Пиво Pitstop (Ides of August 2021) - Henderson Brewing Co

Toronto is a city of parks – over 1,500 of them, in fact – so when the Friends of Christie Pits suggested we collaborate on a beer about the park, their plan made sense to us. Christie Pits is a 22-acre oasis with a community garden, three baseball diamonds, basketball courts, a soccer/rugby/football field, outdoor pool, splash pad, outdoor ice rink and arguably the best toboggan hill in the city. But, most importantly, it is a key hub for many urban dwellers to get their dose of outdoors. For this Ides, we involved the community, asking for both a story and a design concept to help with the beer release. We landed on the name “Pit Stop” after receiving two separate entries suggesting it. Despite it originally being named Willowvale Park, the community continued to refer to it as Christie Pits, the name of the sand pits that were there until the early 1900s. It was officially named Christie Pits in 1983. For this Ides, our head brewer, Brian, has created a spectacularly refreshing beer that includes, as a nod to the park, two fruits with “pits”: cherries and peaches.