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| - Thanks for the Historic Brewery Tour ($4.50) at Black Creek Pioneer Village, I got a sample of how beer tasted like back in 1860 in Ontario, the good one times when beer was used as a medication (where is my presciptions!!) and even as pay for the workers!
No electricity, No refrigeration, No machinery... Everything are done by hand with no chemical or preservatives! This is different than the commercial version that they sell in LCBO. We ended up tasting 3 samples -
Rifleman's Ration - brewed especially for the season is unfiltered brown ale, caramel and earthy taste
Stout - really flat, taste just like medicine.. but apparently rich in iron
IPA - really interesting taste as it is brewed with a citrus hop, quite difference than the usual IPA
Tour itself is really interesting! Not only about the historic brewing method but a great lesson of Ontario's beer history. The costumed guide was quite entertaining and I love how all the participants were involved. We were all assigned as one of the historical characters: Brewers, Politicians, Tavern Owners, Temperance Advocates*
At the end of the tour, you also able to purchase a 2 L growler with beers that are brewed on site ($12+$4 deposit).
The only downside is in order to visit the brewery, $15 admission to the Pioneer Village has to be paid on top of the tour itself! If not I won't mind coming to the Brewery Pub to have a drink of their special brews!! And if you drive, $7 extra for parking!
Cheers to "The Queen & Country!"
* I am Jesse Ketchum, My friend is Timothy Eaton which ironically were against the consumptions of beers!!!
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