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Entire Founders' Series to be available Aug. 5
Almost ready
With Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company just days away from opening its doors to members of
the public for the first time, it has been all hands on deck in recent weeks to ensure the building
is ready for the big day. Here you can see some of the company's brewing tanks, which are
visible from the restaurant's bar along an elevated catwalk. (Denny Scott photo)
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accessible and there is an elevator to
the second -floor event space.
Around the back of the building a
large oak tree will be planted on the
building's rear patio, which will be
available to those using the
restaurant.
The main dining hall has been
dubbed Henry's Hall, after Henry
Blyth and the Henry family who
previously owned the farm, and the
bar has been called Doc's Bar after
Doc Perdue. The building also
features Thresher's Hall and the Loft
on the second floor, which can be
used for weddings and other group
events for years to come.
Outdoors is Mil's Verandah named
after Mildred "Pat" Sparling. The
area will feature a social gathering
area around an outdoor fireplace, a
setting in which Steven says his
mother was always familiar,
spending time with friends.
There are also plans to expand and
include an estate brewhouse on the
grounds that will use fruit and
vegetables from an accessible
restaurant garden and a working
farm complete with barley, hops and
an orchard. The grounds will also
include a unique natural amphi-
theatre for live music, cultural events
and sports that can fit 15,000.
As the Sparlings look ahead to
Aug. 5, Grant says it was important
for him and his family to host an
event for Blyth residents so they
could get a first look inside the
building before the rest of the world.
He says that the project is very
literally a dream come true for him.
Giving the people of Blyth a
"hometown advantage" Grant said is
important to continue the tradition of
events like the Home Opener and
the First Batch Party that were
held in Blyth and open first to
locals. He says the company is
proud to be from Blyth and wears
Reflection
As Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company is set to open in just a few days, Steven and Laurie
Sparling are seen here taking a look at the building's new outdoor courtyard that features an
oak tree at its centre. The space is located at the southeast corner of the building and will
provide patrons an outdoor space on the location's grounds. (Denny Scott photo)
that fact like a badge of honour.
The Aug. 5 event will feature a
barbecue and the general store will
be open for the first time, selling
everything from beer to t -shirts. The
store has been largely constructed
out of reclaimed wood from 414
Queen Street, the former home of
The Gift Cupboard, which has
recently undergone a major
renovation.
However, the real bonus for Blyth
residents and those who will be
visiting the Cowbell farm going
forward will be the number of
different beers on tap at the
company's headquarters that will not
be available anywhere else.
The bar will feature 30 taps, 25 of
which will be dedicated to Cowbell
beers. That includes various beers in
the company's experimental
Renegade Series of beers — which
have been available in limited
quantities at select locations across
Ontario over the last year — other
special brews and the entire
Founders' Series, which includes
Cowbell's three released, canned
beers that are already available
across the province: Absent
Landlord, Doc Perdue's Bobcat and
the newly -released Kelly's
Contraption. To round out the
Founders' Series, the farm will also
feature the three as -of -yet unreleased
additions, available on tap and in
growlers on site, which are filled
through a state-of-the-art CO2
system that preserves the draft style
of the beer, ensuring a longer shelf
life bought on location in growlers.
The bar will showcase the work of
renowned brewmaster Stephen Rich,
while the state-of-the-art kitchen
will feature a wood -fired pizza oven
and a layout that allows restaurant
patrons to watch the kitchen staff in
action. It will serve as a stage for the
skills of recently -named executive
chef Alexandre Lussier, who has
spent years in kitchens in Canada
and Europe.
While the plan is to eventually
release these installments in cans to
Ontarians, they will be available at
Cowbell headquarters from Aug. 5
on. The beers are:
• Lorna Bray Fly Girl: A nitro
oatmeal stout named after Blyth
native Lorna Bray who, at the age of
14, made her first solo flight and at
16 became the youngest Canadian
woman to make a parachute jump.
Throughout her career, Bray would
fly everything from helicopters to
bush planes.
• McNall's Mission: A honey
brown ale, this beer is named after
George McNall, a company scout in
World War I. After winning a medal
for bravery behind enemy lines, he
enlisted again in World War II at the
age of 45 as a dispatch rider.
• Doc Perdue's Boxing Bruin: An
India pale ale, this beer is the second
named after Doc Perdue, who was
known for his office, which was also
known as Blyth's unofficial zoo. The
veterinarian rescued and cared for a
variety of animals in the 1880s,
including a bear cub, which he
would eventually feature in
impromptu boxing exhibitions.
Of the remaining five taps at the
bar, two will be dedicated to one -of -
a -kind craft sodas, two to unique
nitro coffee and the final tap will be
reserved for another Huron County
beer on a rotating basis.
The world's first closed-loop
brewery and North America's first
carbon -neutral brewery opens to
Blyth residents on Aug. 5 and to the
rest of the world on Aug. 7.
While invitations were distributed
to all of those with a Blyth postal
code, if you live in Blyth and did not
receive an invitation, come to the
brewery sometime between 11 a.m.
and 2 p.m. on Aug. 5 and you will be
granted entry.
For more information, visit
www.cowbellbrewing.com.
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