![]() Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday and there was lots of craft beer under the tree. Before getting into today's post I just wanted to reach out to everyone who's read this site to date and thank you for following along as I've started this adventure. Considering this started as encouragement from a friend to share my experiences with, admittedly, very little planning. I've been happy to find myself learning and finding like-minded individuals via social media. There truly is a community here and I hope that I can contribute to that community in a my little way. Before the Holidays I posted about Barnstormer and my stops in Barrie this past summer, I'm coming back to my first stop today. Just a stone's throw away from the Barrie Molson Centre is Redline Brewhouse. Driving down this road reminded me of the old days driving up to Barrie to catch concerts at Molson Park. I still miss that venue but it's fitting that a craft brewery has found it's home so close to the old Molson plant. The story of Redline seems to be one that is fairly common in the craft beer world, someone has a job that they were not completely satisfied with and decided to quit and just "go for it." and live their dream. Now Redline is a family owned and operated business. Almost a year to the date prior to my visit I had tried "Clutch" but hadn't seen their beer elsewhere in some time. I wasn't really sure what to expect upon my arrival but what I found was a full restaurant with an open concept, including the tanks and barrels right there on the floor. The bottle shop portion was just off to the side and was stocked right up with merch and beers, so much to choose from! I selected 6 different beers to try but there were probably another 4 more available in the bottle shop. Impressive selection. I also bought a cool baseball-style t-shirt which is still one of my favorite shirts. There's clearly a theme related to cars, specifically hot rods which at first I thought was weird but unique. I mean this in a good way, it sets their brand apart. Much like Barnstormer, I didn't do too much research prior to my arrival and next time I'm in Barrie I'll be sure to be making this a food stop to as they have a full menu with specials, snacks and, full meals. Jer's Pick: Peel Out IIPA: After my first sip I utter the words "holy shit, why didn't I buy more of this?". Of course, I was at a cottage with family so my mom gave me a dirty look for dropping the "S" word in front of my grandma but that's really how good it was! Mango is the dominant taste and it almost drinks like a juice that finishes with a bit of a bitter bite. You'd never know it's 8.8% while drinking it, you'd swear it's closer to one of those 3% raddlers, that's how easy drinking it was. If you are ever out in Barrie get your hands on a few of these.....and maybe grab me a couple too?
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