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Style: IPA - Session

ABV: 4.5    IBU: 30

Our Session IPA is named after the historic waterfall of Ball's Falls, located in the heart of the beautiful Twenty Valley. Dry-hopped for a juicy aroma of grapefruit and peach, it’s highly sessionable with a soft bitterness that delivers a balanced, dry finish with a hint of cedar.

First seen on Saturday, June 18, 2016

Style: IPA - New England / Hazy

ABV: 6.5    IBU: 40

Our East Coast IPA is named after the most easterly region of the Twenty Valley known for its small but steep hills. Originally granted to the United Empire Loyalists after the Revolutionary War, it was farmed by Mennonite settlers who cleared the land for agriculture in the early 1800s. This hazy IPA boasts juicy aromas of tropical fruit with a soft, round body and light bitterness.

First seen on Sunday, October 7, 2018

Style: Farmhouse Ale - Saison

ABV: 5.3    IBU: 27

Named after the Twenty Mile Creek that winds its way through Ontario's finest vineyards, orchards, and farms in the Twenty Valley, our Farmhouse Ale is refreshing, and has subtle notes of fruits and spice with a dry, crisp finish.

First seen on Saturday, June 18, 2016

Style: Sour - Other

ABV: 6    IBU: 14

Dry, tart and lightly funky, this ale is fermented with our house culture of yeasts, lactobacillus and brettanomyces, and is liberally dry hopped with Citra. With notes of orange, pineapple and melon, Citra Grove has a tangy acidity and a subtle earthiness. Pairs exceptionally well with spicy foods.

First seen on Saturday, August 13, 2016

Style: Wheat Beer - Witbier / Blanche

ABV: 4.2    IBU: 15

Our White Ale is named after the old Queenston to Grimsby Stone Road that originally brought Loyalist and Mennonite settlers to the Twenty Valley. Today, this historical path is part of the Niagara Wine Route and known as King Street or Regional Road 81, and also where we call home. With a hazy, white appearance, and aromas of lemon peel and spice, our Belgian-style wheat beer has a dry, refreshing finish.

First seen on Friday, February 24, 2017

Style: Pale Ale - Belgian

ABV: 5.4    IBU: 25

Our Jordan Harbour Belgian Pale Ale is named after the large natural harbour that lies against the south shore of Lake Ontario in the beautiful Twenty Valley. As the mouth of the Twenty Mile Creek, it was once the heart of settlement and industry in the Niagara Peninsula providing an important water route for local goods to be sold across the colonies and beyond. This Belgian-style Pale Ale has delicate aromas of grapefruit and spice, with a dry, slightly bitter finish.

First seen on Saturday, November 17, 2018

Style: Lager - Helles

ABV: 4.4    IBU: 11

Located along the benchlands of the Niagara Escarpment, we at Bench Brewing are passionate about the beer we make and the place we make it. Brewed in the Helles style, this crisp lager is full-bodied, displaying notes of noble hops and a gentle malt backbone.

First seen on Thursday, April 23, 2020

Style: Sour - Other

ABV: 4.6    IBU: 5

Green Fields is a hazy, dry hopped mixed fermentation ale that boasts bright aromas of luscious tropical fruit. Refreshingly tart and fruity, and with low bitterness, this juicy sour ale is highly approachable and sessionable.

First seen on Monday, March 9, 2020

Style: Sour - Fruited

ABV: 5.4    IBU: 5

Tart and Juicy, Berry Fields is a true mixed-fermentation ale finished on raspberries. Ruby red in colour, this juicy sour ale displays bright aromas of raspberry and red current, complimented by more subtle notes of strawberry and other red fruits. Lightly dry hopped for an added layer of freshness and balance, Berry Fields has a tart and pleasing acidity making it an extremely refreshing beer on those warm, sunny days..

First seen on Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Style: Sour - Other

ABV: 5    IBU: 8

First seen on Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Style: Farmhouse Ale - Saison

ABV: 5.7    IBU: 35

Our first Brett Saison is a tribute to the historic Maple Grove School in Beamsville, Ontario – the home of the Bench Brewing Company. This crisp and rustic Brett Saison is straw coloured and medium bodied, with aromas of honey, pineapple and white grapes.

First seen on Saturday, September 10, 2016

Style: Sour - Other

ABV: 6    IBU: 14

Dry, tart and lightly funky, this ale is fermented with our house culture of yeasts, lactobacillus and brettanomyces, and is liberally dry hopped with Simcoe. With juicy aromas of passionfruit and apricot, Simcoe Groves’s crisp acidity highlights notes of white grapefruit and tangy-sweet grapes. Pairs exceptionally well with spicy foods.

First seen on Saturday, December 3, 2016

Style: Stout - American

ABV: 6    IBU: 20

A classic American Stout. Mountainview is creamy and bold, with gentle notes of chocolate and roasted coffee.

First seen on Sunday, October 18, 2020

Style: IPA - American

ABV: 6.8    IBU: 70

Our new IPA series for the real hop-heads out there. The hopsters series explores the combination of world-renowned hop varieties with those grown in our very own backyard at the brewery. Hopsters IPA is a classic North American IPA. Pours a clear golden hue, bursting with fresh hop aroma and juicy notes of mango, citrus and pine. Mosaic, Azacca, Idaho 7, and homegrown Cascade hops.

First seen on Sunday, March 13, 2022

Style: Sour - Fruited

ABV: 7.3    IBU: 9

Dark Sour ale

First seen on Sunday, December 8, 2019

Style: Sour - Fruited

ABV: 6.2    IBU: 14

Cherry Grove is a bright and hazy sour ale. Tart and lightly funky, this beer is fermented with our house cultures of yeasts and lactobacillus and finished on Twenty Valley Montmorency cherries from the Hipple Farm located directly beside our brewery. With aromas of tart cherry and citrus fruit, Cherry Grove has a tangy acidity and subtle earthiness.

First seen on Saturday, August 18, 2018

Style: Sour - Fruited

ABV: 6.2    IBU: 14

Plum Grove is a bright and hazy sour ale. Tart and lightly funky, this beer is fermented with our house cultures of yeasts and lactobacillus and finished on Twenty Valley Early Golden plums from our neighbours at Greenlane Farms. With aromas of fresh plums and citrus fruit, Plum Grove has a tangy acidity and subtle earthiness.

First seen on Friday, August 24, 2018

Style: Sour - Fruited

ABV: 4    IBU: 10

A rosé fruit sour with strawberry and hibiscus. It pours a vibrant pink colour and has an aroma that showcases fresh strawberries, citrus, and subtle tropical fruit. Although this is a sour, its acidity is very gentle and simply enhances the strawberry flavour instead of making you pucker. Sun Daze is best consumed on a sunny summer day in your happy place, fresh and cold with a second one waiting.

First seen on Friday, August 6, 2021

Style: Sour - Fruited

ABV: 6.1    IBU: 5

Golden sour ale aged in foeder and refermented on local peaches. With bright aromas of stone fruit, marmalade tea and gooseberry.

First seen on Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Style: Pilsner - Czech / Bohemian

ABV: 5    IBU: 26

Traditional Pilsner style lager aged on Oak. Saaz hops create an assertive bitterness, with spice and floral aromas. The addition of oak brings a rustic element to this classic style.

First seen on Sunday, March 13, 2022

Style: IPA - American

ABV: 6    IBU: 30

Cryo Pop is a blend of juicy & tropical hops expressed into a highly condensed oil rich hop pellet-enhancing flavours & aromatics in IPAs. Punchy notes of pineapple, coconut and papaya!

First seen on Thursday, June 15, 2023

Style: Sour - Other

ABV: 9.6    IBU: 10

Half barrel-aged beer and golden sour aged in foeder, refermented on 20% by volume of 2017 Butler's Grant Pinot Noir grape juice. Bright aromas of strawberries and cranberry with a tangy acidity and complexity that will develop with age.

First seen on Friday, February 8, 2019

Style: IPA - Imperial / Double

ABV: 8    IBU: 70

Hopsters DIPA is a subtly hazy golden colour, this Double IPA is bold and full bodied. Bursting with tropical notes of mango, grapefruit and pineapple, balanced by a smooth and subtle sweetness.

First seen on Thursday, June 23, 2022

Style: Pale Ale - Other

ABV: 5.2    IBU: 30

First seen on Sunday, February 11, 2024

Style: Sour - Other

ABV: 7    IBU: 8

Aged 4 months in Twenty Valley Wine barrels. Aromas of tropical fruit with notes of stone fruit and oak. Tart and tangy with a dry finish.

First seen on Friday, June 29, 2018