly to everyone. So many people were genuinely interested in trying new beer and discovering new flavours, it was amazing just to be there. Over the two sessions we served almost 800 samples, that ain't bad. Getting the chance to get our beer into that many different hands is unbelievable. The staff and crew at Session 99 did a great job and this is will definitely be a premiere event in Toronto for years to come.<br />
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Anyhoo, that just about does it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the Sawdust beneath your feet.Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073435340426453749.post-18872203837161817622012-06-13T11:57:00.001-07:002012-06-13T13:48:28.113-07:00Happy Father's Day Eve Everyone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So June just started...and it's almost over. Months get lost, especially in Montreal. After spending the first week of this month in Montreal working the 5 day Mondial de la Biere Festival and the first ever Canadian Brewing Awards held outside of Ontario, the first two weeks seemed to pass over like a sound. A really loud, obnoxious drunken sound. But a sound non-the-less. Eitherwhich, the days they are a'gone now and it's almost Father's Day. <br />
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Playing second fiddle to Mother's Day, the mostly forgotten of the two parental holiday's, Father's Day normally just sees spikes in tie sales and World's Best Dad coffee mugs, but this year on Father's Day Eve, we're aiming to give Dear ol'Dad something a little special. The Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 19th Annual Classic and Antique Car Show at lovely Gull Lake Park. And Sawdust City will be there pouring our Ol'Woody Alt and releasing for the first time this year, our summer ale, Golden Beach Pale Wheat. This is the second time around for Golden Beach, but it's been a while, so peep the label for a refresher -<br />
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Along with all the beer, Chef Sean is going to be on hand as well cooking up some sweet, sweet pork. A full pig roasted on a spit! What more do you need? It's gonna be sun, cars, pork and beer. I'm pretty sure Dad's around Muskoka are going to be having a pretty awesome Father's Day this year.<br />
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But that's just Father's Day Eve my friends, this year, Father's Day also signifies the kick off of OCB Beer Week (<a href="http://www.ontariocraftbrewers.com/craftbeerweek/index.php#2">http://www.ontariocraftbrewers.com/craftbeerweek/index.php#2</a>) . Breweries, beer bars and beer fanatics across the province are hosting a multitude of events, collaboration brews and just fun times in general. For our part, Sawdust City has a number of things going on. Firstly, we put together a special collaboration brew with our good friends at Black Oak Brewery and Cheshire Valley Brewing Co. A Belgian Table Saison, CSB is the great foil to the June heat. 4.5% abv and loaded with fruity aromas, this is certainly a session beer...and it says it in the name! CSB stands for <b>C</b>ollaboration <b>S</b>ession <b>B</b>eligian or <b>C</b>heshire <b>S</b>awdust <b>B</b>elgian, pretty clever eh? This one-off collaboration can be found at a number of events through out the week.<br />
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One such event is our very own and very first tap takeover! Held at the amazing WVRST Beer and Sausage Hall in downtown Toronto (King & Portland - <a href="http://wvrst.com/">http://wvrst.com/</a>), Sawdust City is going to be pouring 8 beers through out the night. Yep, you heard it right, 8 beers. 5 of our very own brands and 3 collaborations. It's going to be a night of probably too much fun. But dang it you deserve it! Also, it's not only the very first day of Summer but it's also Rob's Birthday, so there are plenty of reasons to come out and celebrate. RESPONSIBLY!<br />
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That very same night, way across town at the legendary The Only Cafe (<a href="http://www.theonlycafe.com/theonly/ocbweek.html">http://www.theonlycafe.com/theonly/ocbweek.html</a>), my brother Jed and a few of his cohorts will be taking the stage as part of The Griffin House band. They will be representing Sawdust City in the Brewery Battle of the Bands. They are up against stiff competition though as the boys from Beau's will be in town rockin' the stage as well. So all you East Enders get out there, listen to some sweet tunes and drink some great beer. RESPONSIBLY!<br />
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Next up is Corks Beer & Wine bar @ Longo's in the Maple Leaf Sqaure. Hosting a mini beer fest, the good folks at Corks will be pouring some of Ontario's most unique beers in one of Ontario's most unique bar locations, in a grocery store! Running from 5-9pm that night, you've got 4 hours to get down town and taste some great beer. RESPONSIBLY!<br />
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Through out the week, Bryden's on Bloor (<a href="http://www.brydens.ca/">http://www.brydens.ca/</a>) will be hosting "The Best of the West" event, showcasing the best beers from Toronto's west end. Sawdust will be there with a few collaborations, "How do you say Monkey in Latin?" a beer we brewed with Black Oak and our friend Frederick Trembley from MicroBrasserie de Charlevoix in Quebec. It was a unique one-off brew we put together for the CBA's this year (but I've probably already told you about that). We'll also have "Marked For Death Match", a double collaboration! Half COCKpuncher, half IndieAleHouse Wit, it's Segal and Van Damme together at last. Starting Sunday and running all week there will certainly be plenty of chances to get out to Bryden's and enjoy RESPONSIBLY!<br />
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Lastly, to wrap up this amazing OCB Beer Week, we have Session 99 THE CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL. (<a href="http://sessiontoronto.ca/">http://sessiontoronto.ca/</a>) Full of special one-off casks and kegs, this festival not only showcases amazing beer from local breweries, but also great local food, music and artisans. Held at 99 Sudbury, Session is into it's third year and is out to prove it self as one of Toronto's premier beer events this year. And Sawdust City is going to be there pouring not only our beer, but also a few special collaborations never done tasted before. (wink, wink nudge, nudge Amsterdam and Bellwoods) But the real big deal this year is the deal it self. In order to taste all this lovely beer, all you have to do is pay one simple admission fee. That's right, no more waiting in line for beer tickets, no more muss or fuss. One price gets you all you can drink and eat. There are two sessions, 1-4pm and 6-9pm. Pay one price, drink and eat as much as you want for 3 hours. RESPONSIBLY!<br />
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Anyhoo, that's about it for now. Until next time, keep the beer in your mug and the sawdust beneath your feet.Sam Corbeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414303794522087471noreply@blogger.com0