Craft Breweries in the Kawarthas - Pie Eyed Monk

Craft Beer Breweries

Pie Eyed Monk Brewing Co.

By Karen Irvine

There is a brewery in Lindsay, Ontario that is kicking ass. The Pie Eyed Monk has been brewing for 9 months now, and they are definitely getting a lot of attention.

The Pie Eyed Monk Brewery is located in Lindsay Ontario in the historic C.L.Baker building. C.L.Baker came from Quebec to Lindsay in 1861. He was one of Lindsay’s pioneer businessmen and builder. It is a beautiful building that has been revitalized and treated with tender loving care to become the brewery.

Jennifer Boksman and Aaron Young are the owners of the Pie Eyed Monk Brewery. This power couple had a chat 30 years ago in St. Lucia, while on vacation. Their conversation morphed over the years and became a dream that got bigger and bigger. Finally, in 2017, along with a few investors they bought the famous C.L. Baker building. What started out as just a brewery quickly became a restaurant, patio and a second floor event space.

Jennifer came up with the name Pie Eyed Monk while vacuuming on a rainy Sunday morning. The name is “Pie” for pizza pie. For “Monk”, Jennifer did her research, and found that Monks were the first to take production to a commercial level. The name is fun, much like their branding design of all their beers.

Jennifer says, “This place is personal to us and it is the biggest venture of our lives! We were determined to make something to enhance our gorgeous downtown Lindsay. We want to show people that Lindsay is a terrific place to shop, dine, relax and unwind. We live in a fantastic town, and we hope that you enjoy our brewery and discover all the delights Lindsay has to offer.”

“This place is personal to us, and it is the biggest venture of our lives!”

Pie Eyed Monk has been brewing for 9 months now. From their light Blonde to their incredible Stout, there is something for every taste. All their beers are brewed on site.

They also have limited releases of the Peppermint Porter, which is available at Christmas time. Their newest, absolutely incredible Angry Viking Black Lagered Ale (which has notes of chocolate, sweet black cherries and raspberries) will be available soon. For now, you can try it on tap at the Pie Eyed Monk.

Pie Eyed Monk Brewery beer is available in 7 beer stores from Pickering to Peterborough, Lindsay, Coboconk and Minden. It’s also available in select restaurants, and are looking to expand to more.

To see a full list of all their brands, go to www.pieeyedmonkbrewery.com/beer-menu

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Photos by Jennifer Boksman