Half Hitch Brewing Papa Bear Canadian Cereal Ale
Reviewed on July 8, 2022
Half Hitch Brewing Company is located in Cochrane, Alberta. It is owned by the Heier and Kosloski families. The name Half Hitch refers to the half hitch knot. During Covid-19, they expanded into a take out & delivery model called The Mash. They used Front Funder, a crowd sourcing platform, to raise capital for their new venture called The Mash. It has been an extremely successful campaign raising close to $1 million dollars!
The name the Mash refers to the spent grains leftover from the brewing process. The family wanted to reduce waste and find a way to upcycle these spent grains. At the Mash, they take these spent grains from the Papa Bear Ale and put them in the pizza crust. If you want a fun tasting, pop into the Mash and order a pizza and pair it with the Papa Bear ale.
The Papa Bear ale is bright gold in colour with aromas of floral hops, alfalfa, hay, lemon. This is the kind of beer I like to drink in the summer. Easy drinking, fresh, medium bodied, with moderate carbonation. The maltiness lingers on the finish. Very crushable!
Photo below - Brittany Kozloski and Kyle Heier of Half Hitching Brewing Company
Where to find it?
Half Hitch Brewery is located in Cochrane at Unit 1, 10 Griffin Industrial Point.
There are several locations of their Mash Restaurants. In the Calgary you can find a location on 17th Avenue, Kensington, Mahogany, Marda Loop and in Airdrie.