Lighthouse Brewing Company
Lighthouse Brewing Company is a brewery in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.[1]
History
[edit]Lighthouse was founded in 1998 by Paul Hoyne[2] with an investment of $750,000CAN. At that time the company had a single brewer, and produced draft beer in batches of 2,000 litres.[3] Its first product was Race Rocks amber ale.[4]
By 2005 the company was operating a canning line.[5]
In 2009 the brewery was in the news when its owner at the time, Dave Thomas, was prevented by British Columbia liquor laws from selling the company's beer in a pub he owned.[6]
In 2012, the company's beverages won three prizes at the British Columbia Beer Awards.[7]
In 2013, Lighthouse extended its operations into a nearby 6,000-square-foot space and expanded production from four to seven regular varieties.[4] It also stepped up brewing of specialty brews and opened a "growler" station at which visitors can test these on site.[8] Siren Red Ale won the 3 Degrees Marketing Trophy at the Australian International Beer Awards for Best Amber/ Dark Ale.[9][10]
Products
[edit]Lighthouse Brewery names its beers after nautical themes in British Columbia.[11]
Lighthouse brews a variety of types of beer in small batches, including stout,[12][13] light and dark ale, lager, and single batches of specialty beers.[14] The labels for its products are designed by local artists.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Pamela Roth. "Victoria’s microbrewery culture thriving". Victoria News, Oct 14, 2015
- ^ Andrew Duffy. "Victoria’s Lighthouse Brewery celebrates sweet 15". Times Colonist. Andrew Duffy, July 30, 2013
- ^ Allen Winn Sneath (2001). Brewed in Canada: The Untold Story of Canada's 350-year-old Brewing Industry. Dundurn. pp. 426–. ISBN 978-1-55002-373-2.
- ^ a b "Victoria’s Lighthouse Brewery celebrates sweet 15". Andrew Duffy | Times Colonist, July 30, 2013
- ^ "Tours on tap". STEPHEN BEAUMONT, The Globe and Mail, Oct. 12, 2005
- ^ "Owner of Lighthouse Brewing Banned From Selling His Own Beer". Canadian Beer News, July 10, 2009
- ^ "BC Beer Awards: Cream rises to the top". Vancouver Sun, Randy Shore, October 15, 2012
- ^ "Craft Beer Review: Lighthouse Brewing Barnacle Wheat IPA". Urban Diner. Joe Wiebe on April 17, 2013
- ^ The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Australian International Beer Awards Trophy Winners web site (retrieved 2013-06-13)
- ^ "B.C. Beer Awards: Brassneck Brewery takes best in show". CBC News, Oct 25, 2015
- ^ "Lighthouse Brewing Company". Lighthouse Brewery. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "Beers to drink this fall, including new Maiden Voyage, Thanksgiving saisons, and more". The Georgia Strait, by Carolyn Ali on October 1st, 2014
- ^ "Lighthouse Brewing Company- Desolation Imperial Oyster Stout". Craft Beer Critics, Jul 17, 2014
- ^ "Young buyers turn to craft beer". By Darron Kloster, Times Colonist, Apr 18, 2010. via Canada.com
- ^ "The Artistry of Beer". by Mary Ellen Green - Monday Magazine, Jun 20, 2012