Founded in 2000, Church-Key Brewing is located in an 1878 Methodist Church on the outskirts of the town of Campbellford, Ontario.

The only microbrewery in picturesque Northumberland County, Church-Key features a variety of award-winning hand-crafted ales including our flagship Northumberland Ale and the multi award-winning Holy Smoke Scotch Ale. All of our ales are made in small batches from four ingredients: malted barley, hops, water, and yeast. Within these traditions, each Church-Key product has distinct properties of color, richness, and aroma that make it unique.

Open daily from 10am until dark, visitors are always welcome to learn all about the brewing process on a guided tour. Afterwards, sample our excellent ales in the tasting room. All of our ales are available in our gift shop in six-packs and Growlers along with local honey and bison products, and Church-Key clothing and glassware.

Looking for Church-Key products for your next event or party? We have kegs in 3 sizes and you can also rent the easy to use dispensing unit. Having a BIG party? Ask us about our classic and crowd-pleasing draft truck!

Not all is official yet, waiting for licenseing to change over. But the word is out so I will share my excitement. Church-Key Brewing has purchased The Stinking Rose Pub, from original owners Ron and Dianne. We look forward to making/keeping the pub the centre of conversation and libation that The Rose deserves. We will be meeting with all of the Church-Key and Rose staff this week to work out details.
Change over is slated for Aug 1st. Keep tuned in for details. Sorry to Tobey, Dianne, Harold and others for not saying anything on Thursday night, I had just signed the deal and was busting at the seams to tell but, could not yet.

John

CHURCH-KEY PRESENTS 

 We like good beer and good music, and since the revival is always so much fun. We are going to bring in some music on Saturday afternoon a few times this summer. I will follow up with some details. Posibly Washboard Hank in from Peterborough for the first one. Near the end of June. I will follow with some detes soon.

I found this video while vainly searching you tube check it out.

more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLtXuXhXNns

Sorry its been more than a month since I have written on the web site. We had our spring revival it was a big success again. The weather kept a few bodies away but the die hards were there singing and dancing in the rain. We raised over two thousand fro the Campbellford Hospital.

We are planning to do a few more functions at the brewery this year because they are so much darn fun.

I just flew back from San Diago, and boy are my arms tired. Ba Dum Bump. Seriously folks. I jsut got back from the craft brewers conference. There were about 2000 people all gathered to talk, live and drink craft beer for a few days. I was joined by a few other craft brewers from Ontario, the folks from Beau's, Great Lake's, F&M and Cameron's. Jason from Cameron's bloged about it daily you can check it out at http://www.cameronsbrewing.com/blog/ .

Now I'm back getting set for the Revival. It May 3rd. There is some detail below like who is playing and stuff.

more: http://www.cameronsbrewing.com/blog/

We have started our festival circuit already this year. Last Week it ws the Toronto Wine & Cheese show pretty good turn out even thou it was the nicest weekend to date so far this year. I told the Buffalo Jills that they would have thier picture up here but I don't know how to work my camera.

On the 11th we were lucky enough to be pair with Chef Jamie Kennedy for the Brewers Plate down at Berkley Church in Toronto. We served our super bold Lactese Falcon with his Lake Huron pickeral it was the perfect match.

Tonight I am on my way to MACK ( Marmora, Area, Canoe and Kayak) fest up in Marmora they are all super jacked that the water is flowing so high. After their day paddling they are heading to the town hall for music food and beer.

We have the line up for The Spring Revial its:

Stones Throw

Janet Jeffery's Soul Band

Tastes Like Chicken

Poor Edward And Bad Poetry

May 3rd Starting at 11am

That all for now.

John

March 24, 2008

Spring is in the air, Church-Keys Spring Revival is less than six weeks away and there is still 3 feet of snow on the front lawn. Oh well! Plenty of time. On the plus side the maple sap is running and our Cranberry Maple Wheat should be out this week in kegs and Growlers and bottles the following week. Our hours for our store as always are 10am until Dark which is now after 7pm.

Jay Yule, ( long time, Stinking Rose Bartender) had his retirement party on Saturday, he will be missed on that side of the bar. But I look forward to enjoying a few with him on the side that I haunt.

Its my Mom's birthday tomorrow, wish her a good one if you see her.

Remember Always, Think Global, Drink Local.

As many of you know we are a very small brewery, with a very small staff. We spend alot of time hand crafting some of the finest, freshest beer that Ontario has to offer. But we have not been keeping the website site quite as fresh. So here goes. I'm going to try to go on here every couple of weeks and let you know whats going on.

We are as always open for tours and tastings seven days per week. We have in stock right now. Our flagship Northumberland Ale, Our very hoppy West Coast Pale Ale. Also in our heavy weight dinner bottle series we have The Lactese Falcon a sour mash brown ale 8%alc./vol., Grains of Wrath our double IPA 8%. And our Like Water for Chocolate Porter 8%

Also to let everyone know to mark their calenders May 3rd it our annual spring revival. A celebration our local music, food and beer. All to raise much needed funds for the Campbellford Hospital.

Well its a snowy Saturday March 8th and will see if I can keep currant on the web site.

Cheers John

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