Eatdrink #80 November/December 2019 - The Holiday Issue

eatdrink: The Local Food & Drink Magazine
Rusty Wrench Brewing Company
9 Front Street West, Strathroy. A brewery
and pub, Rusty Wrench opened in 2017. Its core
beers
include
Crappy
Tire, a
hefty 7.5% alcohol oatmeal stout with notes
of dark chocolate and coffee. There’s also Left
Handed Spanner, a West Coast-style fruity IPA.
Stonepicker Brewing
7143 Forest Road, Plympton-Wyoming. A
farm-based brewery near Forest, Stonepicker
is the creation of two farm couples with
passions for agriculture and
beer. Opened in 2017,
Stonepicker’s slogan
“Our beer rocks” fits
nicely. Its beers carry
farmer themes, and
the places to start are
the Crop Tour lager and
the Farmer’s Tan blonde
ale, Oops It Fell Out is also a lager
and uses barley malted on site. Among the
seasonals is Pail Ale, an earthy pale ale brewed
with British hops.
Widder Station Brewing
8395 Decker Road, Thedford. A brewery, a
pub, and a golf course.
Pick your passion.
Widder Station’s
flagship beer is a lager
crafted for the 19th
hole. Train Wreck is
a light 4.8 per cent
alcohol lager served on
tap. The rest of the board is filled with a wellcurated
selection of craft beers from the likes
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of Sons of Kent in Chatham, Railway City in
St. Thomas, and Stonepicker.
River Road Brewing and Hops
35449 Bayfield River Road, Bayfield.
A family farm-based brewery, River Road
captures the
hearts of
malty beer
lovers with
Up Your
Kilt, a heavy
Scottish style
ale. It’s 6.8 per cent alcohol, making it as strong
as a caber tosser. Intriguing seasonals include
Survey Elixir, an IPA infused with spruce tips.
Stone House Brewery
76048 Parr Line, Varna. Hockey player Ryan
O’Reilly made little Varna famous when he won
the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues last
spring. But before that there was Stone House,
the original craft brewery in Huron County.
Stone House’s newest beer is a Bavarian lager.
But it started with and
still highlights a Czechstyle
pilsner brewed
with Saaz hops. There’s
a compact space to enjoy
Stone House beers on
site, but it’s best to take
some bottles home from
the shop. Stone House
beers are also served at several top eateries in
the region, including Hessenland on Highway
21 near St. Joseph, Bentley’s in Stratford and
Smackwater Jack’s in Grand Bend.
Half Hours on Earth
151 Main Street, Seaforth. Highly regarded
in the craft beer world, Half Hours on Earth