Stone House Brewing Co.
76050 Parr Line, Varna, ON
(519) 281-1167
This small charming stone house in Varna, ON, is home to Stone House Brewing Company. Mike, the owner, brewer, marketer, and sampler, opened the doors in May 2016 and has been brewing just one beer ever since, his signature Pilsner.
He has some history in the beverage industry and, after watching the craft beer industry grow and develop over the past few years, he decided to join in on the fun and build a brewery on his property. Eight times last summer, he sold out of his 2,000 litres of beer before the next batch was ready, Pilsner takes much longer to create, so timing is everything, but he is prepared this year for another busy summer of brewing. Mike is the owner, brewer, retail, marketing and sampler he proudly gets it all done.
Now to some Pilsner may seem like a simple beer but to perfect its crisp clean taste can be an art.
The birth of the Pilsner can be traced back to the city of Plzen (or Pilsen) which is situated in the western half of the Czech Republic. Pilsner beer was first brewed back in the 1840's and is light straw to golden color, the hops are very prevalent, usually with a spicy bitterness and or a spicy floral flavour, and the aroma, one of the defining characteristics of the Saaz hop, is not the kind of citrus, piney hop you’re used to in an IPA.
Mike makes his Czech Pilsner with two-row
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