{"id":2295,"date":"2011-04-12T10:37:12","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T14:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheeseloverca.wordpress.com\/?p=2295"},"modified":"2011-04-12T10:37:12","modified_gmt":"2011-04-12T14:37:12","slug":"beaus-all-natural-beer-all-family-brewery-all-eastern-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/2011\/04\/12\/beaus-all-natural-beer-all-family-brewery-all-eastern-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Beau\u2019s: All-natural beer, all-family brewery, all Eastern Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Steve Beauchesne with his father, Tim, at Beau\u2019s All-Natural Brewing Company east of Ottawa. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The company logo says a great deal about the ethos of\u00a0Beau\u2019s All-Natural Brewing Company<\/span> with the old-fashioned tractor symbolizing the hard work of Eastern Ontario\u2019s farmers and the close family ties that strengthen their businesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Father and son team Tim and Steve Beauchesne founded Beau\u2019s All-Natural Brewery on July 1, 2006. The family-run brewery also employs members of the immediate Beauchesne clan, in-laws, and close friends who have become like family.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

When Tim and Steve started Beau\u2019s, the pair had no professional background brewing beer; Tim ran a textile manufacturing company, while Steve worked for the provincial government. The idea of starting a family brewery was born over a pint in 2004. By 2006 Steve had moved home and the pair opened their craft brewery in Vankleek Hill, Ontario, an hour\u2019s drive east of Ottawa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea of starting a brewery with my Dad just seemed like too much fun to pass up,\u201d Steve admits.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The team noticed a void in the craft brewing business in Eastern Ontario, compared to the oversaturated Toronto-area market. They decided to brew a beer that reflected the Eastern Ontario geography and culture, because, as Tim said, \u201cEastern Ontario needs a beer to call its own.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Beauchesne\u2019s secured Matt O\u2019Hara as the Beau\u2019s brewmaster. Matt has previously worked for Canadian beer makers\u00a0McAuslan Brewing in Montreal and Upper Canada Brewing Company in Guelph, Ontario.<\/p>\n

They focused on using local, natural ingredients to craft their suds. Their beers are made with certified organic malts and hops, and local spring water. There are no chemicals or fillers, and Beau\u2019s beers are unpasteurized to ensure their flavour is pure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are many, many reasons for this: supporting our community, stewardship of the environment, caring for the health of our customers,\u201d Steve says. \u201cBut when it comes down it, for me, the most important reason is that I believe that organic ingredients make a superior beer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Beau\u2019s company also prides itself on being \u201ctotally D.I.Y.\u201d \u2013 they brew, bottle, sell, market, and deliver their own products.<\/p>\n

For the Beauchesne family, being a locally focused brewery means contributing to the community. Since April 2010, Beau\u2019s All Natural Brewery has raised over $104,000 toward charitable works, community building, and independent arts, surpassing their goal of raising $100,000 in one year.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Beau's brewmaster Matt O'Hara. Photo by Pat McGrath, The Ottawa Citizen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beau\u2019s All Natural Brewery began with a single beer, Lug Tread Lagered Ale, the company\u2019s award winning, signature brew. In 2010, Lug Tread won Gold in the Kolsch category at the Canadian Brewing Awards<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Along with Lug Tread, Beau\u2019s also offers a line of seasonal beers and their Wild Oats line \u2013 an experimental, limited-release series geared toward true beer fanatics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea of drinking only one beer every day just seems wrong to me and so it also seemed wrong to only brew one,\u201d Steve said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Beau\u2019s collection features:<\/p>\n

Lug Tread Lagered Ale<\/span><\/strong>: The signature Beau\u2019s beer, and its most popular brew. Crisp and golden-coloured, Lug Tread is top fermented like an ale, then cold-aged like a lager. Lug Tread tastes of malt and hop with delicate fruit flavours.<\/p>\n

Beaver River I.P.Eh<\/span><\/strong>?: <\/strong>This Spring seasonal offering is the Beau\u2019s take on an India Pale Ale, combining European and North American brewing styles. It\u2019s a hoppy, strong beer (at 5.5 per cent alc.\/vol.) tasting of citrus and earth.<\/p>\n

Festivale Alt Beer<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong> The Summer seasonal beer celebrates the Eastern Ontario festival season, and was first crafted for the Ottawa Jazz Festival. Alt is a German-style beer, and this interpretation is crisp and light tasting, with caramel flavours.<\/p>\n

Night Marzen Oktoberfest Lager<\/span><\/strong>: <\/strong>Beau\u2019s Fall beer, Night Marzen is a traditional harvest brew, with bready malt flavours and noticeable hops. It was created in 2008 to celebrate Oktoberfest and the Eastern Ontario harvest season.<\/p>\n

Bog Water Gruit Ale<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong> Bog Water, Beau\u2019s Winter seasonal beverage, was inspired by the Alfred Bog, an Eastern Ontario landmark. The beer features a truly unique hop replacement: bog myrtle, an herb commonly used in brewing during the 16th<\/sup> century. Bog Water is a malty beer that tastes of an earthy bitterness with notes of plum.<\/p>\n

BEAU\u2019S ALL-NATURAL BREWING COMPANY<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

10 Terry Fox Drive, Vankleek Hill, Ontario\u00a0 K0B 1R0\u00a0\u00a0 Toll-free 1.866.585.BEER<\/em><\/p>\n

Beau\u2019s brews are available at select\u00a0LCBO stores<\/span>, the\u00a0Beau\u2019s All Natural Brewery<\/span> and at\u00a0pubs and restaurants<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Beau\u2019s All Natural Brewing Company will be a Featured Craft Brewer at The Great Canadian Cheese Festival<\/a> taking place June 4-5 at Crystal Palace in Picton, in the heart of Prince Edward County, Ontario\u2019s newest wine region and fastest-growing culinary destination. Beau\u2019s beers will be available for tasting at tghe All-Day Cheese-Tasting Seminar Program<\/a> and Cooks & Curds Cheese Gala<\/a> on Saturday and during Artisan Cheese & Food Fair<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u2014Phoebe Powell<\/em><\/p>\n

Phoebe Powell, CheeseLover.ca\u2019s roving reporter, is based Ottawa and has been known to lift a pint, with or without cheese at hand.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The company logo says a great deal about the ethos of\u00a0Beau\u2019s All-Natural Brewing Company with the old-fashioned tractor symbolizing the hard work of Eastern Ontario\u2019s farmers and the close family ties that strengthen their businesses. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,38,199],"tags":[],"brand":[],"class_list":["post-2295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beaus-all-natural-brewery","category-beer","category-great-canadian-cheese-festival"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=2295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}