Little Brown Jug made a special beer in partnership with Winnipeg Folk Festival to keep you daydreaming all summer long. 

Our brewers worked to create a light and crisp lager that calls to the open prairies on a hot summers day. Place yourself in an open field. The grass is between your toes, birds chirping, and the whistling winds carrying distant music to a quaint lullaby. 

Folk Fest Lager has a light aroma of grain, with a subtle graining malt flavour and light grassy hop notes. It pairs perfectly with live music and sunshine.

ABV: 4.4% 

Find your favourite beers at Winnipeg Folk Festival

Thursday, July 6, 2023 - Sunday, July 9, 2023!

ABOUT THE ARTIST...

CATCH US AT THE FESTIVAL 

  

WFF x LBJ MERCH COMING SOON!

 

Proud Partner

 

 

A FABULOUS LAGER WITH A FRUITY HOP AROMA OF SWEET CITRUS, MELON & BERRY. 

CATCH US AT THE FOLLOWING:

LBJ Patio Party	Friday, June 2, 2023
LBJ at Pride Parade	Sunday, June 4, 2023
LBJ Beer Gardens at the Forks	Sunday, June 4, 2023

 

LBJ x PRIDE Merch: HERE

 

OUR INVOLVEMENT AT PRIDE

To aid in the effort of the Winnipeg Jets to secure Barry Trotz as the franchise's new head coach, Little Brown Jug Brewing (LBJ) is offering Barry Trotz complimentary beer for life and a beer named after him.           

 

The Winnipeg Jets are in the market for a head coach and Barry Trotz is the perfect fit for Manitoba. Barry Trotz not only boasts an incredible resume that includes a Stanley Cup and claim to third place on the all-time coach wins list – his hometown is Dauphin, Manitoba. As Manitoban’s know, a lot of us move away but we always remain Manitobans. Barry, it’s time to come home.           

 

To make this decision even easier for the coach, Little Brown Jug Brewing Company is committed to sweetening the deal. If Barry Trotz comes home and signs a deal with The Winnipeg Jets, he will receive complimentary LBJ beer for life. Not just that, a beer named after the coach will be added to the LBJ lineup, as a way of welcoming a fellow Manitoban back to the province.           

 

For fans that want to help with this cause, use #barrycomehome on Twitter. Use it to voice what you think the Barry Trotz beer should be named. Or send a friendly Manitoban invitation to the coach in your own words. An LBJ prize pack will be awarded to a randomly selected fan who uses this hashtag.

 

“I don’t know how a good Manitoban guy could overlook the opportunity to come back, turn a team around in his home province, have free beer for life and his own beer from our favourites over at Little Brown Jug” – Andrew Patterson (partner/host, Winnipeg Sports Talk)

 

For further enquiries, please contact James Hofer, Office Administrator and Liaison at Little Brown Jug Brewing.
james@littlebrownjug.ca

May 27th - Johnny Broadway (8pm)
Johnny Broadway is a Canadian folk/pop/rock singer-songwriter with a penchant for rich storytelling coupled with loops, effects, and a refusal to be shoehorned into any given style.

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June 10 - Jovelle Balani (8pm)
Jovelle Balani is a Filipino-Canadian artist noted for her sultry, contralto voice. Her music incorporates from pop and old jazz to soul music—a sound that is uniquely hers. She draws her influences from artists such as Norah Jones, Sara Bareilles, Adele, Nat King Cole, to name a few.

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June 17 - Merin (acoustic set) (8pm)
Merin has created a sound that resonates with a wide audience, young folks excited by a raw indie-rock guitar-driven sound, and generations who grew up in the 90s, with a garage band and plaid shirt attitude; a sound easy to grasp but complex in it’s delivery.

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June 24 - French Class (8pm)
French Class is an electronic dance/pop project from Megumi Kimata.
Drum beats & synth loops come together to form the sound of groovy science fiction fun.

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June 30 - Ben Stopfel (8pm)
Ben Stopfel is a singer-songwriter from Winnipeg. He's a small artist, which means he has to write this bio himself, in the third person. This causes no small amount of discomfort. People often say his voice doesn't match his face, and he still hasn't figured out what that means. Check out his upcoming EP 'The Garden!"

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June 2 - Deep Covers (8pm)
Calgary’s Deep Covers pulls your mind into a version of the world that exists just below the surface. Synthesizers and guitar create a Lynchian atmosphere that cradle vaporous vocals.

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July 8 - Bowen (8pm)
"Hey! So I'm Bowen. I must say that I may be a little too obsessed with pop music, but in a good way! I've been playing around with music for years but only recently really been chasing down who I am as an artist. I'm not sure I will ever be able to say "THIS IS ME" and stick with it but I think we're getting closer. I'm releasing new music this year and look forward to sharing more about me in a fun, viby new pop sound!"

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July 15 - Leossa (8pm)
Ambient alternative artist/producer Manny Goossen and melodic house producer BETKR merged talents to form the progressive house duo Leossa. Manny honed his craft through countless hours of writing original compositions on piano, then layering percussion, synths and falsettos afterward in his living room.

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July 22 - Tyler Del Pino (8pm)
Tyler Del Pino, has a pure passion for songwriting and an honest sound infused with starry-eyed themes. a hybrid of alt-country, Americana, and East Coast folk-rock while staying true to the roots of timeless tunes.

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July 29 - Matthew Steckler (8pm)
Matthew Steckler attended Wesleyan University where he studied music, Russian, history, and literature. He then went on to attain an M.M. in Jazz Saxophone from New England Conservatory, and a Ph. D. in Composition from NYU.

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August 5 - An Unexpected End (8pm)
Drawing inspiration from artists such as Bon Iver, Gregory Alan Isokov, The National, and many others, the band seeks to provide an atmosphere of peace while engaging their listeners through thought-provoking lyrics and storytelling. Utilizing a blend of ambient vocals and mindful guitar tones, their live performances have been labeled easy listening, family friendly, and appealing to all audiences.

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August 19 - Cozymannos (8pm)
Growing up in Nigeria, COZYMANNOS was quick to discover that music is not just an art form, but one of humanity's most profound and valuable escapes from pain and suffering.
Carrying this ethos with him throughout every step of his musical journey, his effortless intertwining of Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B, and Soul has helped form a distinctive signature sound classifying him as a Melodic Artist.

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Aug 26 - Richard Inman (8pm)
Road-weary, dusty and worn down from thousands of miles, hundreds of shows a year, from Canada to Denmark, Germany and back, Richard Inman is
an authentic storytelling troubadour.

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Little Brown Jug made a special beer for Winnipeg Folk Fest and it'll keep you daydreaming all summer long. 

 

Here is where our story starts. With a dream of building a company to build community, Kevin found an overlooked hundred year-old building in Winnipeg’s historic exchange district. This old livery that once held horses for city hall is given a new life and a company (of believers) is assembled.

And then came the beer. 1919, The beer that started it all. A revolutionary classic. Easy drinking and full of flavour, it is a balance we are proud of. 

Some may have questioned building a brand around one product, but we believe in our product THAT much. We brewed 1919 over and over again to create a beer that is good by any standard. We now take the same intention and precision and apply it to craft every new beer we add. Now with a lineup of flagships & seasonals, we love having new offerings for you to try, knowing you can count on quality & flavourful LBJ brews.

⁠We learned a lot from brewing and canning 1919 over and over. We apply that same intention and precision to every beer we now make. As we expand our production and offerings, you can continue to count on us for quality & flavour in all our brews. ⁠

Little Brown Jug makes and sells beer.  While we're at it, we work to make things better for our team, customers, and community. Each of our staff make up the pristine beer machine that is LBJ. Every year we are here, we get to push the limits of what a brewery can do for our community.

We want our employees to be proud to work here and our customers to be proud to drink here. We invest in our people. It is important to LBJ to be a workplace that is positive, respectful, fun, and inclusive. When we look at this team full of ambitious, dedicated, and uplifting folks, we could not be more proud. 

"I started LBJ with the goal of building a company to build a community. It was never meant to be about me. I wanted it to be its own thing made from the ingredients that surround it. YOU are part of Little Brown Jug and our story, our customers, our partners, our employees, our suppliers, our neighbourhood, city and province. We’re invested, bricks-and-mortar, in this place, with you." -Kevin Selch, LBJ Founder.

 We are proud to make our wind-swept prairie town all more delightful, interesting, and cool. In this way all of us service industry businesses, we are city building; we are building the community we want to live in. 

We were excited to do this breakfast cereal challenge that was proposed by Half Pints via Instagram. The challenge, sent out to all local breweries, was to brew a beer using a breakfast cereal...

Learn more about the hops we use in our Belgian IPA. As we experiment with new recipes this blog will continue to change so stay tuned!

Our friends at Angel's Share Cocktail Co. have brewed up a refreshing cocktail mix that turns our classic Belgian IPA into a delicious Beertail in a radler style. Perfect for the heat of summer!

1919 Belgian Pale Ale is now available on tap in Saskatchewan at all Leopold’s Taverns. With locations in Regina, Saskatoon and Warman, enjoying a 1919 in Saskatechewan is easier than ever!