The pitch black colour introduces you to roasted malt
flavours, but with a major hop presence you would expect from an IPA. At 6.4% and 76 IBU’s, you can appreciate this
beer being described as bitter, strong and black.

What the heck is a Wuchak? Wuchak is a term used by
First Nations People and over time, wuchak was slowly
transformed into the term – woodchuck. When you drive
around Ottawa, you will often notice these groundhogs (aka woodchucks) popping up out of their burrows along the Queensway and the Hunt Club parkway.

You can enjoy this beer on tap at select locations around Ottawa or stop by and pick up a growler fresh from the brewery.

For the month of January we introduced a beer known as Dark and Stormy (nicknamed Don and Stormy for our brewmaster Don Harms). Dark and Stormy is made with a base of Kichesippi 1855 and then we implemented the krausen method for the conditioning. Krausening is when wort is added to the fermented/finished beer to carbonate. This allows for a very natural carbonation and conditioning in the firkin.

Be sure to check out the monthly casks that are available the first week of each month.

Starting Tuesday January 3rd, we will be starting our winter hours for the Brewery Retail Store. We will be open Monday to Saturday from 10-6pm each day.

Pub Italia
Cheshire Cat
Bin 790
Atomic Rooster
Black Tomato
Alpha Soul
Johnny Farina
The Standard
Navarra
Preston Bar and Grill
Back Lane Cafe
Wellington Diner
Rochester Pub
Zen Kitchen
Elmdale Tavern

This will be the last batch of Logger for 2011 and we will be bringing it back for Fall 2012. Going forward, we will be releasing our next specialty January 18th. After that, we will start working on our Birthday Brew to celebrate our 2nd Birthday on April 29, 2012.

Thanks for continuing to support beer that is Craft Brewed in Ottawa.

Opportunity # 1
Delivery and Merchandising – 20/Hours per week with opportunity to become a full time position.

Duties: Deliver kegs and POS materials to restaurants, bars, and taverns. Set up and tear down for events. Provide sales support for promotions, events and trade shows.

Opportunity # 2
Event Staff – we are looking for 10 people to form a team for the many events that we participate in. We are looking for professional and friendly people that would be available some evenings and weekends to represent our company at numerous trade shows, events and tastings.

If you or someone you know is interested in one of these positions, please forward a resume to Sheena@kbeer.ca

1) The Brewery Retail Store is now open on Sundays from 12-6pm. Bring Dad by for some brewery fresh beer. For one day only, we will have Growlers available of our OCB 613 IPA

2) Tours – all this weekend, we will be offering our tours free of charge. Tours will be held on Saturday and Sunday @ 2pm.

3) Beer Dinner at Town – 296 Elgin Street. Sunday June 19th

5 Course Gourmet Dinner paired with 5 beers all brewed by Kichesippi. Please call the restaurant for tickets 613-695-8696

Absinthe Cafe – Ottawa
Alphasoul – Ottawa
Arc the Hotel – Ottawa
Arrow and Loon – Ottawa
B Sides – Ottawa
Ballygiblins – Carleton Place
BIN790 – Kanata
Black Cat Bistro – Ottawa
Black Tomato – Ottawa
The Branch – Kemptville
Carleton Heights Curling – Ottawa
Carleton Tavern – Ottawa
Chianti – Ottawa
Clocktower Bank St. – Ottawa
Corner Bar – Westboro
Corner Bar – Glebe
Cottage and Kitchen – Ottawa
Chateau Laurier – Ottawa
Cheshire Cat – Carp
Chez Lucien – Ottawa
Danny Mac's – Arnprior
D'Arcy McGees Sparks St – Ottawa
Dominion Tavern – Ottawa
Elmdale Tavern – Ottawa
Farbs – Ottawa
Fraser Cafe – Ottawa
Grace O'Malleys – Orleans
Granite Curling Club – Ottawa
Greenfields – Barrhaven
Higlander – Ottawa
Imperial Cafe – Ottawa
Johnny Farina – Ottawa
Juniper – Ottawa
Mikes Place – Ottawa
Murray Street – Ottawa
Must Wine Bar – Ottawa
Navan Curling Club – Navan
Neat Cafe – Burnstown
Pelican Grill – Ottawa
Pepper Garden – Ottawa
Petit Bills – Ottawa
Pub Italia – Ottawa
Rochester Pub – Ottawa
Sir John A – Ottawa
Southern Cross – Ottawa
Stoneface Dollys – Ottawa
Swan at Carp – Carp
The Manx – Ottawa
Whalesbone – Ottawa
Tilleys – Carleton Place
Town – Ottawa
Urban Pear – Ottawa
Wellington Gastro Pub – Ottawa
Wild Wood – Stittsville
Wilderness Tours – Forester Falls
Zen Kitchen – Ottawa

The 1855 is our way of thanking Ottawa and surrounding communites for supporting us during out first year in business. Our first anniversary is coming up next week on April 29th. For those wondering what the number 1855 means – Ottawa was incorporated on January 1, 1855.

For more details on the event, check out the blog by Ron Eade of the Ottawa Citizen. Thank you again to the over 100 people who stopped by the brewery to help us celebrate the launch.

http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/omnivore/archive/2011/04/18/when-the-wusses-aren-t-willing-the-pros-get-grilling.aspx

Mayor Jim Watson will be stopping by the brewery tomorrow to pour the 1st Official Pint. If you want to try a pint tomorrow, Johnny Farina will have the beer on tap and the Cheshire Cat in Carp will have a cask conditioned version. Both places will start pouring at 545pm tomorrow night. Growlers will be available at the brewery starting Saturday.

Savour Ottawa is an organization that is committed to emphasizing and promoting the Ottawa region’s  food and agricultural products, to local residents and to Ottawa’s visitors.  It’s a concept that closely mirrors the ideals upon which the Kichesippi Beer Co. was founded.

At Kichesippi, we believe in promoting our city and it’s surrounding communities.  We have so much to be proud of, from our fascinating history to the quality of our rich and diverse culinary scene.

At the show, we met many people who share our pride and passion for making great local products.  From cheese and meats, to beer and wine, there are some magnificent local foodstuffs out there.  Let’s share them with our friends and our guests.  Next time you have a visitor from out of town, yes, show them our historical buildings and our stunning natural scenery.  Take them for a skate on the canal.  But don’t forget some of the other things that are unique to our region.  Take them for a pint of Ottawa’s local beer, Kichesippi Natural Blonde, and let them try some great local foods in one of our restaurants. (Go to www.savourottawa.ca for restaurants promoting local producers)

We in the National Capital region are lucky to have access to some of the finest products in the country.  So let’s enjoy them!