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O N TA R I O REGIONS COVERED IN THIS ISSUE PUBLISHER Gail Nugent gnugent@thegrowler.ca EDITOR David Ort david@thegrowler.ca CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Crystal Luxmore CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jordan Duff Ben Johnson Rob Mangelsdorf PRODUCTION & DESIGN MANAGER Tara Rafiq tara@thegrowler.ca PHOTOGRAPHY David Ort COVER ILLUSTRATION Marcus Hynes SOCIAL MEDIA David Ort ADVERTISING Krysta Frederick krysta@thegrowler.ca DISTRIBUTION Craig Sweetman (Newsstand) SUBSCRIPTIONS on.thegrowler.ca/subscribe © The Growler 2019

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NORTHERN & NORTHWEST ONTARIO

MUSKOKA & LAKE SIMCOE // COLLINGWOOD, BRUCE & MANITOULIN HAMILTON, BRANT & WEST GTA CENTRAL WEST & TRI-CITIES

EASTERN ONTARIO & OTTAWA

KAWARTHAS & NORTHUMBERLAND // KINGSTON & PEC NORTH & EAST GTA TORONTO NIAGARA

SOUTHWEST & WINDSOR

Contents

04 TWO DOGGER LAGER 08 REAL ALE RAMBLES ON 10 TREES AND BEES: CIDER MEAD AND PERRY 14 BREWER VS BREWER: BREWPUB EDITION 17 CITY OF BROTHERLY BREWS 20 DOS AND DON'TS OF THE SUMMER BEER FEST 22 BRANDED BY BEER 26 RECIPE: PORK AND SHRIMP DUMPLING SAUSAGE 28 ONTARIO BREWERY LISTINGS 126 BEER TO THE GROUND

Breweries by Region 28 TORONTO 44 NORTH & EAST GTA 50 HAMILTON, BRANT & WEST GTA 58 NIAGARA 62 CENTRAL WEST & TRI-CITIES 77 SOUTHWEST // LONDON // WINDSOR KAWARTHAS & NORTHUMBERLAND // 87 KINGSTON & PEC 97 EASTERN ONTARIO & OTTAWA & LAKE SIMCOE // 110 MUSKOKA COLLINGWOOD, BRUCE & MANITOULIN 119 NORTHERN & NORTHWEST ONTARIO Editor’s Note One of beer’s greatest strengths is to help put us at ease. A break from work, from stress and from politics.

Over the past 20 years, when Ontario politicians have had something to say about beer it has usually been to deliver a token change or a bigger tax bill. For better or worse, our current premier has decided to make beer his bread and circus.

With announcements of everything from legal tailgating (likely to only affect a slim minority of beer drinkers) and beer in corner stores (potentially huge, pending details) we’re going to see a new playing field for craft beer in Ontario.

Cideries are also keen to see how the new rules will affect them and we have a guide to the best ones (pg. 10). If you’re looking for beer a bit further afield, join us in Philly (pg. 17).

Between road trips, summer is the time for lighting the grill for a family cookout. We have a chef-designed sausage recipe (pg. 26) and recommendations for pairing junk food with craft beer (pg. 4). And if you’re planning a home reno maybe consider adding a beer-related touch? (pg. 22).

As the eggs of better beer rules hatch into chickens, let’s remember that they’re part of a broader basket of policies and not let ourselves be distracted from what matters.

Spend the summer digging through our brewery directory and get out there to celebrate Ontario’s great craft beer!

—David Ort, editor

LEGEND GROWLER-APPROVED BADGE Keep an eye out for our 10 favourite beers this winter!

Brewery Details GROWLER FILLS BOTTLES / CANS KEGS TASTING ROOM ON-SITE KITCHEN OR FOOD TRUCK TOURS DOG-FRIENDLY GLUTEN-FREE BOOZE OPTIONS

Suggested Glassware STANGE Kolsch Alt Gose

PILSNER Lager Pilsner Witbier

NONIC PINT

Pale ale Stout and porter Most ales, actually

WEIZEN

Hefeweizen Weizenbock American wheat

TULIP

Saison Double IPA Strong ales

GOBLET

Dubbel Belgian strong Tripel

SNIFTER

Barley wine Quad Anything funky

Forget competing with wine for the soufflé crowd, beer is most at home with ballpark hot dogs and dill pickle chips.

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by Ben Johnson

recently had one of those family trips that makes parents remember why a family trip is actually a very different thing than a “vacation.”

For March break, my wife and I took our fiveyear-old son to Florida for a week that was plagued by myriad maladies, the highlights of which included temperatures cooler than many parts of Canada, bed bugs, half of our party departing early due to an actual death in the family, and, perhaps worst of all, a full day elbowing mouth-breathers and hemorrhaging money at the monument to consumerism and unchecked labour conditions that is Disney World.

It was, in the parlance of our times, an absolute shit show.

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Predictably, throughout the week I occasionally sought respite in a pint of beer and some food and so, if there were a silver lining to the chaos of that family trip, it was something of a revelation about the simple joys of pairing good beer and good food—particularly that of the less-fancy variety.

One overcast afternoon, for example, when my wife and son had opted to head up to our room, I grabbed a solo bite at a nearby bar/restaurant, the charmingly named “Beach Bucket.” It promised a decent selection of Florida craft beer and menu items that included peeled shrimp priced by the pound. I figured my lunch would either be transcendent or the story I would later tell when people asked, “Jesus, how did you get a parasite?”

Given the week we’d had thus far, I rolled the dice.

Thankfully, my bet was on the money.

My crispy, warm, golden, fried shrimp served in a plastic basket alongside thinly sliced, made-in-house, potato chips—paired with a pint of Cigar City Brewing’s Jai Alai IPA—proved a near biblical experience that day, verging close to erasing my troubling thoughts of the infestation of insects waiting to literally feast on my blood as I slept that night.

OPPOSITE: The Two Dogger Lager Combo is summertime classic where the ballpark

It wasn’t a complicated mustard and squishy bun are just as important as the beer and hot dog. ABOVE: Dill dish—it was fried shrimp pickle flavour play a helpful bass line to some hop varieties. David Ort photos I had doused in Cholula hot sauce from a sticky of the examples you mentioned, though different, bottle—but with that beer, have salt and fat in common. All beer has some it was perfect. It wasn’t exactly a new idea either, level of carbonation, and those bubbles help to lift and certainly one that I had explored unofficially fat off the tongue. Bitterness helps to counterbalin-depth previously, but beer, I realized once again, ance richness as well. At the same time, salt dulls is really, really great with trashy food. our perception of bitterness, so when you drink Duh. beer with salty foods it can make the beer taste Obviousness aside, I spent much of the rest of rounder and sweeter. We’re hardwired from birth the week experimenting with the concept and to like sweet things so that just works.” was able to replicate the blissful experience with Beer, of course, also works very well with more varying success using Mexican food, fistfuls of complex dishes. I have been to many an event that chips in my room, and fried chicken from the sort tried vigorously to make the case for beer paired of artery-clogging franchise restaurants that make with fine cuisine. I have even opined pretentiously America great. on the subject, once (pre-child and pre-mortgage) But it turns out, there actually is some science dedicating an entire ridiculous month to exploring behind my joy of putting down pints alongside the topic of better food and beer pairings, intertrashy food. Beer is uniquely suited to cutting viewing cicerones, seeking out restaurants that put through heavy flavours like fat and spice. care into their cellar program and writing about the need to elevate beer’s status.

Jesse Valins is the executive chef at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Tavern and he has spent 20 years in I’d like to think I am far less self-important now, restaurants. He’s also a co-founder and partner and so while I still believe that beer is as up to the at Merit Brewing Co. in Hamilton. A self-protask as wine, I often find the whole search for beer claimed "flavour geek," he too is a fan of the and gastronomic enlightenment a little fucking occasional low-high combo like the chicken balls exhausting. with martinis or pork scratchings and Greene Maybe it’s because I’m getting older or less fussy King Gold IPA that recently made his Instagram or maybe it’s because the rigours of schlepping feed, @snacktimusprime. one's family through the Magic Kingdom create “The best pairings are often simple, regardless of an immediate need to cram alcohol and fat-heavy beverage or what it’s accompanying,” he says. “All animal protein into one’s suckhole, but I find

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GUILTY PLEASURE BEER AND FOOD PAIRING SUGGESTIONS GRILLED CHEESE

The chef-recommended combination of Vienna lager and a grilled cheese (Wonder Bread, of course) makes both beer and food taste more like themselves. David Ort photo

I don’t actually want to hear about the delicate interplay of an acidic gueuze with oily seafood anymore.

When did beer get so precious? I’d just like a nice beer and some satisfying snacks now, please.

Vallins, despite having more patience for the task and a decidedly more sophisticated palate than I do, seems to understand the draw of beer’s apparent simplicity. “I love salty snacks, and beer is usually what I’ve got on hand ready to drink,” he says.

“Committing to cracking open a bottle of wine so you can do damage to a sack of Lays doesn’t happen nearly as often. Maybe a sparkling wine would work just as well, or even better in some cases, but I think that just speaks to the nature of both of those beasts. It doesn’t necessarily mean that beer was specifically made to pair with trash, but beer is definitely suited for snacking: it has an affordable price, is easily accessible, and comes in an ideal portion size.”

And whether I’m at home on the couch, watching a game with a bowl of pretzels, or scratching bug bites and recovering from a Mickey Mouse wallet-biopsy over a basket of something deep fried, that sounds just about right to me. j

When did beer get so precious? I’d just like a nice beer and some satisfying snacks now, please.

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Vallins recommends grilled cheese sandwiches made with Wonder Bread and Kraft Singles paired with a märzen or Vienna lager. “These beers are full of caramelized flavour and taste like toasted bread, or bread crusts. Pairing them with a grilled cheese, for me, makes the grilled cheese taste more like itself.” Try Dream City by Hamilton’s Fairweather or the märzen from Beau’s.

HOT DOGS

My favourite summertime meal is two hot dogs and a lager (a.k.a. The Two Dogger Lager Combo). Top your dogs generously with classic yellow mustard and this dish rivals any sauterne and foie gras offering on the planet. The fatty, salty, juiciness of a hot dog with a touch of tang from mustard pairs perfectly with the palate cleansing and effervescent freshness of a good helles. Go for the helles from Toronto’s Muddy York or the one from Wellington. Resist the urge to include a fancy bun. The whiter and softer the better.

SPICE

Lauren Richard is an Advanced Cicerone and bar manager at Hotmess Tex Mex in Toronto.

She favours some malt-forward beers to balance heat. “Junky food is often highly salted, which, for me, accentuates malt character, and can help in certain instances where people can’t take the heat. If someone is having an adverse reaction to spice, I’ll give them the brown ale from Anderson Craft Ales. It’s a touch lower in carbonation, so no aggravation for the already prickled tongue, and the malt sweetness can be soothing.”

DILL PICKLE CHIPS

For perhaps the most common pairing on Earth— chips and beer—there is something magical about pairing dill pickle chips with a hop-forward pale ale. There are subtle dill notes to a handful of hop varieties, like Sorachi Ace, and a symbiosis of like flavours when you get the right beer. In contrast, the piney bitterness of hoppy beer acts like a palate reset, working with carbonation to cleanse between salty bites so you never overload on either flavour, and can more easily over-indulge on both the chips and beer. I like Lays Dill Pickle and Canuck pale ale from Etobicoke’s Great Lakes Brewery.

REAL ALE rambles on

Spend your summer seeking out the subtle and traditional cask ale

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by David Ort

e are lucky to have Cask Days on the Ontario beer calendar. It pretty famously is the largest cask ale festival outside of the United Kingdom.

But here, on the other side of year from when it happens, I think it's important to make sure it’s not the only time you drink real ale this year.

We certainly don’t have to be exclusive with the festival the Morana family runs. During our discussion for this month’s Brewer vs. Brewer, Mary Beth Keefe from Granite Brewery (where they have four cask engines) mentioned how much she enjoyed the Tynedale Beer and Cider Festival.

By happy coincidence, it’s held every June in the village where her husband’s family lives.

“They just do it so well,” she says, “they all have hand pumps. And they have ice water running through all of the casks so that they’re served at a perfect temperature. They were all amazing. What I love so much is that they are consistently making beers that are four-and-a-half per cent and under but with so much flavour.”

Out west, Milo’s Craft Beer Emporium in London has made a commitment to cask with two cask engines. And Ottawa fans of real ale can count on Clock Tower for their fix.

In Toronto, there are more than a dozen options for a well-pulled pint of ale. Enough, in fact, that there is an annual crawl organized to visit as many of them as feasible in one day.

“From the second year onward,” says co-founder of the Toronto Cask Crawl, Dominik Halas “we've been starting at the Feathers for brunch and a

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pint at eleven, and then continuing on to Castro’s.

Initially, the crawl went as far west as Indie Ale House and The Hole in the Wall, in the Junction; and at least once it's ended at the Monk’s Kettle, on Bloor at Royal York.”

This year, they planned to visit House on Parliament, Harbord House and others before finishing at Another Bar on Bloor. And, remarkably, in years when the weather is fine Halas will walk between the stops—in 2017, that meant 21 kilometres.

When you sample the wares from 11 pubs in one day you start to notice the finer points of cask ale service. Things like the mugs used at the Oxley make a difference. “Another pleasant but hard-toexplain part of the experience,” says Halas, “is the physicality of working the pump handle. That last bit of manual labour required to bring the beer up from the cask is a visible symbol of all the work that went into making the beer. A publican who knows how to smoothly and elegantly work the mechanism may not be pouring a better pint in any measurable sense but they’re certainly contributing to the entirety of the aesthetic experience.”

Since it closed (after 28 years) in 2016, the Moranas’ Bar Volo has been greatly missed by Ontario’s cask community—many of us fell in love with craft beer there. Happily, it’s re-opening this June in a new home at 17 St. Nicholas St. in Toronto and Giulian Morana has confirmed that they will have six hand pumps for cask ale.

So, this summer, between the afternoons whiled away on sunny patios seek out the pubs with cask options, look for those all-important hand pumps and help keep an important tradition alive. j

• THE GROWLER GUIDE TO CIDER, MEAD & PERRY •

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by Crystal Luxmore

Beer’s country cousins have become much more sophisticated.

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ntario’s climate and soil are made for apple growing. And our rich cider tradition, once lost to Prohibition, is having a renaissance. There are over 40 cideries and mead makers in the province—here’s our guide to tasting the most interesting stuff out there.

Cider 101 Cider is made from apples. Cider fanatics look for heirloom or cider apples because they’re rich in tannins, acids, bitterness and sugar. Makers usually blend them together for the perfect balance.

Ciders range widely from quite sweet to bone dry, and still to sparkling.

Perry is made from just pears. Pears have more unfermentable sugars than apples, so perries tend to be sweeter. Most cideries make a perry or two.

Mead is made from honey. Wildflower honey gives mead a complex range of aromas and flavours—and while some are “dessert” ready, most of them are not overly sweet.

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MEAD Rosewood Estates Winery The story: The Roman family inherited their love of beekeeping from their Ukranian grandfather, E.W. His son, Eugene and his wife Renata, turned that honey into money when they opened Rosewood Estates in 2008 on a vineyard on the Niagara Escarpment near Beamsville.

Visit: The newly-renovated tasting room hosts fun experiences like a cocktail class, or rock up casually with friends to sip through their meads and wines over a cheeseboard.

Taste: Start with the Mead Royale—a barrel-aged beauty with notes of jasmine and orange peel.

Then explore Rosewood’s thoughtful blends (like a “cyser” made by fermenting honey and apple juice), single-batch experimental meads and low-intervention wines.

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Royal Canadian Mead The story: Royal Canadian Mead began in Tulum, Mexico, where partners behind NewSkew, a food brand company, tasted a sparkling mead at the famed Noma pop-up restaurant. When they got back to Burlington, they saw an opportunity to make bubbly, canned mead—refreshing, dry and low in sugar, and RCM was born.

Visit: Not yet! RCM is buying honey from a family honey farm near Kingston and having their first four sparkling, canned, low-ABV meads brewed at a production facility. One day they plan to have a tasting room, in Burlington or Hamilton, with a bee colony, of course.

Taste: Feels Like Friday is the flagship brand, made with earthy buckwheat honey and dryhopped with tropical-fruit-like citra hops, sparkling and just 5.5% ABV, it will shift your perception of what mead can be.

Orchard-Based Cideries West Avenue The story: Founded by a British chef, Chris Haworth, and his Canadian partner, Amy Robson,

in 2008 West Avenue is one of the most venerated cideries in the country.

Visit: The cidery sits on picturesque Somerset Orchards, just outside of Hamilton—it’s a stunning, family-friendly spot with sheep, 16 acres of apple and pear trees, and a modern taproom serving snacks from local farmers.

Taste: Haworth never adds yeasts to his ciders: everything is spontaneously fermented and barrel-aged. Try Heritage Funk, a bone dry, earthy beauty that is a yearly take on their Heritage Dry. •••

Twin Pines Orchard and Cider House The Story: Set on 50 acres this estate cidery is run

by Mark and Mike Vansteenkiste, sons of Alma and Joe, who moved their four kids to this 50-acre farm in 1968. The Estate Cidery grows 1 million pounds of apples—many of them heritage and cider varieties.

Visit: The A-frame farmhouse is located between Grand Bend and Sarnia. Take a wagon ride to pick apples or pumpkins, taste their award-winning ciders with a hot cider donut most weekends, and stroll through the plentiful fruit and vegetable gardens that make for perfect ambiance.

Taste: Hammer Bent Red won Best in Show at the world’s biggest cider awards in 2014, and continues to medal in cider awards annually. Don’t miss their perry and scrumpy.

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Spirit Tree The Story: Thomas and Nicole Wilson are cider pioneers: over 10 years ago they sold Thomas’s family’s pick-your-own fruit farm in Caledon, bought a nearby orchard, and Thomas trained to be a cider master in England.

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Visit: A handsome, straw-bale building houses the cidery, French brick-oven bakery, tasting room, farm store and bistro. Stop in for lunch Wednesday to Sunday, or a pizza oven dinner on Friday and Saturday.

Taste: Spirit Tree’s ciders have a lightly funky, house character and are complex but really accessible. Try their perry that balances sweet, overripe pear with crackling, lemony acidity and whispers of earthy funk and white pepper.

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Windswept Cider The story: Mark and Courtney Skinner are on a mission to save and restore the “lost orchards” of Grey County, around Meaford. The couple started their own cidery on a 100-acre property in 2017, and have been winning awards for their heritage and single-variety ciders ever since.

Visit: Not yet! But a tasting room is scheduled to be open by the end of this year. Until then, you can order online, and find them at Toronto and Collingwood farmers’ markets or on tap—check their website for locations.

Taste: Try the single-variety Golden Russet and their gold-medal perry made with wild pears harvested from an old grove on the couple’s property.

And don’t miss the Lost Orchard lineup—ciders crafted from heritage apples that the family picks from heritage orchards in the County.

Experimental & New Cideries Revel The story: Founded four years ago by Tariq Ahmed, a self-proclaimed fermentation geek, this tiny cidery has made a big name for itself thanks to its dedication to working only with indigenous yeasts and its knack for creating swoon-worthy and surprising flavours. Using Ontario apple juice as a base, Ahmed combines everything from riesling skins and red plums, to lactobacillus, sea salt and limes for tart, lightly funky, fruit-forward tipples that Revel’s fans love.

Visit: Sorry! Cideries are licensed as wineries, so in order to have a bottle shop or tasting room, they need to have five acres of trees planted in the ground. That’s not cheap—and means production facilities like Revel can only sell online or through

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the LCBO’s network of stores.

Taste: Revel’s ciders aren’t in the LCBO. But you can order online anytime. Select your own mixed pack of six bottles and cans—you won’t regret it.

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Garage D’or The story: This super small operation started in 2016 by beer sales rep, Brian Yeo, and head winemaker at Niagara Teaching Winery, Gavin Robertson.

Visit: Nope! The cidery uses a mix of purchased juice, and hand presses “abandoned” pome fruit from urban homes.

Taste: Culinary inspo plays a big role in flavour profiles—like a cider made with carrots, citrus and ginger. Hunt for Garage D’Or on tap at better beer and cider bars in Southern Ontario. Check their Facebook page for details.

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Steel Town Cider Co. The story: Inspired by the natural wine movement and Old World ciders, wine sommelier and avid home cidermaker Alex Hamilton went profesh in 2017, opening Steel Town Cidery with two friends.

Visit: Not yet, Alex is the sole employee, making cider from hand-picked crab apples and a blend of Ontario juice, out of a warehouse in Hamilton.

Follow their Insta for a glimpse into his process.

Taste: Steel Town bottles Old World styles, like acidic, funky Basque sidras but also cans playful ciders inspired by what’s happening in craft beer or cocktails. Look for their cider on tap or in bottles at 60 restaurants in Southern Ontario. j

IN N SO SOU T HW HWES ES T O N TA R IO

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it the road this summer in Ontario’s Southwest and one thing becomes obvious immediately—you’re never very far from a farmer’s field. Our surroundings have a strong and positive impact on the beer we brew.

And the brewers of Ontario’s Southwest take care to honour the local produce in their own creations.

FIELD-TO-KETTLE OPERATIONS In fact, some breweries have taken it upon themselves to get their hands dirty and grow their own ingredients.

La Salette’s Ramblin’ Road was the first brewery farm in Ontario with both hops and spring water coming from their own fertile land. Over at Stonepicker in Forest, this farm-based brewery goes the extra acre and also produces their own barley. And Charlotteville Brewing adds foraged ingredients to their brews as well as produce from their fruit-and-vegetable patch.

Even relatively urban operations, like BREW Windsor, are getting in on the fun by establishing remote hop yards—theirs was set up in Amherstburg in 2017.

A QUESTION OF TASTE Other Southwest breweries benefit from picking and choosing fresh produce or local hops from neighbouring growers.

That ethos means that London Brewing Co-op has a local-focussed lineup featuring beers like Local 117, which is made with ingredients from within 117 k.m. of the brewery. Railway City buys local as much as possible, including the honey they use for Honey Elixir and maple syrup in their Maple Bock.

Chocolate can be tough to manage locally, but Upper Thames gets the cacao nibs for their chocolate stout from Habitual Chocolate in Woodstock.

They also send their beer to Gunn’s Hill Cheese to make the Dark Side of the Moo! They've also launched the Brewed Exploration Experience. It takes you through grain flavour profiles, bottling your own beer—with a custom label—and plenty of sampling along the way.

Tasting is believing when it comes to appreciating the importance of local, so plan a brewery tour this summer and check out the wonderful beer coming from Ontario’s Southwest! j Find out more at OntariosSouthwest.com.

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o paraphrase everyone’s favourite prison movie, Ontario’s craft beer scene “went and got itself in a big damn hurry.” And, so with so many breweries opening production facilities, barrel warehouses, satellite locations and spin-off brands, it was good to sit with two brewers bucking the trend.

Mary Beth Keefe of Granite and John Jenkinson of Folly are two brewers who head operations that are content to sell most of their beer at their home brewpub instead of being in hundreds of retail outlets.

True to type for their style of brewery, the beer they make goes well with food and the styles rotate fairly often.

That doesn’t stop either of them from challenging themselves to push the boundaries of their brewing knowledge. The two well-respected brewers were kind enough to meet me at The Jim on Bloor for a discussion of everything from Scandinavian farmhouse yeast strains to adding a closed fermenter to a previously all-ringwood brewery.

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er ewer THE BREWPUB EDITION

by David Ort GROWLER: You both are head brewers at breweries you didn’t start. Can you talk about what that’s like?

Folly. I applied for it, got the job, found out it was to take over their position.

KEEFE: It is my family’s business. My dad opened Granite when I was 10. And it was very much a part of my life from the very beginning. I started helping him in the brewery from when I was 11.

Filling casks and doing whatever he needed me to do. I thought it was amazing and cool what he did, “oh my dad makes beer, that’s what I want to do when I’m older.”

I went from home brewer to brewing at Folly. Realistically, it’s a fairly small system, so it was a natural transition. Obviously, there’s more to do than with homebrewing—draught accounts, ordering and brewing a lot more regularly than I was.

But then I went to university and I studied something completely different. I went travelling for a while and met my husband who’s from England and I lived there for a year. I worked in a pub and was just immersed in English ale which is what we do primarily. It was the reminder I needed that what I had back home was pretty amazing.

When I got back from travelling I said, “okay, I’m ready to do this now.” And about five months later, I was in charge because our assistant brewer left and my dad was slowing down in the brewery because he was doing everything else.

GROWLER: And how has your brewery changed during your tenure?

JENKINSON: I tried to keep it in the style they created. I use yeast that can ferment at warm temperatures because we don’t actually have temperature control at Folly—some tanks have glycol but not all. Using yeasts that can accommodate warmer temperatures is our MO to a certain extent.

I have been exploring different yeasts a little bit more. We’ve done 16 batches with different kveik blends.

JENKINSON: This was not my intended career path. I was involved with the homebrewing community in London—I did my PhD at Western— helped start the brewers’ guild. At some point, I started looking into brewing jobs, too because there weren’t a lot of academic positions available. The original brewers, Chris [Conway] and Christina [Coady] had a job posting up to be a brewer at

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JENKINSON: The main problem is the scale. It’s hard to grow when you’re that small. A typical batch we get seven kegs: bottle two of them; minimum of two for draught on site; and that only leaves three to sell [to licensees]. If we do a hoppier New England-style IPA that moves very quickly and nobody outside of the brewpub context hears about those beers.

GROWLER: Can you give us a primer on what kveik beers are?

JENKINSON: Kveik is a familiy of Norwegian yeasts. They’ve been domesticated but not commercialized. They’re from these farmhouse breweries where farmers brew their own beer. People have been going around figuring out the orthography of the different brewing traditions of these villages and families and they’ve noticed the yeast is different than what we use in commercial brewing contexts.

Richard [Preiss] at Escarpment Labs has been instrumental in getting kveik strains and blends going in Ontario.

They’re just a really, really weird yeast. They ferment at extremely high temperatures. Some strains cast out at 30 or 40 C. They can ferment lower. There’s one we have going now that can apparently ferment as low as 4 C. It can also ferment at 30 C and produce a clean beer at both temperatures. They don’t produce a lot of phenols or fusel alcohols, so the beer is pretty much ready to drink right away.

KEEFE: With the new fermenter I’m excited to try styles that we weren’t able to do before.

GROWLER: After the NEIPA, what else do you think you’ll do in the closed fermenter?

KEEFE: I’d like to try a saison. I want to do a clean West Coast IPA. I’m a hop head so I love IPAs. JENKINSON: Have you tried making a New England style with ringwood?

KEEFE: Not really. I didn’t put in as many hops as I should have because I didn’t want to waste them.

The aromas would have been lost out the top. I would try it, for sure, in the closed fermenter.

GROWLER: How does being a brewpub affect the way you brew?

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KEEFE: I love the brewpub aspect because you have immediate feedback and it’s always been mainly positive. Our customers are regulars who have been coming for years and they come because they like things the way they are but they also appreciate the rotating taps that are happening now.

GROWLER: What style do you wish was less constrained by seasons?

JENKINSON: There are definitely seasonal trends I wish didn’t exist. I love to make and drink grisettes. For anyone that doesn’t know the style: it’s essentially (but not entirely) a low-ABV saison.

If we brew them under four per cent in the winter months they don’t sell at all.

KEEFE: It seems the lower alcohol beers only come out in the summer. Like the session IPAs. JENKINSON: We found if it’s under four per cent that’s when we notice a big change in movement.

Grisette, pretty much the same recipe, above four per cent it moves fine, below it doesn’t.

GROWLER: What on the horizon concerns you?

KEEFE: Being established for so long and pretty traditional, there’s not too much concern for us.

One thing for drinkers just getting into craft beer, with so many contract breweries, that could affect things slightly is someone picking up a can of beer and it being not great. Going to the LCBO, I do want to try new things but there is too much disappointment I find when doing that. That being said, there are so many great ones that it’s nice to just get what you know sometimes and not be disappointed.

GROWLER: What’s coming up at your brewery that has you excited?

KEEFE: Closed fermenter! The New England IPA will be ready [in May].

JENKINSON: Be excited for grisettes! We’ve really been expanding our selection of naturally carbonated saisons. I think we have more beer in warm storage than cold storage so there’s going to be a lot of highly carbonated saisons over the summer. j

With its location right across from the Liberty Bell, Independence Beer Garden is a must-visit on hot summer afternoons spent sightseeing. Photo: J. Fusco for Visit Philadelphia

City of

brotherly brews Why you should make Philly your next craft beer destination— and skip the cheesesteak

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by David Ort hiladelphia seems like a known quantity: Rocky, cheesesteaks, Liberty Bell, aggressive sports fans—that sort of thing.

I’m here to tell you that it is way more than that.

In fact, I managed a three-day trip free from poured cheese, guidebook sites and I avoided all temptation for air-boxing. Philly is amazing.

That’s partly because it’s a great craft beer city. The scene combines a solid history with good beer and an innovative flexibility. Actually, this might be the best beer city in the northeastern U.S.

Philly—as all locals call it, trust me—is an easy place to visit. Some of that is logistics—it’s close to much of Ontario and has regular connections— but it also feels like home.

The city is a remarkably diverse patchwork of neighbourhoods and they’re close enough together that “walking the world” is easily accomplished in an afternoon. As well, Pennsylvania is probably the American state closest to Ontario in terms of a kill-joy set of rules for selling beer. Like us, they are starting to get rid of the old ways and that

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ABOVE LEFT: The Yards menu covers the classic bases. Photo: C. Smyth for Visit Philadelphia.

ABOVE RIGHT: A craft beer icon, Tom Peters opened Monk’s Cafe in 1997. Photo: J. Smith for Visit Philadelphia. LEFT: The snacks-heavy menu at Evil Genius goes perfectly with the stoner beer names. Photo: C. Smyth for Visit Philadelphia. OPPOSITE LEFT: In 2011, Federal helped plant the idea that doughnuts can be chef-y. Photo: M. Fischetti for Visit Philadelpia. OPPOSITE RIGHT: All hail the roast pork sandwich. Photo: J. Varney for Visit Philadelphia

means a new crop of breweries (and also distilleries) are blooming all over Philly.

Yards This cornerstone of craft beer in Philly (for 25 years now) has recently opened a 70,000-squarefoot facility, just north of downtown on Spring Garden Street. That space is 70 times larger than the garage they started off in but their classic offerings are still some of the most popular in town.

Cape of Good Hope (9.7% ABV) is a raucous double IPA with a strong malt backbone to support all those piney-citrusy hops. Even in warmer weather, their dark beers like Washington’s Porter (7% ABV) are good options for both their complex richness and historical interest.

Crime & Punishment An all-out brewpub that has become a mainstay in Brewerytown—a neighbourhood surprising bereft of craft breweries. Their menu stretches from brunch classic to Eastern European staples like dumplings, mushroom strogranoff and pierogi.

They definitely know their way around hops here, but styles tend to vary from the commonplace American-style IPAs. Ghost Station (4.2% ABV) is a superb contrast between a nose of fruity raspberry and a flavour of tart lemon. Behemoth (6.5% ABV) adds dark fruit notes to the chocolate-coffee usuals to up its oatmeal stout game.

Evil Genius This one proves that breweries with a gimmick (name one brewery with better names!) can also be very good. Chickity China the Chinese Chicken (7.2% ABV) is packed with the dank juiciness you’d expect from the one-two of citra and mosaic hops. Ma! The Meatloaf (5.5% ABV) adds a mango note to the usual witbier routine.

Monk’s Cafe They do the occasional collab, such as the world-class grand cru made with Brouwerij Van Steenberge, but Monk’s is less brewery and more pub—and a legendary one at that. This is the place to go if you want to find some of the best Belgian-style beers (out of both American and Belgian breweries) on this side of the Atlantic. The best part is that they’re not all hidden away on an expensive bottle list—gems from Russian River are almost always available on tap.

The grungy-chic taproom on Front Street has small bites that let the beer do the talking.

And this being Philly, the 22-year-old pub maintains its welcoming feel as neighbourhood joint

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where almost no one mentions Untappd scores while shooting the breeze with new friends.

Where Else to Visit Beer gardens are a phenomenal part of Philly’s drinking culture. Some are just what we’d call a patio (a few tables in an outdoor space attached to a restaurant) while others are fantastic, ephemeral creations by everyone from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to one in Franklin Square that’s part of the city’s Chinese lantern festival.

The Drury Beer Garden behind Opa (worth a visit in its own right) is a favourite but tends to get a bit crowded with younger suits when they get let out from their summer internships for the day.

Uptown is a bit more sedate and has a focus on just-for-this-year collabs. Frankford Hall fits more into the original, sprawling German style with dozens of picnic tables set under a leafy canopy.

If you can find time between the breweries, it’s worth paying a visit to one of Philly’s very highly regarded cideries. Hale & True Cider Co. brings guests to their residential neighbourhood in East Philly for the lineup of on-the-dry-side ciders made from Pennsylvania apples.

Manatawny Still Works is one of the local distilleries taking full advantage of the newly liberalized liquor laws that have seen the state add dozens of operations recently. Their cocktail bar on East Passyunk Avenue is a great place to sample their hard work as part of a well-prepared concoction.

A walk of the nearby blocks will cover off many of the best places to appreciate Philly’s edible diversity. That means vibrant Malaysian at Saté Kampar, surprisingly light British-style pies at Stargazy, and Italian from Paradiso without any of nostalgic, but overly ubiquitous red gravy.

Then head back to Rittenhouse Square for the best from chef Solomonov’s restaurant empire. His Federal Donuts is one of the East Coast motherships for the idea that 300 calories can be pretty as well as tasty. Likewise, Abe Fisher brings cuisine from the Jewish diaspora into a modern focus.

And what about the cheesesteaks? I won’t pick a preference, but instead say that it’s really the roast pork sandwich that should be the official sandwich of Philly. And here I’m a fan of John’s. j Getting to Philly Air Canada has plenty of flights to PHL from both Toronto and Ottawa. Given the ease of the island airport, Porter’s 90-minute hop is a relaxing way to start a beer weekend.

Where to Stay Most of the hotels in downtown Center City get their business from the nearby government offices and hyper-popular tourist sites. Instead, stay where you plan to eat and drink. Options include the intimate Wm. Mulherins Sons Hotel in Fishtown or the much larger AKA University City across the Schuylkill River.

The latter has both apartment-style suites (great for putting together a meal of craft beer and the eats you find at Reading Terminal Market) and Walnut Street Cafe for locally inspired dining.

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JUNE 8-16

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JUNE 14

Liquid Art Festival Collective Arts Brewing, Hamilton LiquidArtBrewFest.com

JUNE 29

Funkfest Sawdust City Brewery, Gravenhurst Funkfest.SawdustCityBrewery.com

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Session Muskoka Annie Williams Park, Bracebridge SessionMuskoka.ca

AUG. 9-10

Brewha! Craft Beer Festival Prince Arthur's Landing, Thunder Bay BrewhaFestival.com

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Branded beer

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Ontario craft beer fans are bringing their favourite brands into their homes and even onto their bodies.

by Jordan Duff

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eople celebrate their fandom in many ways. Whether it's our favourite team’s t-shirt, a patch on our jacket from some super obscure band, or a hat from our local brewery, we’re supporting what we love and signaling our presence to other likeminded people in the wild. If nothing else, it’s a conversation starter.

However, some hardcore beer nerds are going even further: dressing up as beer mascots, painting murals inspired by beer labels on their home and even getting tattooed with their favourite brewery’s logo.

For these superfans, craft beer isn’t just a delicious beverage—it’s a way of life, and part of their identity.

Craft beer ink

Ottawa’s Beyond the Pale Brewing Company has been a staple in the Hintonburg neighbourhood for years, establishing itself as a brewery that, as its name implies, pushes the envelope.

A couple of years ago, the brewery teamed up with its neighbour, Railbender Tattoo Studio and Art Gallery, and offered to cover the cost for anyone willing to get the BTP logo inked on their person,

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forever marking themselves with the brewery’s branding. And to help ease the pain, BTP even threw in a free growler of beer.

Co-owner and brewer Shane Clark said he initially expected maybe a few people would get the tattoo. Instead, more than 60 people have since permanently etched their skin with his brewery’s logo.

It still blows our minds that people got branded with our logo.

—Shane Clark, Beyond the Pale Brewing

Jen Blattman's backyard garage is painted with a giant mural to honour Cameron's 12 Mile lager. Supplied photos

“We never expected the response we ended up getting,” says Clark. “It still blows our minds that people got branded with our logo. It is quite amazing and humbling what people are willing to do and we love them for it!"

That level of consumer loyalty is unheard of in other industries. It’s like getting a Toyota tattoo because you drive a Tercel.

“What’s great about the craft beer space right now is that breweries have fans rather than consumers,” according Paul Braunovan, former owner of Brown Van Brewing. Breweries like Beau’s and Blood Brothers have helped set the standard for devotion, with an almost cult-like following, thanks to amazing beers and creative branding.

“Branding and beer have been together for a long time,” says Dominion City Brewing founder Josh McJannett. “Check out the history of Bass [Brew-

Not just the first beer label but Bass's triangle was the first trademark in the UK, period.

ery] in the U.K. The red triangle was the first official trademark registered with the U.K. patent office when it opened.”

But a brand is a lot more than a logo or can design.

“I think people have always been interested in understanding what makes a company tick beyond just the products they make,” McJannett continues. “There's a kind of customer who's interested in understanding your motivation, where you come from and what it means for them to support you.”

Pilsner Picasso

Sometimes, the connection to a brewery’s branding is all about aesthetics.

Jen Blattman was looking to create a conversation piece in her yard when inspiration came from a can of 12 Mile India Pale Lager from Oakville’s Cameron’s Brewing Company.

“Sitting poolside and staring at the back of the garage one day, we decided that we wanted a mural painted on it,” she explains. “Last summer, we toured Vancouver Island. We were overwhelmed by the beauty in our own country. We quickly decided that we wanted something Canadian back there instead. The challenge was to find the perfect [design].”

Blattman’s neighbour came by sipping on a tall can of 12 Mile and the rest was history.

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RunTOBeer co-founder, Dan Grant spent the summer training to run a marathon dressed as Gordie Levesque, the mascot for Great Lakes Brewery’s Canuck pale ale. Supplied photos

The massive colourful mural covers the entire back exterior wall of her garage, giving her backyard a whimsical feel.

“Friends and family all love it!” she says. “Every evening the sun sets on the mural and all the colours reflect in the pool. It’s really incredible.”

Beer run

Dan Grant loves running and he loves beer, so the RunTOBeer running group co-founder decided to combine his passions five years ago and dress up as Great Lakes Brewing mascot Gordie Levesque and try to set a Guinness world record.

Apparently, Fastest Marathon Dressed as a Lumberjack is a legit world record category.

Per Guinness’s stipulations, Grant would be required to wear a toque, a flannel shirt, suspenders, denim pants and lace-up boots, all while carrying a plastic axe. That meant a summer of training in shorts and ankle weights to get used to the extra footwear. “[Race day] was really, really challenging,” says Grant. “As well as being a warm day and having to wear boots, people were swarming me and wanting to get photos.”

That meant Grant had to throw in the towel— plus the plastic axe—at the halfway point.

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While Grant failed to set a new world record, he did help raise money for charity in the process, with proceeds going to Good Foot Delivery, a local non-profit courier service that hires people with disabilities to deliver packages around the GTA using public transit and their own two feet.

It’s not a given and not all breweries enjoy this relationship with their customers. But those who have created that authentic connection to their fans through their product (you can’t succeed here without great beer) and their company’s ethos set themselves up for success. j

People have always been interested in understanding what makes a company tick beyond just the products they make.

—Josh McJannett, Dominion City Brewing Co.

Recipe

Momofuku Kōjin’s Pork and Shrimp Dumpling Sausage Paired with Sons of Kent's 8 Track XPA

Supplied photo

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here is a natural affinity between summer, sausages and craft beer. This recipe, from David Chang’s Momofuku Kōjin in Toronto, adds Asian flavours to the mix.

Working under executive chef Paula Navarette, commissary chef Cam Hardy has made these pork and shrimp sausages one of his passions. There is something about extending the traditional dumpling duo (plus the usual spices) into a Western-style sausage that flips the experience (pleasantly) upside-down.

But, if you don’t want to worry about stuffing casings, it also works well as meatballs or sausage patties. The meat grinder attachment for a KitchenAid stand mixer is an easy way to add “sausage maker” to your kitchen resume. And look for fatty pork belly if you can’t find back fat.

Sons of Kent’s 8 Track works very well as a pairing because the bright hops will complement the subtle spices in the sausage and the salt will help round out the flavours in the beer. —David Ort

I N g r ed i ents • 700g lean pork, such as boneless skinless fresh pork leg, sirloin, or picnic roast • 300g pork back fat

• 1 Tbsp (15g) kosher salt

• 100g wild gulf shrimp, peeled and deveined, cut into small chunks • 4 tsp (20g) shrimp paste

OPPOSITE PAGE: These sausages do well as mid-afternoon snack or as part of a grander feast. ABOVE TOP: Natural casings are to a sausage’s texture and the snap when you bite into them. ABOVE BOTTOM: Citra, cascade and centennial combine in this West Coast-style pale. Supplied photos

• 2 tsp (10g) soy sauce

mix pork and back fat pieces with the rest of ingredients. Put in the refrigerator overnight to cure.

• 4 cloves (20g) minced garlic

2. The next day, grind the seasoned mix through a large (ideally 10-mm or 6-mm) grinder die.

Return the mix to the fridge and allow it to chill.

Grind again on the 4.5-mm or 6-mm die and put it back in the fridge.

• 2 tsp (10g) Chinese cooking wine (shaoxing) • 3-inch piece (20g) minced ginger

• 1 Tbsp (5g) coriander seed toasted and ground • 1 Tbsp (5g) white pepper toasted and ground • one bunch scallions, sliced.

• hog casings

d i r ecti o ns 1. Trim the pork of any skin or gristle and cut the meat and back fat into 1-inch chunks for easy grinding. Set scallions and gulf shrimp aside and

3. Mix the roughly chopped shrimp with the cooled meat mix, adding the sliced scallions during the process.

4. Pipe into hog casings.

5. Cook over low-medium heat on a gas grill, indirect heat over charcoal or in a pan over medium heat. Serve with mustard and plenty of the XPA. j

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GREAT LAKES BREWERY

30 Queen Elizabeth Blvd., Etobicoke | GreatLakesBeer.com MON-TUE 11AM-6PM ^ WED-SAT 10AM-9PM ^ SUN 9AM6PM EST. 1987 A new farmers market is coming to Etobicoke this summer. Every Sunday from May 12 - September 29 their Sunnyside Sunday Market will be where you can enjoy the sunshine and brews while you shop the local Ontario farmers’ stands and crafty booths.

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This session IPA with a positive outlook tastes well over its 3.9%. Look for pineapple and citrus.

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Only a hint of tartness on this dry IPA that will be popping up a couple times over the summer.

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A local leader in the APA style, Canuck balances tropical citrus, pine and a smooth body.

Brewed for you, Ontario!

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AMSTERDAM BREWING CO.

AVLING BREWERY

45 Esandar Dr.; 87 Laird Dr.; 245 Queens Quay W. | AmsterdamBeer.com

1042 Queen St. E. | Avling.ca

What could be better than a lakeside brewpub with a view of planes landing at the island airport and one of Toronto’s deepest beer lists.

Equipment delays held up the opening of this new farmhouse-inspired craft brewery. Expect them to become a neighbourhood staple soon after their grand opening in May.

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BANDIT BREWERY

BATCH

2125 Dundas St. W. | BanditBrewery.ca

75 Victoria St. | BatchToronto.com

Renovations to their kitchen mean an expanded food menu for when you snag a spot on one of the west end’s sunniest patios.

A new beer release this spring, a lager called Cosmopolitan saw proceeds go to support Street Haven, a shelter for women in Toronto

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BIG ROCK BREWERY (LIBERTY COMMONS)

BELLWOODS BREWERY

124 Ossington Ave., 20 Hafis Rd. BellwoodsBrewery.com

42 Liberty St., 1589 The Queensway LibertyCommons.ca

The Ossington patio with the white picket fence is still a must-visit downtown, but don’t neglect the bottle shop at their uptown facility.

JELLY KING

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Beer releases this summer include AGD (Alberta Genuine Draft), which is an all-natural lager and The Darcy’s poolside grapefruit lager in collaboration with the band.

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BLACK CREEK HISTORIC BREWERY

BLACK LAB BREWING

1000 Murray Ross Pkwy. | BlackCreek.ca

818 Eastern Ave. | BlackLab.beer

A popular parental diversion at familyfriendkly Black Creek Pioneer Village. They make ales as they were made in the days when Ontario was a frontier for a fledgling country.

A welcoming taproom (including for fourlegged friends) has food popups from Thursday to Sunday in the summer. New beers drop every two weeks.

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BLACK OAK BREWING CO.

BLOOD BROTHERS BREWING

75 Horner Ave. | BlackOakBeer.com

165 Geary Ave. | BloodBrothersBrewing.com

For summer, the Nut Brown gives way to their pale ale on hot afternoons and Ten Bitter Years when hops are called for.

Especially once we get properly into July, summer is the time to visit this west-side brewery that makes masterful use of fruit.

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BRUNSWICK BIERWORKS

BURDOCK BREWERY

25 Curity Ave. | BrunswickBierworks.com

1184 Bloor St. W. | BurdockTO.com

This host facility for contract brewers (that also does a range of top-notch collabs) now has an expanded schedule of weekday hours for their bottle shop.

David Krystal, JoJo Worthington and Run Coyote are just a few of the acts on the bill for Burdock’s attached music hall.

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COMMON GOOD BEER CO.

EASTBOUND BREWING CO.

475 Ellesmere Rd. | CommonGoodBeer.com

700 Queen St. E. | EastboundBeer.com

Scarborough’s only brewery switches hats between making their own beer and acting as a contract-brewing hub for many recognizable brands. Both are available on site.

The brewpub features brewer Dave Lee’s beer and chef Tara Lee’s food. For their anniversary week they donated two per cent of all brewpub sales to Red Door Family Shelter.

SOCIABLE PILSNER

DASHBOARD HULA

#10 IPA

BOHEMIAN PILSNER

W E S T C OA S T- S T Y L E I N D I A PA L E A L E

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

Small-batch: B

4.7% 27

ABV IBU

SAISON W/ HIBISCUS AND LEMONGRASS Seasonal: B,L

6.2% 56

ABV IBU

TORONTO

WANDERER AMERICAN-STYLE W H E AT A L E

Seasonal: B,L

6.1% N/A

ABV IBU

5% N/A

TORONTO

FOLLY BREWING

GODSPEED BREWERY

928 College St. | FollyBrewing.com

242 Coxwell Ave. | GodspeedBrewery.com

The brewpub on College now has their first beer, Heist, in the LCBO. Look for boundarypushing collabs (like a keptinis, a baked-mash style made with Escarpment Labs) on tap.

It’s hard to believe that Toronto has had this very popular brewery with an on-site restaurant for so long, but July 6 and 7 will be their second anniversary. Online sales coming.

HEIST

UMI

GHOUL WRANGLER

S O U R PA L E A L E Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5% 25

I PA F E R M E N T E D W / VOSS KVEIK Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.5% 55

G O S E W I T H O K I N AWA N S H I K U WA S A & S E A S A LT Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

4.3% N/A

SVĚTLÝ LEŽÁK 12º

CZECH-STYLE PREMIUM LAGER Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

5% 25 37

TORONTO

TORONTO

GOOSE ISLAND BREWHOUSE TORONTO

70 The Esplanade | GooseIsland.com

GRANITE BREWERY

245 Eglinton Ave. E. | GraniteBrewery.ca

Brewers Bernard Priest-Blais and Marc Mammoliti have teamed up with Afrim Pristine of the Cheese Boutique for May 29’s Sours Sisters Cheese & Beer Night.

For 28 years, Granite has been brewing only with Ringwood yeast and open fermentation, but May saw them take the big step of releasing their first NEIPA.

BEER OF THE MYSTIC (W/ NAP EYES)

NEIPA #1

FORBIDDEN RICE LAGER One-off: B ABV IBU

JUICE ISLAND

NEW ENGLAND-STYLE I PA Seasonal: B

4.8% N/A

ABV IBU

7% N/A

TORONTO

NEW ENGLAND-STYLE I PA

SUMMER ALE GOLDEN ALE

Small-batch: B ABV IBU

Seasonal: B

6.2% 27

ABV IBU

4% 18

TORONTO

HALO BREWERY

HENDERSON BREWING CO.

247 Wallace Ave. | HaloBrewery.com

128A Sterling Rd. | HendersonBrewing.com

Late May is anniversary time at Halo and they’ll have a special event to mark the occasion.

Look for them to release a one-off beer to celebrate turning three.

Look for the monthly “Ides of ” beer releases from this west-end brewery on May 17, June 14, July 19 and August 16.

SHAPESHIFTER S O U R I PA

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

38

6.5% N/A

ION CANNON

G O S E W / S T R AW B E R RY AND KIWI Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

4.5% N/A

PICNIC TABLE BEER (IDES OF APRIL) TA B L E B E E R

W/ MEYER LEMON ZEST Seasonal: B ABV IBU

3.5% 12

CIRCUS RIOT (IDES OF MAY) OLD ALE

One-off: B ABV IBU

6% 28

TORONTO

TORONTO

JUNCTION CRAFT BREWING

KENSINGTON BREWING CO.

150 Symes Rd. | JunctionCraft.com

299 Augusta Ave. KensingtonBrewingCompany.com

Highlights for the event schedule at the Destructor include the 2nd annual Wild Things Festival on June 2 and the Ontario Craft Beer Week launch party on June 8.

May is new patio month for this brewery in the heart of Kensington Market. People watching with a Watermelon Wheat sounds like an excellent combination.

TRAINSPOTTER MUNICH HELLES

WATERMELON WHEAT

HELLES LAGER Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5% 18

RAILBENDER

E N G L I S H - S T Y L E I PA Seasonal: B ABV IBU

6.2% 64

AMERICAN-STYLE W H E AT W / F R U I T Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

BROKEN POINT NEW ENGLAND-STYLE PA L E A L E

Seasonal: B,L

4.5% 13

ABV IBU

5.5% 15

TORONTO

LEFT FIELD BREWERY

36 Wagstaff Dr. | LeftFieldBrewery.ca

Great to see more Left Field at the LCBO and this summer we’re getting a black-currant version of Squeeze Play at select locations.

SQUEEZE PLAY: BLACK CURRANT

FRUITED SOUR Seasonal: B,L,LC ABV IBU

4.8% 9

GLORIOSO

enjoy the perfect patio beer

I TA L I A N - S T Y L E PILSNER

Small-batch: B,L ABV IBU

5.5% 29

NOW AVAILABLE ON TAP & TO GO GRANITEBREWERY.CA 245 EGLINTON AVE E, TORONTO • 416 322 0723 39

TORONTO

TORONTO

LOUIS CIFER BREW WORKS

LOT 30 BREWERS

303 Lansdowne Ave. | Lot30Brewers.com

417 Danforth Ave. LouisCiferBrewWorks.com

An eight-sample tasting flight is really the best way to comprehend the wide range of styles brewed by this west-end brewery.

Part brewery, part restaurant, part community hub on the Danforth. They do a deep range of beers and guest taps. Prime rib Sundays are a popular event here.

SASKATOON BERRY SOUR

COCONUT LEMONGRASS THAI-PA

FRUITED SOUR

PILSNER

CZECH-STYLE PILSNER

One-off: B ABV IBU

Seasonal: B

N/A N/A

ABV IBU

N/A N/A

TORONTO

I PA W / F R U I T Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

EXTRA SPECIAL BITTER ESB

Year-round: B

6.5% 60

ABV IBU

5.2% 34

TORONTO

MASCOT BREWERY

MILL ST. BREW PUB

Address | mascotbrewery.com

21 Tank House Ln. | MillStreetBrewery.com

The new production facility in south Etobicoke means a return for several favourite brews such as the Gold Rush Sour, Italian Lager and Tropic Storm.

Ontario craft beer community lost a legend when their retired brewmaster Joel Manning passed away this spring. He had brewed professionally since 1986.

MASCOT PILSNER

WEST COAST IPA

BOURBON BARREL AGED DARK SAISON

PILSNER

Year-round B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

40

5% 24

B BA DA R K S A I S O N One-off: B,L ABV IBU

9.5% 12

W E S T C OA S T- S T Y L E I PA Year-round B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

6.6% 82

RYE-O-W S TO U T

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

6% 35

TORONTO

TORONTO

MUDDY YORK BREWING CO.

22 Cranfield Rd. | MuddyYorkBrewing.com

NORTHERN MAVERICK BREWING CO.

115 Bathurst St. | NorthernMaverick.ca

The East York Toronto Canada Day Festival is bringing back their Muddy York beer garden in Stan Wadlow Park on July 1. Family-friendly events at the brewery all summer.

Expect their large street-side patio to fill up quickly on sunny days. Always a good spot to grab a beer when the Jays are playing.

SWITCHBOARD

HANDCRAFTED LAGER

S E S S I O N I PA

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

4.9% 25

HABERDASHER HEFEWEIZEN

VIENNA LAGER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5.2% 15

TORONTO

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 12

HEFEWEIZEN HEFEWEIZEN

Seasonsal: B ABV IBU

5% 12

TORONTO

PEOPLE’S PINT BREWING CO.

RADICAL ROAD BREWING CO.

90 Cawthra Ave. | PeoplesPint.com

1177 Queen St. E. | RadicalRoadBrew.com

The pint-sized brewery in the Junction continues to impress with everything from homebrewer-collab one-offs to their LCBOlisted Helles Island.

Fridays seem to be the day to hit this brewery in Leslieville for their special releases. Looks from hop-forward and sour options.

MANGO FETT

YUZU PALE ALE

NEW ENGLAND-STYLE I PA W / L A C TO Year-round: B ABV IBU

6% 19

HELLES ISLAND U N F I LT E R E D A M E R I CAN-STYLE LAGER

Year-round: B,LC ABV IBU

5% 12

AMWERICAN-STYLE PA L E W / Y U Z U

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5% 32

STRAIGHT UP SOUR W/ BLACKBERRIES FRUITED SOUR Seasonal: B ABV IBU

5.5% N/A 41

TORONTO

TORONTO

RAINHARD BREWING CO.

RORSCHACH BREWING CO.

100 Symes Rd. | RainhardBrewing.com

1001 Eastern Ave. | RorschachBrewing.com

Clear your calendars for the big four-yearanniversary celebration at Rainhard in the Junction. Generally, one of the best taprooms to enjoy a summer breeze when the doors are open.

Dog lovers will be clamouring for a spot on the pooch-friendly front patio this summer. The full food menu is available on the rooftop patio.

RAGE & LOVE

TRUTH SERUM

D RY H O P P E D S O U R A L E W / PA S S I O N F R U I T A N D PEACH Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

5.4% N/A

FOUR ON THE FLOOR

GERMAN-STYLE PILSNER Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

D O U B L E D RY- H O P P E D I PA

Year-round: B,L

4.9% 30

ABV IBU

TORONTO

6.5% 35

HEDONIS: ORANGE CREAMSICLE

S O R B E T S O U R I PA Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

6.9% 35

TORONTO

SAULTER STREET BREWERY

SHACKLANDS BREWING CO.

1-31 Saulter St. | SaulterStreetBrewery.com

101-100 Symes Rd. | Shacklands.com

Sublime Lime Wit with lime and coriander is back for its second season. Also, look for a lowkey celebration of their second birthday with one-offs in the can lineup.

Truly one of the most eclectic event schedules of any brewery in Ontario. Take a chance on any of their beers—especially those with brett.

SUBLIME

SAISON DAVENPORT

IT’S ABOUT BLOODY TIME

WITBIER W/LIME

ENGLISH-STYLE ALE

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

42

4.2% 20

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.2% 20

SAISON

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.4% 20

THREE BERRY SOUR FRUITED SOUR

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4.5% N/A

TORONTO

TORONTO

THE SIX BREWING CO.

STEAM WHISTLE

777 Dundas St. W. | TheSixBrewingCo.com

255 Bremner Blvd. | SteamWhistle.ca

This downtown brewery has Toronto tropes written all over it—they make beers named for streetcars and trash pandas!

The new biergärten is now open at the Roundhouse and word is that we’ll have new beers from Steam Whistle to try soon.

HOPSTER

PILSNER

SKYLINE SOUR

S E S S I O N I PA

FRUITED SOUR

Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.3% 40

Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.8% 22

TORONTO

CZECH-STYLE PILSNER

PILSNER (UNFILTERED)

CZECH-STYLE PILSNER

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

Year-round: B

5% 22

ABV IBU

5% 22

TORONTO

VEGANDALE BREWERY

VON BUGLE BREWING

1346 Queen St. W., | VegandaleBrewery.com

249 Evans Ave. | VonBugle.ca

Once they knocked off the headline-grabbing antics, this brewery settled in as a quiet mainstay in Parkdale.

Steam Whistle’s dark beer cousin has big plans for Ontario’s festival season. Look for them under their blue and gold tent this summer.

MORALLY SUPERIOR IPA

VON BUGLE MUNICH LAGER

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B ABV IBU

6.5% N/A

PRINCIPLED PILSNER

AMERICAN-STYLE LAGER Year-round: B ABV IBU

5% N/A

MUNICH DUNKEL

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 33

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FALCON BREWING

CHRONICLE BREWING CO.

30 Barr Rd. | falconbeer.beer

422 Lake Rd., unit 3 | ChronicleBeer.com

Their theme honours the war effort establishment of the town of Ajax, Bomb Girls Ale and Munition IPA represent the industrial heritage of the town.

Their thorough love of all things gaming comes through in both their taproom atmosphere and the rotating releases in their beer lineup.

RASPBERRY BERET

LANDO CALJUICY-AN

BLONDE ALE W/ RASPBERRIES Seasonal: B ABV IBU

SINGLE HOP SERIES: CITRA PA L E A L E W / C I T R A

Seasonal: B

5.6% 32

ABV IBU

6% 60

BOWMANVILLE

NEW ENGLAND-STYLE I PA Seasonal: B ABV IBU

6% N/A

GOLDEN AXE BLONDE ALE

Year-round: B ABV IBU

4% N/A

MARKHAM

MANANTLER CRAFT BREWING CO.

ROUGE RIVER BREWING CO.

182 Wellington St., unit 18 | Manantler.com

8-50 Bullock Dr. | RougeRiverBrewery.com

Durham’s brewery with the design-forward labels brings folks to their taproom—especially for trivia night on Wednesday—with a rotating list of new releases.

The bottle shop has both cans and bottles in a range of styles and flavours including fruitadn hop-forward options. Taproom events range from jazz nights to open mic.

PEER PRESSURE

HOLY TRINITY IPA

D RY- H O P P E D S O U R PA L E A L E Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

5.2% 40

ROBERTA BLONDAR BLONDE ALE

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4.2% 16

NEW ENGLAND-STYLE I PA Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

6.5% 20

PEACH & AMARILLO SOUR F R U I T E D D RY-

HOPPED KETTLE SOUR Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

5% 2 45

NEWMARKET

NEWMARKET

ARCH BREWING CO.

MARKET BREWING CO.

4-11 Pony Dr. | ArchBrewing.ca

4-17775 Leslie St. | MarketBrewingCo.com

Especially on Fridays and Saturdays, look for comedy or live music in the taproom. Events are announced on the social feeds.

Live music on Fridays and Saturdays is the entertainment highlight for this north-ofToronto brewery.

CHESTERFIELD

LESLIE CRUSHER

KÖ L S C H

BEFORE 5:00 HEFEWEIZEN

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

Seasonal: B

5.3% 20

ABV IBU

4.9% 15

OSHAWA

BEAR HUG

BRITISH-STYLE GOLDEN ALE Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B,L,LC

00% 00

ABV IBU

7% 55

OSHAWA

OSHAWA BREWING COMPANY

ALL OR NOTHING BREWHOUSE

439 Ritson Rd. S. | AllOrNothing.beer

875 Wilson Rd. S., Unit 1 Facebook.com/OshawaBrewingCompany

A winding road, through contract brewing and buying Trafalgar, has led this Oshawa brewery back to their hometown. Grand opening for the new space will be held on June 1.

This May, this small-but-mighty operation will mark one year in business in Oshawa.

Look both straightforward and experimental takes on beer styles.

ALL OR NOTHING SNOOZE YOU HOPFENWEISSE LOOSE

MANGO SENSATION

T R O P I C A L W H E AT

Year-round: B,LC,TBS ABV IBU

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5.1% 30

HONEY BEER

Year-round: B,LC ABV IBU

5% 30

FRUIT BEER

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

4.8% N/A

BLONDE ALE BLONDE ALE

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.5% N/A

PICKERING

PORT PERRY

COUNTY DURHAM BREWING CO.

OLD FLAME BREWING CO.

135 Perry St. | OldFlameBrewingCo.ca

1885 Clements Rd.

A longtime favourite, especially when their beers show up on a pub’s cask engine. They don’t have an on-site bottle shop or taproom.

Now with more craft beer neighbours in the Kawarthas, this could easily be part of a mini berwery tour this summer.

SIGNATURE ALE

RED

HOP NOGGIN

B R I T I S H - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: L,LC ABV IBU

5% 28

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: L ABV IBU

PERRY LOVED MARY

VIENNA LAGER

5.2% 80

W E S T C OA S T- S T Y L E I PA

Year-round: B,LC ABV IBU

5% 20

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

6.3% 90

HOMEBREW CENTRAL

Shop in person: 1400 Bayly Street, Unit 9 Pickering Shop online: www.thehomebrewbeeracademy.ca

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VAUGHAN

THE SECOND WEDGE BREWING CO.

LAKE WILCOX BREWING CO.

3-1033 Edgeley Blvd.

LakeWilcoxBrewing.com

14 Victoria St. | TheSecondWedge.ca

May 19 is when the Uxbridge Farmers’ Market returns to their parking lot and mark Aug 4 for the Railway Ramble, featuring live music from Rory Taillon.

Mo’ Funny No Problems! is the name for their regular comedy night series. See their Facebook and Instagram pages for other event updates.

3 ROCKS

OOMPH LAGER

HIGH GRASS

I PA

LEMONGRASS-GINGER SAISON

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

6% 52

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 17

VAUGHAN

BLONDE LAGER

Year-round: B,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5% 24

SOLSTICE I PA

Small-batch: B ABV IBU

6.2% 55

WHITBY

MAGNOTTA BREWERY

5 PADDLES BREWING CO.

The Vaughan stalwart has a longstanding connection to wine country (beyond also making wine) that includes their own strain of hops grown in Vineland.

Longstanding brewery has a deep range spread across bottles and cans. They also host beer educations classes in the taproom

DOUBLE DROOLING DOG IPA

HOME SWEET HOME

271 Chrislea Rd. | MagnottaBrewery.com

B L A C K I PA

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

48

6.4% 44

TRUE NORTH POLAR LAGER PA L E L A G E R

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% N/A

#3-1390 Hopkins St. | 5PaddlesBrewing.ca

HONEY BEER

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5.5% 29

IN YOUR FACE

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.2% N/A

WHITBY

WHITBY

BROCK STREET BREWING CO.

LITTLE BEASTS BREWING CO.

244 Brock St. S. | BrockStBrewing.com

2075 Forbes St. | LittleBeastsBrewing.com

It’s been in the works for years but Brock Street’s new 19,000-square-foot facility in downtown Whitby is now open. The plan is to increase the on-tap offerings to 20.

Look for food pop-ups like Pierogi Me, Island Oysters and Mark’s Pizza in the taproom at Little Beasts.

BOHEMIAN PILSNER

SAISON DU PRINTEMPS

BLONDE ALE BLONDE ALE

PILSNER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

Year-round: B,L

5.5% N/A

ABV IBU

4.3% 13

D RY- H O P P E D S O U R SAISON Seasonal: B ABV IBU

5% N/A

STRANGE AEONS D O U B L E I PA

Year-round: B ABV IBU

8% 80

WHITBY

TOWN BREWERY

1632 Charles St. | TownBrewery.ca

A new category of license means that this Whitby brewery now has extended hours, larger pour sizes and cider. Sadly, it also means that dogs are no longer permitted.

RADWAGON

PA L E A L E W / L A C TO S E AND FRUIT Seasonal: B ABV IBU

5.6% N/A

PILLARS OF MERCY D O U B L E I PA

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

8% N/A 49

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BURLINGTON CITY

NICKEL BROOK BREWING CO.

864 Drury Ln. | NickelBrook.com SUN-TUES 11AM-6PM ^ WED-SAT 11AM-9PM EST. 2005 Head to their shiny, new taproom for 20+ taps of great beer or look for the sour IPA, called Zap, they’re releasing at the LCBO.

DUPLICITOUS

ZAP!

Year-round: B,L,LC

Year-round: B,L,LC

D RY- H O P P E D G O S E

ABV

4%

IBU

S O U R I PA

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A Citra dry-hopped version from the masters of gose. Can you spot the trickery?

ABV

5.5%

IBU

28

Think of this as lemon from all angles including citrus notes on the hops and a tart base.

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BRANTFORD

BELL CITY BREWING CO.

MASH PADDLE BREWING CO.

51 Woodyatt Dr., unit 9 BellCityBrewing.com

111 Sherwood Dr., unit 3A MashPaddleBrewing.com

Fans of Bell City are waiting to see how this Brantford brewery takes advantage of legal cannabis beers. The beer will be alcohol-free and will be brewed in Grimsby.

This summer, Mash Paddle celebrates a big milestone when they turn five. Watch their social feeds for party details.

TOO WOUND DOWN

CITRANATTI BENGAL

S E S S I O N I PA

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

ELIJAH’S REAL MCCOY KÖ L S C H

SESSION ALE

Year-round: B,L

Year-round: B,L,LC

4.6% 10

ABV IBU

5.3% 21

ABV IBU

BRANTFORD

4.5% 30

NEW GIRLFRIEND TA N G E R I N E I PA

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

6.3% 36

BURLINGTON

STEEL WHEEL BREWERY

PEPPERWOOD BREWERY BISTRO

105 Powerline Rd. | SteelWheel.ca

1455 Lakeshore Rd. | Pepperwood.on.ca

What better place to enjoy a summer afternoon than a taproom in a fully-renovated 1890s farmhouse with an attached patio?

A favourite in Burlington, this restaurant-style brewpub focusses their brewing programme on UK styles that go well with food.

HELLES

ESB

STATION PALE ALE

HELLES

Year-round: B ABV IBU

52

5.5% 18

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.8% 35

CREAM ALE

ESB

CREAM ALE Year-round: B ABV IBU

4% N/A

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5% N/A

CALEDON

CALEDON

BADLANDS BREWING COMPANY

CALEDON HILLS BREWING COMPANY

13926 Chinguacousy Rd. BadlandsBrewing.ca

CaledonHillsBrewing.ca

Mark your mid-summer calendars for their anniversary party on August 17. Badlands is turning two!

Summer is a busy time for this brewery that focusses on selling their beer for special events.

Their range comes in both kegs and cans.

DISTORTED RE(ALE)ITY

BOHEMIAN PILS

PA L E A L E

Year-round: TBS ABV IBU

5.6% N/A

THROUGH THE GLASS I PA

Year-round: TBS ABV IBU

6.5% N/A

PILSNER

PREMIUM LAGER

VIENNA-STYLE LAGER Year-round: B,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5% N/A

Year-round: B,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5% 18

TO HAMILTON HALTON BRANT’S

Combine your passion for fresh beer with your taste for adventure along HAMILTON HALTON BRANT’S TRUE BREW PATH.

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CALEDON

CALEDON

GOODLOT FARMSTEAD BREWING CO.

SONNEN HILL BREWERY

18825 Shaws Creek Rd. | GoodLot.beer

20683 Heart Lake Rd. | SonnenHill.com

May 16-Oct. 14 is the season for this on-farm brewery with a beer garden and retail bottle shop. Look for food trucks on Friday from 4 p.m. on.

Better beer bars like Bar Hop, Volo, Bar Lupulus and Beertown are the best sources for tracking down this complex, often hop-forward beers.

FARMSTEAD IPA

SLIGHTLY WHIFFY

I PA

BOCK BOCK

Year-round: B ABV IBU

GRISETTE Seasonal: B

6.2% 69

5% PALE MOSAIC

ABV IBU

6% 16

DUNDAS

Seasonal: L ABV IBU

4% N/A

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Seasonal: L ABV IBU

5% N/A

GEORGETOWN

SHAWN & ED BREWING CO.

FURNACE ROOM BREWERY

65 Hatt St. | LagerShed.com

1 Elgin St. | FurnaceRoomBrewery.com

Their taproom is an oasis on the way to wine country. May is radler month for them. Look out for a new theme for trivia night every month.

Conveniently right next to the Georgetown GO station the lineup includes a glutenreduced take on the kรถlsch style.

LAGERSHED ORIGINAL

DYNAMO CREAM LAGER

LAGER

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

54

5.2% 18

LAGERSHED DARKER DA R K L A G E R

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5.5% 29

CREAM ALE

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 10

FOUNTAIN GREEN D O U B L E N E I PA

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.1% 40

HAMILTON

HAMILTON

COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING

CLIFFORD BREWING CO.

1-398 Nash Rd. N. | CliffordBrewing.com

207 Burlington St. E. | CollectiveArtsBrewing.com

The Tap That Cask Event comes to Clifford Brewing on the last Thursday of every month—mark your calendars for a taste of real ale.

June 14 - 15 is the date for Liquid Art Fest 2019—Collective’s mashup of 50 breweries, 8 music acts and live art. More at liquidartbrewfest.com/tickets

DEVIL’S PUNCHBOWL ISL

IPA NO. 10

INDIA SESSION LAGER Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

4.8% 35

PINBALL WIZARD

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5.7% 55

PINA COLADA SOUR

I PA

SOUR ALE Small-batch: B,L,LC ABV IBU

3.2% N/A

Small-batch: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5.2% N/A

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HAMILTON

FAIRWEATHER BREWING CO. GRAIN & GRIT BEER CO.

1-5 Ofield Rd. | FairweatherBrewing.com

11 Ewen Rd. | GrainAndGritBeer.com

With new beers every week—lots with fruit or uncommon hops or yeast strains—there always a reason to see what’s going on in the fridge at Fairweather.

On May 26 they’re fundraising for Ladybird Sanctuary; June 2 is the release of a peach vanilla milkshake IPA in support of Max’s Big Ride; live music & food pop-ups on Fri.

BLOOD ORANGE AND ITALIAN BASIL BEKI

IN THE PALMS I PA W /

DONNA PILSNER

S O U R I PA W / L A C TO Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

Seasonal: B,L

5.4% N/A

ABV IBU

DOG DAY

MANGO, PINEAPPLE & L A C TO S E Year-round: B

5.2% N/A

ABV IBU

HAMILTON

6% 90

S O U R I PA W / M A N G O , G UAVA & R A S P B E R RY One-off: B ABV IBU

6% 35

MILTON

ORANGE SNAIL BREWERS

MERIT BREWING

107 James St. N. | MeritBrewing.ca

1-32 Steeles Ave. E. | OrangeSnailBrewers.ca

Grab their two special releases this May and look for details on a collab beer dinner May 26.

Both to celebrate turning two!

Look for their beers to slant more toward lower-ABV pale ales and German styles as the weather warms. Their monthly comedy night is a highlight.

SVP

ESCARPMENT WHEAT

F R E N C H - S T Y L E TA B L E BEER Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

56

3% 13

TOMORROWS EARL GREY TRIPEL

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

9.4% 16

WITBIER

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

5% 15

BOURBON BARRELED DOUBLE IPA

B BA D O U B L E I PA Small-batch: B ABV IBU

9.8% 91

MISSISSAUGA

MISSISSAUGA

OLD CREDIT BREWING CO.

6 Queen St. W. | OldCreditBrewing.com

STONEHOOKER BREWING CO.

866 Lakeshore Rd. E. | Stonehooker.com

Founded by the Listas in 1994, Old Credit is now one of the oldest in Ontario. Nearby to some of the best parks in the GTA.

Named for the 19th century schooners who hooked stones from the bottom of Lake Ontario.

These were an essential building material in Toronto’s early days.

PALE PILSNER

THREE SHEETS

PILSNER

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

AMBER

AMBER ALE

B E L G I A N - S T Y L E I PA

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS

5% 15

ABV IBU

5% 22

Year-round: B ABV IBU

WEISS IS NEISS (APRICOT) HEFEWEIZEN WITH FRUIT Seasonal: B

7.1% 55

ABV IBU

4.8% 12

OAKVILLE

CAMERON’S BREWING

1165 Invicta Dr. | CameronsBrewing.com

This Oakville favourite is launching a new beer garden this summer and they’re holding a contest to pick a name for it.

CAPTAIN’S LOG PA L E L A G E R

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5% 15

FIND US AT MARKETS FROM NIAGARA TO HALTON!

12 MILE

I N D I A PA L E L A G E R Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5.2% 40

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KAME & KETTLE BEER WORKS

BENCH BREWING CO.

3991 King St. | BenchBrewing.com

25 Pelham Town Square | KameAndKettle.ca

Don’t overlook the food menu at this Beamsville brewery. Summer is the perfect time to sample their prowess with fruitfocussed and hop-forward beers.

They’ve added an online bottle shop at Kame & Kettle with beers including that Righteous red ale, which seems deceptively like a brown ale with dark, roasted notes.

BALL’S FALLS

GEDIT D’FAKENYA

S E S S I O N I PA

STRAWBERRY GROVE FRUITED SOUR

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

Seasonal: B

4.5% 30

ABV IBU

5% 8

NIAGARA FALLS

RIGHTEOUS RED

I PA

IRISH RED ALE

Year-round: B,L

Year-round: B,L

6% 65

ABV IBU

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NIAGARA FALLS

COUNTERPART BREWING

NIAGARA BREWING CO.

4915-A Clifton Hill NiagaraBrewingCompany.com

3659 Stanley Ave., unit 6-8 CounterpartBrewing.com

The tap list and food menu are meant to emphasize innovation and creativity. This new brewery in the Falls is set up to be a popular stop during the busy tourist season.

If you think Clifton Hill is an all-year madhouse, you should see it in the summer.

This brewery has plenty of seating and tasting flights for when you’re ready for a break.

HUSTLE

BEERDEVIL

FLOW

H A Z Y I PA

H A Z Y PA L E A L E

Small-batch: B ABV IBU

7% N/A

E N G L I S H - S T Y L E I PA

Small-batch: B,L ABV IBU

5.2% N/A

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.5% 62

HONEYMOON PEACH RADLER

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

3.5% N/A 59

NOTL

NOTL

THE EXCHANGE BREWERY

7 Queen St. | ExchangeBrewery.com

NIAGARA COLLEGE TEACHING BREWERY

135 Taylor Rd. | NCTeachingBrewery.ca

Early summer will see ticket sales open for their second annual sour beer festival, Sourpalooza 2019. For such a new event it was very well attended last year.

Their Pilsner 101 was the Speaker’s Choice at the 2019 Queen’s Park beer tasting and will be on-tap in the legislator’s dining room.

CERISE

PILSNER 101

BELGIAN STRONG GOLDEN ALE WITH FRUIT Seasonal: B,LC ABV IBU

NEW ENGLAND IPA NEW ENGLAND-STYLE I PA Year-round: B,L,LC

8% 33

ABV IBU

7% 71

NOTL

CZECH-STYLE PILSNER

IPA 101

W E S T C OA S T- S T Y L E I PA

Year-round: B ABV IBU

Year-round: B

5.5% 35

ABV IBU

6% 65

NOTL

NIAGARA OAST HOUSE BREWERS

SILVERSMITH BREWING CO.

1523 Niagara Stone Rd. SilversmithBrewing.com

2017 Niagara Stone Rd. OastHouseBrewers.com

Whitney Rose visits the brewery on May 26 as part of their Jitney Jams series. All summer, the two-level patio is a supremely relaxing spot.

Fresh produce season is the perfect time for paying a visit to the brewery in a historic church surrounding by Niagara’s fruit stands.

BARNRAISER

HALF TRUTH

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

60

5% 16

VERJUS SOUR SOUR ALE

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.4% 7

SESSION LAGER

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

4.2% 25

BREWER’S WHINE

WAT E R M E L O N G R A P E FRUIT BLONDE Seasonal: B ABV IBU

4.8% 15

PORT DALHOUSIE

PORT DALHOUSIE

BREAKWALL BREWING CO.

LOCK STREET BREWING CO.

46 Clarence St. | BreakwallBrewery.com

104-15 Lock St. | LockStreet.ca

From May 1 to Sept. 30 they have a special, summer-only 30-person patio running at the brewery.

Summer weather opens up two outdoor spaces for beer enjoyment here. The backyard beer garden is surrounded in greenery and the 2ndfloor has a view of Port Dalhousie.

GRAVELLY BAY

PORTSIDE

S E S S I O N I PA

FRUITED SOUR

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

NICKEL BEACH SOUR PEACH

4.5% 20

Small-batch: B,L ABV IBU

5% 15

RIDGEWAY

THE JEALOUS MISTRESS

PILSNER

B R OW N A L E W / H O N E Y Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.5% 20

Year-round: B ABV IBU

6.8% 12

ST CATHARINES

BRIMSTONE BREWING CO.

THE MERCHANT ALE HOUSE

209 Ridge Road N. | BrimstoneBrewing.ca

98 St. Paul St. | MerchantAleHouse.com

This brewery in Ridgeway is co-host for the 6th annual Albino Rhino Beer Festival on May 25. Find tickets online through ticketscene.ca

The St. Catherine’s standby has been around for 20 years! Look for them at beer festivals this summer including Quench and the Albino Rhino fest.

HAIL MARY SESSION ALE

I AM BROOT!

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4.5% 45

PUNK ROCK PILSNER

D RY- H O P P E D P I L S N E R Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4.6% N/A

S PA R K L I N G B R U T A L E One-off: B ABV IBU

6.7% 25

SET YOUR HAZERS TO STUN

H A Z Y PA L E A L E One-off: B ABV IBU

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GRAND RIVER BREWING

1600 Industrial Rd., Unit B5 BarncatAles.com

295 Ainslie St. | GrandRiverBrewing.com

Stop just staring at their ludicrously frothy beer photos on Instagram and head into the taproom. This Cambridge standby is very supportive of the homebrew community here.

This longstanding veteran of Ontario’s craft beer scene has an updated taproom and events like beer yoga to go with their list of brews.

SPACE JUICE

CLIFF DIVE

D O U B L E I PA

One-off: B ABV IBU

62

8.2% N/A

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BA R R E L - A G E D S A I S O N One-off: B ABV IBU

6% N/A

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S E S S I O N I PA

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Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4.8% 37

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4.5% 15

CAMBRIDGE

CAMBRIDGE

JACKASS BREWING

NORTH WORKS BREWING CO.

100 Sheldon Dr., Unit 36 | JackassBrewing.ca

46 Stafford Ct. Unit B | NorthWorksBrewing.com

Upcoming events for creative crowd in Cambridge include Paint ‘n’ Brew on May 21 and another art-themed night on June 11.

Find their IPA-dominated list (plus a handful of other complementary styles) at a few Cambridge bars and in their taproom.

SUNKISS

MOSAIC SMASH

V E R M O N T- S T Y L E I PA

HONEY BEE BLONDE

LAGERED BLONDE ALE

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

Year-round: B,L

6.5% 60

ABV IBU

6.5% 10

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.2% N/A

SPROCKET

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

7% 60

CAMBRIDGE

RHYTHM & BREWS BREWING CO.

1000 Bishop St. N., Unit 10 RhythmAndBrews.ca

With something musical going on almost every night this is way more than taproom with tunes. Even their trivia is musical.

SPOTLIGHT AMERICAN LIGHT LAGER

Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.5% N/A

SOCIAL SCENE CREAM ALE

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5% N/A 63

CAMBRIDGE

KITCHENER

WAVE MAKER CRAFT BREWERY

ABE ERB

639 Laurel St. | WaveMakerBrewery.com

151 Charles St. W., Kitchener 15 King St. S., Waterloo | AbeErb.com

A brewer-owned and operated operation. They also plan to install an on-site distillery in the near future.

We’re looking forward to this growing operation in KW adding a fourth outpost in Guelph before too long.

SMOOTHIE SMOOTH

SABROTAGE

MIDNIGHT OCEAN

CREAM ALE

DA R K L A G E R

Year-round: B ABV IBU

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA

Year-round: B

4.2% N/A

ABV IBU

5% 22

KITCHENER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.4% 40

1857 KÖLSCH KÖ L S C H

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

4.8% 25

KITCHENER

COUNTERPOINT BREWING CO.

DESCENDANTS BEER & BEVERAGE CO.

#4-935 Frederick St. | counterpointbrewing.ca

319 Victoria St. N. | DescendantsBeer.com

This new entry on the Kitchener scene opened their doors in February. Their four house taps rotate through a wide range of styles.

They cover off live music on Fridays but also do matinees, plant nights and themed Harry Potter trivia “for the kids”.

SPOTLIGHT: EL DORADO

HARBINGER

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA One-off: B ABV IBU

64

5.8% N/A

LITTLE TRILL SAISON

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

7.3% N/A

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5.5% 38

BABE RUTHLESS D O U B L E I PA

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

9% 100

KITCHENER

KITCHENER

RED CIRCLE BREWING CO.

137 Glasgow St., Unit 385 RedCircleBrewing.ca

SHORT FINGER BREWING CO.

20 Hurst Ave. | ShortFingerBrewing.com

As well as the beers listed below, they’ve also added a German-style pilsner, called Crystal Park to their core rotation. Perfect timing!

June 20 is Lando Day when Short Finger celebrates their fourth anniversary with several versions of their flagship barrel-aged sour saison.

CHLOE

SHORT SHORTS

R A S P B E R RY B E R L I N E R WEISSE Seasonal: B,L

4% 3

ABV IBU

RIVERS AND GORGES H A Z Y S E S S I O N I PA

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

4.5% 35

KITCHENER

BERLINER WEISSE

LANDO

BA R R E L A G E D S O U R SAISON

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

Small-batch: B,L

3.5% 2

ABV IBU

5.4% 20

KITCHENER

TOGETHER WE’RE BITTER CO-OPERATIVE

300 Mill Street, Unit 1 | Brewing.coop

WATERLOO BREWING

400 Bingemans Centre Dr. WaterlooBrewing.com

Head to TWB on June 1 for the annual Hydrocut IPA cycling-themed release party for live music, beer, fun activities and delicious local food.

They’ll have a presence at the Forks & Barrels event in Kitchener on May 24 and in Toronto on June 1.

HYDROCUT

WATERLOO IPA

S E S S I O N I PA

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

4.5% 32

BIRDS & BEES BLONDE ALE

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 20

E N G L I S H - S T Y L E I PA

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5.2% 32

WATERLOO RADLER RADLER

Seasonal: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

3.1% N/A 65

NEW HAMBURG

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BLOCK THREE BREWING

BITTE SCHÖN BRAUHAUS

68 Huron St. | BitteSchonBrauhaus.com

1430 King St. N., Unit 2 BlockThreeBrewing.Ca

At just 1,000 sq feet this is one of the smallest breweries in Ontario. Look for an expanding range of gluten-free beers from them.

June 1 is Block Stock & Barrel, their barrelaged beer fest. Check out their brand-new biergarten in downtown St. Jacob’s.

HURON ST.

FICKLE MISTRESS

GLUTEN MORGEN

HEFEWEIZEN

GLUTEN-FREE

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5% 13

D RY- H O P P E D S O U R

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

KING ST.

5.2% 35

WATERLOO

SAISON

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS

5.5% 15

ABV IBU

00% 00

WOODSTOCK

INNOCENTE BREWING CO.

283 Northfield Dr. E., unit 8 | Innocente.ca

UPPER THAMES BREWING CO.

225 Bysham Park Dr., unit 9 | UpperThamesBrewing.ca

Football (or soccer for the North American audience) plays a big part in this brewery’s social life. Strong cask programme, too.

Brickhouse Brewpub is their spinoff operation at 190 Fairway Rd. with 24 taps (half of them guest beers.) Look for Run to Beer on Wed. and live music on Sat.

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TAKE A HIKE

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INNOCENTE FLING GOLDEN ALE

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5% 25

D O U B L E D RY- H O P P E D PA L E A L E Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

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COWBELL BREWING

40035 Blyth Rd. | CowbellBrewing.com

SUN-THU 11AM-9PM ^ FRI-SAT 11AM-11PM EST. 2016 Cowbell’s skilled brewing team brews a deep catalogue of styles for the world’s first closed-loop brewery. The restaurant ups their road trip worthiness. Their beer is available online for home delivery.

KELLY’S CONTRAPTION

DOC PERDUE’S BOBCAT

N E W WO R L D H E F E W E I Z E N Seasonal: B,L,LC ABV

5%

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Great for hot afternoons on the patio, this one brings New World hops to the traditional base.

C O U N T RY KÖ L S C H

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS IBU

30

ABSENT LANDLORD

S E S S I O N I PA

4.5%

IBU

From Ontario’s west coast, this ale packs citrus, zesty tropical fruit and the zip of pine.

GRAVEL RUN

ABV

5.5%

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS

40

ABV

Lots of flavour for the ABV with citrus zest, lime, pineapple and pine. Very easy drinking.

5.3%

IBU

18

Warm fermentatoin provides more flavour than most kölsches. Crisp and refreshing.

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Next stop… fresh air and fresh beer.

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950 Woodlawn Rd. W. | WellingtonBrewery.ca MON-SUN 11AM-7PM EST. 1985

For summer—a.k.a. Mix Pack Season—they’ve released a foursome at the LCBO that ranges from their helles to a rhubarb saison. And trust us that they aren’t messing around when they say there are habaneros in Raked Over.

HELLES LAGER

RAKED OVER

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS

Seasonal: B,L,LC

HELLES LAGER

ABV

4.5%

IBU

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20

ABV

Easily one of the consistently best lagers in Ontario with just the right amount of hops.

SAISON

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS IBU

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RHUBARB SAISON

I PA

6.8%

IBU

A real flavour tour-de-force with tropical fruit, plenty of hops and those namesake peppers.

UPSIDE IPA

ABV

6.9%

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS

58

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A juicy New England-style take on the IPA with plenty of tropical and citrus notes from the hops.

5.1%

IBU

20

With a subtly tart rhubarb flavour this saison easily bridges the gap between spring and summer.

Q&A With Brewmaster Marvin Dyck Q: If you could only brew one style for the rest of your career what would it be and why?

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BAYFIELD

BAYFIELD

BAD APPLE BREWING CO.

73463 ON-21 | BadAppleBrewingCo.com

RIVER ROAD BREWING AND HOPS

35549 Bayfield River Rd. RiverRoadBrewing.com

Summer is the perfect time to head out to this brewery in the cottage country out on the Lake Huron shore.

They’ve recently jumped to a 10 hectolitre system (up from two) and that means the bottle shop can stay open Wednesday to Sunday every week.

PRETTY PENNY

BEES DO IT

I PA

SERIOUSLY BLACK

H O N E Y B R OW N A L E

DA R K I PA Year-round: B ABV IBU

One-off: B

5.5% 45

ABV IBU

5% 20

ABV IBU

107 Geddes St. | EloraBrewingCompany.ca

With the beautiful Elora gorge nearby, how can you not visit Elora Brewing this summer?

Add them to the growing list of breweries with a new light lager.

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

72

4.3% 7

Seasonal: B,L

4.8% 22

ABV IBU

5.5% 53

FORMOSA

ELORA BREWING CO.

AMERICAN-STYLE LIGHT LAGER

M I L K S H A K E I PA

Year-round: B,L

ELORA

ORIGIN

CHERRY MILKSHAKE IPA

LODESTAR W/ PASSIONFRUIT

D RY- H O P P E D F R U I T E D SOUR Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

5.1% 7

FORMOSA SPRINGS BREWERY

1120 Bruce Rd., Unit 12 FormosaBrewery.ca

Their taproom is a community hub for locals in Formosa. Word is that this summer will see them release a honey lager.

FORMOSA SPRINGS DRAFT

RED BARON BLONDE LIGHT LAGER

LAGER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 9

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4.8% 10

GODERICH

GUELPH

BROTHERS BREWING CO.

SQUARE BREW

430 Parsons Crt. | SquareBrewCo.com

15 Wyndham St. N. BrothersBrewingCompany.ca

Goderich is one of the frontrunners for Ontario’s loveliest small town and Square is the perfect spot for a break from a summer trip.

Their coasters are crowd-sourced from what customers doodle on blank coasters with supplied art supplies. Everything on tap is now available in crowler format.

ONTARIO’S WEST COAST IPA I PA

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

6.5% 40

SQUARE ONE PILSNER PILSNER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 25

GUELPH

AMNESIA DIPA D O U B L E I PA

Year-round: B ABV IBU

LEMON BERLINER WEISSE

BERLINER WEISSE Year-round: B

9% 70

ABV IBU

4% 4

GUELPH

FIXED GEAR BREWING CO.

ROYAL CITY BREWING CO.

20 Alma St. S. | FixedGearBrewing.com

199 Victoria Rd. S. | RoyalCityBrew.ca

On June 8, the 2 Rivers Festival visits Fixed Gear. Led by the Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation it explores the natural geography of the area on two wheels.

One of the five breweries that are part of the Guelph.Beer Bus group. One chosen Saturday out of each summer month the bus will provide free transportation between area breweries.

TRAINING WHEELS

SMOKED HONEY

BREAKAWAY IPA

SOUR ALE

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4% N/A

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5.5% N/A

S M O K E D B R OW N A L E Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5.5% 25

HIBISCUS SAISON SAISON

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5.4% 15 73

HANOVER

KINDARDINE

MACLEAN’S ALES

GREY MATTER BEER CO.

52 14th Ave. | MacLeansAles.ca

726 Queen St. | GreyMatterBeer.com

ALES INC.

June 1 is the Boots & Brews Country Music Festival with three bands (The Jackson Fox Band, 8 Second Ride, The Country Junction Band). Tickets at backporchevents.ca

Kincardine’s Scottish Festival from July 5 - 7 will feature an 80-shilling (a malt-forward style with a slight sweet finish) specifically brewed for the event by Grey Matter.

MACLEAN’S FARMHOUSE BLONDE

AID TO NAVIGATION

BLONDE ALE Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

LAZY HAZY IPAZY

NEW ENGLAND-STYLE S E S S I O N I PA Seasonal: B,L,LC

4.8% 18

ABV IBU

4.8% 30

NEUSTADT

80 SHILLING

SEA OF TRANQUILITY I PA

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

Seasonal: B

5.3% 20

ABV IBU

6.2% 48

ORANGEVILLE

NEUSTADT SPRINGS BREWERY

HOCKLEY VALLEY

25 Centennial Rd. | HockleyBeer.ca

456 Jacob St. | NeustadtSprings.com

On the way to many of Ontario’s beautiful small towns, Neustadt has several summer appropriate styles in their taproom

This Orangeville brewery does a great job of getting their core beers into the LCBO across the province.

THE SOUR KRAUT

HOCKLEY DARK

VW

N O RT H A M E R I CAN-STYLE SOUR Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

74

4% 18

FUSION VIENNA LAGER A N D W H E AT B E E R Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 20

E N G L I S H - S T Y L E B R OW N ALE Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5% N/A

HOCKLEY DARK LAGER DA R K L A G E R

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% N/A

SEAFORTH

SHAKESPEARE

HALF HOURS ON EARTH BREWERY

SHAKESPEARE BREWING CO.

151 Main St. S. | HalfHoursOnEarth.com

2178 Line 34 | ShakespeareBrewingCompany.ca

When you get a bit tired of all the summer beer touring, place an online order of a selection of HHOE beer for an at-home tasting.

At the start of June they will be releasing their Fryfogel Fox lager and July 13 is the big 2-year-anniversary celebration.

AFFECTION

THE BUMBLING BEAR

OA K A G E D S P E LT FA R M H O U S E S O U R A L E W / R O S E M A RY & S A G E Small-batch: B ABV IBU

BEES!

OA K A G E D B I È R E D E M I E L ( FA R M H O U S E SOUR ALE W/ HONEY) Small-batch: B

7% N/A

ABV IBU

8% N/A

B L U E B E R RY W H E AT BEER Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

RECKLESS ROOSTER

O N TA R I O PA L E A L E Year-round: B,L

4.5% 16

ABV IBU

5% 28

STRATFORD

BLACK SWAN BREWING CO.

WWW.CANADAKEGS.COM

144 Downie St. | BlackSwanBrewing.ca

PAKTECH

CAN CARRIERS IN STOCK!

Whether you’re seeing Othello or Little Shop of Horrors, festival season is the perfect time to stop in at this Stratford brewery after your show lets out.

PHIL’S SPECIAL PILS PILSNER

Small-batch: B,L ABV IBU

5.2% 27

IPA

PAKTECH CAN CARRIERS WITH CANS BECOMING THE PACKAGING STANDARD OF THE INDUSTRY, OUR PAKTECH CAN CARRIERS ARE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND EASY TO USE PACKAGING OPTION. MADE FROM 100% CANADIAN POST CONSUMER WASTE. 1 BOX MINIMUM ORDER!

SOLD BY THE BOX OR PALLET:

I PA

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.5% 65

• ALWAYS IN STOCK IN 8 DIFFERENT COLOURS • SHIPS FROM OUR DELTA BC WAREHOUSE OR OAKVILLE, ON WAREHOUSE • 4, 6, 8 AND 12 PACKS AS WELL AS CROWLER CAN 3 PACKS AND, SLIM/SLEEK CAN 4 PACKS – IN STOCK

CANADA KEGS & PACKAGING INC.

3600 BILLINGS COURT, SUITE 100 BURLINGTON, ON L7N 3N6 JENNIFER@CANADAKEGS.COM | 905-220-2311

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STRATFORD

HERALD HAUS BREWING CO.

JOBSITE BREWING CO.

45 Cambria St. | JobsiteBrewing.ca

21 Market Pl. | @HeraldHaus

From July 15 to August 25 you can get Saison 19, the special beer they made with Stratford Summer Music Festival at festival events.

Everything from pizza deals to an in-house popcorn machine make the Jobsite taproom feel like the clubhouse you always wanted.

ABANDONED AT THE ALTAR

STEAM HAMMER

R A S P B E R RY S O U R

H2

GOLDEN ALE

Year-round: B,TBS ABV IBU

Year-round: B,TBS

5.3% N/A

ABV IBU

2X4

KETTLE SOUR BERLINER WEISSE Seasonal: B

4.7% 15

ABV IBU

STRATFORD

CREAM ALE Year-round: B

3.5% 5

ABV IBU

4.8% 15

VARNA

STRATFORD BREWING CO.

STONE HOUSE BREWING CO.

Facebook.com/StratfordBrewing

76050 Parr Line | StoneHouseBrewing.ca

Get a taste of Ontario’s most famous theatre town at your local bar or LCBO. (They don’t have an on-site taproom.)

Fittingly, Huron County’s original brewery operates out of a farm shop—with the door open on warm days. Worth the trip to Varna!

STRATFORD PILSNER

CZECH PILSNER

PILSNER

Year-round: L,LC ABV IBU

76

4.9% N/A

STRATFORD CALIFORNIA COMMON

CALIFORNIA COMMON Year-round: L ABV IBU

5% 30

LAGER

GERMAN DARK LAGER LAGER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 32

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

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BAYSIDE BREWING CO.

970 Ross Lane | BaysideBrewing.com

27 Adelaide St. S. | SonsOfKent.com

Chatham’s well-regarded brewery is expanding their capacity by adding a 30-person patio this summer season. Cheers to more brewery patios!

Look for live country music in this taproom that basically has Lake Erie on both sides.

Their summer appropriate beers are in LCBO locations across the province.

BERRY WHITE

LONG POND LAGER

R A S P B E R RY W H E AT

SPIRIT WOLF COFFEE BLONDE

Seasonal: B,L,LC ABV IBU

PA L E L A G E R

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4% 9

ABV IBU

FRUIT BEER

Year-round: B,L,LC

5.1% 18

JARVIS

ORCHARD CHERRY LAGER

ABV IBU

Seasonal: B,L

5% 13

ABV IBU

4.1% N/A

LA SALETTE

CONCESSION ROAD BREWING CO.

RAMBLIN ROAD BREWERY FARM

17 Talbot St. E., unit 4 ConcessionRoadBrew.com

2970 Swimming Pool Rd. | RamblinRoad.ca

The rotating event schedule is getting an update to include trivia on Thursday night to go with live comedy on the first Friday of every month and community jams on the last.

What’s the only thing better than a brewery farm with an on-site hop yard? How about one that makes some of the best peanuts and kettle chips in the province?

FRUIT KETTLE SOUR

COUNTRY CREAM ALE

FRUITED SOUR

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

78

4.6% N/A

SAISON DU MONDE

SAISON W/ SEASONAL INGREDIENTS Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

6.4% N/A

IPA UNLEASHED

CREAM ALE

I PA

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5% 18

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

00% 00

PLYMPTON-WYOMING

SARNIA

REFINED FOOL BREWING CO.

STONEPICKER

7143 Forest Rd. | StonepickerBrewing.com

1326 London Rd., 137 Davis St. | RefinedFool.com

Still in its first year, Stonepicker is offering a full list of events including music night, karaoke and trivia at the brewery.

This May, they’re hosting a medieval tournament. Okay, so it’s a Sarnia-developed card game but bonus points all the same.

CROP TOUR

WOWSER

LIGHT LAGER

IBU

4.5% 15

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

POUCH ENVY

SMASH ALE

WITBIER

Year-round: B,L ABV

WHITTY FARMER

5.4% 9

AUSTRALIAN-STYLE PA L E A L E

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5.5% N/A

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5% 20

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SIMCOE

CHARLOTTEVILLE BREWING CO.

NEW LIMBURG BREWERY

1207 Charlotteville West Quarter Line Rd. CharlottevilleBrewingCompany.ca

2353 Nixon Rd. | NewLimburg.com

Turning one year old this May, follow their social media channels for information about the special celebration.

In summer, the large patio is as much of a draw as the live music schedule. They pay particular attention to the cider and wine selection here.

PARTY LINE

GRISETTE

CREAM ALE

PIE IN THE EYE

S T R AW B E R RY R H U BA R B W H E AT

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

B E L G I A N TA B L E B E E R

Year-round: B

4.7% 20

ABV IBU

Year-round: B, LC

7.2% 15

ABV IBU

ST. THOMAS

5% N/A

BELGIAN BLONDE

B E L G I A N - S T Y L E FA R M HOUSE ALE Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

7% N/A

ST THOMAS

CAPS OFF BREWING CO.

RAILWAY CITY BREWING CO.

Unit C-168 Curtis St. | CapsOffBrewing.com

130 Edward St. | RailwayCityBrewing.com

The husband-and-wife team behind this brand new brewery in St. Thomas have professional roots in fermentation.

Paint nights, dirty bingo, theme trivia and live music all earn spots on the event calendar at this train themed brewery in St. Thomas.

UNDER THE BRIM

DEAD ELEPHANT

CREAM ALE

Year-round: B ABV IBU

80

5.9% 32

TIP OF THE HAT PA L E A L E

HONEY ELIXIR

B R OW N A L E W / H O N E Y

I PA Year-round: B ABV IBU

6% 42

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

6.5% 60

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5.6% 29

STRATHROY

STRATHROY

RUSTY WRENCH BREWING CO.

STRATHROY BREWING CO.

62 Albert St. | StrathroyBrewingCompany.ca

9 Front St. W. | RustyWrench.ca

Events go from the DIY-friendly workshops to paint-a-stein night to a fun dart night that inexperienced players are welcome to join.

Two cask engines have pride of place at this small-town brewery that tends to pick beer names related to the War of 1812.

OXIDATION AMBER ALE

1815 XXXX PEACEMAKER

LEFT HANDED SPANNER

DA R K A M B E R

W E S T C OA S T- S T Y L E I PA

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 24

Year-round: B ABV IBU

6.1% 64

WEST LORNE

TRADITIONAL ALE

Year-round: B ABV IBU

6.5% N/A

1812 INDEPENDENCE ALE A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.5% N/A

LOVE CRAFT?

NATTERJACK BREWING CO.

25292 Talbot Line | NatterjackBrewing.ca

Keep up on your local beer news & seasonal listings.

A real family operation where everyone pitches in on packaging day—including 85-year-old Grandma Varga!

THE LOGGER AMBER LAGER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6% 20

SOOS’S JUICES AMERICAN-STYLE STRONG ALE

Year-round: B ABV IBU

9.7% 50

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ANDERSON CRAFT ALES

1030 Elias St. | AndersonCraftAles.ca

400 Adelaide St. N. | DundasAndSons.com

Mark your calendars for Aug. 24 when they’ll celebrate turning three with 30+ unique party beers, free giveaways, local food and music.

Check for live music on Fridays and Saturdays in the eclectically decorated taproom. Naturally, they also have an in-house chess club.

BRUT IPA

THE BLACK NIGHT

SUMMER

B R U T I PA

GERMAN-STYLE PILSNER

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

B L A C K I PA

Seasonal: B,L

6.3% 37

ABV IBU

5% 30

Year-round: B ABV IBU

6.5% 51

THE WAY SHE GOSE SOUR GOSE

One-off: B ABV IBU

4.3% N/A

LONDON

FORKED RIVER BREWING CO.

45 Pacific Crt., Unit 4 ForkedRiverBrewing.com

June 8 from 1 - 9 p.m. is the big day for Forked Fest—the birthday party for this east London mainstay that has been fighting the man for six years now.

INTERSTELLAR I PA

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

6.5% 55

FLASHBACK

C I T R A R H U BA R B W H E AT ALE Seasonal: B,L,LC ABV IBU

4.5% 23 83

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LONDON

POWERHOUSE BREWING CO.

LONDON BREWING

521 Burbrook Pl. | LondonBrewing.ca

100 Kellogg Ln. | PowerhouseBrewery.beer

Their pleasantly offbeat event schedule includes euchre on Wednesdays and Dungeons and Flagons for D ‘n’ D fans.

Now that this shiny new brewery is open in London they’re still working out the exact hours, so double-check on their social media.

LONDON NATURAL LAGER

HOMECOMING

RESOLUTION KUMQUAT

MUNICH-STYLE HELLES Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

KETTLE SOUR

Seasonal: B,L

4.7% 18

ABV IBU

4.2% 11

LONDON

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5.3% 32

GENERATOR

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.1% 45

LONDON

STORM STAYED BREWING CO.

TOBOGGAN BREWING CO.

169 Wharncliffe Rd. S., unit 8 StormStayed.com

585 Richmond St. | TobogganBrewing.com

You can only see the full effect of their colourful yet minimalist beer labels by visiting the brewery and lining them all up.

The restaurant and biergarten patio have helped establish this relative newcomer as a popular fixture in London.

SUNBURST: SASQUATCH

MR. INSURANCE MAN

NEW ENGLAND-STYLE PA L E A L E One-off: B ABV IBU

84

5.4% 36

SHOOK: LEMON FRUITED KETTLE SOUR One-off: B ABV IBU

4.8% 4

BLONDE ALE

Year-round: B ABV IBU

4% 18

LUNATIC FRIDGE

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B ABV IBU

6.2% 40

TECUMSEH

WINDSOR

FRANK BREWING CO.

BREW MICROBREWERY

12000 Tecumseh Rd. | FrankBeer.ca

635 University Ave. E. | BrewWindsor.com

One of Windsor’s larger craft operations has a rotating brew programme and a taproom with occasional food specials.

This Windsor brewery has a remote hopyard out in Amherstburg. Drop by on Saturdays for acoustic sets in the taproom.

NO NONSENSE

PROPER LAGER

PA L E L A G E R

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5.4% 21

BOMBSHELL BLONDE ALE

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4% 9

WINDSOR

PA L E L A G E R

CANADIAN MAPLE BREW MAPLE BEER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

Seasonal: B

4.7% N/A

ABV IBU

5% N/A

WINDSOR

CHAPTER TWO BREWING CO.

CRAFT HEADS BREWING CO.

2345 Edna St. | ChapterTwoBrewing.com

89 University Ave. W. | CraftHeads.ca

The Edna Street brewery is lead by Ciceronecertified brewer Michael Beaudoin and boasts a surprisingly sophisticated hotdog menu.

On May 29, they’re hosting the first season of the Windsor Roast Federation. Look for cutting comedy to go with the deep beer lineup.

DANGER BIRD

FEATHER HAT GUY-PA

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B ABV IBU

6.7% 70

CREAM ALE CREAM ALE

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

5.5% 17

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.8% 53

FINE ‘N DANDY SAISON

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5% 18 85

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WINDSOR

SANDWICH BREWING CO.

MOTOR CRAFT ALES

888 Erie St. E. | ThisIsMotor.com

3230 Sandwich St. | @SandwichBrewing

Go beyond the burgers at their auto-themed restaurant and try other classics like the poutine. Complex beer coming out of an impressively small operation.

While dogs can’t come inside, they don’t carry a selection of special treats for the pooches out on the patio during the summer.

DEKKERA

PRAIRIE SUNSHINE

FLANDERS-STYLE RED

THE GOOSE ROSE

I TA L I A N G R A P E A L E

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

6.9% 18

B L O O D O R A N G E W H E AT Year-round: B

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

QUICK LUNCH

6.7% 25

ABV IBU

5.9% 19

S E S S I O N I PA

Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.6% 28

WINDSOR

TOURS

WALKERVILLE BREWERY

525 Argyle Rd. | WalkervilleBrewery.com

Keep an eye on Walkerville for the latest release in their Heritage Series of beers meant to recognize recipes from Windsor’s brewing past.

BRITISH SPECIAL ALE ESB

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86

One-off: B,L ABV IBU

4.7% 30

GERONIMO

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

6.3% 55

Kawa rt h as & NO r t h u m b er lan d N

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Belmont Lake Bobcaygeon Church-Key Fenelon Falls Northumberland Hills

88 89 87 88

Olde Stone Pie Eyed Monk Publican House Smithavens William Street

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35

08 09

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PETERBOROUGH 7A 115

28

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57

05 10

CAMPBELLFORD

401 2

COBOURG

NORTHUMBERLAND HILLS BREWERY

CHURCH-KEY BREWING

1678 County Road 38 ChurchKeyBrewing.com

1024 Division St., Unit 1 | NHB.beer

Wondering about the name? That’s what we called bottle openers in decades past—you know, like the 90s. See their social media for updates on live music in the pub.

You’ll find the taproom has been given a bit of a facelift if you visit this Cobourg brewery this summer. Beer here goes into both bottles and short cans.

NORTHUMBERLAND ALE

CREAM ALE

WEST COAST PALE ALE

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5% N/A

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5% N/A

LONG WEEKEND P.S. I LUV U LAGER PILSNER AMERICAN LIGHT LAGER One-off: B ABV IBU

4% N/A

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% N/A 87

COBOURG

HAVELOCK

WILLIAM STREET BEER CO.

975 Elgin St. W. #4 | WilliamStreetBeer.com

FENELON FALLS BREWING CO.

4 May St. | FenelonFallsBrewing.com

This May, the Cobourg standby and community hub celebrated their fifth anniversary. Their pleasantly sunny taproom is often filled with a special event.

The building that houses their brewhouse has had many uses over the years. In 1901, it became a blacksmith shop run by Charles Kelly; that business was still going into the 1960s.

ORANGE CREAMCYCLE

VIENNA LAGER

CREAM ALE

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

5% 18

PREMIUM PILSNER

LAGER

PILSNER

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

5.1% 25

HAVELOCK

RED ALE AMBER

Year-round: B,L,LC

Year-round: B

5% 20

ABV IBU

ABV IBU

5.2% 18

LINDSAY

BELMONT LAKE BREWERY

PIE EYED MONK BREWERY

54 Fire Rte. 17 | BelmontLakeBrewery.com

8 Cambridge St. N. PieEyedMonkBrewery.com

Getting to this off-the-beaten brewery feels like it deserves a reward. The spring floods this year meant they were canoe-access only for a while.

A fixture at area events, including ones like Lindsay’s Pride Picnic on July 13. In their taproom, they put on live music.

CORDOVA GOLD

BROWNIE’S BELGIAN BLONDE

CROWE RIVER

ENGLISH-STYLE BITTER Year-round: B ABV IBU

88

5.8% N/A

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.7% N/A

BLONDE ALE Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.5% 18

LAUGHING TROLL LAGERED ALE

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5% 15

PETERBOROUGH

PETERBOROUGH

BOBCAYGEON BREWING CO.

Unit2-191 St David St. BobcaygeonBrewing.ca

380 George St. N. | OldeStone.ca

Here’s the low-down on their location: While they work on the one in Bobcaygeon they have opened an innovation lab in Peterborough that was the home of Beard Free Brewing.

NORTHERN LIGHTS H A Z Y I PA

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

6.1% 30

THE OLDE STONE BREWING CO.

COMMON LOON A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

4.6% 36

PETERBOROUGH

Their attached restaurant is called Hot Belly Mama’s and features New Orleans style po’ boys and decadent desserts.

GINGER LEMONGRASS WIT A M E R I C A N -

S T Y L E W H E AT Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.4% N/A

PICKWICK’S BEST BITTER

ENGLISH-STYLE BITTER Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.5% N/A

PETERBOROUGH

PUBLICAN HOUSE BREWERY

300 Charlotte St. | PublicanHouse.com

SMITHAVENS BREWING COMPANY

687 Rye St., Unit 6 | SmithavensBrewing.ca

Find them on June 14 and 15 at the Kawartha Craft Beer Festival in Peterborough (and the rest of the summer in their pub-style taproom.)

May marks five years in operation for this Peterborough favourite. Full range of beers with lots from the sessionable end of the German spectrum of styles.

PADDLER’S ALE

KELLERBIER

AMERICAN-STYLE W H E AT A L E

Year-round: B,LC ABV IBU

4.5% 14

SQUARE NAIL

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5.6% 43

PA L E L A G E R

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5.2% 20

NOTTABOTTLE B E L G I A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

4.5% 20 89

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07

01 02 03 04 05 06

BREWERIES

555 Barley Days Gananoque King's Town Kingston Lake on the Mountain MacKinnon Brothers Midtown Napanee Parsons Prince Eddy's Riverhead Signal Spearhead Stone City Westport Wild Card Wolfe Island

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SPEARHEAD

SPEARHEAD BREWING

675 Development Dr. | SpearheadBeer.com

SUN-MON 11AM-9PM ^ TUE-THU 11AM-10PM FRI-SAT 11AM-11PM EST. 2018 June 12-15 is comedy fest at Spearhead. Headliners perform June 14 at 7 p.m. Baconfest goes on June 15 at 7 p.m. to close the fest along with more comedy.

CHARDONNAY SUMMER ALE

MOJITO RADLER RADLER

FA R M H O U S E A L E Seasonal: B,L,LC ABV

4.3%

IBU

One-off: B,L

12

ABV

Chardonnay must from Ontario plus Alsatian hops give this local-meets-French accent.

2.5%

IBU

10

Lime and mint combine with the radler tradition—this one is half-German, half-Cuban.

DRINK IN THE JOURNEY Our brewers are always experimenting and creating bold new beers that break from the ordinary, but with a nod to tradition.

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CORBYVILLE

MACKINNON BROTHERS BREWING

SIGNAL BREWING COMPANY

86-87 River Rd. | Signal.beer

1915 County Road 22 MackinnonBrewing.com

Grab your tickets for their fifth annual Back to the Farm music fest on Aug. 18. They’ll have their beer, plus guest taps, 20 food trucks and a full card of musical acts.

July 20 is the big Bon Jovi tribute concert at this craft brewery that definitely takes live music seriously.

BROTHERS HOUSE ALE

RADIO TUBE

BLONDE ALE

8 MAN

E N G L I S H - S T Y L E PA L E ALE

Year-round: B ABV IBU

Year-round: B,L,LC

4% N/A

ABV IBU

5.8% 26

GANANOQUE

PILSNER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4.5% 30

BYTE

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

7% 77

GLENORA

LAKE ON THE MOUNTAIN BREWERY

GANANOQUE BREWING COMPANY

9 King St. E. | GanBeer.com

11369 Loyalist Pkwy.

LakeOnTheMountainBrewCo.com

A long list of mainly English styles are on tap here and can be combined for their tasting flights. Be sure to check out the antique market in the basement of their building.

What could be more Canadian than a resortconnected brewery that closes for the winter?

Open now and some of their beers feature hops grown on the property.

NAUGHTY OTTER

CREAM ALE

COOPERS HAWK

PA L E L A G E R

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

92

5.2% 24

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.2% 38

CREAM ALE

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5.2% 25

COUNTRY BROWN

E N G L I S H - S T Y L E B R OW N ALE Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 34

KINGSTON

KINGSTON

KINGSTON BREWING COMPANY

KING’S TOWN BEER CO.

675 Arlington Park Pl., Unit 3 KingsTownBeerCo.ca

34 Clarence St. | KingstonBrewing.ca

Calling all Kingston homebrewers, KTBC is hosting the first competition in town. Theme is “what does summer taste like to you?” and samples are due June 15 - 30.

Summer is slow season for brewpubs in a university town like Kingston, so this is a great time to grab a stool at the bar and see what’s new on tap.

GOLDEN IPA

REGAL LAGER

I PA

Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.8% 59

PANACEA PALE ALE

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.8% 38

WHITETAIL

PILSNER

CREAM ALE

Year-round: B ABV IBU

Year-round: B

5% N/A

ABV IBU

5% N/A

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KINGSTON

KINGSTON

RIVERHEAD BREWING CO.

STONE CITY ALES

631 Fortune Cres. | RiverheadBrewing.com

275 Princess St. | StoneCityAles.com

Just off the 401, a bit west of Kingston they have a fully stocked beer fridge and menu of pub grub for breaking up the summer road trips.

Yacht Rock, a citrus-infused gose, plus more from the Distortion series of fruited sours joins the IPA-heavy lineup this summer. They’re turning five in July!

MEXICAN CERVEZA

UNTITLED IPA #6

TROPICAL IPA

AMERICAN LIGHT LAGER Seasonal: B ABV IBU

4.7% 15

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

6.1% 60

KINGSTON

NEW ENGLAND-STYLE I PA One-off: B,L ABV IBU

YACHT ROCK

W H E AT G O S E W I T H L I M E ZEST AND MINNEOLA Seasonal: B,L

6.1% 70

ABV IBU

4.4% 15

NAPANEE

NAPANEE BEER COMPANY

450 Milligan Lane | NapaneeBeer.ca

555 BREWING CO.

124 Picton Main St. | 555Beer.com

One of Eastern Ontario’s most popular breweries has lots of their beer in grocery stores.

Look for monthly beer releases from them.

Drew Wollenberg’s beer and pizza from the wood-fired oven draw visitors to the “Triple Nickel” on Picton Main Street in PEC.

DEADLINE

FOOTPRINT

EXTREMIST

AMERICAN LIGHT LAGER

B E L G I A N - S T Y L E I PA

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

94

5% 18

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

7.3% 68

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B ABV IBU

7.2% 60

THE JUDGE HELLES

Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.9% N/A

PICTON

PICTON

BARLEY DAYS BREWERY

PARSONS BREWING CO.

13730 Loyalist Parkway BarleyDaysBrewery.com

876 County Road 49 | ParsonsBrewing.com

Grab this year’s haul of their Sugar Shack maple ale before it sells out. They got some raised eyebrows for buying into the buck-a-beer programme.

They’ve got 18 of their own beers on tap plus local wine and cider on the guest taps. Add in a kids’ playground and you have a new must-do stop in the County.

HARVEST GOLD

FARM BREW

LOYALIST

E N G L I S H - S T Y L E PA L E ALE

PA L E L A G E R

Year-round: B,L

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

C A N A D I A N W H E AT A L E

4.8% 28

ABV IBU

4.5% N/A

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5% 25

WESTY PALE ALE

W E S T C OA S T- S T Y L E PA L E A L E Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.7% 42

PICTON

BOLD COLOR

PRINCE EDDY’S BREWING CO.

FROM THE GREAT WHITE NORTH

13 Macsteven Dr. | PrinceEddys.com

Their second anniversary party this May will include everything from live music to axethrowing and the release of a douple IPA. DOUBLE IPA D O U B L E I PA

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

8% 45

C.R.E.A.M. ALE CREAM ALE

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5% 17 95

TRENTON

WELLINGTON

MIDTOWN BREWING CO.

WILDCARD BREWING CO.

38 Gotha St. | WildcardBrewCo.com

266 Wellington Main St. MidtownBrewingCompany.com

Expanded brewing capacity and in-house canning mean more of the kettle sours and NEIPAs from Wild Card.

They’ll be pouring beer at The Fields on West Lake on July 12 for Tommy Youngsteen’s tribute to Rumours by Fleetwood Mac.

PURPLE SOUR RANGER

COUNTY KÖLSCH

FRUITED KETTLE SOUR

LIMEY BASTARD LIME RADLER

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

KÖ L S C H

Seasonal: B,L

4.8% 10

ABV IBU

SUMMER SAISON

4% 8

WESTPORT

SAISON

Year-round: B ABV IBU

Year-round: B

4.8% N/A

ABV IBU

4.5% 12

WOLFE ISLAND

WESTPORT BREWING CO.

WOLFE ISLAND SPRING CRAFT BREWERY

41B Main St. WestportBrewingCompany.ca

1570 County Road 96 | WolfeIsland.beer

On July 20 they’ll join the festivities at pin Scheuermann Vineyard for the annual summer cook-off. Local BBQ enthusiasts will compete in chicken and ribs categories.

A fancy new canning line means more of their beer will be travelling across the province this summer—some of it with nitro.

LAKESIDE LAGER

CANNONBALL

RIDEAU LAKES RED

LAGER

RED ALE

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

96

5.2% 22

Year-round: B ABV IBU

6.9% 38

AMBER LAGER

WITBIER

Year-round: B,LC,TBS ABV IBU

ORANGEWHITE

5% N/A

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

4.5% 12

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BEAU’S ALL NATURAL BREWING CO.

10 Terry Fox Dr. | Beaus.ca MON-SUN 10AM-6PM EST. 2006

Victoria Day long weekend is the opening for patio season at this landmark brewery in VKH. Check out the weekend food menu!

HELLES

BEAU’S RADLER

Seasonal: B,L,LC,TBS

Year-round: B,L

TRADITIONAL GOLDEN LAGER

ABV

5%

IBU

RADLER

N/A

ABV

Clean and uncomplicated: This certified organic lager deserves regular rotation this summer.

98

2.5%

IBU

N/A

Naturally, the grapefruit juice that goes into this zippy, refreshing radler is also organic.

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ALMONTE

BECKWITH

CROOKED MILE BREWERY

ASHTON BREWING COMPANY

453 Ottawa St., Unit 3 | CrookedMile.ca

113 Old Mill Rd. AshtonBrewingCompany.com

Watch out for their popular music trivia nights.

Details announced the brewery’s Facebook page. The eye-catching cans hold a wide range of beers.

The Hodgins family has a decades-long association with running a pub in the area.

Lorne Hart makes the beer for their authentic British-style pub.

LEMON TARTAN

AMBER ALE

A M E R I C A N W H E AT

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

4.9% 23

BETWEEN THE ROWS SAISON

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

CREAM ALE

Year-round: B,L

6% 27

CALABOGIE

CREAM ALE

AMERICAN-STYLE AMBER

ABV IBU

Year-round: B,L

5% 32

ABV IBU

5% 20

CARLETON PLACE

CALABOGIE BREWING CO.

BRAUMEISTER BREWING CO.

12612 Lanark Rd., 105 Schneider Rd. Unit 130, Kanata | CalabogieBrewingCo.ca

19 Moore St. | Braumeister.ca

The new location in Kanata ups their brewing capacity by a factor of four. Look for a grand opening party and for their 50-seat patio to open when the weather warms up.

This Carleton Place brewery really excels at the styles from deep in the German catalogue, plus their new Mulligan brewed with five malts and English hops.

FIVE ISLAND

RHEINWASSER

WAT E R M E L O N G O S E Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

4.5% 10

DOUBLE BOGIE D O U B L E I PA

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

8% 50

KÖ L S C H

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

4.8% 22

FASTENBIER MAIBOCK

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

6.9% 28 99

CARLETON PLACE

CASSELMAN

STALWART BREWING CO.

CASSEL BREWERY

10 High St. | StalwartBrewing.ca

2 Racine St. | CasselBrewery.ca

Cask ale fans head to Stalwart on the second weekend of every month for special offerings.

They also do music jams here every Satuday from 1 - 4 p.m.

May brings the big move for this seven-yearold brewery. They’re staying in Casselman but are adding Pub 1844 with a local menu and 12 taps behind the bar.

DOWN BY THE RIVER

LAYOVER

AMERICAN-STYLE W H E AT Year-round: B ABV IBU

DOS JEFES I PA W I T H F R U I T

Seasonal: B

5.3% 29

ABV IBU

FRANCO

S E S S I O N I PA

7% 61

CORNWALL

LAGER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

3.8% 25

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

4.5% 25

EMBRUN

RURBAN BREWING

412 Cumberland St. | RurbanBrewing.ca

ÉTIENNE BRÜLÉ BREWERY 893 Notre-Dame St. | EtienneBrule.ca

EST.

A great place to stop in for beer to-go beer in Cornwall on your summer road trips this season. Or stay a while on the sunny patio.

A family-friendly brewery in Embrun that makes a very wide range of beers—from American-style IPAs to a milk stout.

CORNWALL GOLDEN LAGER

CITRALE

HELLES

Year-round: B ABV IBU

100

4.9% 21

HOPS & GOSE D RY- H O P P E D G O S E

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

4.5% 12

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.8% 65

VAGABOND BLONDE ALE

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4.3% 20

EMBRUN

FORESTERS FALLS

TUQUE DE BROUE BREWERY

WHITEWATER BREWING CO.

189 Bay St. | TuqueDeBroue.ca

22 Fletcher Rd. | WhitewaterBeer.ca

One of two breweries in Embrun, the “Tuque” is a well-poured beer’s head, which seals in all the best aromas and effervescence, to the benefit of the drinker.

Summer means new beers are hitting the bottle shop at their Lakeside and Riverside brewpubs with on-site bottle shops.

TUQUE DORÉE CANADIAN PALE ALE CREAM ALE Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

4.5% 17

BARBE BLANCHE

BLOOD MOON

BLOOD ORANGE SOUR

HEFEWEIZEN

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

4.8% 16

ASTROLABE S E S S I O N I PA

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

Year-round: B,L,LC

4.8% 4

ABV IBU

5% 60

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JOHNSTOWN

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS BREWING CO.

25 Thorold Ln. HumbleBeginningsBrewing.ca

WINDMILL BREWERY

5 Newport Dr. | WindmillBrewery.ca

They celebrated their first anniversary this spring by taking home their local chamber of commerce’s new business of the year award.

Musicfest Brewfest on May 18 is the launch of live-music season (every summer Friday) at Windmill. Look for their new Rail Dock amber and summer shandy.

MAD CANADIAN

1838 PILSNER

GONE ROGUE

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE

KÖ L S C H

Year-round: B ABV IBU

PILSNER

Year-round: B

5.2% 23

ABV IBU

BLACK LAGER Year-round: B

5.6% 30

PAKENHAM

BARRACKS BLACK LAGER Year-round: B,L

5% N/A

ABV IBU

ABV IBU

4.5% N/A

PEMBROKE

SQUARE TIMBER BREWING CO.

CARTWRIGHT SPRINGS BREWERY

239 Deer Run Rd. | CSBeer.ca

800 Woito Station Rd. | SquareTimber.com

Their summer patio offering, a ginger ale (it’s beer, trust us) uses notes of the spicy root to amp up the refreshment factor.

Not to worry if you can’t make it out to Pembroke this summer since their beer is spread to area licensees and LCBOs across Ontario.

I’D TAP THAT: PILSNER

PEMBROKE PILS

PILSNER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

102

4.8% 11

GINGER ALE

PA L E A L E W / G I N G E R Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.5% 15

PILSNER

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

4.5% 36

DEACON SEAT HEFEWEIZEN

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5.1% N/A

PERTH

SMITHS FALLS

PERTH BREWERY

4 DEGREES BREWING CO.

121 Dufferin St. | PerthBrewery.ca

275 Brockville St. | 4DegreesBrewing.com

A family operation that has a strong local fan base in Perth. Their beers also make it into bars and restaurants across Eastern Ontario.

Thursdays are for wing night and live musical acts take the stage on Fridays at this pouplar Smiths Falls brewery.

BONFIRE BLACK LAGER

LIVIN’ NORTH OF 7

S C H WA R Z B I E R

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

LAST DUEL LAGER

AMERICAN LIGHT LAGER Year-round: B,L

4.9% 20

ABV IBU

4.5% 12

VANKLEEK HILL

HALCYON BARREL HOUSE

10 Terry Fox Dr. | Halcyon.beer

HELLES

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5% 18

FROST & WOOD ‘55 OA K - I N F U S E D L A G E R

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.5% N/A

Get dressed!

Look as good as the beer you drink.

With big awards from RateBeer.com and Mondial de la Bière under their belt, Halcyon continues to grow. Curse of Knowledge is joining Echo Chamber at LCBOs. ECHO CHAMBER

O R G A N I C D RY- H O P P E D SOUR Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

4.8% N/A

CURSE OF KNOWLEDGE

O R G A N I C FA R M H O U S E SAISON Year-round: B,L,LC

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5.8% 24

subscriptions • t-shirts • hats • & more

ABV IBU

103

BREWERIES

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KANATA

KANATA

BIG RIG BREWERY

103 Schneider Rd. | BigRigBrewery.com

EVERGREEN CRAFT ALES

evergreencraftales.com

Bongo grapefruit radler is their major hotweather beer release and you can find it at select LCBOs across the province.

One of the Ottawa area’s smallest breweries is moving from the garage on Evergreen Drive into new digs across the 417 from the Kanata North tech park.

BONGO

MAIDEN VOYAGE

GRAPEFRUIT RADLER

ALPHA BOMB

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA

Seasonal: B,L,LC ABV IBU

Seasonal: B,L,LC,TBS

2.9% 8

ABV IBU

6.6% 84

KANATA

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.3% 40

AROUND THE CORNER

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Seasonal: B ABV IBU

6.5% 60

ORLEANS

SMALL PONY BARREL WORKS

BROADHEAD BREWING CO.

1680 Vimont Ct., Unit 106 | BroadheadBeer. com

101 Schneider Rd. SmallPonyBarrelWorks.com

Summer means more fruit sours in their lineup plus Half Remembered Dream at more LCBOs. Look for details on their first spontaneous beer soon.

Eight years brewing means Broadhead has found bigger digs in Orleans and will host a grand opening event this summer.

A LONELY FOREST

TIGHT SQUEEZE

S P O N TA N E O U S A L E One-off: B ABV TBD IBU N/A

HALF REMEMBERED DREAM

TA N G E R I N E I PA

SOUR ALE

Year-round: B,LC ABV IBU

5% N/A

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5% 55

BLUEPRINT

B L U E B E R RY B L O N D E ALE Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5% 12 105

ORLEANS

OTTAWA

STRAY DOG BREWING CO.

BEYOND THE PALE BREWING

501 Lacolle Way, Unit 4 | StrayDogBrewing.ca

250 City Centre Ave., Bay 108 BTPShop.ca

Located in a suburban industrial park, the brewery has become a community hub for Orleans. Regular events include stand-up comedy, live music and burlesques shows.

Tons of events include Sashay an LGBTQ+ party event, Crafts and Drafts summer markets, a charity skateboard event and a twoday music festival, called Launchpad.

THIS ONE

CLEAN CUT

CALIFORNIA COMMON

ANYTIME

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

Year-round: B,L

5.2% 35

ABV IBU

5% 35

OTTAWA

KÖ L S C H

YUMMY!

NEW ENGLAND-STYLE PA L E A L E

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

Seasonal: B,L,LC

5% N/A

ABV IBU

5.4% N/A

OTTAWA

BICYCLE CRAFT BREWERY

CLOCKTOWER BREWPUB

850 Industrial Ave., Unit 12 BicycleCraftBrewery.ca

575 Bank St. | Clocktower.ca

Their annual Biergarten event is slated for June 1 this year and will see lots of special releases added to the usual mainstays.

In business for over two decades, Clocktower is the senior statesman of Ottawa craft beer. They have six locations, Rideau is the newest, in addition to their HQ in the Glebe.

FREQUENCY

CLOCKTOWER RED

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

106

5.4% 25

BLOOM PA L E A L E

AMERICAN-STYLE RED Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

5.3% N/A

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5.3% 43

KÖLSCH KÖ L S C H

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

4.4% 25

OTTAWA

OTTAWA

DOMINION CITY BREWING CO.

FLORA HALL BREWING

37 Flora St. | FloraHallBrewing.ca

5510 Canotek Rd., Unit 15 | DominionCity.ca

They announced a scholarship in collab with Beer. Diversity. and Niagara College. Included is a paid internship at DCBC for a Niagara student from an underrepresented background.

This summer, they’re putting out a barrel-aged golden sour as well as more entries in their series of single-hop releases.

PICNIC BLANKET

BARREL-AGED GOLDEN SOUR

SUNSPLIT

R A S P B E R RY R H U BA R B SAISON One-off: B ABV IBU

NEW ENGLANDS T Y L E I PA

SOUR ALE

Small-batch: B

8% N/A

ABV IBU

Small-batch: B

6.5% N/A

OTTAWA

ABV IBU

7.5% N/A

NORTH EAST IPA

NEW ENGLAND-STYLE I PA Year-round: B ABV IBU

6.5% 40

OTTAWA

KICHESIPPI BEER CO.

LOWERTOWN BREWERY

2265 Robertson Rd. | KBeer.ca

73 York St. | LowertownBrewery.ca

The wrapping is nearly off their new brewery in Bells Corners that will include more beermaking space as a taproom and bottle shop.

Find yourself touring Ottawa’s Byward Market this summer? Head into Lowertown for some refreshment. They work with local charities like Rocky Road Rescue Canada.

HELLER HIGH WATER

LOWERTOWN LAGER

HELLES

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

4.9% 18

NATURAL BLONDE BLONDE ALE

PILSNER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4.9% 30

Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.8% 16

SHOOTING RAPIDS

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.3% 30 107

OTTAWA

OTTAWA

OVERFLOW BREWING

NITA BEER CO.

190 Colonnade Rd., Unit 17 | NitaBeer.com

2477 Kaladar Ave. | OverflowBeer.com

Look for the multi-brewer 12-pack on their website for a taste of what’s brewing in Ottawa these days. They continue to work with Operation Come Home.

Catch acts like Gentlemen of the Woods and Goats Head Soup in their taproom. June 29 is the annual Cruising for Parkinson’s Society event.

HANS IN DIE HOSEN

REARVIEW

LAGER

WHITE WHEAT IPA W H I T E W H E AT I PA

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

Seasonal: B

4.6% 5

ABV TBD IBU TBD

OTTAWA

BANGKOK CROSSWALK

PILSNER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B,L

5.3% 21

ABV IBU

4.5% 30

OTTAWA

RIDGE ROCK BREWING CO.

TOOTH AND NAIL BREWERY

421 Donald B. Munro Dr. RidgeRockBrewCo.ca

3 Irving Ave. | ToothAndNailBeer.com

Carp’s easy-going brewpub features a focused food menu to go with their equally tight lineup of beers. Sundays are open mic night and Fridays are your best bet for live music.

At press time, they’re breaking ground on a new patio out front of their very popular home in Hintonburg. A great starting point for exploring one of Ottawa’s tastiest hoods.

ELECTRIC MAYHEM

DISCRETION

AMBER

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B ABV IBU

108

6.7% 70

AMBER LAGER

TA B L E B E E R W / F R U I T A N D F L OW E R S

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 20

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

3.5% 10

VIM AND VIGOR PILSNER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5.2% 38

OTTAWA

OTTAWA

VIMY BREWING COMPANY

WALLER STREET BREWING

145 Loretta Ave. N., Unit 1 VimyBrewing.ca

14 Waller St. | WallerSt.ca

Every Wednesday from 7 - 9 p.m. is trivia night at Vimy. There is no fee to register and great prizes every week.

Waller Street marks four years as one of Ottawa’s most popular breweries on Aug. 4 of this year. Watch their social accounts for updates on how they plan to celebrate.

VIMY WHEAT BEER

HIDEAWAY HEFE

G E R M A N - S T Y L E W H E AT Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

5% 10

VIMY CREAM ALE CREAM ALE

HEFEWEIZEN

Year-round: B,L,LC

Seasonal: B

5% 15

ABV IBU

OTTAWA

JUICE JOINT SOUR

ABV IBU

D RY- H O P P E D S O U R SAISON Year-round: B

5% 10

ABV IBU

5.4% 12

STITTSVILLE

WHIPRSNAPR BREWING CO.

COVERED BRIDGE BREWING

14 Bexley Pl. | WhiprsnaprBrewingCo.com

119 Iber Rd., Unit 6 CoveredBridgeBrewing.com

They’ve set the challenge to release a new beer every week this year and that means a new can (with original artwork) hits the bottle shop every Friday.

Head into their Stittsville bottle shop to snag one of the limited release Cabane a Sucre BeerB-Q Sauce they made this year.

SUMR LUVN

‘WICHES BREW

SESSION MILKSHAKE I PA Seasonal: B ABV IBU

4% 0

PINEAPPLE BOMB P I N E A P P L E I PA

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

5.6% 50

B L A C K I PA

Year-round: B ABV IBU

6.8% 106

LUMBERSEXUAL S E S S I O N I PA

Year-round: B ABV IBU

3.5% 27 109

BREWERIES

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01 Bancroft 111 02 Barnstormer 111 03 Boshkung 114 04 Clear Lake 114 05 Flying Monkeys 111 06 Haliburton

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BANCROFT

BARRIE

3-384 Yonge St. | BarnstormerBrewing.com

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BARNSTORMER BREWING & DISTILLING CO.

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If you’re up near Algonquin Park, a visit to this brewery is nearly mandatory. Claim Jumper launched this spring as their first IPA.

A Barrie standby with a full menu of pub classics—think wings and pizza. Look for live music to hit the taproom on Saturday.

CLAIM JUMPER

WIND-SHEAR WATERMELON SUMMER ALE

I PA

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

SAWMILL LAGER

AMERICAN LIGHT LAGER Year-round: B,L

5.4% 71

ABV IBU

4.5% 10

BARRIE

FLIGHT DELAY

W E S T C OA S T- S T Y L E I PA

FRUIT BEER Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS

4.1% 15

ABV IBU

6.5% 85

FullyCustom

FLYING MONKEYS CRAFT BREWERY

107 Dunlop St. E. | FlyingMonkeys.ca

brewhouses fermenters bright tanks CIP systems & more *

They do a full schedule of live music by local acts from Wednesday to Sunday at Flying Monkeys.

All shows are all ages.

SPARKLEPUFF T R I P L E I PA

Seasonal: B,L ABV 10.2% IBU 30

JUICY ASS

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.5% 39

1.778.743.2003 innovativestainless.com

max@innovativestainless.com 111

BARRIE

BAYSVILLE

REDLINE BREWHOUSE

LAKE OF BAYS BREWING CO.

8 & 9-431 Bayview Dr. RedlineBrewhouse.com

117-2681 Muskoka District Rd. LakeOfBaysBrewing.ca

Look for live music from acts that skew towards country and folk here. Also, bottles from their fruit-beer collab with Brimstone.

Lime and peach make guest appearances in their summer beer releases. Check out their annual Father’s Day cruise on the SS Bigwin in Lake of Bays.

CLUTCH

BEACH BREAK

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE

SIGNAL BOOST A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

LAGER W/ LIME

Year-round: B,L

4.8% 42

ABV IBU

P E A C H M I L K S H A K E I PA

Seasonal: B,L,LC,TBS

6.3% 57

BRACEBRIDGE

PEACH PARADISE

ABV IBU

Seasonal: B,L,LC

3.5% 10

ABV IBU

5.2% 55

CARLING

MUSKOKA BREWERY

NORSE BREWERY

1964 Muskoka Beach Rd. MuskokaBrewery.com

11 Ritchie Dr. | NorseBrewery.com

A province-wide favourite and standby for summer road trips, Muskoka has now added a food menu to the on-site offerings.

They keep to their theme by decorating their cans as vikings would have adorned their longships. They sell online for those not in their neck of the woods.

EBB & FLOW

RED ALE

SESSION SOUR

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

112

2.4% 5

DETOUR

INDIA SESSION ALE Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

4.3% 30

GOLDEN ALE

RED ALE

GOLDEN ALE

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

4.6% N/A

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5% N/A

GRAVENHURST

HALIBURTON

HALIBURTON HIGHLANDS BREWING

SAWDUST CITY BREWING CO.

397 Muskoka Rd. N. SawdustCityBrewing.com

1067 Garden Gate Drive HaliburtonHighlandsBrewing.ca

Born Ruffians headline this year’s Funkfest on June 29. Look for “funky-fresh fruit brews, pucker power concoctions” and more at this annual blowout.

The cottage country favourite has added live music on Friday (7-9) and Sunday (1-3) for July & August. Look for rotating food vendors to complement the in-house fare.

GOLDEN BEACH

THE FIFTH

PASSIONFRUIT GUAVA

H A Z Y PA L E A L E

KETTLE SOUR W/ FRUIT

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

4.5% 25

Seasonal: B,L,LC ABV IBU

3.5% 6

BLUELINE BLONDE ALE

SAISON

One-off: B ABV IBU

5.5% 22

AMERICAN-STYLE BLONE ALE Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS ABV IBU

5% 21

113

MINDEN HILLS

PARRY SOUND

BOSHKUNG BREWING CO.

TRESTLE BREWING CO.

9201 ON-118; 20 Water St., Minden | BoshkungBrewing.com

9 Great North Rd. | TrestleBrewing.com

With an expanded ownership team they now have a full brewing system in the Minden location (Boshkung Social), which means to-go beer is legally allowed.

On June 1, they are hosting the summer edition of the Hop On Hop Off Women’s Night in Parry Sound. And Canada Day weekend marks their first anniversary.

BLAIRHAMPTON WHITECAP TRIANGLE WHEAT ALE

SALT DOCK JUMP

NEW ENGLAND-STYLE I PA Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

5% 32

A M E R I C A N W H E AT

Seasonal: B,L ABV IBU

5% 16

SOUTH RIVER

SAISON

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

4.3% 20

30 000 ISLANDS IPA I PA

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

6.3% 63

TORRANCE

HIGHLANDER BREW CO.

CLEAR LAKE BREWING CO.

309B Hwy. 124 | HighlanderBrewCo.com

4651 Southwood Rd. | ClearLakeBrewing.co

Their summer concert series goes from May 18 to August 31 with a show just about every Saturday night. Yoga and belly dancing classes round out the event schedule.

These guys focus on pouring at events in the community like the Muskoka Spring Thaw and concerts at the Clear Lake Village Resort.

SCOTTISH ALE

SESSION ALE

S C OT T I S H A L E

Year-round: B,LC ABV IBU

114

5.4% 34

LION GRASS BLONDE ALE

Year-round: B,LC ABV IBU

5.4% 37

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

4.8% 21

AMBER ALE AMBER ALE

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.4% N/A

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Collingwood Kilannan Manitoulin Northwinds Outlaw Side Launch Split Rail Thornbury Tobermory

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07

LITTLE CURRENT

09

TOBERMORY

LAKE HURON

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05

02

21

08

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COLLINGWOOD 6

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COLLINGWOOD

COLLINGWOOD

COLLINGWOOD BREWERY

NORTHWINDS BREWHOUSE

10 Sandford Fleming Dr. | TheCollingwordBrewery.com

499 First St. | NorthwindsBrewery.com

Brewery-only releases in the Freestyle series include: Belgian-style fruit beer ( June), dryhopped pilsner and grapefruit IPA ( July), and a kölsch (August).

The bar stools at this Collingwood favourite have a perfect view of the brewery. Summer is a great time for a tour of the area breweries when the crowds are thinner.

3 POINT SAISON

SHORELINE

FREESTYLE SERIES CREAMSICLE MILKSHAKE ISA

SAISON

PILSNER

INDIA SESSION ALE Seasonal: B,LC ABV IBU

7% 20

One-off: B ABV IBU

4.4% 40

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

THREE STAGES XPA

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E PA L E ALE Year-round: B,L

4.7% N/A

ABV IBU

4.6% 24

COLLINGWOOD

SIDE LAUNCH BREWING CO.

1-200 Mountain Rd. | SideLaunchBrewing.com

On the last Sunday of the month, all summer, they’ll be at Peaces Market where you can browse jewellery, clothing, home decor and art.

Their wheat is iconic in Ontario craft beer.

SESSION SEVEN S E S S I O N I PA

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

116

4.6% 35

WHEAT

HEFEWEIZEN Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5.3% 10

COLLINGWOOD

GORE BAY

THORNBURY VILLAGE CIDERY & BREWHOUSE

SPLIT RAIL BREWING CO

31 Water St. | SplitRailManitoulin.com

90 King St E. | ThornburyCraft.com

The combination brewery and cidery has sketched out plans for a major expansion to their building in Thornbury.

Summer is definitely the best time to visit Manitoulin Island and Split Rail will be turning two at the end of July.

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAGER A M E R I C A N

COPPER LAGER

LADDER RUN VIENNA LAGER

LIGHT LAGER Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

4% 12

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

4.8% 25

LAGER

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5% N/A

AMBER

AMBER ALE Year-round: B,TBS ABV IBU

5% 16

PICKUP PILSNER ALC/VOL 4.8% IBU 40 Brewed with Bohemian Malts, Saaz hops and genuine Czech yeast. Pleasing malty flavours and a soft floral and spicy hop character make this a wellbalanced Pilsner.

Enjoy a tasting flight of craft beer, fill a growler or howler, tip back a pint, or just pick up some cans and bottles to go!

Come visit us 90 KING ST. E., THORNBURY

Sun-Thurs 11am-6pm | Fri+Sat 11am-8pm

THORNBURYCRAFT.COM

UNPARALLELED TRADITIONAL DRY CIDERS 100% Georgian Bay Apples Available at the LCBO and Grocery est. 2007 | theduxburyciderco.ca 117

LITTLE CURRENT

OWEN SOUND

MANITOULIN BREWING CO.

KILANNAN BREWING CO.

43 Manitowaning Rd ManitoulinBrewing.co

103015 Grey Rd. 18 | KilannanBrewing.ca

Started by three friends with a passion for representing North Ontario through their beer.

Full selection in their online store.

The Owen Sound brewery continues to experiment, including with an oak-aged altbier, fruit sours and a Berliner weisse.

KILLARNEY CREAM ALE

BERLINER WEISSE

CUP AND SAUCER ENGLISH ALE

CREAM ALE

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

B R OW N A L E Year-round: B,L,LC

5% 30

ABV IBU

5% 33

SOUTHAMPTON

KÖLSCH

BERLINER WEISSE Seasonal: B ABV IBU

4.6% N/A

KÖ L S C H

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5% 25

TOBERMORY

OUTLAW BREW CO.

TOBERMORY BREWING CO.

196 High St. | OutlawBrewCo.com

28 Bay St. | TobermoryBrewingCo.ca

This brewery, tied-house and restaurant (brunch to dinner) all in one is celebrating its fifth anniversary this July.

Heading out for a walk on the Bruce Trail this summer? Their restaurant wiht a harbour-side view is a great reward for a day spent hiking.

SUMMER FEVER

BRUCE TRAIL

S E S S I O N I PA

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

118

4% 43

OUTLAW OG LAGER

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.3% 10

BLONDE ALE

R A S P B E R RY W H E AT

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

SAILOR’S DELIGHT

5% 25

Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.3% 10

09 Outspoken 123 10 Sleeping Giant 124 11 Spacecraft 123 12 Stack 123

Superior 122

07 New Ontario 08 Northern

Woods 120 122

BREWERIES 01 Big Water 122 02 Compass 124 03 Dawson Trail 124 04 Full Beard 124 05 Gateway City 122 06 Lake of the

KENORA

06

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11

17

LAKE SUPERIOR

THUNDER BAY

03 10

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SAULT STE. MARIE

17

11

17

101

11 12

6

400

SUDBURY

144

TIMMINS

02 04

01 05 07

NORTH BAY

11

JAMES BAY

N or t h e rn & N or t h wes t O n tar i o

KENORA

LAKE OF THE WOODS BREWING CO.

350 2nd St. S. | lowbrewco.com

SUN-WED 11AM-11PM ^ THU 11AM-12AM ^ FRI-SAT 11AM-1AM EST. 2013 There are two new brewery and taproom locations opening this summer for these guys. May sees them arrive in Warroad, Minnesota and then add Winnipeg, Manitoba later in the summer.

CHANNEL MARKER LIGHT LAGER

NAUTICAL DISASTER IPA

C I T R A D RY- H O P P E D L I G H T L A G E R Year-round: B,L,LC ABV

4%

IBU

D RY- H O P P E D I PA Seasonal: B,L,LC

11

ABV

Citra hops make for a crisp, zesty edge to this entirely sessionable lager built for the dock.

55

SULTANA GOLD

KÖ L S C H

AMERICAN-STYLE BLONDE ALE

Year-round: B,L,LC

5%

IBU

An IPA made to travel the seas; this one has plenty of citrus and resin hops and a dry finish.

LAKESIDE

ABV

6%

IBU

Year-round: B,L,LC,TBS

6

ABV

A balanced lagered ale whose subtlety qualifies it as an all-year-round session beer.

5%

IBU

15

A malt-heavy take on the style with toasted bread and biscuit notes leading to a sweet close.

What Makes our Beer Unique?

Brewing beer on the shores of Lake of the Woods was no accident. Its water is perfect for brewing beer, and since beer is over 90% water, it’s a pretty darn important ingredient. The low mineral content and softness of Lake of the Woods water is one of the things that makes our beer stand out in a crowd of many.

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NORTH BAY

NORTH BAY

BIG WATER BREWING CO.

123 McIntyre St. W. Facebook.com/BigWaterBrewing

GATEWAY CITY BREWERY

600-612 Gormanville Rd., Unit 206 GatewayCity.ca

A small-batch brewery in downtown North Bay, Big Water aims to put their spin on a range of classic craft beer styles.

Check out what’s new in the rotating selection of pinball machines in this family-friendly space in North Bay. Their brewmaster manages a rare combination of subtlety and complexity.

ENGLISH PALE ALE

137

MILD ALE

Seasonal: B ABV IBU

5.5% N/A

KÖLSCH KÖ L S C H

Year-round: B ABV IBU

626

RY E PA L E A L E

5.2% N/A

NORTH BAY

PILSNER

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

Year-round: B,L

5.1% 25

ABV IBU

4.8% 35

SAULT STE. MARIE

NEW ONTARIO BREWING CO.

1881 Cassells St. | NewOntarioBrewing.com

NORTHERN SUPERIOR BREWING CO.

50 Pim St. | NorthernSuperior.org

The four warm months bring events to their patio, including open-mic nights and accoustic sets on Friday. Bikes and Brews ends their ride here every Thursday.

They wear the historical connections to Dorran’s Northern Breweries and the long track record of brewing in The Soo on their sleeve.

BIG, BEAUTIFUL, JUICY IPA

BEAR RUNNER BLONDE

17 NORTH PALE ALE

Year-round: B,L,TBS

Year-round: B

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA Seasonal: B ABV IBU

122

6.5% 70

BLONDE ALE

ABV IBU

4.5% 25

U N F I LT E R E D W H E AT A L E

ABV IBU

5.2% 50

NORTHERN SUPERIOR LAGER LAGER

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

5% 20

SAULT STE. MARIE

SUDBURY

OUTSPOKEN BREWING

350 Queen St. E. | OutspokenBrewing.com

SPACECRAFT BREWERY

854 Notre Dame Ave. | Facebook.com/Spcrft

Bring your sweet tooth to the brewery on May 23 for Suds and Sweets night. They also have musical acts planned for the summer.

Sudbury’s newest brewery has expanded their hours so that they’re open from Wednesday to Sunday every week.

DEADFALL

SUPERPOSITION SPACECRAFT A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA KÖLSCH 1

ANVIL

LAGERED ALE

AMERICAN-STYLE RED

Year-round: B ABV IBU

Year-round: B

5.8% 21

ABV IBU

5.5% N/A

KÖ L S C H

Small-batch: B ABV IBU

Small-batch: B

6% N/A

ABV IBU

5.5% N/A

SUDBURY

STACK BREWING

1350 Kelly Lake Rd. | StackBrewing.ca

Stack is turning 6! Look for a special event at the Falconbridge Road brewpub. That location will be newly open this summer.

SHATTER CONE I PA

SATURDAY NIGHT CREAM ALE

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

6.5% 66

Year-round: B,L,LC ABV IBU

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5.3% 17 123

THUNDER BAY

THUNDER BAY

DAWSON TRAIL CRAFT BREWERY

SLEEPING GIANT BREWING CO.

905 Copper Cres. | DawsonTrailCraftBrewery.com

712 Macdonell St. | SleepingGiantBrewing.ca

One of the few Ontario craft breweries still putting their beer into the classic stubbies. A great stopover if you’re heading north this summer.

Look for special events for Father’s Day and Canada Day at this longstanding Thunder Bay brewery. They’re also running beer school events with local restaurants.

BORDER RUN

WHITE OUT

CREAM ALE

BAE’S HAZE

A M E R I C A N - S T Y L E I PA

Year-round: B,L ABV IBU

Year-round: B,L

5% 17

ABV IBU

6.2% 45

TIMMINS

H A Z Y PA L E A L E

Small-batch: B,L ABV IBU

6.1% 25

BEAVER DUCK S E S S I O N I PA

Year-round: B,L,TBS ABV IBU

4.5% 34

TIMMINS

COMPASS BREWING

FULL BEARD BREWING CO.

20-1300 Riverside Dr. | CompassBrewing.com

219 Wilson Ave. | FullBeardBrewing.com

Now one year old, this Timmins brewery is settling into the veteran status with ongoing event schedule and beer releases.

They are NOVA Presidents Award winners (as voted on by their regional peers) for excellence in community involvement, marketing, partnerships and mentorships.

MAY RUN

ANYTHING GOSE

SAISON

D RY- H O P P E D G O S E Seasonal: B ABV IBU

124

5.5% 20

One-off: B ABV IBU

4.5% 30

TWISTED BEARDED WHISKERS PROSPECTOR TANGIBLE ASSETS C R E A M A L E FRUITED SOUR SERIES Small-batch: B ABV IBU

5.5% 1.6

Year-round: B,L,TBS ABV IBU

4.5% 28

BEER GROUND To the

While you’ll have to wait a few months for some of these to open, many new breweries are ready to welcome you this summer.

BOBCAYGEON BREWING

Peterborough (summer 2019) This four-year-old contract brewery has purchased the building that was home to Beard Free Brewing until it abruptly closed. The space will be used as a satellite location for Bobcaygeon’s small-batch brews. Their main home, in Bobcaygeon’s historic post office, is still under construction. @bobcaygeonbeer

BROCK STREET

Whitby (Spring 2019) It’s been over three years from conception to opening, but Brock Street’s new location is now in business. As well as brewing at the new facility at 244 Brock St. S. they also have everything from bottle shop to banquet space for rent and a restaurant on the main floor. @brockstreetbrewing

CAPS OFF BREWING COMPANY

St Thomas (spring 2019) Fran and Rick Dunseith opened their small-scale operation in midApril with a soft launch featuring six ales derived from Rick’s days as a home brewer. They have a grand opening planned for their brewery at 168 Curtis St. in July. @capsoffbrewing

COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWERY

Brooklyn, New York (summer 2019) There seems to be an endless stream of American breweries who want to open in Ontario, so it’s great to see one of ours go the other way. The Hamilton brewery has leased a space in the Gowanus neighbourhood of Brooklyn and plans to put in a brewery, taproom and craft distillery by this summer. @collectivebrew

COUNTERPOINT

Kitchener (winter 2019) The truly thriving Tri-Cities brewing scene got another entry when Counterpoint opened at #4-935 Frederick St. this winter. Their already deep lineup ranges from a coffee stout to various pales ales to a fruited gose. @counterpointbrewingco

FALCON BREWERY

Port Hope (spring 2020) Ajax’s favourite local brewery has plans for a second location a little bit further east. Canadian Beer News reports that the new, 5,400-square-foot building at 33 Mill St. will end up as the main location for Falcon when it opens in 2020. @falconbrewing

KATALYST BREWING

Bracebridge (2020) The former home of Muskoka Brewery is being redeveloped as a multiuse facility, including a new brewery. Mark Verok plans to move his contract brewing brand, into the historic building. @katalystbrewing

MASCOT

Toronto (Spring 2019) This once-downtown brewery has not one but two new locations.

Mascot has joined the south Etobicoke crowd with a production facility (plus taproom) at 37 Advance Rd. While that one is nearly open, their new beer garden at 220 King St. W. is still months away. @mascotbrewery

RIVER RUN BREW COMPANY

Sarnia (summer 2019) Mark Woolsey and John Tidball are renovating the historic building at 146 & 148 Christina St. to hold a 4,000-squarefoot restaurant on the main floor and brewery in the basement. The partners are aiming to be open this summer with a focus on on-premise beer sales. @riverrunbrewco

WAVE MAKER

Cambridge (spring 2019) Cambridge’s new brewery joins the scene with Scott Pautler, an award-winning veteran of the Ontario beer scene, at the mash paddle. The range brewed at 639 Laurel St. started with First Brew heller bock, Top of the Morning oatmeal stout and Midnight Ocean dark lager. @wavemakerbrew Who else is getting underway? Send info about new brewery openings to david@thegrowler.ca. j

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