Canada, ON: Ontario Beer Company to launch with two brews made entirely from Ontario ingredients

In what is believed to be first in Ontario’s modern brewing scene, beer drinkers will soon be able to enjoy a pair of widely released brews made using 100% Ontario ingredients, all thanks to a unique partnership between two brewers and several of the province’s hop growers as reported by CBN on October 15.

Ontario Beer Company is an initiative from brewers Michael Duggan (Duggan’s Brewery) and Brad Clifford (Get Well Bar), a duo who have previously collaborated on smaller scale all-Ontario beers that have been available exclusively at Get Well. For this new project, the pair have teamed up with hop growers Hugh Brown (Heritage Hill Organics, Barrie, ON), Daniel Sabourin (Nation Hops, St-Bernadin, ON) and Hugo Desrochers (Tribal Hops, Iroquois, ON).

Using freshly harvested hops from these three farms along with select Ontario-grown malted barley, Duggan and Clifford have crafted two beers – 100 Mile Lager and 100 Mile Ale.

Both 100 Mile brands will be released in November, and will be available in 473 ml cans at LCBO outlets throughout Ontario.

16 October, 2013