Canada, Ont.: Spearhead Brewing Company to begin pouring its beers on June, 17

On June 17, 2011, family-run Spearhead Brewing Company begins pouring its unique, all-natural, unfiltered beer at more than 30 establishments in Toronto, Guelph, London and Muskoka, CNW reports.

Spearhead Brewing Company was founded by Dimitri van Kampen, a Toronto-born beer geek and foodie who wanted to create bold, distinctive beer that would get people thinking differently about the world's most popular alcoholic beverage.

A lawyer by trade, van Kampen's true passion is craft beer and, in particular, the extreme brewing movement that has taken the United States by storm over the last decade. A few years ago, he discovered home brewing and started dreaming up beer recipes using non-traditional ingredients like fruit and spices to create beer with complex, unanticipated flavours. "We don't want to conform to expectations," said van Kampen. "We will always test our imagination and the imagination of our customers."

Also, unlike some breweries that filter their beer and carbonate it using CO2, Spearhead Brewing Company brews "real beer" meaning that it is unfiltered, non-pasteurized and naturally carbonated so that all of the beer's flavour remains where it's supposed to be—in your glass.

To make his dream a reality, van Kampen enlisted Tom Schmidt, a brewmaster with over 30 years' experience. "For our first beer," said van Kampen, "I wanted to come out with an aromatic, hoppy West Coast pale ale and brew it Hawaiian style—with pineapple. It's like aloha in a bottle."

Founded by Dimitri van Kampen in 2011, Spearhead Brewing Company was born out of a passion for real beer and a dedication to brewing Beer Without Boundaries™. Spearhead beer is currently available on draft at fine establishments.

10 June, 2011