How Do You Say Monkey in Latin?

Simia.

But wait, I'm getting a little ahead of myself.  First things first, let's talk about last weekend before we get to next weekend.

Last Saturday was the 1st annual Brews'n'Bands Festival at The Casbah in Hamilton.  A great beer bar / concert venue, The Casbah brings together two of our favourite things on a regular basis, indie music and craft beer.  But the Brews'n'Bands Festival was the first time they jammed the place, with 16 craft breweries and 5 bands, 4 food vendors and 1 radio station in one solid day of gloriousness. The Casbah's two levels were over flowing with beer and beer lovers and Sawdust City was there to witness....and to pour

Ol'Woody and COCKpuncher made the trip down to Hamilton.  No, the two DUDES are Sam and Sean, the BEERS are Ol'Woody and COCKpuncher.  Ol'Woody Alt, one of our 5 mainstay brands was tasting great and pouring well, but it tended to attract a more reserved crowd.  While COCKpuncher IPA an 8.5% massive IPA we brewed with our good friends at the the IndieAleHouse in Toronto, brought the rock and pulled in the more adventurous drinker.  A little ying and yang thing goin' on.

By early afternoon The Casbah was filled with revelers.  Beer lovers and music lovers coming together as one to enjoy the scene.  The beer was flowing and the first act, (one of my personal favourites) The Sadies took to the main stage at 4pm.  I may have left Sean to handle the pouring duties for a while...

After The Sadies rocked the stage, I headed down to do a little radio spot with 108 FM to talk Sawdust City and the growing craft beer movement in Ontario

And that was just the first session!  Session 2 started at 6p and brought in even more great indie music with The Wooden Sky, headlining.  A whole new crew of beer and music lovers made there way through the Casbah, sampling the wares of some of Ontario's finest breweries

D-Money in the house!

All and all it was a good day, but seriously, how can you not have fun with that much awesome music and amazing beer under one roof...it's pretty much impossible not too.  Brodie, the owner of The Casbah has big plans for this festival and with one successful year under his belt, I can't wait to see what he has planned for next years fest.  What ever he does plan, if they'll have us, Sawdust City will definitely be back

So what of all this latin monkey talk?  Well a few weeks ago, Frederick from Microbrasserie Charlevoix, Simon and John from Black Oak and yours truly from Sawdust City got together and brewed a special commemorative collaboration brew for the 10th Anniversary of the Canadian Brewing Awards.  This was first time a beer had been made specifically for this event, so we wanted to do something special.

What we came up with was a pretty unique brew.  A Dubbel IPA.  We've seen Belgian IPA's before, that's not really anything new, but what we wanted to do was take the DNA of a Belgian Dubbel and cross it with the DNA of an American IPA to not create and exact hybrid of the two distinct styles, but a whole new animal, unlike any seen before. So along with the old, we also wanted to throw in a dash of the new.  A little of the unknown into two styles we were pretty familiar with.  So we elected to use a few new varieties of hops that we had not used in the past to see what they`d bring to the table.

This was an experiment after all.  The outcome could have been an abomination onto beer.  An ungodly mistake, one that should never have been released to man.  But we were willing to take that chance and venture into the unknown.

So using the malt and yeast body of a Belgian Dubbel we added in the hop profile of an American IPA and what we ended up with was, `How Do You Say Monkey in Latin` .  Continuously hopped for 60 minutes with a boat load of Galaxy, Nelson Sauvin and Legacy hops, then dry hopped with another boat load of the same hops, Monkey turned out like nothing we`d ever tasted before.  Not really a Dubbel and not really an IPA, this beer has massive aromas of berries and wine, with just a hint of banana lurking around in the background.  The flavour is much of the same, some sweet malt melted into blackberry jam and red wine. Quite unique, and yet very drinkable....and at just under 7% abv, that could be trouble.

Oh yea, we also wanted to make this as Belgian as we could, so we bottle conditioned the brew as well.

But there isn`t much to go around so you`ll have to make the trip to Montreal to try this unique one-off brew and get your commemorative bottle in the CBA gift bag.

Here take a look at the label done by Shannon our design guru -

Big thanks to all the suppliers who generously donated to the brew - G & P  for the malt, Hops Direct (Beer and Wine Filter) for all the hops, H.Moore Printing Services for the amazing labels and United Bottles for the bottles.

Anyhoo, that just about does it for now.  Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.

Hello Summer, is that you?

Well it looks like Summer has come a little early this year and as far as I'm concerned that's welcomed news.  With the mercury rising and the outside gettin' all hot and bothered it's time to lose those pesky long pants and dawn the shorts for another season of fun.  And nothing goes better with good ol' fashioned Summer fun than good ol' fashioned beer!  And it just so happens that I might know some people with some. Hazzah!

In fact, here's some getting all gussied up for a night on the town

Ahhh, don't they look all purdy like?  Look at Ol'Woody trying to stuff it self into them tiny kegs...down right precious!

But seriously, with our second batch of Ol'Woody Alt out the door and hittin' the town, we quickly moved from our delicious Spring beer to our delicious Summer beer, Golden Beach Pale Wheat.  Brewed last week, this hop forward American Pale Wheat Ale will be the perfect foil to that pesky Summer swelter.  At only 4.8% abv and loaded with Galaxy hop goodness, this Summer ale will be hittin' patios in a few brief weeks.

If you don't remember it from it's first appearance last November, take a read on this hear label!

So what else is new you ask?  Well listen close to this. Sawdust City Brewing Co. done just collected it's first award!  That's right folks, our first award show garnered us our first ever medal, a silver in the Flavoured Beer Category for our Skinny Dipping With Friends.  Hazzah!  At last weeks Ontario Brewing Awards, Sawdust City was one of only two new breweries to bring home some hardware.  Pretty sweet if you ask me.  Don't believe me, take a look at this here photo -

Skinny Dipping With Friends was a beer we made for a special Valentine's Day POP-UP Dinner hosted by the Griffin and the Dad's of Bracebridge.  Using our Skinny Dipping Stout as a base, we carefully added Cinnamon and Vanilla to make this one special brew.  If you don't remember it from it's release, take a gander at this here label -

Apparently some folks done liked it real good.  To which we give a mighty big thank you.  We'd also like to give a big congrats to all the other breweries that took home some awards at the show.  I gotta say, it's a great time to be a beer drinker in Ontario.  With so many great breweries producing so many great beers, we are certainly one lucky province. So here's to all of you...cheers!

Lastly, our growlers are here and should be full of delicious beer real soon.  Our filler is being put together as we speak and should be at the brewery soon and with that, we'll get them filled.  Hazzah!  If you can't wait for brewery fresh beer, stop by the Griffin Gastropub in Bracebridge and their new upstairs lounge for some tap-filled growlers.  Don't believe me, take a look at this here pictures -

It done look real good, but it'll done look gooderer when it's full of beer!

Anyhoo, that's about it for now.  Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.

Sunny San Diego

So last week was exhausting.  Let me tell you why.

It was the CBC.  No not the peoples radio, but the Craft Brewer's Conference.  An annual event that brings the world of craft brewing together for 5 magical days.  This years conference was in sunny San Diego, California.  A drag, I know.  Here is the view from the house we rented

That's the ocean right across the street.  A drag, I know. Thanks to the good folks at TAPS Magazine for finding and renting this wonderful house.

Like I said, we were there for 5 days and each day was filled to the brim with craft beer goodness.  Day one saw us head up to Escondido to visit the beautiful Stone Brewing Co. facility.  About 30 miles north of San Diego, this brewery is a must for anyone heading to the area.

The event being thrown that night was Saison Du BUFF-et.  A play on words, the name of the event refers to the BUFF (Brewers United in Full Flavour...or something like that) group started back in 2003 I believe by The Stone Brewing Co, Dogfish Head and Victory Brewing.  Back in 2010, the three brewers got together and made a Saison and the event saw them serving this beer, the 2012 re-brewing and a number of other collaboration brews between some fantastic craft brewers. Oh yeah, there was also some fantastic food.  Here's what the Saison looked like -

An all you can eat, backyard BBQ at one of the most gorgeous breweries you'll ever see.  A drag, I know.
Thanks to Mike Laba and the good folks at Muskoka Brewery for giving us a lift out to Escondido.

Day 2 started with a bar crawl through some of San Diego's local awesome craft breweries.  First stop was Ale Smith, which was highlighted with too many samples of their astounding Speedway Stout. So good.
Next up was Green Flash which had too many good beers to name.  But ultimately it was their wonderful brewery and brewhouse that stole the show.  Seriously this place was perfectly laid out and executed.  A template for how a brewery should be designed.  Here is picture (a bad picture) of their facility.

After we left Greenflash it was off to Pizza Port for some lunch and more delicious beer.  Located in the Oceanside district of San Diego, this is a must visit for anyone who likes pizza or beer. So basically anyone on the planet.

From there we headed to Ballastpoint which has some of the hoppiest IPA's you'll ever done taste.  Big Eye and Scullpin.  Crazy.  I think I had a few too many samples, cause then this happened

It's so great that everyone has camera on their phones now.  Big thanks to Rob Morra from Beau's for doing the heavy lifting and putting this tour together.

After the tour it was off to the San Diego Zoo for the CBC opening ceremonies.  With beer stands and food tents set up throughout the park, this was a well put together event and a great way to kick start the conference.  It was also a way to say hello to some old friends and to make a few new ones.

Day 4 was the first day of the actual event.  The conference, as always, started with an awards ceremony and the Key Note address.  This years Key Note speaker was Steve Hindy from the Brooklyn Brewery.  From this picture it looks like that guy in the blue shirt had too much fun at the Zoo the night before.

The opening speeches were once again filled with positive information and statistics from last year.  With massive amounts of growth and many inroads made by the craft brewing world, the speeches were also filled optimism and a rosy outlook for the near future.

Along with the Key Note address and a number of seminars directed at helping brewers and breweries grow their businesses the CBC also features a massive trade exhibition.  And guess what we saw on one of the tables

Thanks to the good folks at Stanpac for bringing Sawdust City along for the ride!

Day 4 was Friday and back in not so sunny Toronto, this happened

http://www.edge.ca/Blogs/FearlessFred/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10380130

Another great review by Chris Schryer and Fearless Fred of Edge 102.1, this time of our newest release, The Princess Wears Girlpants.

Meanwhile back in sunny San Diego the CBC saga continues.  This time on a boat.  Thrown by the good folks at GEA, this boat tour was a fantastic event. Firstly, the San Diego harbour is beautiful.  Even more so at night.  Secondly, they loaded the boat with enough beer, sushi, scotch and cigars to satisfy the entire US Navy.  Infact three of them made the trip.  Look how happy they are

Oh wait, that's us.  But seriously, this is a snippet of the beer that was available.  These stations were all over the boat.  What to choose, what to choose.  Decisions can be tough.  A drag, I know.

Thank you GEA for putting on a great event.

Day 5 was mercifully the last day of the conference.  After a few more seminars and a little more smoozing we could finally head back to our oceanside house and relax with a few San Diego sized beers

Thank you Stone Brewing Co for providing way too much Ruination IPA.

All and all it was another successful CBC.  It was great to see so many Canadian brewers, breweries and beer bar owners make the trip down to San Diego to represent our wonderful and growing brewing scene.  I'd list you all, but seriously there was just too many....okay I will try

Amsterdam
Steamwhistle
Beau's
Grand River
Grapefruitmoon
Muskoka
Microbrasserie Charlevoix
Brasseur des Temps
Dieu du Ciel
McAuslan
Central City
The Junction
Burger Bar
Kensington Brewing Co
Niagara Teaching Brewery
Great Lakes
Granite
Nickelbrook
The Indie Alehouse
Spearhead
Garrison
Philips
Le Trou de Diable
Cheshire Valley
Denison's
Bryden's
Volo
The Rhino
TAPS
Toronto Brewing
The Griffin
The LCBO

Sorry if I missed you, like I said, there were a lot.

Anyhoo, that's about it for now.  Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.

The Benefit of Friends

So Spring sprung and then it shrunk.  Then it sprung up again.  Now it seems to have shriveled back down once again.  And no this isn't a slick segue into the fact that we just brewed our second batch of Ol'Woody Alt, cause that would be down right crass...although we did just brew it last week.  So yeah, I'll take the crassness and move on (also, keep an eye out for Ol'Woody, he should be springing up in awesome beer pubs early next month!).

Truth is I'm just bemoaning the lack of consistent, solid weather.  Mother Nature has been down right bi-polar this year. But this is Canada and really, we should kinda expect it.  Or at least just shut up and take it.  And take it we shall. Cause rain or shine or wind or snow, it's the Spring Fest at The Only Cafe this weekend!  So grab your shorts and sandals, or possibly Kodiaks and snow pants, cause either way, we be drinkin'!

There is a fantastic list of breweries lined up for this years event.  For further information check out the link I  done just posted right down there -

http://www.theonlycafe.com/theonly/fest.html

And if that list of awesome craft breweries is not enough to entice you to come, well listen up.  Sawdust City is going to be releasing their 2nd seasonal at this here Spring Fest.  That's right, The Princess Wears Girlpants will be making it's first appearance.  Well, actually 2nd appearance.  We did release a cask of it for last weekends wonderful IPA Cask challenge at barVolo (which woulda been a whole bunch more wonderful had our cask of Lone Pine not exploded! Cursed casks!) as part of Friday's fun night of festivities.  But honestly, this is a Belgian Golden Ale and it needs to be drank in it's proper fully carbonated form.  All dolled up and dressed to kill, The Princess Wears Girl Pants is an 8.5% Belgian Golden, loaded with Motueka, Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin hops.  Don't believe me.  Well check out this here poster and see for yourself.

Now before you go gettin' any cockimamy ideas about the origins of this beer handle, lemme just tell you, this beer done come by it's handsome moniker quite honestly.  Named after two of my very dear friends, Princess & Girlpants, this here ale is somewhat of a hybrid beer.  A special brew, I believe would be enjoyed by both equally.  You see Princess ain't too fond of big, hoppy beers, he like his pints to be easy drinkin' and not too harsh.  But Girlpants on the other hand, he done love his hops.  He want an aggressive, in yo' face, gut punchin' pint.  So I figure the best way to give them both what they want was to create an easy drinking 8.5% dry hopped Belgian, usin' only the juiciest varieties of New Zealand hops.  Don't believe me.  Well read this here back label a see for yourself.

So yeah, maybe at first blush the names of our seasonal and one-off beers at the Sawdust City Brewing Co., may seem silly and outlandish, cause well...hey they are.  But there is method to our collective madness.  Each of our beers, each of our names, and each of our labels, has in it, important details from the lives we live.  Be it intimate details about the town we live in, the family and friends that populate our lives or just the books and artwork that have been important to us over the years.  We want to honour all those things and the best way we know how, is to make a beer with a silly name about them.   Cause in the end, it's just beer folks and it should be fun.

Well that's that.  So what else is new?  Well lots, but that's gonna have to wait.  It's a busy time for the Sawdust City Brewing Co., as we're all off to wild south west. We're all headin' down to San Diego for the Craft Brewer's Conference next week.  A great event that may or may not prove to be my own personal Waterloo.  Last years conference in San Fran almost did me in and this year my brother is going.  Not good.  Wish me luck.

If I do make it out alive, I promise to bring back tales of beer glory and wonder.  Until then, everything will have to wait.

Anyhoo, that's about it for now.  Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.

Post v. Brew

Ladies and Gentleman of the jury, I know it has been some time since I last posted on this here internet, but over the course of this blog post I will prove BEYOND a shadow of a doubt that I was in fact, extremely busy and was by no means neglecting my duties as your guide to Sawdust City.
If it pleases the court, I would like to offer in to evidence, Exhibit A -

The logo and label for Sawdust City's next and second seasonal release of 2012.  Proof, that while I haven't been updating the blog as much as I ought too, I have most certainly been hard at work creating new brands of beer for our burgeoning brewery.

Brewed with three new and exciting hop varieties from New Zealand (Moteuka, Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin), "The Princess Wears Girlpants" is also Sawdust City's first attempt at a Belgian style ale.  Not quite a Golden Ale.  Not quite a Tripel.  And not really a Belgian IPA, this unique beer is a little of everything.  A beautiful golden hue, easy to drink even at 8.5% abv and with a hop forward profile, this ale has it all.  And too top it all off, half of the batch is going to be aged in oak blueberry wine barrels...donated to us by the good folks at Muskoka Winery (http://www.cranberry.ca/) .

So, as you can plainly see, Ladies and Gentleman, that with this new beer there is definitely good reason for my internet tardiness.  Internet tardiness?  Umm...on second thought, can I have that last statement stricken from the record?

Moving on.  Next I would like to offer into evidence, Exhibit B -

The poster for barVolo's 4th annual IPA Cask Challenge.  Now although Sawdust City is very new and is just getting it's proverbial feet wet, we are by no means going to back down from a challenge.  So in order to prepare for this single elimination, brewery throw down, we decided to hike up our socks and work a little harder to prepare something special for this fantastic event.

With so many great breweries filling up the brackets of this hotly contested competition, we knew that we would have to be at our absolute best if we would have even a Mynocks chance on Hoth in taking home the hardware. Good people of the Jury, please excuse my obscure Star Wars reference. I may have gotten a little excited just there.  But I assure you, my resolve has never been stronger...crap, I did it again!.

Now where were we.  Oh yes...so again, as you can see, my time has been taken up by not only creating new beers, but also by brewing beer for this competition.  With only so many hours in a day good Jury, you must understand why I may have slacked a little in my posting duties.

And lastly kind Jury, Exhibit C -

The label and logo of Sawdust City's Lone Pine IPA.  The first of our "Mainstay" brands to be brewed for a second time. I felt, as head brewer, that I had to make sure that this batch was hoppy-er, piny-er and bitterer-er, than the first.  So while I enjoyed the first batch quite thoroughly, I decided to dedicate more time and effort to making this IPA the best it could be.

Brewed at the beginning of March, this ale needed extra time and care with loads of late and dry hopping.  So instead of chaining myself to the laptop, I tethered myself to the brew house.  And upon it's release, I had to make sure it got into the hands of some of Ontario's finest beer joints.  No easy task I assure you dear Jury.  All of this demands time!

So there you have it Ladies and Gentleman, I hope that I have proved to you that there has been good reason for my lack of posts.  And although yes, I have neglected to post over the past few weeks, it is my intention to return to a more regular schedule.  And to be more prompt with upcoming information.

I thank you for your time and I rest my case.

Anyhoo, I think that's about it for now.  Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.

Pining for Pine

My apologies kind City-zens but it's been two weeks since I last posted here on our blog, but trust me it's been busy and we've been hard at work ramping up for the upcoming onslaught. You see it's been two days since the unofficial kick off to the drinking season (St.Paddy's Day) and it's two more days until the unofficial kick off of the patio season (first day of Spring) and we here at the Sawdust City Brewing Co., could not be happier.

Not only was St. Paddy's Day it's usual awesome self, with fun being had by all who ventured out into the unseasonably warm embrace of the 17th of March.  But for the first time ever, we got to enjoy a few of our own stouts on the stoutiest of all days.  It seems a simple dream, but until Saturday, being able to enjoy a stout I brewed in a bar had been just that, a dream.  Well cross that off the list folks, cause I done did that.  And in spades!  With an pseudo pub-crawl of wicked bars across downtown Toronto, we were able to find a few places that were carrying our stout and we elected to enjoy some of said stout and said pubs.  Good times, good times indeed!

So what were those bars in which we were able to find Sawdust City beers?  Well thanks to AJ Sharma, a card carrying City-zen of the Sawdust City Nation, you too can find those bars with this simple and easy to use map.  Check out the link -

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=203783977480740694666.0004bb744ad9f95f2204a&msa=0&ll=43.670355,-79.377937&spn=0.110508,0.235519

No more muss, no more fuss. Just consult the map, head to one of these convenient locations and you'll be able to walk confidently up to the bar and order a fine pint of Sawdust City.  How fine you ask?  Well thanks to The Thirsty Wench, you can read this review and get an idea of just how fine.
Check out the link -

http://thethirstywench.com/2012/03/15/currently-drinkingskinny-dipping-stout-by-sawdust-city-brewing-co/

And the wicked pic -

So yes, momentum is building here in Sawdust City and like I said, we couldn't be happier.  For right on the heals of all this positivity is the return of the mighty Lone Pine IPA!  V 1.0 of Lone Pine sold out super fast, with all the bottles, kegs and casks flying right out the freezer doors.  So with such a great response what else were we to do but tweak the recipe and make a few changes!  The bane of all brewers is our inability to stand pat and not tinker with a recipe.  We know, We know, consistency is key, but sometimes we just have to tinker.  The general theme of V 2.0 is the same, hop forward with lots of pine notes, we just wanted to make it...you know....hoppier....and pinier.  So we did.

With just a few strategic changes to the hop charges and a few more days on the dry hop, we think that we've achieved just  that. more delicious hoppiness and more face slapping pininess.  And seeing as we brewed it with the fine folks at Black Oak brewing, there is now twice as much Lone Pine awesomeness kicking around!

So thanks to AJ and his amazing map, you too will be able to find Lone Pine IPA at bars across the GTA real soon, maybe as early as next week (March 28th)!

Oh but wait, I'd be remiss if I didn't remind you about Gateway Kolsch....it's almost gone!  Our first double batch brewed at Black Oak has been selling much faster than we anticipated.  With twice as much beer, we expected it to last twice as long...well that didn't happen.  With only a few kegs left, it looks like we're going to have to brew this again real soon.  Perfect for this early warm spring weather, Gateway Kolsch has all but disappeared, so head out and try a pint before its gone.

Anyhoo, that just about does it for now.  Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.

That Lovely Smarch Weather

It hung around longer than usual but the dreary month of February has finally moved on.  March here we come!  And with March here we have two big events on the horizon, St. Patty's Day and the First Day of Spring.  Hazzah! One is the unofficial kick off to the drinking season, the other one is an Irish holiday.  Zing, pow...see what I did there. You thought I was gonna say...but then I didn't.... and now it's funny.  Okay, maybe not that funny.

Moving on.

With St.Patrick's Day just a few weeks away it's a good thing we have our Skinny Dipping Stout out there in bars.  While a certain big brewery is saying that there maybe a shortage of their stout floating around for one of the biggest drinking days of the year, I say, damn the torpedos and drink something local!  Something local and chances are, something way more tasty too!  Now, I'm not gonna toot my own horn, but the Skinny Dipping Stout is mighty tasty brew and it's just one of many great stouts that you can find here in Ontario.  I've recently had the new Railway City Stout and it's a darn tasty beer.  Amsterdam has a fne stout in the "Two Fisted Stout" and "O'Keef's Stout" from Granite Brewery is great as well.  I also used to work for a pretty well known brewery in Toronto that happens put out a fantastic stout with their "Cobblestone Stout".

Now I'm not just gonna sit here and list off stout after stout, but just be comfortable in knowing that Ontario is not left wanting when it comes to the stout.  We no longer must depend on the kindness of the Irish to inebriate us on the 17th of March.  We can handle it just fine on our own Thank You Very Much!

So this year, when you find yourself stumbling from pub to pub looking for your next sip of delicious black gold, ask the kindly Publican for a taste of something local.  You may just find the next love of your life.
Ah and oh my, the 17th just happens to fall on a Saturday this year.  Dangerous.  But dangerous in a good way.  So remember to enjoy responsibly. But responsibly in a good way.

And what of the vernal equinox?  The burgeoning of a new season.  The waning of Winter and the sprouting of Spring?  I for one could not not be happier that Old Man Winter is finally packing his crusty ol' bags and heading down South for another year.  Spring is my favourite time of year.  Well favourite next to Summer.  I think it's just a timing thing right now.  I'll be so happy to see Winter leave that anything by comparison is just so much better.

With Spring just around the corner and so much to celebrate its a good thing that our Gateway Kolsch is out there in bars.  While a certain big brewery is saying.....wait, I've done this already.  And I'm almost certain there is no big brewery floating Kolschs around Ontario....really it's just us and Beau's (and Lugtread is an awesome Kolsch).

So what was I saying? Yes, it's a good thing our Kolsch is out there in bars.  Cause, it's a perfect beer for this time of year.   A time of year when the mercury starts to rise and patrons start to trickle out of doors.  Patios are in full bloom and drinkers are looking for something a little less heavy and little more drinkable.  Welcome Gateway Kolsch!  At 4.8% abv, a pretty simple malt bill and with enough hops to keep you coming back for more, this is most certainly a Spring session ale.

The last of our 5 Mainstay brands, Gateway Kolsch was released last week at the Gravenhurst Winter Carnival but you can now find it all the way from Bracebridge and Barrie to the Big Smoke.  So keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter pages to know which bars will be carrying the Kolsch.

Anyhoo, that just about does it for now.  Until next time, keep the beer in your mugs and the sawdust beneath your feet.