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Just like the critters that take over Canada’s prairie landscape every year at around this time, we too at Big Rock have found ourselves inundated by Gophers.

Not the four-legged kind though, I’ve just created my newest beer, Gopher Lager, and you’re going to love it!

As our fans already know, Big Rock already has a great line-up of beers, but most of them are ales. I wanted to include a lager in the mix, and Gopher is an easy drinking all-malt lager, that’s lighter in body but also has a nice hoppy flavour without the bitterness.

You’ll find Gopher to have a bit more character than the average lager found on the prairies. We made it with Alberta two-row barley, choice imported saaz hops and special lager yeast. Just like all our other beers, it contains no preservatives, additives, or adjuncts. The result is a clean, crisp flavour with a nice hoppy flavour and aroma but with no bitter aftertaste.

Sounds good right!? So where can you get it?
Well if you’re in Calgary during the last weekend of May, you can try Gopher at the Calgary International Beer Fest, and you’ll also find it at Lilac Fest on the same weekend.

Then at the beginning of June you’ll be able to order it in bars and restaurants throughout Alberta and by June 14^th you’ll be able to buy it in retail stores.

Look out Saskatchewan, you guys are next, stay tuned for arrival dates, and then, before you know it, Gopher is going to start rapidly multiplying and you’ll be able to get it everywhere!

Hope you like it, let me know what you think!