![]() A couple weeks ago I decided to head out to Brantford to a few spots that were on my list of breweries I really wanted to visit. "Get some content for the blog" as a I joke with my friend who I chatted with on my drive to Brantford. Bell City Brewing Company was high on that list. I recognized the logo from their beer Edison’s Peep Show but that was about the extent of my familiarity with their beer. It turns out Bell City is in a pretty great location: right across from the Lynden Park mall, which itself is just off the 403. Bell City Brewing is named after the city of Brantford’s nickname (The Bell City) which is in reference to one of it's most famous former residents: Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the the telephone. Arguably he plays second fiddle to the other popular former resident of Brantford; Wayne Gretzky. Like many breweries their roots lie with a group of friends home brewing and looking for alternatives to what was available at the beer store at that time. Bell City offers tours that are very highly rated. While the facility is not huge they really make sure to take their time and offer a real look into the brewing process and, due to the number of people attending, it seems Bell City has developed a little reputation. Bell City also has a full food menu with items like flatbread; sliders, soup, sandwiches and, of course pretzels. For "Jer's Pick" I am picking the Mango Vanilla IPA: The Mango Vanilla IPA really is a milkshake style IPA, in fact, it was listed that way on the menu board in the brewery. Milkshake IPAs are, as a rule of thumb, my favorite so it really shouldn’t be a surprise that this is my pick. The balance of the sweetness from the vanilla, juicy mango flavour and, the evident but not over powering hops made this my favorite sample in the flight and the beer I enjoyed at home that same night. I couldn’t wait to get more.
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