Bent Nail WHSH

On Tap

Secret Eclipse IPA

A hop forward IPA that uses a blend of Australian Vic Secret and Eclipse hops to give a sweet mandarin, zesty citrus peel, and fresh pine needle flavor and aroma.

5.8% ABV

Cucumber Mint Wheat Ale

A wheat ale offering a light-bodied, crisp, and refreshing flavor profile with a dominant cucumber presence complemented by a garden fresh, cooling mint aftertaste.

4.3% ABV

"Eight Grain" Extra Irish Stout

Irish Stout

A bolder, more robust version of a traditional Irish Stout, with a higher alcohol content, fuller body, and more pronounced roasted barley flavor. While both share roasted notes of coffee and chocolate, the “extra” version is more intensely flavored. 

5.5% ABV

Oatmeal Pale Ale

OPA

A pale ale that is made with a generous amount of flaked oats to give the beer medium body with silky texture while remaining quite refreshing and drinkable.

4.3% ABV

Super Saaz Me!

German Pilsner

A German style Pilsner that is golden in color with a floral hop aroma, well-balanced fruity malt sweetness, crisp hop bitterness and a soft dry finish. This brew is made with traditional pilsner malt and lots of Saaz hops! 

4.5% ABV

Delicious Ginger Cider

Made from delicious apples and flavored with ginger. Prominent ginger aroma and flavor. Unfiltered to enhance apple flavor. For those who like dry and tart.

6% 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.