Micro Brew Traditional Cache
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Cache and dash in the heart of Niagara Falls
The Niagara Falls Brewing Company was once Ontario's most innovative brewery, producing beers like no other in the province. However, their beer lineup underwent some changes, and three of their finest beers were discontinued, and replaced by beers not possessing the same daring spirit. I would like to commemorate the Niagara Falls Brewery and the beers that made the brewery the most innovative in Ontario.
Niagara Falls Brewing's beer lineup from 1995-1996 will forever be remembered as one of the most diverse and interesting that Ontario has ever tasted. The slate included: Maple Wheat, Olde Jack Strong Ale, Gritstone Ale, Brock's Extra Stout, Apple Ale, Kriek, Saaz Pilsner, and of course, Eisbock. These beers spanned numerous flavours and styles, a rarity to find such interesting types of beer all at once, from one brewery, and all of high quality. Perhaps the brewery was ahead of its time for the Ontario marketplace in 1996, as this slate did not last, but they should be celebrated and remembered by the fortunate few who were lucky enough to taste these brews.
The discontinuation of the Maple Wheat was a great loss to Canadian brewing. The Maple Wheat was a undoubtedly Canadian brew, incorporating Ontario maple syrup with wheat from the Canadian west. The result was a very complex, flavourful brew, and when it was unveiled in 1992 it was at the time Canada's strongest beer at 8.5%. Depending on the serving temperature, the aroma and taste of the brew varied. The smell could have been malty, maple or brandy. The taste had a subtle maple flavour, but if the brew was left to warm, the maple sweetness burst onto the palate. Maple brews are rare in this country, but a few exist. Upper Canada released a Maple Brown Ale in 1998, but it pales in comparison to the original Maple Wheat from Niagara.
In April 2007, Moosehead Brewery, which owns Niagara Brewing, moved its Niagara Falls brewery to Brampton.
At the time, Moosehead said the relocation was for efficiency reasons. That brand is now only served as draft in bars and restaurants.
While it is saddening to reflect on what Niagara Falls once was, and what is today, Niagara Falls will soon be home to the region’s two microbreweries, following a decision by a St. Catharines brewery to relocate here. Cheers!
Original cache container was an actual micro brew magnet, but sadly, it has gone missing. Replaced with a bigger container
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