New Black IPA “Le Cœur Noir” on tap this week for Beau’s feBREWary February 18, 2015

Contemporary American beer style takes this strong, assertively hopped IPA to the dark side; juicy, resinous hops are amply supported by a solid, toasty dark malt backbone

VANKLEEK HILL – (Feb. 18, 2015) Beau’s feBREWary continues this week with yet another tasty new beer on tap beginning Thursday Feb. 19 at 150 participating restaurants and pubs across Ontario. This week’s offering is Le Cœur Noir, a Black IPA. This contemporary American beer style takes the assertively hopped IPA to the dark side; juicy resinous hops are amply supported by a solid, toasty dark malt backbone. This robust ale is strong (7.1% ABV), though the alcohol remains well integrated.

Le Cœur Noir is release number 11 in the Beau’s Pro-Am Series, an initiative that gives award-winning amateur brewers the opportunity to recreate their homebrew recipes on a commercial scale at the Beau’s Brewery. The recipe for Le Cœur Noir was designed by Jordan Rainhard, who won the 2013 Toronto Beer Week Homebrew Contest, earning him the right to brew one of his recipes at Beau’s. In a happy twist to the story, Rainhard has since “gone pro” as he’s begun work on launching his own Toronto-based brewery called Rainhard Brewing Co. (www.rainhardbrewing.com).

“Brewing with Beau’s was a great experience. It’s great to see the support they have for local brewers, and home brewers. I’m looking forward to inviting Beau’s for a collaboration at our new brewery in the future!” he says.

Le Cœur Noir will be available on draught at Beau’s 150 feBREWary partners; a list is online at www.beaus.ca/feBREWary. The beer will also be sold and served at the brewery in Vankleek Hill, ON beginning Thursday Feb. 19, and over the weekend as Beau’s feBREWary celebrations continue. Bottles will be sold at the brewery for $7.95, and can also be ordered for home delivery in Ottawa via beer delivery service BYBO (www.bybo.ca).

Beau’s resident chef Bruce Wood will be on hand at the brewery both Saturday and Sunday, pairing Le Cœur Noir with $5 small plates of roasted squash gnocchi with blue cheese, apple and sage. The new Black IPA will be available in a traditional cask-conditioned format over the weekend, served naturally carbonated and at about 12 C, to let the complexity of the flavours shine through.

The release of Le Cœur Noir will be celebrated at several events across the province over the week: a beer dinner hosted by Beau’s co-founder Steve Beauchesne at The Branch in Kemptville, ON Feb. 19; “Black Tie Bowling” in Ottawa, ON Feb. 22 at Westpark Lanes; the “Baker St. Station Family Dinner” in Guelph, ON Feb. 22, with proceeds to a local animal shelter; and a Beer Dinner Feb. 23 in Ottawa, ON at Bowman’s. Details on these events are available online at www.beaus.ca/feBREWary.

FeBREWary 2015 is Beau’s All Natural’s 4th annual month-long beer event designed to “Give Old Man Winter a kick in the snowpants.” The fifth and final feBREWary beer is a new release from B-Side Brewing Label, which is like a record label, but for beer (www.b-side.ca). It’s been more than a year since the world-renowned Kissmeyer Beer was signed to the label, and Artist #2 will not disappoint! The identity of this exciting new B-Side Artist Brewery and their new-for-Ontario creation will be announced on February 23, 2015.

Beau’s All Natural is a local, family-run, award-winning, certified organic, and totally DIY craft brewery. Founded in 2006, Beau’s brews interesting, tasty beers, including its flagship Lug Tread Lagered Ale, using best-quality certified organic ingredients & local spring water. In addition to Lug Tread, Beau’s offers a growing collection of Year-Round Beers and a rotating Seasonal program, as well as the “Wild Oats” and “Pro-Am” Series. Beau’s has been a recipient of more than 70 awards for brewing, packaging design and business practices, including 2 Gold medals at Mondial de la Bière (Strasbourg, France, and Montréal, Québec); 6 Gold medals at the Canadian Brewing Awards, 7-times “Best Craft Brewery in Ontario” (2007-2013) and 6-times “Best Craft Beer in Ontario” (2007-2011; 2014) at the Golden Tap Awards. As a Certified B-Corporation, Beau’s meets higher standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. Beau’s beer is available in Ontario, Québec, and New York State. Oh yeah!

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