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Brewery Kichesippi Beer co . Paul Meek , co-owner and president , kbeer . ca
What makes your brewery unique ? Our commitment to brewing rare global styles and making them available to our customers . Logger ( Pennsylvania Porter ), Wuchak UK ( British IPA ), Donny ’ s Dort ( Dortmunder ), Phoenix and the Cat ( Rauchbier ), and Dartmouth Common ( Steam Beer ) are all great examples of [ our ] hard-to-find global styles .
What are your most underrated and favourite beers ? Underrated : Probably our Kichesippi Logger . The style is a Penn Porter ( created by Yuengling in the U . S .). It is a not a traditional British Porter or Baltic Porter as it uses a lager yeast instead of an ale yeast .
Favourite : Our Kichesippi 1855 . It teaches the customer that the colour of the beer is not directly related to its flavour . When you try this amber ale with your eyes closed , you would never guess that it ’ s a darker beer in the glass .
whiprsnapr Brewing co . Ian McMartin , founder , co-owner , head brewer whiprsnaprbrewingco . com
What makes your brewery unique ? We have a baby system ( 150L ) and a big system ( 2000L ). The baby system allows us to play a lot and have different beers on tap , while the big guy lets us get our beers into the LCBO and The Beer Stores . We also have a great front-of-house area [ for ] events .
What are your most underrated and favourite beers ? Underrated : Our Carol Anne Irish blonde ale . There ’ s just so much flavour in it for such a light , easy drinking beer [ 4.7 percent ]. It ’ s got a lot of body from wheat and honey malts , and loads of hops give it a real spring-like aroma .
( Top ) Brewery Kichesippi Beer Co .; ( left ) Bicycle Craft Brewery
Favourite : Our ginger coriander cream ale . It ’ s based on some of the travel I used to do to China , Malaysia , and Singapore , and the flavours they use in their foods : ginger , coriander , lemon , and honey .
Bicycle craft Brewery Laura Behzadi , co-owner bicyclecraftbrewery . ca
What makes your brewery unique ? We pride ourselves on sourcing local ingredients when available . We are also avid supporters of women in the brewing industry and celebrate International Women ’ s Day every year with Freedom Machine , our cherry pale ale that ’ s named after the suffragette words for the bicycle .
What are your most underrated and favourite beers ? Underrated : Vinternat Liquorice Stout . The added raw licorice root gives the beer a crisp finish that cools the mouth and is very thirst-quenching and refreshing . Most people are surprised when they try it . Favourite : Velocipede IPA . It ’ s our flagship beer and is inspired by the original name for the bicycle . Hoppy , with citrus notes and a refreshing bitterness — it ’ s perfect any time of year .
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