Canada, ON: Bush Pilot Brewing releases Stormy Monday

Bush Pilot Brewing, a new “gypsy brewery” in Ontario, announced the debut of its first beer, Canadian Beer News reported on February, 26.

Led by the founders of beer, wine and spirits import agency Roland + Russell, Bush Pilot will be partnering with established breweries in Ontario to produce its beers, some of which will be created in collaboration with well-known brewers from the international craft brewing scene.

The first offering from this unique project is Stormy Monday, a spiced and barrel-aged barley wine brewed from a recipe developed by Anders Kissmeyer, formerly of Nørrebro Bryghus and now head of his own nomadic brewery, Kissmeyer Beer.

Stormy Monday was brewed using a large variety of spices and flavourings, including star anise, bitter orange peel, cocoa, cinnamon, dried fruit, vanilla beans, cardamom, juniper berries, maple syrup and more. Two batches were brewed – one at Niagara College Teaching Brewery and the other at Nickel Brook Brewery – and a portion was aged for over seven months in Calvados barrels sourced from Domaine Dupont in France before being blended back with a non-aged version to create the final product.

In addition to Stormy Monday, Roland + Russell will also be pouring samples of He’brew Jewbelation 16 and Southern Tier IPA, as well as Mackmyra First Edition single malt whisky.

01 March, 2013