EVERY DROP COUNTS
Bench Brewing Company is an independent craft beverage company proudly located in the beautiful Niagara Benchlands wine region of Niagara and the Town of Lincoln.
Surrounded by some of Ontario’s finest agricultural land, our location provides the ideal setting for crafting great tasting, approachable beer, cider and wine that reflects our local terroir.
We are stewards of the land and proud of our great community. We strive to continuously improve our sustainability efforts, while being an environmental leader in Canada’s craft beverage industry. We are committed to making a positive impact on the planet and in our community every day.
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SUSTAINABLY CRAFTED
We view sustainability as a never-ending journey that requires a deep commitment to making continuous improvements to minimize our environmental footprint.
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ESTATE GROWN HOPS
We are also farmers! Bench has a 3-acre hop yard on the site of the brewery. The hops varietals that we grow are Cascade, Centennial, Chinook and Willamette with this year being our 7th harvest! We use these hops in all of our beer and now our Non-Alc. Hop Water. Our soil and climate provide a great location to grow amazing hops with a Niagara terroir!
COOLSHIP
A coolship is the anglicized word for koelschip, a traditional Belgian brewing tool. It is a wide shallow pan used for cooling hot, unfermented wort and kicking off the spontaneous fermentation process. Unlike most beers that use cultivated yeast to convert wort into beer, spontaneously fermentation relies on naturally occurring yeasts that exist in the environment. The unique terroir results in a distinctive house style that cannot be reproduced anywhere else in the world.
BARREL ROOM
Our barrel room is where we age our beer in wine barrels sourced exclusively from our Twenty Valley winery neighbours. Formerly used to make world class pinot noirs, chardonnays, and gamays – these barrels help us create beers with a true sense of time and place unique to our surrounding region. Each barrel will impart a unique flavour on our beer depending the type of oak they are made from and what types of wine they held before.
OUR PRODUCTION FACILITY
Since opening in 2018, Bench has expanded its fermentation capacity to meet the needs of its growing craft beverage volumes and create opportunities for further expansion. In addition to its NSI-manufactured 4-vessel, 50 HL brewing system, Bench leans on its centrifuge and newly acquired flash pasteurizer to produce great-quality beer, cider, and RTD craft beverages.
Leadership
Matt Giffen
Founder & President
Kaitlin Vandenbosch
Director of Brewing & Beverage Operations
Ryan Brunning
Director of Finance
BREWING & PRODUCTION
Shayn Sawchuk
Head Brewer
Tim Girling
Lead Brewer
Emily Gordon
Lead Brewer
Jasmine Whyte
Brewer
Gian Raina-Armas
Brewer
Andrew White
Brewer
Nolan Rutter
Brewer
Marc Seguin
Packaging & Logistics Manager
Adam Raby
Packaging Operator
Greg Pugh
Packaging Operator
Mackenzie Vivani
Lab Manager
Taylor Demers
Lab Technician
LOGISTICS & PROCUREMENT
Anastasiia Fedotova
Logistics & Procurement Administrator
Kim Lucas
Planning & Procurement Manager
Laurie Duffrene
Sales and Operations Planner
SALES
Karlie
Gillies
Territory Manager, Hamilton & Halton
Adrian Pennachetti
Territory Manager, Niagara Region
Samantha Burrows
Sales Associate, GTA
Leila Rghei
Sales Associate, GTA East
Jeremey Sachedina
Territory Manager, Toronto West
Chelsey Cruz
Sales Administration Manager
Alex Diacur
Sales and Marketing Coordinator
Luca Timpano
Digital Marketing Assistant
HR & FINANCE
Jennifer Brunet
Human Resources
Darian Wallace
Staff Accountant
Alec Pasquariello
Financial Analyst
Laura Hopson
Financial Analyst
HOSPITALITY & EVENTS
Matt Skene
Hospitality Operations Manager
Ashley Tennant
Customer Service & Retail Manager
Marisa Dumoulin
Event Sales & General Manager,
Fieldstone at Bench
Lois De Groot
Fieldstone Event Associate
Our Road Trip Across Western Canada:
We travelled with our Brewhouse, the most important part of our brewery to our home, Beamsville, ON.
NEWS
December 5, 2023
BENCH BREWING OFFERS BREWERIES A BLUEPRINT FOR GOING GREEN
Bench Brewing offers breweries a blueprint for going green CONTENT FROM: GREAT TASTE OF ONTARIO REPORT PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 Find the Globe and Mail article...
August 17, 2023
BENCH BREWING COMPANY ACQUIRES NIAGARA CIDER COMPANY TO EXPAND LOCAL CRAFT BEVERAGE PORTFOLIO
Acquisition brings together two Niagara based beverage businesses committed to producing high-quality craft beverages and...
June 15, 2023
2023 WATER CANADA AWARDS
Econse Water Technologies and Bench Brewing Company Celebrate Prestigious Water Canada Award for Innovative Wastewater...
