On to Nova Scotia + Uncle Leo's

Rounding down from Fredericton it seems that Shiretown is the only NB brewery missed but it is up toward the Gaspe peninsula - sounds like a trip for next year.

Coming into Nova Scotia the first stop before the beaches is to find some local beer. Well it doesn't get more local than Uncle Leo's.

Having read about this brewery opening only a couple weeks ago the excitement of new Canadian beer grew.

Karl and Rebecca have a great story. He's originally from Nfld, she's a local and they've been around Pictou long enough for both to be called locals

Technically, the brewery is in Lyon's Brook, just outside of Pictou. The name is an homage to Karl's actual Uncle Leo who used to brew beer.

We pulled up and were fortunate to meet both of these people and taste both of their current brews.

In this quaint old barn Karl is brewing a red ale and an ipa. Both brews are very drinkable and personally I quite enjoyed the ipa. Not overly hoppy it is surely to gain popularity in the area

If the complete friendliness of this couple wasn't impressive enough, the constant influx of locals and tourists was. With the future goal of producing some of Uncle Leo's original recipes, it looks like a promising endeavour.











http://uncleleosbrewery.ca/

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