Covered Bridge wants you to name their new beer
Covered Bridge Brewing on Iber Road is releasing a new Dark Mild beer on April 26, and they’re turning to the public to help name it. You can suggest a…
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Business round-up: Classy Kids, beer at Farm Boy, CAA grand opening
Classy Kids Wear has moved from Stittsville Main Street to a new location at Hazeldean Mall. Their grand opening was on Monday, February 4. The Farm Boy on Stittsville Main…
CHEERS! Covered Bridge wins gold at Canadian Brewing Awards
Time to raise a glass to John and Kathy vanDyk from Covered Bridge Brewing for their gold medal win at the Canadian Brewing Awards last night.
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK: Grocery beer, Bradley-Craig farm, more
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
Brown’s among first Ontario grocery stores to sell beer
(Photo: Todd Brown, owner of Brown’s Independent, in front of the new beer display. Photo by Barry Gray.) A sign went up on the outside of Brown’s Independent Grocer Monday…
The true story of how Covered Bridge Brewing got its name
(Above: The covered bridge in West Carleton. Photo by Barry Gray.) Romantic, historic, picturesque. Idealized in story and movie, covered bridges have a special nostalgia about them. Of course, they…
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK: Cope apartments, Temperance Hotel, Kiwi Kraze closes
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
Covered Bridge, ‘Wiches Cauldron go underground at the Diefenbunker
(via the Diefenbunker) On Friday, August 7, cool down underground with a beer, food, and chocolate pairing at the Diefenbunker. Sample four different craft beers, each paired with a savoury…
Stittsville Minor Hockey bottle drive raises over $2,000 for Kelly family
The Stittsville Minor Hockey Association’s bottle drive raised over $2,000 on the weekend. The money raised will go to the Kelly family, who have an atom-aged son who is battling cancer. The…
Stittsville resident is Kickstarting a microbrewery in Pakenham
Stittsville’s Hien Hoang (pictured above) is one of the organizers behind a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a new microbrewery in Pakenham. We asked Hoang to tell us about…
Harvey & Vern’s brings a local flavour to soda
Over the weekend I met up with Paul Meek (pictured above, photo by Barry Gray) the owner of Ottawa-based Harvey & Vern’s soda and Kichesippi Beer. Both companies are manufactured on Campbell Avenue…
Covered Bridge Brewing plans collaboration with ‘Wiches Cauldron food truck
(Above: Kathy and John vanDyk, owners of Covered Bridge Brewing) Covered Bridge Brewing is planning a Halloween-themed beer as part of a collaboration with ‘Wiches Cauldron. It’s the latest in a…