Bent Nail WHSH

On Tap

Mainstreet Cream Ale

A classic Canadian style cream ale that is light golden in color and has the easy drinking nature of a lager along with the balanced malt character of an ale. A typical “lawnmower” beer that is easily drinkable, smooth, and refreshing but with a bit more character than typical lagers.

4.7% ABV

Smokey the Porter

Cherry Wood Smoked Porter

The use of cherry wood smoked malt in this brew gives it a sweet smokey flavor that is nicely balanced between smoke and beer flavor. Smooth with lots of depth of character.

4.29% ABV

Blueberry Sour

A Pale, refreshing, kettle soured beer with a clean lactic flavor. Tart with lots of wild blueberry character.

4.6% ABV

Bavarian Harvest

A Marzen, which is an elegant, malty German amber lager with a clean, rich, toasty and bready malt flavor, restrained bitterness, and a dry finish. The overall malt impression is soft, elegant, and complex, with a rich aftertaste.

5.3% ABV

Tool Pouch Pale Ale

An American Pale Ale that’s very refreshing with a slight citrus taste thanks to the addition of citra hops. Finishes clean and dry.

4.6% ABV

Delicious Ginger Cider

Hard apple cider with a noticeable ginger flavor and aroma. Dry and tart.

 

6.2% ABV

All brews designed and brewed on-site by Tim Peters of Tradesman Craft Beer

Bent Nail's Origins

The story of Bent Nail started a long time ago when Bent Ridge owner Glenn Dodge and his siblings Heather and Steven were just kids. 

Their parents, Ron and Donna, were having the home renovated. Every night Ron would walk around the house and gather all the nails that the carpenters had discarded. 

Ron, a collector of anything deemed reusable, held on to those nails for a few years until one day, he sat the Dodge kids down in the driveway next to a cinder block, handed them hammers and told them to straighten out the nails if they wanted to earn their weekly allowance. They obeyed.

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The Dodge kids soon learned that the result of this small and tedious task was literally the foundation of a much larger project. These recycled, yet mighty, nails were used to build their family cottage on the Northumberland Strait. The cottage was appropriately named The Bent Nail and still stands today.

To pay homage to their loving mother and father for their guidance, ingenuity, and frugality, the craft beer brewery located onsite at Bent Ridge Winery is named Bent Nail.