A few years ago, one of my granddaughters was working on a project for school. The topic, Harriet Tubman. A February project, part of the Black History month curriculum at the school. I had heard about Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad before but didn’t know much about her until I read my grand daughter’s project.
Salem Chapel
Last year, driving through St.Catharines on Geneva Street I passed by a small church. It’s in a bit of a rundown section of town but the church is well kept with a courtyard and plaques. Salem Chapel British Methodist Episcopal Church* is a designated National Historic Site and was an important centre of 19th-century abolitionist and civil rights activity in Canada. Built circa 1855, it replaced a smaller log church in order to accommodate St. Catharines’ growing community of refugees arriving via the Underground Railroad. Among them was Harriet Tubman, the famous underground railroad conductor, who lived in St.Catharines from 1851 to 1858 and personally led many refugees from the southern United States to safety in Canada.
Mascot has teamed up with Draught Season and Black Calder on this unique brew and remind us that “beer is black history” too. So this brew, Afro Puff, was a chance to recognize Black History Month in Canada and the USA, and to toast Harriet Tubman while we were at it.
At first glance I wondered what a hazy lager actually was. Maybe a more apt description is a Hazy India Pale Lager, a substyle of an American IPA. Don’t expect a languishing lager here, the pour was certainly an IPA in waiting. Bright orange, and hazy as advertised. The aroma of a citrus hazy IPA or pale ale, lots of juice and no hops on the nose. Major citrus and minor malt, not really hoppy or bitter, a juicy lager. Certainly easy drinking, this would be ideal summer suds.
It’s from Mascot, so it’s unique as expected and chill as promised.
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