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beer, collaboration, Homeboy, lager -

On April 9th, 2021, our collaboration beer with Picaroons General Store in Saint John will be released. We had a great time brewing with brewer Kevin Dooley a number of weeks back, and it is extremely exciting to finally get to share it with you all.

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Escarpment, yeast -

Back by popular demand! We ran pretty low on our first batch of Escarpment Labs yeasts so we had to order some more! We now have new to us strains like JÖTUNN & London Ale, and we brought back some hits like Vermont Ale, Krispy, & The Mothership Brett Blend. Here is a complete list of all newly stocked Escarpment yeasts: JÖTUNN, Krispy, English Ale I, Vermont Ale, London Ale, Mothership Brett Blend, Kveik Ring: Espe, American Ale, Hornindal Kveik (a popular request), Isar Lagar Yeast, & Ardennes Ale Yeast. We are proud to carry Escarpment Labs products in the...

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brewing, chat, community, homebrewing, instagram, women's day, youtube -

In support of International Women's Day, Derek and I sat down (virtually) with Chelsea Meisner to talk to her about her homebrewing inspirations, how she keeps the hobby fresh, and what it was like to win Gahan House's annual homebrewing competition in 2020.

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Escarpment Labs, interview, yeast, youtube -

Back before Christmas 2020 we had the opportunity to speak with Richard Preiss from Escarpment Labs. We had just started carrying their Canadian made yeasts & blends in The Shop and we wanted learn more about the company, how they got their start, and how COVID-19 was impacting their business. Escarpment Labs is a Canadian Craft Beer yeast producer located in Ontario. When we can we carry their unique products in The Shop - and we have some more on the way. Cheers! Christian & Derek

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gardening, hops, rhizomes -

Spring is around the corner and we are happy to announce that we will be offering rhizomes for sale in the shop! In this blog post Derek lays out his tips for a successful gardening season.

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