Matron Fine Beer
Our Story
We're friends, who also happen to be industry professionals, that teamed up to create something of our own. A true expression of ourselves and our values. A brewery, business and lifestyle that we stand behind. Co-founded by Mallory Jones @mal_jones, Jessica Nettleton @nettlemonster and Justin da Silva @justindasilva, Matron is a reflection of us, it has been shaped by our collective experiences.
We want to make a finite amount of delicious beer that is special to its community. We're not looking to be everywhere. This is not about racing to the top, or the bottom depending on how you look at it. It is about creating a business that will sustain a quality of life for those people pouring their hearts into it -- and creating a product you can count on.
We chose the name Matron because it is both strong and feminine. At the root of what this word means, we read it as someone who takes care of others, someone who is hospitable be it by trade or by character. It is for the often under-appreciated roles that these people play in making things easier and more enjoyable. We as a company aim to look after our people, our product and our patrons.
We're located in beautiful Bloomfield, Prince Edward County. There are a million more convenient and entirely easier settings to have chosen to build our brewery, but this wasn't about constructing a production facility. Matron aims to be a space we and our team want to create in. We aspire for you to feel the same sense of relaxation and arrival that we get to enjoy everyday.
From The Toronto Star
"HOW AN ONTARIO BREWERY IS DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY"
We are super appreciative of this Toronto Star feature. Thank-you Shawna Wagman for the write up - and to everyone who is supporting small business during this tumultuous time. This is a nice reminder for us as a team to step back and appreciate what we're creating in the midst of the whirlwind that has been the last year!
Shout out to Pleasant Valley Hops and Barn Owl Malt who are making our vision come true with their top notch ingredients.
‘PAIRS WELL WITH NOT TAKING LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY’: HOW AN ONTARIO BREWERY IS DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY
When Mallory Jones, Jessica Nettleton and Justin da Silva landed on the name Matron for their Bloomfield, Ont.-based brewery, it checked all the boxes. “We wanted to have a strong, feminine name,” says da Silva, “It’s also a shout-out to those who look after others.”
The three friends were working in the beer industry in Kingston before quitting their jobs in 2019 to realize their wouldn’t-it-be-cool-one-day dream of building their own brewery. For years they’d witnessed the way the beer knowledge of the two women, while tremendous, was often overlooked. Now, in less than two years, Matron Fine Beer has become a going concern in the competitive local craft beer scene by focusing on fruity farmhouse ales, aromatic IPAs and lower-alcohol lagers — and on building a principled, grassroots business. “We decided from the beginning that we wanted to take care of the staff, the community, and the land that we’re on,” says da Silva.
Inspired by the days of farmhouse brewing, when the matriarch of the family brewed beer using whatever the farm could grow, the trio chose to plant Matron Fine Beer among the sprawling farms and vineyards of Prince Edward County. It counts two of its key brewing suppliers — Pleasant Valley Hops and Barn Owl Malt — among its neighbours.