Eatdrink #67 September/October 2017 "The Decade Issue"

The LOCAL Food & Drink Magazine
good as Anderson Cream Ale,
people notice. This 4.8 per
cent alcohol straw-coloured
beauty nabbed a silver
medal at the Canadian
Brewing Awards. That
said, it’s a tough call
between Anderson Cream Ale and the versatile
Anderson Amber when selecting crowdpleasing
craft beers. andersoncraftales.ca
Dead Elephant, Railway City Brewing
Co., St. Thomas. This is the granddaddy of
London-area craft beers. One of Railway
City’s first beers, first brewed in
Railway City’s tiny original
location, Dead Elephant
is a not-too-bitter IPA
with tastes of apricot and
mango. Its name relates
to the death of Jumbo
the circus elephant, which
coincidentally happened a
few blocks away from the
present-day brewery. Widely
available, local LBCOs sell a ton of Dead
Elephant tallboy cans, proving it’s a go-to IPA
for many. railwaycitybrewing.com
English Pale Ale, Black Swan Brewing
Co., Stratford. The local teachers who own
Black Swan on Downie
Street in Stratford
aced it with this
EPA. It is immensely
popular among fans
of English-style beer.
It’s malt-forward and a
refuge for those weary
of being assaulted by the bitterness of IPAs.
It pairs well with a Shakespearean drama.
blackswanbrewing.ca
Local 117, London Brewing Co-op,
London. They’ve been making batches of this
uber-local beer in the Old
East Village since 2014,
making it a cornerstone
brew for the relocated
and expanded cooperative.
Local 117 is
an easy-drinking amber
made with ingredients
sourced from within 117
kilometres of the brewery, making it the most
local of local beers. londonbrewing.ca
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