By the start of September the first beer taps in Greater Victoria will start serving up Peninsula Pale B次元官网网址� a Lighthouse Brewing Company beer created in partnership with Field Five Farm on the Saanich Peninsula.

A week later they should be on local liquor store shelves, says Jon Siewertsen, a consultant with the Esquimalt-based brewery.

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Head brewer Drew Sinden knew what he wanted, Siewertsen said.

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With a style in mind, they knew about Field Five Farm and rolled in there without an appointment.

When sixth-generation Peninsula farmer Kyle Michell and his wife Jennifer bought land on Hovey Road in 2015 it was a horse farm. The purchase marked a return to the family fold, as in the 1960s KyleB次元官网网址檚 great-grandfather Willard Michell farmed the land.

The elder Michell also likely farmed grains, which Field Five returned to. Alongside Mike Doehnel, they developed a significant and successful malting operation B次元官网网址� from grain grown on site.

Conversations between Lighthouse and Field Five about malt options and ideas, philosophy and copious test batches and blends eventually led to the Peninsula Pale B次元官网网址� a 90 per cent pilsner malt and 10 per cent pale malt from Field Five.

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Its hallmarks include the high quality malt from a very sustainable farm with documented good environmental practices. The Peninsula Pale will also feature a QR code linking to the Central Saanich farm.

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Siewertsen expects Peninsula Pale will be in liquor stores the start of September, pouring freely during Esquimalt Ribfest Sept. 6 to 8, and available B.C.-wide by the second week of September.

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