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Swingbridge Blonde hits Little Current's Beer Store

If you plan on spending the long weekend on Manitoulin, make sure to stop at the Beer Store in Little Current on Aug 3 to pick up your own case of the Island’s own brew, Swingbridge Blonde.
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Manitoulin Brewing Company's Swingbridge Blonde beer hits the Beer Store in Little Current next month. Supplied photo.
If you plan on spending the long weekend on Manitoulin, make sure to stop at the Beer Store in Little Current on Aug 3 to pick up your own case of the Island’s own brew, Swingbridge Blonde.

Since launching in June, it’s been a busy season for the Manitoulin Brewing Company, with no plans on slowing down.

If you’ve been to the Island at all this summer, you could find it in several restaurants and golf courses, including in the well-known restaurant and bar, Anchor Inn and on the popular Chi-Cheemaun ferry.

It will also appear at several events during the summer months, including the 47th Annual Haweater Weekend, the largest festival on Manitoulin Island that attracts visitors from all over Ontario and across the country, the Elgin Street Craft Beer Festival in Sudbury, SummerFest in Manitowaning and the North Bay Craft Beer Festival.

Manitoulin Brewing Company started brewing 20 hectolitres per month and quickly realized the demand was high for Swingbridge Ale.

The brewery is delivering a 50L keg a day to meet the demands of the local pub The Anchor. It has ramped up production of their Swingbridge Ale to 60 Hectolitres per month over the summer. By the fall, the brewery will be producing between 80 to 100 hectolitres per month to meet the demands on and off the Island.

The online feedback and followers continues to grow each day through MBC social media sites. People are posting pictures enjoying the Swingbridge Ale on the Chi Cheemaun and wherever MBC is currently serving.

Along with the pictures, the positive reviews on the taste and quality of the product has been amazing.

One person posted online “Tasted your beer at the Hardrock 42 in Sudbury and liked it, looking forward to putting it into my fridge,” and “I expected the beer to be good but I found it GREAT. If you do not try it you are missing out on a very enjoyable experience especially if you are tired of the same ole same ole!” The most reoccurring post, are people asking “where can I buy it to take it home?”

Manitoulin Brewing Company says they are projecting to be in the Beer Stores from Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie by September and in the LCBO by late fall. They’ve already purchased retail space in Little Current where they are currently brewing recipes for future brew and have plans to renovate and flip into a retail store. They hope to have the on-site retail store open by late fall or the winter of 2015.

Sudbury can enjoy their beer at Tucos Tacos, Hardrock Gastropub 42, The Fromagerie, The Laughing Buddha and The Townehouse, with plans to expand to more establishments over the next couple of months.

For more information, visit www.manitoulinbrewing.co or search for Manitoulin Brewing Company on Facebook.

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