Picaroons Traditional Ales

Picaroons Traditional Ales are a production of the Northampton Brewing Company Ltd., which was started in 1995 and is located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Picaroons Best Bitter, one of several brews under the Picaroons microbrewery brand.

The Picaroons brand is sold in numerous taverns and restaurants in New Brunswick. It is also sold in bottles in New Brunswick liquor outlets and in a few other provinces as well. The company operates a small brewtique located on Queen Street in downtown Fredericton. This location includes a micro-brewery and a retail outlet, selling various Picaroons themed drink memorabilia and collectibles.

A 'Picaroon' was a common tool used in the logging industry in New Brunswick.[1]

In 2009, Picaroons became one of the first breweries in Canada to launch its own online social network at PicaroonsPub.com.

In 2010, Picaroons partnered with The Bar Towel, an Ontario craft beer web site, to distribute its beers in Ontario for the first time. [2]

In 2011, Picaroons won brewery of the year at the Canadian Brewing Awards. [3]

Brewing

Several year-round and seasonal ales are produced at the Picaroons brewery.[4] Brewing is done with malted barley imported from England and Germany, as well as whole hops from England, New Zealand and the North American west coast. The particulars of each batch are logged online for public access. This information includes information such as the ingredients, start date and time, and the specific gravity of the water used in a batch, etc.

Picaroons year-round beers are: Best Bitter Irish Red Simeon Jones River Valley Ale [Amber Ale] Blonde Ale Dark and Stormy Night (Organic) Man's Best Friend [Porter] Timber Hog Stout Yippee IPA Feels Good Imperial Pilsner Plaid to the Bone [Heather Ale] Brown Ale Historical Series [Known as 104th Regiment, The Connell Stamp] Foxtail Amber Ale (available on tap at the Snooty Fox Pub) Parcel of Rogues Session Ale (available on tap at the Lunar Rogue Pub)

Seasonal and special beer: Maple Cream Ale (spring) Afterglow Aphrodisiac Ale (February) Melon Head (summer) Dooryard Summer Ale (Organic) (summer) Harvest Ale (fall) Monster Mash (fall) Winter Warmer (winter) Dave's Adventure (introduced summer 2011) Upstream Ale (introduced for conservation society) Britt's ESB (2015) Oktoberfest (fall 2016)

Awards

Year	Competition	Category	Product	Place
2011	Canadian Brewing Awards	English Style India Pale Ale	Yippee IPA	Bronze[5]
2011	Canadian Brewing Awards	Stout	Timber Hog Stout	Gold[5]
2011	Canadian Brewing Awards	Wheat Beer – North American Style	Dooryard Summer Ale	Bronze[5]
2011	Canadian Brewing Awards	English Style Pale Ale (Bitter)	Best Bitter	Gold[5]
2010	Canadian Brewing Awards (Toronto)	North American Blond or Golden Ale	Blonde Ale	Bronze[5]
2010	Canadian Brewing Awards (Toronto)	Bronze, North American Wheat Beer	Dooryard Summer Ale	Bronze[5]
2008	Canadian Brewing Awards (Toronto)	English Style Pale Ale/Bitter	Best Bitter	Gold[6]
2008	Canadian Brewing Awards (Toronto)	Porter	Man's Best Friend Porter	Bronze [6]
n/a	World Beer Championships (Chicago)	n/a	Winter Warmer	Gold [4]
n/a	Canadian Brewing Awards (Toronto)	Irish-style Red Ale	Irish Red	"Best in Canada"

Notes

1. Jim Ross. "Logging Tools 2 by Jim Ross". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved Jan 2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
2. The Bar Towel. "The Bar Towel Announces Picaroons Private Order". Retrieved June 28, 2010.
3. troy. "2011 CBA Winners". Retrieved October 12, 2011.
4. "Picaroon's Traditional Ales - Northampton Brewing Co". Retrieved March 24, 2009.
5. "Canadian Brewing Awards". Retrieved October 12, 2011.
6. "Canadian Brewing Awards Winners 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2008.