Industry Alcoholic beverage Headquarters Ottawa | Products Beer Founded 2009 | |
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Kichesippi Beer Co. is a brewery in Ottawa, Ontario.
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The company produces two year round beers, a premium pale ale called Natural Blonde, and a dark ale called Kichesippi 1855. The company also brews seasonal and one-off batch brews, including the Wuchak IPA series, Heller High Water helles lager and Logger Pennsylvania porter.
Kichesippi Beer Co. began selling its Natural Blonde in kegs to restaurants and bars in the Ottawa area in April 2010. April 29, 2010 was the first keg delivery to a restaurant.
Natural Blonde is made using three different malts and distinct hops. The result is a blonde beer with 26 IBUs and 4.9% alcohol. The beer has been brewed to be food friendly with a medium bitterness at the end.
On April 15, 2011, Kichesippi launched a dark ale called 1855, named after the year in which Ottawa was incorporated as a city. In honour of the launch, Jim Watson, Mayor of the City of Ottawa, poured the first official pint and proclaimed the day as "Kichesippi Beer Day in Ottawa".
1855 continues the Kichesippi Beer Co. mandate of offering food friendly beer. It is refreshing in its own right, with dark malt and earthy aromas.
In December 2010, Kichesippi Beer Co. purchased the majority stake of Heritage Brewing. In January 2011, Kichesippi Beer Co. purchased the trademarks and brands of Scotch-Irish Brewing.
As of February 2011 Kichesippi Beer Co. sells Growlers (64 fluid ounces) of Natural Blonde, and latterly 1855, at the brewery itself. The bottles are filled at the time of purchase. 50 cents from each growler purchase is donated to Juvenile Diabetes research.
6 packs of Natural Blonde are sold at Ottawa area LCBOs.
Kichesippi Beer Co. hosts tours of its facility on Saturdays at 2 pm. The brewery is located at 866 Campbell Ave, Ottawa.
Kichesippi is a word meaning “Great River”. The Ottawa River was originally known as the Kichesippi.