Pepperwood Bistro Beer Notes for May

Pepperwood Bistro (1455 Lakeshore Road, Burlington) have sent out early word about their beer plans for May:

CAMRA are designating May as "Mild Month". Mild is the ultimate session beer. It is one of the most traditional beer styles which is enjoying a revival in today's real ale market. Usually dark brown in colour, due to the use of well-roasted malts or barley it is less hopped than bitters and often has a chocolatety character with nutty and burnt flavours.

Pepperwood Monthly Feature – English Mild - available May 2nd - Cask & Draft

To celebrate “Mild Month” we will tap a cask of Mild on Friday May 2nd. The same beer will be available on draft so you can compare the cask and draft versions. To complete our celebration of Milds we will also have Grand River Mild on tap.

Feature Ontario Craft Brewer Beer - Grand River Mill Race Mild

Darkly coloured and rich in appearance, this mild ale is brewed in the traditional style of British mild beers that are disappearing even from the pubs of London, England. Grand River Brewing has revived this traditional style of beer that is deep in colour but doesn’t possess the harsh bitterness that many people associate with a darker beer. The pronounced creamy head welcomes you and is followed with a beautiful roasted barley flavour and a smooth creamy taste. This is a beer that just makes you want to have another and with being a mild, go right ahead.

Pepperwood Bistro - April Newsletter

Here's the April news update from the Pepperwood Bistro (1455 Lakeshore Road, Burlington):

Pepperwood Monthly Feature for April - Märzen - available April 4th

Märzen

History: Typically brewed in the spring, signaling the end of the traditional brewing season and stored in cold caves or cellars during the warm summer months. Served in autumn amidst traditional celebrations.

Flavor: Initial malty sweetness, but finish is moderately dry. Distinctive and complex maltiness includes a toasted aspect. Hop bitterness is moderate, and noble hop flavor is low. Balance is toward malt, though the finish is not sweet.

Overall Impression: Smooth, clean, and rather rich, with a depth of malt character. This is one of the classic malty styles, with a maltiness that is often described as soft, complex, and elegant but never cloying.

Comments: This particular Märzen has been cold cellared for many days - in fact almost two weeks. Why wait for Autumn when you can have it now.

Feature Ontario Craft Brewer Beer

Black Oak's Cherry Chocolate Stout

Pepperwood Bistro - March Newsletter

Here's the March news update from the Pepperwood Bistro (1455 Lakeshore Road, Burlington):

The Festival is over and the results are in

Another great year. Probably a larger attendance than I can remember. Everyone seemed to have a great time, and there was certainly a great selection of beer to be tasted.

Congratulations to all the brewers!!!

The winners based on "Best Brewery" ballots filled out by attendees:

1st place - Pepperwood
2nd - tie - Nickel Brook & F&M
3rd - tie - Mill Street & Trafalgar
4th - tie - Black Oak & Grand River

Pepperwood Monthly Feature for March - Chipotle Ale - available March 7th

A North American base with some Munich malt provides the base for this festival ale. With a generous amount of chipotle peppers in the fermenter this beer starts off with a mild heat that builds. Never too hot, but definitely an interesting spicy character.

Feature Ontario Craft Brewer Beer

Trafalgar Maple Bock followed by Black Oak's Cherry Chocolate Stout.

Pepperwood Bistro - February News

Here's the February news update from the Pepperwood Bistro (1455 Lakeshore Road, Burlington):

Pepperwood Monthly Feature Beer – Rye Pale Ale

This month’s feature is a lightly hopped, English style pale ale with 25% rye malt. The impression is of a malty, full-bodied ale with a slight lingering bitterness. The rye malt lends a white pepper note to the palate and creates the impression of a light spicy aftertaste.

Pepperwood Beer Festival - Sunday February 24th

Preparations are well underway for our annual beer festival. Breweries that will be represented include: Denison’s, Better Bitters, McAuslan, Black Oak, Interbrew/Ambev, Amsterdam, Mill Street, Trafalgar, Camerons, Great Lakes. Grand River, Cool, Diagio, and of course, Pepperwood.

Tickets are available now, and are expected to sell quickly. Don’t miss out on a fantastic event. Sample a variety of beers, nibble on Mike’s creations, win a door prize, enter to win the 50/50 draw – and of course talk to the brewery representatives and fellow beer lovers.

If you would like to be kept apprised of what the next monthly feature will be or when a cask will be put on the bar please e-mail Paul Dickey at brewer@pepperwood.on.ca to be put on a mailing list for the Pepperwood brew notes.

Snow Day at The Granite Brewery

To help encourage folks to get outside despite the snow, the Granite Brewery (245 Eglinton Ave. East) is holding a special Snow Day promotion for today only (Friday, February 1st).

Mention 'Snow Day' to your server, and you'll get 25% off the food portion of your bill. (Offer is valid for eat-in only, and cannot be combined with 2-for-1 offers.)

Mill Street Brewpub Now Open

After months of planning and work, Mill Street Brewery have opened the brewpub at their original brewery location in the Distillery District. They currently have eight beers on tap - Tankhouse Ale, Stock Ale, Coffee Porter, Organic Lager, Oktoberfest, Barley Wine '04, Wit, Cobblestone Stout - and will be adding an IPA, Kriek, ESB and Helles Bock in the next few weeks.

Les 3 Brasseurs Brewpub Coming To Toronto

The following announcement was posted recently to ProBrewer.com:

Les 3 Brasseurs microbreweries is opening a new site in Toronto at the begining of 2007.

For this reason we are looking for a brewer from the Toronto area, with knowledge in chemistry-biochemistry-microbiology or experience in the brewing industry. This person will follow a two month training in our microbreweries in Montreal. Working knowledge of the french language is an asset.

Please contact Cédric Dauchot by email: cedric@les3brasseurs.ca

Les 3 Brasseurs is a chain of brewpubs started in France, with three locations in Montréal. According to a note on the menu from their Montréal locations, the Toronto pub will be located at 275 Yonge St., which is south of Dundas across from the Eaton Centre.

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Pepperwood Beer-of-the-Month for March

The beer-of-the-month for March at Pepperwood Bistro (1455 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington) is a Pepper Ale. One taster has described it as having "good heat, with a similar base beer to their dry hopped bitter".

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Pepperwood Beer-of-the-Month for February

The beer-of-the-month for February at Pepperwood Bistro (1455 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington) is a Rye Ale. These one-offs generally don't last long, so get out there quickly if you want a taste.

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For Sale: Brewpub In Ottawa

Ever wanted to own a brewpub? Here's your chance!

The Draft Horse Brewery near Ottawa has been put up for sale (along with the attached Navan Feed Mill Restaurant) after only a few months of operation. Interested parties can check out the sale listing at ProBrewer.com for more information.

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Pepperwood Beer of the Month

January's beer-of-the-month at Pepperwood Bistro is a Barley Wine. As always, it's well worth the drive to Burlington!

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