OUR NEWEST SHOW STOPPER
A classic juicy New England Style IPA. From the piers of Bar Harbour to the docks of Lake of the Woods comes Dead Man’s Switch. A tried & true NEIPA using New England yeast, specific to this style of beer. To get the most out of this IPA, please pour it in a glass (as you should with most craft beer). What’s a Deadman’s Switch you ask? Next slide please.
THE 1973 KENORA BANK ROBBERY
On May 10, 1973, a man wearing a black balaclava mask walked into the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Kenora, armed with a rifle, pistol, and shoulder bag containing a homemade bomb. He told an employee to call the police and demanded money, proceeding to fill 3 duffel bags with cash. The bomb, strapped to his chest, was connected by a wire to a clothespin, which he held open tightly in his mouth. This type of detonating device is called a “Deadman’s Switch”.
A SHOT WAS FIRED... THEN THE EXPLOSION
Police arrived and one officer entered the bank, posing as a truck driver. Taken hostage, the officer was forced to carry the bags outside, followed closely by the robber. As a crowd of hundreds of onlookers gathered to watch, another officer shot the robber, triggering the bomb. The unknown man was the only one to be killed, although the officer near the explosion was injured (but shielded by the duffel bags).
BANK ROBBER'S IDENTITY STILL UNKNOWN
A brown leather wallet was recovered from the scene, which contained a pair of handcuff keys, 176 dollars, and a receipt from the Kenricia Hotel. It was revealed that he had checked into the hotel a few days earlier under the name Paul Higgins, giving a fake address of 435 Glen Drive, Toronto. Although he wore a mask during the robbery, and his remains were destroyed in the explosion, numerous witnesses recall seeing the man in town during the days leading up to his death. They describe him as being in his 40s, with brown hair and a reddish-colored beard.
