75 Craft Beers for your March Madness Broken Bracket!

Mounties Report Travelling Pint with Tiffany Martin

How rude of me to assume your bracket is broken already, right? Well, odds are it is and according to the NCAA, people have a 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 chance to fill out a perfect bracket for March Madness What has way better odds? You enjoying some tasty refreshments while watching the annual NCAA Mens and Women’s tournament unfold.

The month-long tournament is a bright guiding star leading us through the last weeks of winter that we can’t help but have consume our thoughts for the next month. From crushable session IPAs to smooth pilsners to at least one highABV IPA or stout, our Ontario craft breweries have everything you need to get through the emotional overload of March.

Which brings us to the question I ponder every spring: What’s the best brew to pair with watching the tournament dwindle from 68 teams to one champion?

Flux Brewing - Life Is A Mosaic

DH Session Ale 4.5%

My favourite single hop session ale has returned to Flux! Brewed exclusively with Mosaic hops, a fantastic hop to showcase on its own as it encompasses both bittering, flavour and aroma. This session ale can be enjoyed on those long tournament days at just 4.5%! It gives off a bouquet of tropical notes, peach, berries with slight pine & earthy undertones. It's a fav in 355ml cans and while you're picking some up don't miss out on their new West Coast IPA - Kiss That Frog!

Farm League - Hauler Lager 4.8%

Each year Farm League Brewing in Cambridge offers both Mens & Women’s NCAA brackets to fill out online and enter at the brewery for prizes. I consider Farm League my NCAA Brewery Headquarters each March, yes, they have TV's. You can Holler for a Hauler at the LCBO, beer store, grocery, and their inviting taproom It's another crisp, crushable brew that comes in at 4.8%. Light in colour, clear in body and slightly sweet on the nose it is a crushable beer no matter who you are cheering for at this point.

Wishbone Brewing Company - Small

Wonder Junior IPA 4.5%

It may be light on ABV, 4 5%, but it's bursting with flavour! Wishbone Brewing is based in Waterford, ON and its newest release delivers luscious juicy tropical flavours of papaya, melon, and guava with a hint of citrus zest. The addition of oats adds to the haze and gives a smooth and silky mouthfeel to this medium body brew. Brighten up your bracket blues with this gem. Continued on page 15