First Pints

First Pints

After months of hard work, we served our first pints of beer on premises yesterday afternoon! There was no fan-fare, we wanted to keep it on the d-low to work out any kinks. We basically picked up the signed licence from the Yukon Liquor Corporation in the afternoon and quickly invited some family and neighbourhood friends. Some random guy visiting from Victoria, even walked right in and ordered a pint like it was 'normal', and was surprised to hear that we had only just opened the first tasting room in the Yukon, as they have them pretty much on every block in Victoria!

But it's safe to say we're good to go now, so get out here! We have 11 beers on tap, including our Spruce Tip Ale, the last batch of the year, and a great variety of other styles from IPAs, to German style wheat beers, pale ales, a saison, and a smoked porter. We have some light snacks for now (pepperoni and cheese bread sticks), that we will build upon in the future, as well as some non-alcoholic beverages (root beer and ice tea).

We will be adding to the decorations in the next few months, with some photos on the wall, etc.  We have 34 seats right now with the potential to add more in the future. You'll notice the seating areas are roped off. This was not part of our plan for the decor. It's actually a requirement of our new Liquor Primary licence as minors are not allowed in the areas where draft beer is being consumed. However, we wanted parents to still be able to pick up a growler while bringing their kids along. Hopefully one day soon we can get rid of the ugly ropes and people can bring their kids along regardless of whether they're filling a growler or enjoying a pint before heading home (perhaps more on this later).

 



We are also starting with new hours for the fall and winter:

Wednesday-Thursday: 3-8 pm
Friday-Saturday: 12-8 pm
Sunday: 12-6 pm

We will be letting the dust settle for a little while, and then we will get started on planning a fun grand opening party.  So stay tuned for that. In the meantime get your buns in here and check it out!