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Local Brewery Wins Awards In First Year

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Head Brewer, Donovan McFadden says it was an honour

A local brewery has earned some hardware at the 2018 Canadian Brewing Awards.

The Grove Brew House in Kingsville took home multiple honours in its first year of operation — a silver medal for their Westcott Cream Ale and a bronze medal for its Paradise Lager.

Head Brewer, Donovan McFadden says it was an honour.

I knew they were good beers going, they are big categories so we had no idea where we would end up," says McFadden.

He says it's a lot of work but it's worth it, adding "you don't get to punch out at 5, you're here until the brew is done and it's a lot of work but there's a good reward at the end of the day, in a glass."

Also at the awards, Walkerville Brewery took home two gold and a silver and Tecumseh's Frank Brewing followed up last year's gold medal with a silver for its Cream Ale.

— with files from CTV's Rich Garton