Leigh Stratton holding the co-branded Bridge Brewing, Mustang Survival beer created to raise funds for Ocean Ambassadors Canada
ADVENTURE LIVE BEYOND LAND SAILING

Live Beyond Land 005: Bridge Brewing

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Nestled in the heart of the North Shore of Vancouver, BC, there’s a brewery that’s built on a commitment to community, a love of the waterlife, and making really, really good beer (that’s got some deep local roots).

Stacking cans in the North Vancouver based Bridge Brewing where the co-branded, fundraising beer was created and bottled

Growing Bridge Brewing since 2012 has been a full-time, full-family affair that was—in hindsight—wonderfully interrupted by the slower pace of 2020 from COVID-19. The result? A new relationship with work for Owner/Director of Consumption Leigh Stratton, a new pace for her family, a reconnection with a longtime water-propelled passion, and new collaborations...like the one we’re launching today.

Now available (as a small batch) for local craft beer enthusiasts, Leigh is committed to this collaboration making some positive local change; dedicating $2.00 from every 4-pack of the Survival Session IPA to go to Ocean Ambassadors - a local non-profit focused on marine environment education and cleaning up our oceans.

 

Leigh Stratton in her local brewery and bar, serving out some Survival Session IPA in support of Ocean Ambassadors

While it may have taken a global halt to slow Leigh and her family down, the team at Bridge Brewing chases as much play as they do work - making them the perfect partners to pursue this knock-off collaboration with. Cracking a cold one in celebration of life, friends, time on the water and connecting in community is our kind of way to mark a shared passion for a life lived beyond land.

 

Leigh is not only a brewer but an avid sailor, which made her the perfect partner, shown here on her sailboat

It’s our goal that alongside the funds raised through the sales of the beer, that every time you pop the top on a Survival Session IPA you find yourself reveling in the moment, slowing down, and finding a moment to make a memory - whether you’re out on the water or simply taking a moment to pause on land.

Learn more about Bridge Brewing here, and more on Ocean Ambassadors here.

As much as we’d love to share this with everyone, Mustang Survival Session IPA was created by a local craft brewery and will be only be available at select private and BC Liquor locations in southwestern, British Columbia.

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