Ale or lager? Lug Tread is technically neither… It's a lagered ale, and Beau's basically wrote the book on what that means.
An hour from Ottawa, straight down the 417. Here's the route, a good pit stop along the way and everything to do once you roll into Vankleek Hill.
Long weekend road trip? Before you grab a 6-pack at the corner store, know the rules: legal sale hours, how to read a freshness stamp, and how to tell true independent craft beer from a corporate clone in outdoorsy packaging.
Vankleek Hill. Canada Day 2006. A batch that came out too strong and a founder handing out flyers like it was a punk show. That was the beginning.
Muskoka. Haliburton. The Kawarthas. PEC. The Bruce. Your guide to Ontario cottage country - and the beer that belongs there.
Sticky and sweet? Go malty. Hot and tangy? Go hazy. A simple guide to pairing Beau's beers with classic BBQ.
Gingerbread houses, painted silos, and Canada's first B-Corp brewery — why Vankleek Hill is worth the drive from Ottawa or Montreal.
Pint, tulip, stein, or snifter? Match the right glass to your beer and find out which one Lug Tread and Juiced AF belong in.
Fried chicken, tacos, aged cheddar — find out which foods make a hazy IPA shine (and which ones to skip).