The Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is now carrying a special beer that was created to support veterans.
An event was held at the legion’s club room on Friday night to launch Legion Lager. Brewed by Whitewater Brewing Company in Cobden, Ont., it has been available for a few years, but only recently arrived in Saskatchewan.
Five per cent of the sales for Legion Lager are directed to the Legion’s Dominion Command, and that money will be disbursed through the provinces for initiatives that support veterans.
“This is something that this company wanted to do to try to help veterans, and at the same time sell their product. We were pretty excited when we heard about it, and said we need to get this into our club room and offer it simply for the fact that it does assist veterans,” said Forrest.
During the tasting on Friday night, Jim Spenst had the honour of enjoying the first can. Spenst served in the Second World War with the Canadian Army, and has been an active member of the legion for more than 65 years.
He gave it his stamp of approval.
“Other folks were there and sampled it, and felt it was a pretty nice beer,” said Forrest.
The can is 16 ounces instead of the traditional 12.
The legion is encouraging people to come down to the club room and have a Legion Lager to support veterans.
Forrest hopes that Legion Lager can eventually be stocked in liquor stores in the province, so that even more Saskatchewan residents can enjoy the beer.
