CARROT RIVER鈥擱ebellion Brewing Company is creating a new beer, using hemp seeds farmed in and cleaned in Carrot River.
Each beer comes in a can with a label reading 鈥淪askatchewan鈥檚 Outback Hemp Beer.鈥� The word 鈥淥utback鈥� is in Carrot River鈥檚 custom font.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a very Saskatchewan story,鈥� said Miranda Blaber, Carrot River鈥檚 community development manager. 鈥淲e have small businesses connecting with small communities connecting with local industry creating something totally unique, which is going to continue to drive the industry in our province.鈥�
Blaber said that back in the spring of 2019, Carrot River鈥檚 economic development co-ordinator at the time, Maggie Doerksen, reached out to Rebellion Brewing Company.
鈥淒oerksen started planting seeds about, 鈥楬ey Rebellion, we have something you guys might want to get on.鈥欌��
After continued conversations with the company, and a company visit to the community to meet local producers鈥擱ebellion agreed.
鈥淭hey made the decision, 鈥榊eah, let鈥檚 make an Outback ale, and we want to do it with hemp sourced from Carrot River.鈥� One thing led to another and we鈥檙e here with a very, very cool can label, and we鈥檙e excited to try it.鈥�
The beer will be available for purchase at the Carrot River Co-op at 1013 Main Street, starting on March 21.
Blaber said there were originally plans to have a big release during the town鈥檚 trade show, but due to social distancing around COVID-19 the event was cancelled.
At the time of unveiling, the only places to purchase the beer will be the Carrot River Co-op or Rebellion Brewing Company鈥檚 taproom.
On March 23, other vendors will be gaining access to the product.
鈥淧eople are going to be drinking it thinking, 鈥楽askatchewan鈥檚 Outback? What鈥檚 the heck? Carrot River?鈥� How cool is that?鈥�
Blaber said the beer is planned to be available for the foreseeable future.
