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24 SAVOUR MANITOBA | SPRING 24 Manitoba Taprooms cont. SECTION 6 BREWING CO. HONEY BELGIAN ALE Balanced traditional Belgian session ale that is approachable. Comes across spiced, floral and reminiscent of those welcomed spring blossoms. ALC 5% When Sid and Laryssa Stevenson were contemplating starting a business in Brandon, their thoughts turned to starting up a brewery. "We were thinking, 'Hey, they have them in every other city in Canada. Why not Brandon?'" recalls Sid. "I'd farmed for years, and you need to wear so many different hats. Laryssa grew up on the farm, too, and dabbled with her own ventures. at entrepreneurial drive just doesn't leave. So, when I transitioned off the farm, it was a natural choice to get right back into business." And there was no better business, it seemed, than to get into making quality beer for the fine folks in Brandon. "We wanted to open a brewery in this region so we could all unite in pride for a product we can all call ours," he says. "As the second largest city in Manitoba, Brandon is the heart of Westman. It serves the surrounding area as a hub for the agricultural industry, products and services and entertainment. It's also home and our people." Stevenson says Section 6's beer is essentially the brew of the tough self-sufficient people that populate Westman. "Our beer is for everyone: easy drinking, fresh, non-offensive. Our taproom is welcoming and downright a place to celebrate — a place to take a date, hang out with buddies or the family; where anniversaries, girls' night out or after-hockey practice beers happen," he says. "It's also become a bit of a tourist destination for people looking for a taste of Brandon." at taste of Brandon is unique — from the beer to the brewery's brick exterior to the taproom's ceiling and furniture. "e bricks used on the outside of the building and to build our bar were salvaged from the old International Harvester building (more recently the Kullberg's building) on 18th Street," Stevenson says. "And the wood in the taproom ceiling and the tables and seating was maple from near Carberry." And there's more. "Our bar top was made from barn beams from an old farmyard off the 21 highway. ey were milled to size and finished with epoxy, resulting in a truly gorgeous product. You can still see all the original mortise, tenon and pin joinery in the beams." Everything is done at the brewery, creating an amazing finished product that perfectly complements a wonderfully congenial atmosphere. "Sharing a couple beers with neighbours, going into town for a night out, celebrating the milestones like the end of seeding or harvest — we're here for that," he says. B R A N D O N SECTION 6 BREWING CO.

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