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Bay Meats infuses beef jerky with Sleeping Giant Brewing Company beer

Popular Thunder Bay butcher shop Bay Meats has teamed up with Sleeping Giant Brewing Company.

Beef jerky infused with pale ale tingles Thunder Bay's tastebuds

Gallons of Sleeping Giant 360 Pale Ale was poured into a batch of Bay Meat's beef jerky marinade to come up with a new snack that Thunder Bay residents are clamouring for. (Facebook)
Start with some wonderful Bay Meats Jerky .. infused with Sleeping Giant Brewing Company's 360 Pale Ale. And you've got a truly Thunder Bay taste
Two Thunder Bay originals are teaming up.

Bay Meats has created a beef jerky, infused with beer from local craft brewery Sleeping Giant.

It started as a fun side project for some employees of the Thunder Bay butcher shop, but within two weeks, the shop had sealed a deal with the brewing company to turn their invention into a full-fledged product.

A sales representative for Bay Meats said they are very happy to be working together.

"We're both local companies that are looking to help each other out in whatever way possible," George Noonan said.

"This is a way for both of us to get our names out there in a bigger way."

Noonan said the new product is a treat for both businesses.

The jerky will feature prominently when Bay Meat's revamped storefront opens this week.