Gwenaël Michel, originally from Miquelon, and his partner, Laura Bertrand, from France, are proving that a simple hobby can lead to great things: in 2017, after years of brewing beer for their own consumption and to share with friends, the couple decided to launch their own craft beer business. This time, they are delighting beer lovers throughout the archipelago, as well as tourists and visitors.

Like so many young people that L’Heure de l’Est meets across the region, Gwenaël and Laura want to create something new and innovative in their homeland, where they have chosen to live, work, and raise a family. In their case, it’s the village of Miquelon, population 700, the only place in the archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon with a small agri-food sector. Laura brews full-time, and Gwenaël helps part-time since he's chosen to keep his job, for now.