Join this special beer launch event to try a meteorite-infused blackberry lager from Wellington Brewery and learn all about hearts!

Hear from a leading cardiovascular researcher about some of the controversies in heart research, and get the first-hand story from someone who has been through the incredible experience of receiving a donor heart. All in support of Royal City Science, a group working to establish a science centre here in Guelph.

About the event:

Dr. Glen Pyle from the University of Guelph presents Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll: The scandalous story of women and heart disease.

Sexism in cardiovascular research means that not only are heart attacks often missed in women, but women are also less likely to receive recommended therapies, interventions and rehabilitation opportunities. Why does the same condition kill more women than men? We’ll get to the heart of the matter with Dr. Glen Pyle, a Professor of Molecular Cardiology, member of IMPART at Dalhousie Medicine, and a Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Senior Career Investigator for Improving the Heart & Brain Health for Women in Canada.

Following Glen’s talk and promising to bring the house down with her inspirational journey, Janet Parr, Guelph resident, presents Organ Donation: A beautiful meeting of heart and mind.

Janet will share her incredible story of receiving a heart transplant, mapping out the instrumental role played by medical science and technology in saving her life in a tale told from the heart.

About the beer:

Dark Matter Quantum Lager with Blackberry & Meteorites

Every second, you experience approximately 2.5 × 10^-16 kilograms of dark matter passing through your body -- until you crack a can of Dark Matter Quantum Lager and blast your senses with 0.473 kilos of stellar goodness!

Of course we used Comet and Galaxy hops in this refreshingly crisp lager, to give the beer a zesty grapefruit and tangerine boost, complimented by a subtle hint of balanced blackberry tart and sweetness. This brew pours a straw-gold with an elusive touch of purple, and if you're lucky, you'll receive a random can with food-grade glitter for the ultimate cosmic pour! *Notify us with a picture to win a prize.* With the addition of Gibeon Meteorites in the boil, this beer will teleport you to new and distant realms- sparking geomagnetic storms, igniting bright polar auroras and showering your tastebuds with meteorite flavour!

Fifty cents from each can is donated to Royal City Science, with a vision of opening up a science centre right here in Guelph that will serve as a hub for informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to ignite curiosity, build confidence, and inspire the inner scientist in us all.