![]() The 3rd and final stop of in our boys cottage country brewery day was Sawdust City. Admittedly, this was my second stop at Sawdust city during the week. I think that says what you need to know about how I feel about this place. Sawdust City is located on the main drag in Gravenhurst, On (Muskoka Road) and it sure seems to be the hot spot in town. When we arrived on the boys brewery day (my second time visiting) the rain had finally stopped and you could see that people were coming in for lunch or a beer. Lunch, by the way, is from the food truck on site. I noticed that there were a number vehicles from local businesses so this must be a hit spot for lunch locally. When you first walk in to the building you are in the bottle shop which also sells an assortment of local goods like spices, jams, baked goods, ect. It really is like a combo of a brewery/visitor centre/local market. Around the corner is the tap room which has a large bar made of a 100 year old tree. In fact, most of the building has wood as part of the cottage-like feel. Sawdust has 6 core beers and the rest, as the state on their website, is no rules brewing for brewmaster Sam Corbeil and staff. This is backed up by their 2019 project 52 Beer Pick Up Club. Essentially Sawdust is releasing a new beer weekly in 2019. Quiet the project! As this was the last stop of the day, we went for it and got the large flight with 12 samples in it and shared some fries from the food truck. Sawdust was about a 15 min drive from our cottage for the week so we relaxed and enjoyed the atmosphere for quiet a while before heading back and calling it a day on our 3 brewery day trip. It was a really fun day bonding with family and I look forward to this July when we can do it again, we're going to Huntsville this year so I think Lake of Bays and Canvas Brewing Company are on the list but if you know of any others in the area, leave a message for me in the comments and I'll be sure to add it to the list! Jer (and Family's) picks: Little Norway: My dad picked up a 6 pack, my uncle said it was his favorite from this location and, I bought more for my dad for Christmas this year. It's an easy drinking pale lager that's right up their alley. When it's nice and cold on a hot sunny day; this hits the spot perfectly. Lone Pine IPA: A core beer for Sawdust. Pine and citrus are the predominant flavours in this 65 IBU that my brother in law really liked. I think Lone Pine is a solid IPA that you can always rely on. Lemon Meringue Pie: This Berliner Weiss was sweet and tart. Lemon, as expected, was the dominant flavor. For a guy who doesn't drink much of this style of beer, this was exceptional. Juicin: Juicin' is right! This is a vermont style IPA, one of my favorites to being with, but with all the juicy peach, you actually think you are drink juice. Far and away, this was my personal choice and I hope that this summer there will be more to be had.
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