Jeff has had the MacLean's Pale Ale before, when it was brewed through F&M in Guelph, and quite enjoyed it. Looking at the website, we were excited to see the different kinds of beers available.
This past Saturday, heading up that way anyway, we decided to drive to Battleaxe Brewery to maybe pick up some of the offerings. I was pretty stoked about the oatmeal stout, while Jeff wanted everything else.
The website gives hours of operation, but be warned: Call or email these guys before you go! Even if you're going when the website says they'll be open.
Jeff and I drove up Highway 6 and turned down a dirt road to get to the brewery, which is on a rural property. We went quiet as we drove up to the blue house and what looked like a shed (we could see some beer when we peeked through the window of the shed) because the place looked deserted.
Unfortunately for us, at 3:30 p.m. on a Saturday in November with the snow flying, there was no one else around. The beers we could see through the window were so close, yet so far away.
Maybe their hours of operation are for the summer months. Next time we head up that way we'll try again - contacting them ahead of time, of course.
I won't lie - we were very disappointed not to be able to get some beers, but at least Jeff had a MacLean's Pale Ale at the Queen's Bush pub in Hanover when we went out for dinner.
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