A Centuries-old tradition.
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Please note: our taproom is open to adults only. (18+)
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In 1912, a man by the name of Charles Hatfield was hired by the Medicine Hat United Agricultural Association to be a “rain-making” wizard. He built a 20-foot tower by a lake just 20 miles northeast of Medicine hat, and he poured secret ingredients, like a witch’s brew, into the tower. People waited anxiously, to see if distant clouds would be drawn into the area, and three days later the rain began to fall. The farmers were no longer apprehensive of Hatfield’s skills, he definitely was a rain-maker. The Hatfield Blonde Ale is in honor of a man that showed this prairie town that sometimes you must have faith that something will turn out better than you could have dreamt – and that is our Hatfield Blonde Ale.
The Hatfield is a North American style Blonde Ale designed to introduce the light lager drinker to the world of ales. Lightly hopped, and the use of malted wheat, adds a hint of sweetness to this blonde. It is as sweet as the sight of rain on a hot, dry, summer day.
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Sharing the banks of the South Saskatchewan River, Medicine Hat and Redcliff have shared over 100 years of history together. Back in the early 1900’s, Rudyard Kipling was noted to state “Medicine Hat was born lucky, but Redcliff has all hell for a basement”. This remark seemed quite appropriate as he had visited a coal mine below where he stood and witnessed an inspiring sight, the burning of the gas from a new gas well. Our Twin City Lager name is a historic one, dating back to the original Medicine Hat Brewing Company. The name was in honour of the relationship Redcliff and Medicine Hat back in those days.
This beer is our version of a Pale European Lager. It is lightly hopped with no specialty malts, just good old Pale 2 row malted in Alix, Alberta. This special brew allows the Bohemian lager yeast to showcase its true flavour. Our Twin City is wonderfully refreshing, easy to tip back, and especially good for light lager drinkers attempting to enter the world of craft beer.
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A.P. Burns was a noted businessman, contractor, builder and rancher in post-1900 Medicine Hat. One of his business endeavours was as a principal in the Burnside Development Corporation that was formed with several prominent early citizens including: H.L. Tweed, C.R. Mitchell, Charles S. Pingle & Dr. C.S. Smith. Each shareholder brought either capital or land from what is now the Burnside area into the corporation for the purpose of developing the area into an urban subdivision. Over 100 years later, Burnside still sits as bare land, but the views of the red rock coulees is spectacular when the sun is setting. It’s a glow that resembles the color of a fire, similar to what you’d expect from a blood orange ale.
The Burnside Blood Orange uses our Hatfield Blonde as the base and the addition of copious amounts of real blood orange puree. The end result is the perfect thirst quencher, one of Mitch’s mom’s favorites and we are sure A.P. Burns would be quite fond of it as well.
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Industrial Ave is where it all started for Medicine Hat Brewing Company back in 1912. This street owns our heritage, and you see many of the original buildings from those years still standing within the city. The Industrial Ave takes on the name of our heritage and is considered the big brother to our Aberdeen Pale Ale.
This IPA is made to satiate the self-proclaimed hophead. There are copious amounts of American style hops used in the brew kettle and dry hop additions to assault the senses with citric aromas and flavours. This beer boasts a 6.7% abv but the IBUs are one that we must claim as questionable because once you reach a certain point, IBUs are immeasurable without a spectrophotometer – Industrial Ave is in that range.
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In the early 1900’s, there were only a few select ‘places of recreation’ for the men of Medicine Hat and environs, the Cypress Club being one. The building supplied a relaxed atmosphere for the lonely and for the not-so-lonely. The club was patronized by men of the town, of the district, and also by the odd sheepherder who came to town every once in awhile. The Gentlemen’s Stout was inspired by those early business men that enjoyed a few cool ones back in those days, likely with a pipe and scotch as well.
The Gentlemen’s Stout is our take on an oatmeal stout. A rich coffee and semi-sweet chocolate flavor is predominate with a slightly burnt flavour. This is a medium full body stout but not overly filling. The use of flaked oats help add to the perception of body and gives a creamy, almost velvety mouth feel. The finish is neither overly dry, nor overly sweet, but rather meets your tastebuds somewhere in the middle. Dark, rich, and delicious — the Gentlemen’s Stout is made to satisfy the dark beer lover no matter what gender you should qualify for.
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In the early 1900’s, Medicine Hat was referred to as “Boomtown” because of the large industries that were created near the banks of the South Saskatchewan. In Medicine Hat, Boomtown Lager takes on this name with great pride and we expect to see the lager’s popularity grow rapidly – similar to the growth of Medicine Hat back in the Boomtown era.
The Boomtown Lager is our take on a Vienna Lager. When lager yeast was first isolated, the Vienna Lager was one of the first styles of lager brewed. Our Boomtown is true to style and perfect to introduce industrial pale lager drinkers to the world of craft beer. Neither overly malty, nor overly hoppy, Boomtown is the perfect combination of malt and hops making it enjoyable to the novice but with enough flavour to keep the craft beer aficionado interested. Smooth and satisfying with a crisp finish, the Vienna and Munich malts shine through without overwhelming the palate of the one enjoying the Lager.
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Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught, was the first member of the Royal Family to become Governor General of Canada. The Duke always stressed the importance of Canadian military contributions, but also sought to enhance charity at home. He visited Medicine Hat in 1912 in his role and made his mark in the community of Medicine Hat by laying the corner brick at Connaught School. Our “The Duke” English Pale Ale is in honor of this royal that made his mark in our community’s history.
The Duke is our Brewmaster’s take on an English Style Pale Ale. A light fruity nosed, teamed with a deep copper color makes this a royal delight. The light fruitiness really comes through in the flavour. The hops play more of a supporting role than in its American counterpart where hops take the lead role. The Duke is one of Brewmaster Mitch’s favorite styles, medium light bodied with a slightly dry finish.
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One of the earlier areas of Medicine Hat, Aberdeen is a quaint street in the city that you find beautiful brick buildings and homes that all have their own unique character. The Aberdeen Pale Ale embodies a similar character to this streetscape, being a versatile ale that all beer drinkers can appreciate.
The Aberdeen Pale Ale is a West Coast style pale ale, and considered has the little sister to our Industrial Ave IPA. This brew is designed to showcase the grapefruity, citrus, piney resinous hop flavour and aromas that are typical of this style of beer. With a 5.0% ABV, our Aberdeen Pale Ale is a session beer made for the hopheads that love an IPA flavour without the higher alcohol content.
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The name is inspired by the iconic, red bricked, hotel that sits in the downtown core of Medicine Hat and has been a part of our city’s history for over 100 years – the stories those walls could tell could make some blush. Our Sin Bin Red Ale is also meant to contribute to some great stories for those that enjoy this damn fine brew.
The Sin Bin Red Ale is made to be infinitely drinkable; with its malt-forward profile and just enough hops to keep the malt in check. The Sin Bin is brewed with anticipation of converting some light lager drinkers over to the ale side. Not as malty as an Irish Red Ale, nor as hoppy as an American Amber/Red Ale, the Sin Bin will prove to satisfy the taste buds to a point that you will have a difficult time telling stories because you’ll be too busy enjoying this Red Ale.
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In the early 1900’s, Medicine Hat was booming with mills and factories springing up in the city’s industrial districts. The original Medicine Hat Brewery was one that benefited from the boom, as was the clay industry which saw its first brickyard appear in 1886 and saw companies such as I-XL thrive in the city for over one hundred years. Our Brick & Mortar Porter is named after the clay trade that helped put Medicine Hat on the map.
This Porter is a slightly smoother, sweeter version of a robust porter. Too dark in color and high in alcohol to be considered an English Porter, the Brick and Mortar Porter might be considered middle ground between an English style and robust porter. Chocolate and coffee notes are supported by caramel malts giving it a lightly sweet finish. The perfect end to a hard day’s work.
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The name of our community was derived from a native word meaning “Medicine Man’s hat”. It has been said that this name holds an advantage over other names as it echoes the old Cree & Blackfoot tradition of red mystery and romance that once filled the prairies.
Our Saamis Sessional also holds a romantic side, one for the hopheads who love the flavour impact of IPA’s but not the higher alcohol content. Saamis Sessional hits the palate with four American varietal hops satisfying your desire for hop aroma and flavour without knocking your hat off.
The Saamis Sessional is a lighter bodied Northern American Pale Ale that our Brewmaster Mitch affectionately refers to as “My lawnmower beer”
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In the style of a Northern English Brown Ale, MH Brew Co’s Brewmaster Series Brown Ale exhibits a slightly nutty character, blended with a delicate caramel flavour. The finish is medium dry and the mouthfeel is medium light, making for an extremely quaffable beer. Our Brown Ale may be the perfect bridge for the novice who isn’t quite ready for a porter or a stout.
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Made with a copious amount of Vienna malt with Munich malt in a supporting role, our Brewmaster Series Oktoberfest has a rich malty aroma. The sweet grainy toasted malt flavour hits the palate to start, followed by a light noble hop flavour, and finishes somewhat dry. Slightly more robust than a traditional German Oktoberfest, but what better way to celebrate a bountiful harvest.
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Our Medicine Hat Brewing Company Hefeweizen is part of the Brewmaster Series and is made with 50% malted wheat which is true to a German wheat beer. Medium-light bodied and ever so refreshing, our “Hef” lets the German weizen yeast character shine through. The yeast produces banana aromas and flavour from ester production during fermentation as well as some clove character. The yeast remains in suspension lending itself to the cloudy appearance and banana and clove flavours and aromas.
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Our Brewmaster Series offers Mitch the opportunity to be exceptionally creative, and it can pay tribute to the original years of Medicine Hat or the current landscape of the City. The Winter Warmer Ale is one that warmed our heart (not to mention our stomach). It is a rich, full-bodied brew with a lightly sweet maltiness in the forefront.
This brew has hints of dried fruit in the middle with a touch of spicy hops, balancing out the sweetness. It is a celebratory ale with a medium dry finish, due in part to the warming alcohol strength.
Our Winter Warmer will be sure to warm your heart on the frostiest of days.
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The Patio Series Tart Cherry is a seasonal brew, part of the Brewmaster Series. With our Hatfield Blonde as the base and a generous addition of real red tart cherry puree, our Tart Cherry Ale is the perfect thirst quencher – where the taste of cherry lingers on your tongue for just the right amount of time before you want to take another sip!
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The Belgian Witbier has been synonymous with warm weather and the great outdoors since the thirteenth century. Our take on this historic style pours a hazy off-white, with bright citrus and herbaceous notes from the use of coriander seeds, unmalted wheat, orange peel, and other unique aromatics.
Classic in influence and modern in presentation — we hope you enjoy this taste of Belgium from our family in Medicine Hat.
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By utilizing a single hop for both the bail and dry-hop our single-hop series allows for the unique character and subtleties of the iconic ingredient to present itself like the attitude of Medicine Hat Brewing Co itself — without compromise.
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By utilizing a single hop for both the bail and dry-hop our single-hop series allows for the unique character and subtleties of the iconic ingredient to present itself like the attitude of Medicine Hat Brewing Co itself — without compromise.
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By utilizing a single hop for both the bail and dry-hop our single-hop series allows for the unique character and subtleties of the iconic ingredient to present itself like the attitude of Medicine Hat Brewing Co itself — without compromise.
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Medicine Hat’s first traffic jam may well have occurred on East Toronto Street in 1912. Trudging through the rain and mud, Reverend Morrow came upon a man flogging his horse, urging it through the inclement weather. Speaking up, the Reverend asked the man to halt his cruelty. When met with hostility from the carriage driver, the Reverend stood tall, made peace with his profession, and promptly dropped the man with one blow.
Enjoy this rich porter infused with notes of toasted coconut and cocoa to get you through even the most trying of storms.
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There are a series of alphabetically arranged streets located in Medicine Hat, Belfast being one of them. This street was home to a war veteran who held a Major rank. When he returned home to Belfast Street from the war in the 40’s, he became an educator and eventually held a leadership role within the district. We dedicate this Stand Tall Series beer to the residents, old and new, of Belfast Street as well as our community’s exceptional educators who deserve the opportunity to stand tall.
This Black IPA is a smooth luscious dark ale with a medium-light body. Brewed with five different American hops and copious amounts of leaf hops in our hopback, giving a fresh hop aroma & flavour with a medium dry finish. Smooth, dark and reflective — Enjoy the hop flavour and aroma of this dark luscious ale!
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Poring over the stories of Medicine Hat and its historical breweries taught us a few things about time, and all the wonderful change it brings. Our vault series is about finding those few timeless styles worth preserving precisely as they are.
Subtle notes of dried cherries, fig, fine-grind espresso, and licorice compliment the impressive body of chocolate, vanilla, toffee, and roasted Albertan barley. We recommend allowing this strong ale to warm in a snifter or tulip before enjoying, Allowing time for the flavours to develop and open up in the glass.
We Recommend Cellaring This Dark, Rich, & Complex Brew.