Fine ‘N’ Dandy Beer Festival hosted at G.L. Heritage Brewing Co.
- Fred Groves
- 1 day ago
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A good time for a good cause.
And of course, the beer was good, really good.
Amherstburg’s G.L. Heritage Brewery was the host Sunday afternoon for Fine N’ Dandy, that had visitors curious to how you can make dandelions into beer.
“Some research says it helps fight cancer. It’s appropriate to the festival where it is about fighting cancer,” said G.L. Heritage co-owner Jen Desjardins-Grondin.
G.L. Heritage’s offering on the day was a light creamy ale that had a smooth finish and a bit of a herbal flavour like green tea.
The outdoor festival drew a large crowd and it is an annual event with proceeds going to Hospice of Windsor and Essex County and the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation.
It was started back in 2016 by Walkerville Brewery’s Jeffrey Craig who passed away from cancer but inspired the event.
“This beer is only available for the month of April and 100 percent of the proceeds today are being donated,” said organizer Eric Robert.
Robert is a brewer with Erie St. Gastro Pub Brewery and Eatery in Windsor and on Sunday teamed with Jake’s Windsor Brew.
Robert, who has been making beer for 15 years said he was able to get a hold of the dandelion beer recipe about four years ago and this time used primarily the dandelion root.
“I was able to get my hands on the original recipe and I tweaked it.”
Kyla Hudson made the trip to Amherstburg and after a taste said, “I think it’s delicious and it’s for a good cause.”
Hudson was joined by Madi Bourque who has served the dandelion brew to customers and said, “I’m a big fan. It’s my second time coming to this.”
While the event has been held previously, it is the first time at G.L. Heritage, according to Desjardins-Grondin.
“It started out with local breweries reaching out to us and we jumped at the chance.”
There was live music, food and of course lots of different beer to try.
Desjardins-Grondin noted that Fine N’Dandy had a special meaning for her brewery as a family member passed away from cancer just three months before the brewery opened.
Fine ‘N’ Dandy Beer Festival hosted at G.L. Heritage Brewing Co.
By Fred Groves
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