Niagara College Teaching Brewery’s beer, the 101 Pilsner, will now be served in the Legislative Dining Room in 2019-20.
More than 300 Legislative Assembly of Ontario staff gathered at Queen’s Park on March 27 to taste and vote for their favourite local Ontario craft beers during the 14th annual Speaker’s Tasting at the Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB) event. Ballots were given to the guests, allowing them to vote for their favourite beers in specific style categories. The 101 Pilsner was chosen as the Speaker’s Choice from 116 different beers presented by 32 OCB member-breweries.
Speaker Ted Arnott, MPP, noted that he finds pilsners to be refreshing, well-balanced and pleasing to the palate.
“Niagara College Brewery’s Beer 101 Pilsner stands alongside some of some the best brands I’ve ever tasted,” said Arnott. “The students at Niagara College are the future of the craft brewing industry in Ontario. The enthusiasm, innovation and creativity they demonstrate give us confidence that the future of brewing in our province is in great hands, and the best is yet to come. Congratulations!”
Pictured here: (L-R) Adam Weverink, NC President Dan Patterson, Glenys Robinson, Justin Niece.
Niagara College head brewer George Eagleson and three students from the Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program: Natalie Torres Bernal, Laura Milukow and Adelaide O’Hara attended the event on March 27.
“I see it as great exposure for our students, the program and the brewery on a provincial level, putting Niagara College in front of MPP’s and their guests daily and at special events they hold this year,” says College Brewmaster professor Jon Downing. “It also showcases what the students do in class; it is their learning, diligence and application that brew the beers, from start to finish.”
Though Downing originally designed the recipe for Niagara College about six years ago, the students brew every batch of beer that is made in the Teaching Brewery. The beer has never been entered in competitions.
Pilsner is a kind of beer originating from Pilsen, Czech Republic. The NC Teaching Brewery 101 Pilsner has a delicate and refined but noticeable bitterness and is light gold in colour. The beer uses Superior Pilsen malt from Canada Malting, and is 5.5 per cent alcohol.
