Style: IPA - New England / Hazy
ABV: 6.4 IBU: 37
This dry-hopped, East coast style IPA is our brewmaster's favourite. It's a perfectly balanced combination of lighter American malts and hop varieties. The addition of flaked oats and golden naked oats creates a pillowy mouthfeel and light bready taste to balance the tropical fruit finish of El Dorado hops. If you want something to reset your day, drink this delightful, totally sessionable hazy.
First seen on Friday, May 19, 2023
Style: Blonde / Golden Ale - English
ABV: 4.6 IBU: 32
Designed from the classic British style, this gold-coloured, moderately hopped, faintly citrusy beer is a crowd-pleasing, anytime beer. Each flavour is faint, yet deliberate, creating a fascinating and gratifying beer ensemble. One pint will easily turn into another.
First seen on Saturday, May 20, 2023
Style: Brown Ale - American
ABV: 5 IBU: 24
Think you don't like brown ale? Try this one. The pale chocolate and Maris Otter malts make it chocolatey, but not overpowering. The sulphate-heavy water chemistry makes it smooth, creamy, and totally balanced. The Fuggle hops creates just a graceful hint of earthy bitterness and no lingering aftertaste. You've never had a brown ale more drinkable than the Born Ready.
First seen on Friday, May 19, 2023
Style: Red Ale - Irish
ABV: 4.3 IBU: 22
An archetypal Irish Red Ale, similar to the one that got my wife through her college years. We use classically British ingredients, such as Fuggle hops, light crystal malt, and roasted barley to create a balanced, refreshing, and good for any season beer. Light shines through the translucent dark-amber colour like stained glass. That quintessential almost-fruity “red” taste is quick off the palate, so you won’t be weighed down by a pint or two.
First seen on Friday, May 19, 2023
Style: Lager - Helles
ABV: 5.1 IBU: 20
In the traditional style of Munich Helles, the Take a Lap Lager is our easiest drinking best lawn mowing thirst quenching any time, any day beer. serve it on a patio or by the fire. The combination of old-world malts provides a pleasantly bready start, while maintaining the crisp, refreshing finish of a classic lager. Four weeks of lagering provides the purification required to achieve clarity and crispness in appearance and texture. This is a satisfying way to welcome new palettes into the world of craft beer.
First seen on Saturday, May 27, 2023
Style: IPA - Imperial / Double
ABV: 7 IBU: 66
This West-coaster isn’t made to challenge your ability to tolerate the intolerable. It’s just a delicious, complex beer made from cool ingredients. The hoppy finish is a slow burn with an insidious onset that rises to balanced, punchy bitter and tannic sensation on the palette. We had fun making it, and we hope you have fun drinking it.
First seen on Thursday, May 18, 2023
Style: Pale Ale - New England / Hazy
ABV: 4.9 IBU: 20
First seen on Thursday, May 16, 2024
Style: Lager - Dark
ABV: 5.1 IBU: 26
Want to add some substance to your dear old friend, the lager? We took a classic Czech lager recipe and upgraded the malt to the dark, roasty, toasty pale chocolate and black patent varieties. The medium-bodied mouthfeel is paired with a sweet caramelized taste and that familiar Saaz spice to manufacture a heavy-duty, yet highly drinkable brew. This is the end-of-day, feet-up, indulge-yourself beer you’ve been searching for.
First seen on Sunday, May 21, 2023
Style: IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Ale
ABV: 5.8 IBU: 64
Black IPA with Citra and simcoe hops. Dark malts with chocolate and coffee notes.
First seen on Friday, October 13, 2023
Style: Fruit Beer
ABV: 5 IBU: 19
Think you don't like fruity beer? This might be the one that changes your mind. A simple beer backbone with two-row malt and corn to enhance the luscious mouthfeel. The Saaz and Cascade hops express that true beer flavour while adding a refreshing zestiness. Real blueberries produce a tart, floral berry flavour and light purple colour, that is enriched by the creaminess of whole vanilla pods. No fake flavours, all real deliciousness.
First seen on Saturday, May 27, 2023
Style: IPA - New England / Hazy
ABV: 6.2 IBU: 0
First seen on Friday, October 4, 2024
Style: IPA - Brown
ABV: 6.4 IBU: 0
This complex IPA packs an aggressive pinch, but it’s not rocket surgery! Peach, citrus, and mildly floral aromas. Light brown colour and crisp, easy mouthfeel. Peach and lemon peel moments and a mild dankness round out this indignant, yet amusing West Coast IPA
First seen on Saturday, October 7, 2023
Style: Märzen
ABV: 5.9 IBU: 0
Steeped in tradition, you could drink this every time. Crystal clear and pale amber in colour. Smooth, smooth, and smooth, with just a hint of hop bitterness to round out the caramel and tawny sweetness, forging a sophisticated, yet rustic libation.
First seen on Friday, September 29, 2023
Style: Sour - Berliner Weisse
ABV: 3 IBU: 0
Rhubarb
First seen on Sunday, February 11, 2024
Style: Porter - Other
ABV: 4.9 IBU: 0
Chocolate Orange Porter No one knows sweater weather like the farmers at Red Shed Malting, where we sourced this ales malt. Naval orange sweetness is followed by rich chocolate, marshmallow, and vanilla. Just a hint of lavender, honey, and thyme creates a balanced, plush ale perfect for winter.
First seen on Thursday, October 26, 2023
Style: Cider - Dry
ABV: 6.4 IBU: 0
First seen on Saturday, June 17, 2023
Style: Pilsner - Czech / Bohemian
ABV: 5.3 IBU: 34
Bright colour and crisp clarity, light Saaz spiciness, crackery, body, overall refreshing brew!
First seen on Saturday, February 24, 2024
Style: IPA - Imperial / Double
ABV: 8.1 IBU: 0
Feeling a bit artistic today? Try this intensely bitter Westcoaster! Light body and color, mild caramel notes. Earthy, citrus, and tropical fruit notes and a dank background, allowing that unforgivingly bitter ambience to longer on the palate. For experienced craft beer drinkers only. Malt: Two row, Caramel Rye, Carapils Hops: Simcoe, Galaxy Water: 2:1 Sulphate to Chloride ratio Yeast: American, Westcoast Ale
First seen on Monday, February 26, 2024
Style: Stout - Imperial / Double
ABV: 11 IBU: 0
First seen on Thursday, December 21, 2023
Style: Blonde / Golden Ale - Other
ABV: 4.3 IBU: 25
Contains shrimp... What have we done? Light blonde ale base with all the fixings for shrimp cocktail sauce.
First seen on Friday, January 10, 2025
Style: Winter Ale
ABV: 7.2 IBU: 30
Spicey
First seen on Sunday, November 26, 2023
Style: Scottish Ale
ABV: 10 IBU: 0
First seen on Saturday, December 9, 2023
Style: Lager - Dark
ABV: 5.4 IBU: 0
Raspberry Dark Lager
First seen on Thursday, September 7, 2023
Style: Rauchbier
ABV: 5.5 IBU: 0
German lager made with wood fire smoked malt. Smokey, toasty, sweet and rich with a dry refreshing finish.
First seen on Saturday, October 7, 2023
Style: IPA - American
ABV: 4.9 IBU: 0
This unique IPA is a “Modern West Coaster,” showcasing the fruity, aromatic side of hops. Light body, cloudy straw colour, minimal head with large bubbles.
First seen on Saturday, April 6, 2024
Take A Lap
By James Lange
Kobachi
By Neil Amyotte
Eleven's Louder
By DouglasIan
Lost My Keys
By Lisa W
That's Gold
By Kyle Carroll
Eleven's Louder
By George Carroll
Lost My Keys
By Sean Marshall
Gravy Train
By Malcolm Abraham
Kobachi
By Chris Hewak
Bob’s My Uncle
By Sarah Blackie
Bob’s My Uncle
By Scott Crowston
Take A Lap
By Callan Griffin
Gravy Train
By George Carroll
Born Ready
By Rob Patterson
Her Project
By David Mouland
Reviews
Paula Ell
Saturday, December 7, 2024
We enjoy every visit to Manual Labor Beer Co. I don't think there has ever been a beer here we don't like. Today we tried the winter spiced ale and it's a fabulous beer. Now that there is pizza available in the taproom it's an even better experience in the taproom. I highly recommend buying a ticket for a brewery tour. You'll learn a lot and have a greater appreciation of the brewing process. The staff are always friendly and informative. Keep up the great work and we look forward to seeing what beers come out next.
Erica Groff
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Enjoyed a delicious beer flight. Really liked the brown ale called Born Ready. They had some good snacks and a cool vibe upstairs.
Curtis Melnichuk
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Great stop for beer, a must visit. Really good beer, friendly staff, lots of seating upstairs with pinball machines.
Karen Campbell
Sunday, January 5, 2025
What a great little micro brewery. I had My Wife's red ale and loved it, sampled a few more. Great location and free pinball! Love your motto and I certainly worked for my beer-through Xmas. I will do the brewery tour in the future. Great staff, friendly and attentive. It was nice to catch up with Richard and meet Nicole.
Philippe Leiritz
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Nice little micro brew in Sherwood Park. Really liked the Born Ready Brown Ale. Very smooth. Mandy was the perfect host. Very professional and friendly. Easy to get there. Parking spots. Some pizzas and snacks.