refreshing and flavourful summertime Saison with enjoyable spicy notes from the farmhouse style yeast and a slightly tart finish from the rhubarb. Over 200 pounds of locally grown rhubarb was hand picked by growers and added to this brew. They still have your old favorites like the golden brown S.P.A (Special Pale Ale), their most popular beer, but they are not content to rest on their laurels and are continually experimenting and expanding their solid lineup of beers!
If you want to try something a little different, the Welly Rebooted Mixed Pack (available at the LCBO) brings together four of their most popular one offs that you may not have had the chance to try when they were released - it gives you a fascinating insight into the variety of beers that they have produced over the years. They have also recently joined the trend of adding 355ml cans to their lineup in the form of their Helles lager. As a community-minded Craft Brewery, Wellington are immersed in the music and artsy vibes of Guelph, they collaborate with local illustrators, printmakers, comic artists, and painters to design their labels To date Wellington has worked with over 20 artists from Guelph and the surrounding area and have involvement in a handful of music festivals from punk to jazz to country.
One such event is the Queen of Craft, which was founded by Karyn Boscariol one of the crew of awesome women at Wellington. It has been running for four years now and is the highlight of the year to many women in the Guelph area. Not only do they highlight the women of Guelph they involve local breweries, provide education, and give women a space to learn and explore all facets of Craft Beer. I had the chance to attend one year and the sister-hood vibe I was welcomed to would be hard pressed to recreate.. Proceeds of the events go to Guelph-Wellington Women-In-Crisis and to date over $12,000 has been raised.
It was with deep sadness and heavy hearts that Wellington Brewery and community lost Douglas Dawkins, VP and Brewery Manager, last year at the early age of 46. He had started at Wellington in 1990 on the bottling line and his passion, kindness and generosity continues to inspire everyone who knew him. It was a tragic loss to the brewing community and our hearts go out to the families.
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