St. Joe’s
Abbey Style Brown Ale
The yeasts used in Belgian style beers are super distinctive and create a large palette of options for a brewer to choose from. Combine this with rich dark malts and you get a beer that makes you want to settle into a comfy chair and ponder it. Joe’s pairs well with a wood fire and the long dark hours of winter time.
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What You Are In For
St. Joe's Abbey Brown Ale is our flagship brew, born from years of inspiration by the great Belgian beers our Brew Master loves. Crafted with the finest Belgian yeasts and high-quality Canadian grains, this deep amber ale offers rich, complex flavors of sweet dried fruit and toasted malt, showcasing our dedication to craft excellence.
Come visit us!
We are in Lundbreck Alberta. Right on the doorstep to the Southern Rockies. We have a kid friendly taproom and a dog friendly patio space!
The name, St. Joe's, was chosen to highlight this local historic building and inspired by the rich history of Belgian Monastic brewing.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Cowley is known to have been the location of a Eucharistic miracle Verified by the Vatican, that occurred in the late 40's. Today it operates as an rental accommodation for visitors to the area. The story of this miracle is summed up in this article… http://histoiresainteducanada.ca/en/le-miracle-eucharistique-de-cowley-alberta/
If you have ever been to the Village of Cowley or driven between there and Lundbreck during a winter storm you know that its reputation for some pretty awful winter weather is justified. Imagining enduring winters during those times makes me shudder!
This beer was built to be a companion to sit by the fire with. A distraction from the windows rattling, and a comfort after hours of shovelling.
It draws heavily from Belgian brewing traditions and I am sure would have been welcomed by Cowley residents in the time of the Eucharistic miracle.
St. Joe’s was awarded a Silver Medal in the 2022 Alberta brewing awards and a Bronze Medal in 2019 for the Belgian Farmhouse category.
Origin Story
