Episode #244: I F**ks With Ducks with John Jenkinson + Matthew Park of Burdock Brewery | Adjunct Series
One of the most legendary and impactful Ontario breweries for us from around the time the podcast began is Toronto's Burdock Brewery, and it's kinda wild this is only their first apperance. Co-Founder Matthew Park and Head Brewer John Jenkinson joined Cee and Nate to talk through both of their histories in beer (including John's first ever Head Brewer job and Burdock's Edinburgh roots), why they decided to focus mostly on Lagers and Saisons, how their wine beer hybrid obsession began and their partnership with Pearl Morrissette winery in Niagara (and the BUMO series), the process of making a beer wine hybrid, their move into 8oz Pilsner cans and LCBO acceptance, their choices on packaging and why they're betting on 8oz cans, the importance of being a gateway to new craft beer drinkers, why they opened their Kensington location and the story of their extremely unique steakhouse taproom next door, how their dedication to The Band came about, and why they named their flagship IPA "Ducks". They got into seven impeccable Burdock brews - Deluxe Golden Lager, Pocket Pilsner, The Last Waltz Gold Lager collaboration with The Band, Alto Bianco Quadruple Fruit Grape Ale, Ducktown West Coast Session IPA collaboration with Beertown, Bears Pale Ale, and Ducks IPA. This was hilariously awesome - cheers!
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