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    Bancroft Brewing

    5.0 (1 review)
    Open 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Church-Key Brewery - VW themed event involving both Church Key Brewery and The Little Shop of Volkswagens across the road.

    Church-Key Brewery

    4.4(5 reviews)
    78.9 km

    Quaint little shack in the middle of nowhere. Well established 20 year brewery in the old church…read morebeside (did not tour). We arrived around noon and were served by a polite young man that admitted he had not yet tried everything on offer. There was a good selection on tap but none of the IPAs I was hoping for. We did a flight of 6 anyway, which are rather generous pours for $12 total. Nice seating outside. Some of the choices were not really appropriate for the hot summer day but surprisingly their darkest beer turned out to be the best (Holy Smoke peated scotch ale). Was not very keen on the regular ales or sours, but the honey mead was interesting so we bought a large bottle to go. There were 3 other small parties that arrived and it became rather cramped in the tiny shack and service got bogged down. I was disappointed that other employees did not emerge from the brewery to help out.

    I went to Church-Key for a meetup event and had the best time with these people!…read more They sure know how to throw a party. Everything was in its place and there were no complaints or screw face from anyone, just pure joy and lots of smiles. There was plenty of choice of your hoppy brew, fresh from the never ending tap, well, when it did end there was always another keg handy to keep the refreshments going. See my pics for selections of the liquid nectar on tap. Most people asked for pints of their fave selections, but others grabbed large jugs of brew which cost a deposit. Returning with said jug got you a refill. The staff was pleasant, friendly and accommodating. Normally they close at sundown, when the street lights come on, but since we looked thirsty and were not going anywhere, they stayed up with us, drinking and cavorting into the wee hours. When the demand waned and the beer booth got empty, there was a bell to ring to summon someone from the building who would come and run the taps. A big treat for me, and others too, was the hops growing on the porch which is a first for me to see and went well as a visual while downing a pint. They also provided food in the form of delicious fresh pizza from a local restaurant and had piles of slag sitting there alongside the beer counter. It was sold by the slice and really hit the spot on that warm evening. The church building itself was closed for tours with the pandemic, but the outside looked very interesting. There was also a small cemetery alongside it, as well as a larger cemetery across the road right beside where we were camped out, adding an interesting vibe to be sure! The party aspect was well thought out with outdoor facilities in place, as well as a bonfire with plenty of seating for us, and cool tables made from wooden pallets on top of beer kegs which were solid and functional. They even had a movie for us projected on an outdoor screen visible even for some on lawn chairs across the road. Well worth seeking out, just go to the top of the hill just east of the creek, easy to find!

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    Church-Key Brewery - Lazy Sunday at Church Key. Taproom opens at 10:00 AM sharp!

    Lazy Sunday at Church Key. Taproom opens at 10:00 AM sharp!

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    Whitewater Brewing

    Whitewater Brewing

    4.2(14 reviews)
    99.0 km

    I'm not much of a beer drinker, but my husband is. He loves craft beer and local breweries. So my…read morebrother often gets him beers from Whitewater Brewery for special occasions like Christmas. For at least the past few years they have a gift set called "The 12 Beers of Christmas." The beers have funny festive names and funky festive flavours. This past year, 2023, some of the beers in this set were "Cuddly as a Cactus" (Green Apple Sour), "Figgin' Christmas Cake" (Christmas Cake Honey Brown) and "Not My Gumdrop Buttons!" (Gingerbread English Ale). Even though I'm not a beer drinker, I do like trying these unusual flavours and having a tiny sip. My comment is usually "too hoppy" or "tastes too much like beer!" Haha. My husband likes the fun flavours but has noted that some of the notes are on the artificial side, and likes their "regular" beers better. They sell their beers online and offer free local delivery (The Ottawa Valley) or you can also pick up at their location in Cobden for free. They deliver to the rest of Ontario for a shipping fee too. Their beers are also available at the LCBO. The 12 Beers of Christmas set is regularly $68 but if you pre-order, you get the pre-order sale price of $54.40, which is what my brother did. It means my husband received his gift a bit early, but I'm proud of my brother for scoring a deal ;) (12)

    We went for my birthday dinner with friends and had an awesome time…read more Food was very good and reasonably priced. Their craft beers are excellent Wait staff, an English fellow was the best. They had live music with two fellas and they were awesome as well. The whole night was great. We're definitely coming back!!

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    Whitewater Brewing - 12 Beers of Christmas (2023 edition). Regular price $68. Pre-order sale price $54.40.

    12 Beers of Christmas (2023 edition). Regular price $68. Pre-order sale price $54.40.

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    Whitewater Brewing

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