The Exchange Brewery - Niagara-on-the-Lake

BakaGaijin · Post by **BakaGaijin** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:44 pm

This brewery is tentatively scheduled to have beers out later next year. I was speaking with the Head Brewer at Volo last night. He was poached from Jolly Pumpkin. Exchange is going to focus on sour/funky beers. Could be interesting.

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:37 pm

this is an interesting surprise

boney · Post by **boney** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:44 pm

Yes please. This makes my day.

ckoop · Post by **ckoop** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:43 pm

sounds good, maybe now niagara will actually have a brewery that has consistently good stuff! i'm glad they are focusing on a different style that many of the new breweries that are popping up around ontario as well.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:22 pm

Ontario could use a brewery that specializes in sours. I wish them luck.

saints_gambit · Post by **saints_gambit** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:05 am

It's a good idea, but you gotta imagine that the operational curve to getting that stuff running is a couple of years long.

BakaGaijin · Post by **BakaGaijin** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:24 pm

saints_gambit wrote:It's a good idea, but you gotta imagine that the operational curve to getting that stuff running is a couple of years long.

I think your right, however, this has been in the works for over a year and they don't anticipate releasing anything until late next year.

http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/2013/07/24 ... ain-street

El Pinguino · Post by **El Pinguino** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:40 pm

It's a niche within the local (Ontario) market that is under served, so hope they do well, and produce good brews.

Probably a good concept for their Niagara region too, home to so many wineries and fruit orchards...

BakaGaijin · Post by **BakaGaijin** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:26 pm

El Pinguino wrote: Probably a good concept for their Niagara region too, home to so many wineries and fruit orchards...

True. This is where they will be trying to source some of their barrels from.