Beer tastes best when it’s served in an amazing place, with great friends, after a day of epic adventures. In BruceGreySimcoe, our unique craft beers are infused by the lifestyles of our brewers. They chose this region for its outdoor adventure, its excitement and its beauty. That passion for the land and the lifestyle makes its way into every craft beer produced here. It’s called local beer for a reason. Read on for some insight into the special ingredients that help create a BruceGreySimcoe brew.
We pair adventures with aprés
Adventure and beer: It’s the perfect pairing. For safety’s sake, we insist you tackle the outdoor adventure first then tack on the aprés as a finishing touch. We’ve got some amazing beers inspired by the adventures right here in our backyard. Try these out:
Our brewpubs are award worthy
Not only does Black Bellows brew some great beer they now do so in an amazing location with some amazing history.
Recently nominated for an Ontario Architectural Conservancy award for their work in restoring the old Dey's Auto Body building into their current brew pub location, you can pick up beer from their bottle shop, enjoy local delivery for free or Ontario-wide delivery for a flat rate or grab a bite to eat and brew on their patio or in their unique brewpub setting.
Similarly,
Mudtown Station in Owen Sound preserved and repurposed the
original CPR Station there, offering a unique place to grab a bite and some of their on-site micro brews.
We have whole towns that celebrate beer
Creemore, Ontario is home to Creemore Springs and darn proud of it. The town has literally become synonymous with the beer, so much so that in non-COVID times they celebrate with their annual Copper Kettle Festival each summer.
Stay tuned right here for updates on the 2024 festival.
We suffered through prohibition for a long, long time.
And now we’re making up for it. It’s a little-known fact that the city of Owen Sound outlawed the sale of liquor into the early 1970s, well beyond the end of the temperance movement in most of Canada. In recent years, there’s been a beverage renaissance in the area, with beer, wine and cider producers cropping up across the region. Pick up Richard Thomas's book
Saints and Sinners: The Story of Owen Sound: Canada's Last Dry City to learn more about our checkered past.
We’ve got natural springs and we know how to use ‘em
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Both
Creemore Springs and
Neustadt Springs Brewery use spring water right near the breweries to brew their signature beers. At Neustadt Springs, the original brewer constructed the building over the spring back in 1859, operating as Crystal Springs Brewery until 1916 when prohibition put a halt to things. The brewery reopened in 1997.
For more info on our breweries, cideries, wineries and distillers, check out these great resources from our patners:
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