The Ashdale Honey Brown is brewed using honey from hives on the farm. The Barn Swallow Farmhouse Ale is made entirely with Nova Scotia Horton Ridge Malt. The Shack Wacky Apple Cider is made from 100 percent Annapolis Valley apples. The Grist Mill Wheat Beer and the Lunch Box Pale Ale, though, speak best to the Meander River Farm & Brewery brand. The former is named for a gristmill recovered from a tributary of the Meander River which crosses through the 186-acre, 200-year-old mixed farm for two kilometres in Hants County, Nova Scotia owned and operated by the Bailey family: Alan and Brenda and their daughter, Campbell, and son, Fraser. The latter is named for Brenda’s father, who, as it’s so movingly put at MeanderRiverFarm.ca, “enabled us with the skills needed to fulfill our passion for renovating old buildings, and by bringing his lunch box to work every day, instilled a work ethic in us that we value today.” For the Baileys, the past is a persistent voice in their day-to-day lives, which is why preserving the character and integrity of their farm and brewery is paramount. Alan, co-owner and general manager, along with his daughter Campbell – who manages their communications – spoke with Spotlight on Business in early August of last year.
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