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㽶ƵֱEnjoy a vibe and have a couple of beers㽶Ƶֱ: Lake Country Brewing is open for business

Lake Country Brewing is located at #4-10058 Highway 97
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Lake Country Brewing is now open at #4-10058 Highway 97. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

Need a new spot to grab a beer in Lake Country?

Lake Country Brewing Company opened in town on Thursday and despite it㽶Ƶֱs beginning, it㽶Ƶֱs already deep-rooted into the community.

The co-owners of the new establishment are Jayson McCarthy and Jim Pink. The McCarthy family has been in Lake Country for six generations and used to own Black Press㽶Ƶֱs Lake Country Calendar.

Around two years in the making, McCarthy told Capital News, 㽶Ƶֱit took much longer than we anticipated,㽶Ƶֱ and started to get emotional when asked about how much the brewery㽶Ƶֱs opening meant to him.

㽶ƵֱI was so grateful they were there,㽶Ƶֱ said McCarthy. 㽶ƵֱJust people in the community that work for the community. It was so cool, it was fantastic, so much fun.㽶Ƶֱ

McCarthy mentioned that Thursday night gave him a chance to connect and 㽶Ƶֱreconnect㽶Ƶֱ with people in the community, saying he caught up with someone he㽶Ƶֱs known but never had personal conversation with, someone who has a daughter he used to coach, a couple that moved to Lake Country from the Lower Mainland more than a year ago, a group of firefighters who finished their training and came in to end their night.

Lake Country Brewing is now open at #4-10058 Highway 97. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

㽶ƵֱThey were so grateful they had the space to come to, they had a great time,㽶Ƶֱ said McCarthy.

The idea of a brewery came to McCarthy and Pink over the years from coaching basketball together.

㽶ƵֱWe were basketball coaches together when we met 10 years ago,㽶Ƶֱ said McCarthy. 㽶ƵֱHe and I travelled with the teams we coached. In our travels, we always enjoyed spending our off-time in breweries. We just found that they were a bit of a different vibe than different spaces to socialize in. We thought over time, it would be fun to create a space to enjoy that, enjoy a vibe and have a couple of beers.㽶Ƶֱ

They both coached high school teams in town together and McCarthy also has coached a little internationally.

㽶ƵֱBoth he and I are at a point in our careers where we can do what we want to do instead of what we have to do,㽶Ƶֱ added McCarthy.

In June 2021, news came out of a brewery coming to Lake Country. McCarthy said it took around two years but it was his daughters who helped the process.

㽶ƵֱWhat escalated [the process] for me personally was both my daughters were working for breweries in Kelowna and it just felt so neat, it was an opportunity to enjoy beer,㽶Ƶֱ said McCarthy. 㽶ƵֱTo me, it㽶Ƶֱs just the vibe. It㽶Ƶֱs casual, come as you are, there㽶Ƶֱs no expectations. Just sit down and have a beer, relax, and laugh.㽶Ƶֱ

Lake Country Brewing has a very limited menu and it㽶Ƶֱs going to stay that way says McCarthy.

㽶ƵֱWe really want to focus on making great beer.㽶Ƶֱ

However, people are allowed to bring their own food, order their own food to the brewpub, or soon, the neighbouring unit will be opening a separate business with pizza, pasta, and donairs but will also serve to the brewery.

It is located at #4-10058 Highway 97.

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jordy.cunningham@kelownacapnews.com

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Jordy Cunningham

About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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