We've finally solved a huge problem.

Time and again customers and co-owners have asked us for new beers and for re-brews of your old favourites. But we just couldn't produce them fast enough because we didn't have our own canning machine...

And now we do.

The last few weeks will be the template for our new process. We brewed a new beer Little Egret, and just as soon as the yeast and hops had settled through cold crashing in our conical fermenter, we filled a keg for you and hooked it up to pour at the taproom. Before we even had time to announce anything, it was available for taproom-goers to taste and enjoy.

And now, a week later, it's in cans and on sale!

It's a West Coast Pale Ale at 4.5%... What does West Coast mean? It just refers to a style from the West Coast of the US. It's easier to grasp by considering the opposite: a West Coast pale tends to be a bit darker in colour with a bit more bite than an East Coast pale. East Coast Pales are also known as New England IPA or NEIPA. Our Blue Pool, Out on a Shout and Jandals are all East Coast Pales. They tend to be sweeter and more opaque than a West Coast. The one thing both styles have in common is prominent hop character! Little Egret is resinous and piney from the distinctive Chinook hops.

Here's a reel going into more detail.

The novelty doesn't end there. We love making new beers as much as you love tasting them, and so we've expanded the number of taps we have pouring to 15, and created a coconut lager Otter Island, pastry stouts Pumpkinbane and Sea Biscuit. We've got Shamrock Pinnacle returning on draft, and also our collaboration with Bullhouse, the Doppelbock Defenestrator. The full menu is available on our taproom page.

Anyway, now that Little Egret is on sale, the Lacada production team will be swiftly moving on to can the re-brew of one your favourites: our NEIPA Herring Pond! We have a sneak peek keg pouring at the taproom alongside Little Egret already. If you want to explore the contrast between East and West Coast Pale Ales, you know where to go!