Cannery Brewing’s Wildfire Dark Lager Returns

It’s Wildfire Season

It’s wildfire season again. Wildland firefighters and emergency service workers are hard at work fighting forest fires across BC and Canada. According to the BC Wildfire Service, in BC alone, there have already been 648 wildfires started since April 1st this year, resulting in 620,764 hectares burned.

Penticton’s Cannery Brewing co-owner Ian Dyck explained, “We are grateful to the wildland firefighters and emergency service workers that fight the wildfires in the Okanagan, throughout BC, and across the country each year. Thank you to the brave and incredible firefighters who work so hard to help keep us all safe. As a tribute to those that work so hard to fight these fires, we have released our limited release Wildfire Dark Lager again this summer.” 

Cannery Brewing has once again partnered with the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation (www.cfff.ca) and will provide a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this beer to the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Ian continued, “As we have with each batch of Wildfire beer over the past 11+ years, we are honoured that this fundraising beer helps support the very important work of the CFFF. Those that fight these fires are putting themselves in danger every day to keep us all safe. The CFFF works hard to honour and remember those that have died in the line of duty and to support their families.”

Wildfire Dark Lager

Wildfire Dark Lager is a light, refreshing North American Lager with additional flavour and complexity resulting from the darker malted barley. It features Weyermann SINAMAR™ which is produced solely from the roasted malt CARAFA™ for an intense dark colour with minimal roasted bitterness. The addition of flaked corn brings out the crispness of this North American Lager.

Wildfire Dark Lager pays tribute to the firefighters who bravely fight our nation’s wildfires. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this beer will go to the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Wayne Jasper, Deputy Fire Chief (retired) and CFFF Ambassador is grateful to partner with Cannery Brewing again this year. “On behalf of the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation (CFFF), it has been an honour to have partnered with Cannery Brewing for more than 11 years with their Wildfire beer. Their generous donations of a portion of the proceeds have gone towards the CFFF’s goals to Honour, Remember and Support those Canadian firefighters that have died in the line of duty and their families. We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to everyone at Cannery Brewing for their ongoing support.”

Ian describes the Wildfire as follows, “Wildfire Dark Lager is a light, refreshing North American Lager with additional flavour and complexity resulting from a darker malted barley. It features Weyermann SINAMAR® which is produced solely from the roasted malt CARAFA® for an intense dark colour with minimal roasted bitterness. The addition of flaked corn brings out the crispness of this North American Lager.”

The limited release batch of Cannery Brewing’s fundraiser Wildfire Dark Lager is available now through the rest of the summer in Penticton at Cannery Brewing, and at select liquor stores throughout BC and Alberta. For a full list of locations carrying the Wildfire, see below:

Wildfire Locations List:
BC – Click Here
Alberta – Click Here

For additional information on Cannery Brewing or any of its hand-crafted ales and lagers, visit www.CanneryBrewing.com, follow them on social media, call 250.493.2723 or drop by and see them in their taproom and brewery, which is located in beautiful downtown Penticton, at 198 Ellis Street.