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O N TA R I O REGIONS COVERED IN THIS ISSUE NORTHERN & NORTHWEST ONTARIO

COTTAGE COUNTRY WEST GTA & HAMILTON CENTRAL WEST

EASTERN ONTARIO

KAWARTHAS, KINGSTON & PEC NORTH & EAST GTA TORONTO NIAGARA

SOUTHWEST

Contents

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CRAFT BEER WEDDINGS: HOPPILY EVER AFTER STYLE SNAPSHOT: GOSE HOW WE BUILT THIS: LIQUID GOLD BREWER VS BREWER: THE ISLAND EDITION I'M DREAMING OF A POST-PANDEMIC BEER VACATION SELTZER: HOW TWO ONTARIO BREWERIES LAUNCHED READY-TO-DRINK BRANDS THEIR WAY RECIPE: BUTTER CHICKEN SANDWICH ONTARIO BREWERY LISTINGS BEER TO THE GROUND

Breweries by Region 26 TORONTO 40 NORTH & EAST GTA 43 HAMILTON, BRANT & WEST GTA 49 NIAGARA 52 CENTRAL WEST 64 SOUTHWEST 71 KAWARTHAS, KINGSTON & PEC 77 EASTERN ONTARIO 86 COTTAGE COUNTRY 92 NORTHERN & NORTHWEST ONTARIO Editor’s Note Summertime should be easy, breezy and filled with great brews. This issue celebrates the opening of beer season in Canada with a feature on four readers who put craft beer at the centre of their weddings (page 6).

Like us, you’re probably craving a holiday now more than ever, so go ahead, book an island vacation with a great brewery on it to boot.

Check out our Brewer vs.

Brewer interviews with two Ontario island breweries for inspo.

The celebration continues with the success story of Collective Arts brewery. Our columnist, Ben Johnson hones on in the intersection of arts and liquid that has made them one of the few Canadian craft breweries to enjoy global recognition on page 12. And finally seltzers—WTF are they, and why is everyone making them? Also, which ones are worth drinking? Tara gives you the lowdown (and a shopping list) on page 21.

LEGEND Brewery Details GROWLER FILLS BOTTLES / CANS BEER FOR SALE ONLINE TASTING ROOM ON-SITE KITCHEN OR FOOD TRUCK TOURS DOG-FRIENDLY GLUTEN-FREE BOOZE OPTIONS

Availability

B – brewery taproom L – licensed establishments, pubs, bars and restaurants LC – LCBO TBS – The Beer Store

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

As always, our comprehensive listings of over 300 craft breweries from Jordan St. John brings you regional inspiration for your next road trip or online beer order.

GOBLET

—Tara Luxmore & Crystal Luxmore, aka The Beer Sisters, editors

SNIFTER

Dubbel Belgian strong Tripel Barley wine Quad Anything funky

Hoppily ever after

Tying the knot gives couples a chance to share their passion for one another, and for their beloved hobbies, with their friends and families. For our readers, those hobbies usually include craft beer.

So, we bring you four very special weddings at four Ontario craft breweries that raise a pint to love everlasting.

by Crystal Luxmore

Ontario craft breweries have such unique designs that couples can find a perfect venue for their day, no matter whether they want rural and rustic, steampunk or sleek and urban.

Follow @thegrowlerON & #hoppilyeverafter to see more photos from these and other Ontario craft beer weddings. Share your craft beer wedding with the #hoppilyeverafter tag and we’ll be sure to repost it!

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Dream pandemic wedding

In the midst of the pandemic, Arnell Murrain and Youn-Sun Lee were chosen from over 100 couples to win their dream wedding. Steam Whistle teamed up with 23 industry partners to throw a gorgeous celebration for an unemployed hospitality worker, which followed all of the new COVID-19 restrictions. Arnell, a bartender at a banquet hall who is now at Teacher’s College, met Youn-Sun, a Korean language instructor, at a French language event in Toronto. Their love story won the jury over. So on August 15, 2020, their dream wedding began with a stunningly modern socially-distanced ceremony in the Steam Whistle Roundhouse and ended with an intimate dinner for ten guests from their bubble in an outdoor tent on the Locomotive Hall patio, with the CN tower as the backdrop. COVID-19 measures included digital questionnaires to pre-screen guests, temperature checks, bathroom attendants sanitizing between guests, custom masks and a live feed so that Youn-Sun’s South Korean family could share in the day.

Toronto's top wedding experts came together to throw a dream wedding via Stea Whistle's "In Service of Love" contest. Photos courtesy of Luminous Weddings

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Guests left messages for the couple in a growler, which Jes and Nic opened on their first wedding anniversary. Dan Lalonde from Strike a Pose by LT photos

Beer-infused ceremony

When chefs Jessica and Nicolas Gignac tied the knot at Stack Brewing in Sudbury on June 15, 2019, they had a beer-soaked ceremony from start to finish. Fresh hop cones were woven into the flowers and chuppah, and guests showered the couple with barley instead of rice. Throughout the day guests filled their custom pint glasses with brews from the couples’ favourite local breweries:

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46 North, Stack, Gateway City, and Full Beard.

The Gignacs’ love for beer is more than a hobby: they launched the Food Manchu food truck outside of Full Beard Brewing in Timmins before they started working at Stack, where Nicolas is the Executive Chef. So of course, Chef Nic also infused all of the dishes on their wedding meal with different local beers.

Go Beyond Beer

For journalist Stephanie Hallet and actor Jon Owens, beer played more of a supporting role in their day. The L.A.-based couple flew to Stephanie’s hometown of Toronto to marry so that her grandmother could attend their ceremony on September 1st, 2019. Stephanie fell in love with Muddy York’s industrial Victorian vibe and booked it from the U.S. after owner Susan Michalek gave the couple a video tour. The casual day began with guests mingling at the bar before the ceremony, then taking their pints to the brewery's grassy front yard where a gourmet pizza truck served personal pies. The couple hung a poster of the 1967 Supreme Court ruling Loving Vs. Virginia, a landmark civil rights decision, which overturned laws banning interracial marriage. “This was the law that makes our marriage legal,” explains Stephanie, “So we really wanted to celebrate that, and to acknowledge the history there as well as the fact that a relationship like ours was outlawed for quite some time.”

The couple wed under Muddy York's "Craft beer rules" sign, choosing to showcase the brewery in their photos. Stephanie sourced her lacy kaftan on Etsy. Kat Rizza Photography

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Although Nikki and Stef have travelled to breweries around the world, they think of "The Flame" as home. They added rustic touches like a vintage VW van, succulent centrepieces and twinkling lanterns to complement the brewery's vintage vibe. Heather Prosser photos

Tying the knot at an old favourite

Old Flame regulars, Stephanie Pfaff and Nicole Bird, think of the rustic, friendly brewpub as the movie set for their life together, so it was only natural that they wed at the Port Perry brewpub on September 28, 2019. “The staff are people we instantly called our friends,” says Nikki. Plus the beer is fantastic, “We love the little extra love and magic they put into it.” On the big day the ceremony was held under twinkling fairy lights between an altar fashioned from whiskey barrels.

Flights of beer and pints of cider circulated all night long, then brewery plates and pretzels came out for late night snacking. When the night wound down, each guest was gifted a growler to fill up with their favourite Old Flame beer, taking a sip of the celebration home. j

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STYLE SNAPSHOT

GOSE

A guide to the margarita-like

by Crystal Luxmore

W H AT IS IT ?

A bright sour beer with a lick of salt in the finish and lots of champagne-style bubbles.

OR IG IN STORY

SAY IT LIKE "goes-UH"

GL ASS Stemmed pilsner

ST YL E STATS ABV 4.2-4.8%

It began around the year 1000 in the salt-mining town of Goslar, Germany. Harnessing the town’s salty river water, brewers added lactobacillus (the bacteria that sours yogurt) for acidity, wheat for body, next-to-no hops and coriander seeds to spice it up.

Nearly extinct, the style was popularized by American craft breweries in the early 2000s.

These days goses are often fruited or dry-hopped.

IBU 5-12

COLOUR Hazy sunshine BODY Medium BUBBLES Very high

D RI NK WI TH

Nachos & guacamole

Ceviche

Indian curries

WHAT'S THE DIFF BETWEEN A GOSE AND A GUEUZE? A gueuze is a spontaneously-fermented lambic-

style ale from the Brussels region of Belgium. Made with wild yeast, it’s dripping with funky barnyard flavours. It’s pronounced “gooze.”

S IX MU ST-T RY ON TA RI O G OSE S

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Cucumber & Lime Gose, Nickel Brook Brewing Gosé Cuervo, People’s Pint Brewing

Little Wizards, Lil’ Beasts Brewing Raspberry Gose, Stonehooker Brewing

Umi, Godspeed Brewing

Yacht Rock, Stone City Ales

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HOW WE BUILT THIS

liquid Gold How one Canadian craft brewery catapulted to global fame while staying true to its roots

by Ben Johnson

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n the Venn diagram of breweries, there are typically two circles: one is “has really great beer,” and the other is “has really great branding.”

It is an unfortunate reality that the place where these two circles overlap is exceptionally slim.

New breweries tend to either lead with great product, making branding and communication the secondary job of whoever can take it on, or they come out of the gate with a strong brand and communications game, ultimately driving shortlived demand for a mediocre product.

Collective Arts opened its Toronto brewpub (above) this January. Photos courtesy of Collective Arts

of emerging artists and musicians.’” This grandiose concept would become the duo’s mission statement as they formed the company.

Johnston crossed paths with Russell when he was working as VP of Marketing at Moosehead Breweries, and Moosehead hired Russell’s design firm to create the Hop City Brand, Moosehead’s “crafty” offshoot.

This is what has always made Collective Arts Brewery so compelling. Since the Hamilton-based company launched, it has existed squarely in the space where these two circles overlap, using unique branding to market exceptionally wellmade beer. Notably, as the company has rapidly expanded over the last seven years, it has never left that rarified space.

“At one point,” Johnson says, “I realized I was starting to become a very bad employee. I was way too opinionated to be part of a seven-generation family-owned company. So I told Bob I was interested in going out on my own and asked him if he would be interested too.” The pair quickly realized they shared a passion not just for beer but for the arts.

Founded in 2013 by Bob Russell and Matt Johnston, Collective Arts’ fluid, artist-focused branding was in many ways the impetus for the company.

“Then one day I called Bob and I said ‘Are you really serious?’ and he said, ‘Yes.’ And I said, that's great news because I just quit my job today,” Johnson says. “And then I called my wife.”

“Years before either of us quit our day jobs,” Russell says, “we were in a hotel and I wrote down, ‘Build a grassroots craft brewery by creating amazing craft beer and infuse it with the talents

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The idea they came up with, born via that mission statement scrawled in a hotel, was unique in terms of craft beer: an ever-changing brand that

Years before either of us quit our day jobs, we were in a hotel and I wrote down, ‘Build a grassroots craft brewery by creating amazing craft beer and infuse it with the talents of emerging artists and musicians.’ —Bob Russell would champion creativity and the arts by rotating work from emerging artists as the brewery’s beer labels. “We built our brand kind of upside down,” says Russell, whose previous roles saw him working with North America’s largest breweries.

“Companies want something like Labatt Blue on the label but then struggle with how to keep it contemporary.”

Instead, Collective Arts does regular calls for art, has a jury review around 500 submissions, and pays chosen artists to use their work for threemonth stints.

“Every time we do these calls for art and create new labels,” Russell says, “the brand is automatically relevant because it reflects what's on the street at that given time.” Russell says you can see themes and politics morph the Collective Arts brand, “And really the only thing we actually own is that little strip that says Collective Arts Stranger Than Fiction Porter.”

Of course, good branding only helps you sell beer once if what’s in the tin doesn’t live up to the

Co-founders Bob Russell (left) and Matt Johnston penned their vision for their arts-led brewery in a hotel bar.

cool label. Next up was figuring out where they were actually going to brew their beer and who was going to brew it. Given the exorbitant costs of opening a bricks and mortar brewery, they opted to contract brew and crossed paths with Ryan Morrow, who is now arguably one of the province’s most talented beer makers.

“We actually almost brewed at Amsterdam Brewery in Toronto,” Russell says, “but we stumbled into Nickel Brook and we hadn’t even really tried their beer before.” The pair ended up striking up a conversation with Nickel Brook founder John Romano and learned he was looking to take on contract brewing to fill capacity.

Johnston and Russell were skilled at branding and, at the time, Nickel Brook kind of…wasn’t, and so the two organizations started a mutually beneficial relationship, tapping Morrow to brew their beer and building the beer and science branding that Nickel Brook now carries.

Can art from Collective Arts' Amplified Voices series, from left to right: Growth & Empowerment by Avril Wu, LGBTQ+ X BLM by Mawhyah Milton, Resistance by Adina Farinango.

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Brooklyn New York brewpub, gallery and live entertainment venue this September.

Collective is one of the few Canadian craft breweries to have their cans appear in all the right places: in serious bottleshops and taste-making beer bars from Miami, Florida to Sydney, Australia.

Rotating label art every three months keeps the brewery's brand current.

“That was back when craft beer was definitely booming,” Morrow says. “And you would get people come in and be like, ‘I want to start a brewery blah, blah, blah,’ and we’d politely give them the time of day and be like, okay, cool, whatever.

“But then Matt and Bob came by, it was like, ‘Oh crap. They actually know what they're talking about, they actually have a vision, and there's a roadmap to success.”

And while the route may have changed from the initial roadmap, Collective Arts has seen huge success. In 2014, Nickel Brook and Collective Arts expanded operations together to the 50,000 square-foot former home of Lakeport Brewing in Hamilton and then, in 2017, Collective Arts took full ownership of the space. In 2019, Morrow, who was tackling head brewing duties at both companies, began working exclusively for Collective Arts. In January they opened a 10-barrel brewhouse, taproom, patio, and retail store in downtown Toronto. And they hope to open their

Every time we do these calls for art and create new labels, the brand is automatically relevant because it reflects what's on the street at that given time.

—Bob Russell

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The founders credit that expansion to their art-focused brand concept. Craft breweries tell brand stories that are firmly rooted to their place of origin, so often their relevance diminishes the further away you get from the beer’s hometown. Collective Arts has avoided that hyper-local focus by accepting art submissions from diverse locales. Both the Toronto and Brooklyn brewpub announcements were met with immediate local support, in part because Collective Arts frequently features artists from New York and Toronto on its cans.

“We are from wherever the art communities are,” Russell says. “And really that's how we've been able to continually grow our brands.”

The brewery has also expanded their liquid portfolio to start making spirits, cider, and cannabis -infused beverages, the latter of which are already available in the US. “If it's something that we are excited about drinking or learning about or playing with and we can be really proud about making it, then we’ll try it,” Johnston says.

In the post-COVID world, the pair is hoping to take some time to grow into their shoes. “We've diversified a lot,” Russell says, “Now it's about getting our feet under us a bit and, and letting the team grow what they've created and stabilize it.”

When asked if they think they’ll continue to balance the fine line between good branding and quality product, they are unphased by the question.

“Well yeah,” Johnston says. “Don't do things if you can't do them well.”

But they aren’t without a touch of humility about how far the recipe has taken them so far.

“It’s been pretty cool,” Russell says. “You put something down on a piece of paper and you talk to your buddy about it and you both get excited about it and then it's real.”

Johnston concurs. “You watch it grow and you watch people respond to your brand and it really blows you away,” he says. “Sometimes it's hard to believe that this has actually happened. You pinch yourself every once in a while, and say, ‘Is this real?’” j

Island time

by Robin LeBlanc

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s the season begins to warm up, many of us are already daydreaming about being off on an island somewhere far away from the nonsense of the world, taking in the view and sipping on an ice-cold beer.

For our two interview subjects, that dream is very much a reality, as both are co-owners of breweries located on islands here in Ontario.

In 2015 Nishin Meawasige, along with friends Blair Hagman and Joet Dhatt, opened Manitoulin Brewing Co. in Little Current with the thought of making beers that connect with island life, even naming their beers after famous Manitoulin landmarks.

Located in Hillier in Prince Edward County, Gillingham Brewing Co. was opened in 2019 by wife and husband team Christine and Andrew Gillingham. Both come from a corporate background and left their lives in Toronto behind to start a brewery on their family’s vineyard, where Andrew brews traditional beers packaged in the iconic stubby bottles.

Growler: What made you want to start a brewery on an island?

Meawasige: I think the island had a certain kind of mystique attached to it. A lot of people

know about it, and it’s got a claim to fame as the largest freshwater island in the world. Back in 2015 we saw an opportunity to showcase a brand and develop products under the Manitoulin Island name and we thought that people would enjoy that. We also recognize that there’s an emerging trend of folks wanting to move to rural areas and perhaps get away from busier centres and we thought that the island was only going to grow and be more of a hub for creativity, tourism and ultimately for communities to thrive.

Gillingham: Along with the opportunity we had to open up here, we chose Prince Edward County because it’s an up-and-coming craft beer region. There’s like eight or nine other breweries here all offering something unique, with more on the way. And because it’s also a wine and vacation spot, it seems like the perfect place to start a brewery.

Growler: Tell me a bit about the local community there.

Meawasige: Well here on Manitoulin Island we have a pretty wide swathe of communities. We’ve got a significant Indigenous presence here on the island and it’s very much a kind of interwoven fabric of municipalities and First Nation communities that I think really gives it its unique nature and draw.

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There’s an emerging trend of folks wanting to move to rural areas and perhaps get away from busier centres and we thought that the island was only going to grow.

—Nishin Meawasige, Manitoulin Brewing Co.

Manitoulin Brewing Co.'s co-owner Nishin Meawasige.

Photo courtesy of Manitoulin Brewing Co.

Gillingham: It’s a very small local community, but we love that. It’s so fantastic to be able to walk down the road and say hi to people that you know. We’re a very strong tight knit community wanting to support each other, so wherever and whenever we’re able to donate or contribute it’s always to a local cause. There are also all kinds of entrepreneurs here, which is also what inspired us about the county. Within the last five years this county has grown substantially and has continued to do so with fantastic restaurants, artists, and of course the wineries and breweries. It’s small, but has big intentions and big opportunities, and a variety of places to explore in addition to the parks and beaches which bring in a lot of tourists.

Gillingham: The locals influence us on the type of beer we produce because at the end of the day, we have a huge tourist community down here but our locals are here 365 days and they’re the ones who really help us sustain our business.

And we see that especially with our clientele, 80% or higher of which is local and without them we wouldn’t be able to survive.

Growler: Do you have much of a relationship with other breweries in the area?

Meawasige: Yeah! We’ve done a variety of different events and collaborations with other breweries up here and we definitely want to be able to support each other. There are fewer breweries per capita in northern Ontario than southern Ontario so it’s a bit more challenging for us to stand out and be relevant in a southern Ontario market when a lot of that market is what helps drive sales growth in the industry.

Growler: Have the locals influenced you much as a brewery or has it been the tourists?

Meawasige: So from Sault Ste. Marie to Sudbury and down to Parry Sound over here to Manitoulin, we kind of consider that our local market. Anything beyond that we look at as off-island folks. What we found was that the off-island market has been able to allow us to branch out more into kind of funky flavours and a little bit more diversity to our product so that we’re still able to be relevant with the times. We know there are beer trends out there, so we’re able to delve into that from time to time. But at the same time our local customers keep us grounded and make sure that we kind of stick to our roots and make good quality, drinkable, sessionable beers that are going to appeal and be enjoyed at any time.

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Manitoulin Island Brewing Co.’s flagship blonde ale alongside the iconic Little Current Swing Bridge. Photo courtesy of Manitoulin Brewing Co.

Gillingham: Other breweries down here are great. Everybody wants to support one another.

We always try to collaborate and promote each other when we can. If there’s someone on our end of the island looking for something specific that I know another brewery would offer, we’re always pushing them there. There’s always that cross promotion because we all benefit.

Growler: What have been some of the challenges of having a brewery that’s fairly remote like that?

Meawasige: There’s that sense of isolation.

We do have a fellow brewery here on the island, Split Rail Brewing out of Gore Bay, and we’ve had collaborations, but beyond that our closest brewery would be Stack Brewing out of Sudbury or in the opposite side Northern out of Sault Ste. Marie, so both of them are nearly two plus hours away from us, so it’s a bit of a jaunt.

Other challenges are obviously Manitoulin being pegged as a seasonal destination, but we really want to break that mold and we think we can. We live here 365 days a year and know that Manitoulin Island has just as much to offer in the fall and winter as it does in the summer. Certainly it’s beautiful, but the real gorgeous moments are in the dead of winter when, for instance, the season just showed up and the lake froze over without any snow on it, so it’s literally polished glass.

Families are skating on it and because our water is so crystal clear, it’s just amazing.

Growler: What do you folks have on the horizon?

Meawasige: We have a new product called Ten Mile Point Pilsner in the LCBO. It’ll be our sixth listed product. It’s going to be great. We actually launched it last year in a small batch in the brewery to get a feel for it during the season.

It’s named after a very significant landmark here on the island with a lot of history behind it and an absolutely beautiful viewscape.

Other breweries down here are great. Everybody wants to support one another.

—Andrew Gillingham, Gillingham Brewing Co.

Co-owners Christine and Andrew Gillingham (top) and Gillingham Brewing Co.’s retro stubby bottles. Photos courtesy of Gillingham Brewing Co.

Gillingham: We’re a small brewery and intend to stay small. It allows us to be a little more creative and do more experimental brews. Our whole story is brew traditional but with our own little spin on it. But we started our first year very conservative not really knowing what to expect and we realized that we were probably a little too conservative, so there’s growth on the horizon.

We’re looking to expand and build an exclusive taphouse and really focus on the outdoor space in the very scenic family vineyard. This will give us a lot more space in our main building that we’ve needed as the county is becoming busier.

We’re family operated, small batch, and really want to keep that intimacy and maintain that experience. j

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I'M DREAMING of a

(post-pandemic)

BEER VACATION

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by Joe Wiebe

uring the depths of the pandemic lockdown last year I often found myself fantasizing about beer-themed vacations I might enjoy once the virus is vanquished. Even though the prospect of travelling was unfathomable then, picturing myself wandering the streets of Berlin, Brooklyn or Buenos Aires in search of my new favourite beer gave me comfort and inspiration to keep moving forward.

Now that it’s 2021 and vaccinations are actually happening, it’s becoming more reasonable to imagine travelling somewhere. We might be limited to Canadian travel in 2021, but even so, there are great options for beer explorations within our borders.

And it certainly seems like life will be largely back to normal by 2022. So why not dream a little now?

Along with some bucket list picks of my own, I reached out to some fellow beer scribes to get their suggestions, too.

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GERMANY

There are nearly 1,500 breweries in Germany so you won’t have trouble finding locally made beer anywhere you travel there. Be prepared to taste a lot of helles, dunkel and weissbier because most breweries typically only make those standard German styles, but deeper exploration will lead you to regional or seasonal specialties like rauchbier, bock, kölsch and altbier.

The top spot on my bucket list is Berlin. Apart from a single day there while backpacking around Europe in 1991, I’ve never been back to the German capital so I would love to spend a week exploring its urban geography and visiting breweries. In addition to its eponymous Berliner weisse style of sour beer, many of Berlin’s young brewers are influenced by American craft beer, so this is the one place you might actually taste a German IPA.

includes a visit to the extensive cellars under the city used to lager the beer before the advent of modern refrigeration. They still brew small batches down there in open-top fermenters, and there is nothing quite like tasting that beer.

BELGIUM

Plan your beer-cation with books like this or The World Atlas of Beer (by Stephen Beaumont & Tim Webb).

David Ort photo

In his excellent 2018 book, Will Travel For Beer, Toronto-based beer writer Stephen Beaumont recommends a pair of western German cities separated by a half-hour train ride: Köln and Düsseldorf, homes to kölsch and altbier styles respectively. Each city celebrates its own beer with pride and style, including unique glassware and serving traditions.

Another German destination on my wish list is Bamberg, a small city in northern Bavaria that is famous for its rauchbier, made with smoked malts, but also for the sheer number of breweries in the city and surrounding towns. There are so many that you can walk between breweries along forest trails for days on end. Sounds like heaven to me!

CZECHIA

Tops on Stephen Beaumont’s bucket list and a close second on mine is Prague, a beautiful city with amazing architecture and history to go along with the delicious beer. Světlý ležák is the Czech name for what we call Pilsner, and along with that delicious golden lager, many Czech brewers make a fantastic tmavé pivo (dark lager). No visit to Prague is complete without a stop at U Fleků, a restaurant-brewery that has been brewing continuously since 1499. It is definitely a touristy spot, but its dark lager is delicious and the kitchen does a fine job of making traditional Czech dishes.

Crystal Luxmore, co-editor of The Growler Ontario, listed three Belgian breweries at the top of her personal bucket list: Cantillon, Orval, and Rodenbach. I was lucky enough to visit Belgium for a week in 2014, and I would love to go back. Each of the breweries she mentioned offers a very different experience, and that is exactly what makes Belgian beer so exciting. Unlike Germany where most of the breweries make the same handful of beers, no two breweries in Belgium are alike.

The Cantillon Brewery in Brussels is also a museum, where you can take a self-guided tour that showcases the traditional Lambic brewing method it has employed for more than a century, and then taste the results: gueuze, framboise, kriek, and more.

Wild-fermented and sour beer lovers will also want to visit Moeder Lambic, a specialty bar with two locations in Brussels.

Rodenbach’s brewery tour features a majestic hall filled with 294 giant oak foeders, some of which are 150 years old. Its Flemish roodbruin (red brown) ales are tart and refreshing with big cherry and plum notes, despite the fact that no fruit is used in the recipes.

Orval is one of six Trappist breweries in Belgium.

It does not offer brewery tours, but the old Abbey’s ruins are open to the public, and there is a café where you can taste the “jeune” version on draft alongside the “vieille,” which is bottle-conditioned with Brettanomyces yeast, creating the famous “goût d’Orval.”

I also recommend visiting the Pilsner Urquell brewery in nearby Plzeň, where the Pilsner style originated in 1842. The tour of its historic facility Moeder Lambic in Brussels. Joe Wiebe photo

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area a few times over the years and was always wowed by the scenery.”

UNITED STATES

The U.S. is home to many of the world’s most exciting breweries. My last pre-pandemic trip was to New York City, and I can certainly vouch for Brooklyn’s incredible beer scene. While Crystal Luxmore would love to visit Scratch Brewing, a farmhouse brewery in a forest in Illinois that brews with farmed and foraged ingredients like mushrooms, nettle and hickory. ’t Brugs Beertje in Bruges is considered one of the best beer bars in the world . Joe Wiebe photo

I could list Belgian beer destinations for pages and pages (Bruges, Antwerp, Westvleteren, etc.).

Suffice to say, Belgium is an ideal choice for any beer lover to explore.

ITALY

It might be surprising to feature Italy on a beer bucket list, but I’ve been hearing many good things about the craft beer scene there. Italian beer writer Maurizio Maestrelli recommended Rome and Milano: “The capital has always been considered the capital of craft beer in Italy. A small pub in Trastevere, Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fà (translated: What the hell are you doing here?) was elected best pub in the world a few years ago by Ratebeer, but there are many other good beer places in the city (Open Baladin, Barley Wine, Hop & Pork to drink, and Johnny's Off License to buy Italian craft beers). Milano also has very good places like Birrificio Lambrate, the oldest brewpub in town and a very cozy place, Birrificio Italiano, Scott Duff, Lambiczoon, and Birrificio La Ribalta. From Milano you can also visit by car some great small breweries such as Birrificio Rurale, Alder Beer, Birrificio Menaresta, and Birrificio Hamer.”

Evan Rail, a Prague-based beer writer, agrees. “If I could go anywhere right now, Italy would be it. Because of my lockdown-induced wanderlust, I’ve started dreaming about where to go when we can travel again, and a beer tour through the Dolomites in the Friuli region is at the top of my list, starting with Birrificio Artigianale Foglie d’Erba. The first draw is that Foglie d’Erba make excellent, charismatic beers. But the brewery itself is set in the Dolomite mountains, one of the most beautiful parts of Europe. I’ve been through the

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The U.S. west coast offers several craft beer hotspots, including San Diego, Portland, and Seattle. Heck, once the Canada-U.S. border opens again, I’ll be happy just to visit Bellingham, which is a three-hour ferry ride from where I live in Victoria, B.C. j What destinations top your beer bucket list? What places should we add to ours? Share them with us on social media with the hashtag #beerbucketlist

Hey, we’ve got great beer here in Canada

Perhaps your budget isn’t quite ready to take you to Europe. No problem: we have amazing beer right here in Canada. Personally, I’d love to check out Halifax’s craft beer community.

Tara Luxmore, co-editor of The Growler Ontario, says Québec’s Gaspé Peninsula is at the top of her list: key stops are Pit Caribou and Brasserie Auval, along with terroir-driven breweries on the far-flung Îles de la Madeleine.

Of course, I recommend checking out the amazing beer scene out here in British Columbia.

B.C. has more than 200 breweries now so you will have no trouble finding craft beer pretty much anywhere you go. That said, I’d recommend Vancouver for its diverse and vibrant scene— there are 30 breweries in the city itself plus at least that many in the surrounding area, most of which opened in the past five years. And no beer-focused visit to B.C. would be complete without visiting Victoria, home of Spinnakers, Canada’s first brewpub dating back to 1984, along with a dozen other breweries, including well known companies such as Phillips, Hoyne, and Driftwood. For more inspiration check out the BC Ale Trail website at bcaletrail.ca.

Flavour profile

Pandemic SIDE HUSTLE How two Ontario breweries launched ready-to-drink brands their way

by Tara Luxmore The Birth of Great Lakes Spirits

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hen the pandemic hit last spring, Great Lakes Brewery (GLB) decided to collect all of the full kegs they had in the market and replace them with fresh beer once bars and restaurants reopened. But with over 15,000 litres of beer about to go to waste, GLB President Peter Bulut Jr. decided to buy something he’d always wanted, but now needed, a still.

Bulut wanted to honour the dream of his late father, Peter Bulut Sr., who founded GLB and had always dreamed of going into the spirits business.

Now it finally made sense, by procuring a still, the brewery could transform all of the spent beer into hand sanitizer. They could also apply for the licensing to make and sell spirits. There was just one problem, there was no one on the team to head up the new operation.

For eight years, Matt Bod was the brewer and bar manager at Bar Hop, a hip Toronto beer bar

with three locations. Laid off in the first week of lockdown, he spent five long weeks at home feeling restless. So, he knocked on the door of his landlord, Mike Lackey, who is the Head Brewer at GLB and asked if he needed help loading boxes on the canning line. Lackey came back with a different role, Distiller.

So Bod got to work, starting with hand sanitizer: “It was an awesome chance to learn a new skill set in the craziest year ever,” he said, “I had five weeks to learn how to distill with no pressure. Making hand sanitizer is really, really easy because you don’t care what it tastes like, all you have to do is make sure not to blow anything up and you’re good to go.”

Zero explosions and 2,500 bottles of sanitizer later, Bod started digging into gin. Rather than a juniper-forward, London style gin, he opted for a bright, citrusy spirit made with lemon, lime and orange zest, all food waste products, plus fruity and spicy pink peppercorns, sarsaparilla and a handful of other ingredients.

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LEFT: GLB President Peter Bulut Jr and Distiller Matt Bod. RIGHT: Great Lakes Spirits Vodka & Soda with Citrus, coming soon to the LCBO. Photos courtesy of Great Lakes Brewery

The next step was crafting a ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail that fit with the GLB brand.

Mad Science Seltzer at Indie Alehouse

“We tasted a bunch of the popular ones on the market, they had that artificial taste to them, even if it says natural flavours, like mango, there’s no way an actual mango ever went near the drink,” says Bod. Troy Burtch, GLB’s Director of Marketing adds, “We don’t skimp on ingredients and processes when it comes to Canuck, so we used that same ethos with our spirits and RTDs.”

One of the main reasons breweries are venturing into the hard seltzer market is because it’s a fermented beverage and the process is a lot like brewing, so there’s no need for extra licensing or equipment. Developing a new product takes a lot of time, which is something Indie Ale House owner Jason Fischer knew he’d have on his hands last March. Along with a production brewery and the flagship Junction brewpub, Indie also runs a small brewery within Toronto’s Eataly marketplace. Sitting in on meetings with the Eataly team, a large operation with stores worldwide, Fischer gleaned the insight that COVID-19 was here for a while, not just the four-to-six-week lockdown that was projected.

Instead of the crystal clear fizzy RTDs that drink like a La Croix, GLB’s versions are cloudy, full-flavoured and more complex. Made with gin or vodka, they come in citrus or key lime flavours with rotating seasonals like strawberry and hover around 130 calories. They’re also venturing into seltzer with a tropical-inspired tipple coming out this spring.

The response has been positive, regulars are grabbing a couple of RTDs along with their beer and the Vodka Soda with Citrus has been picked up by the LCBO. So what’s the long-term goal for GLB? “We want to have fun and do it well,” said Burtch, “We have so many events in the summer and having seltzer, hard soda and beer on hand provides so many options for drinkers.”

It was an awesome chance to learn a new skill set in the craziest year ever.

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So while the Eataly team discussed changes in selling beer and wine to-go and new product ideas, Fischer started talking with the brewers.

HARD SELTZER OR HARD SODA? It’s easy to confuse these two beverages, but GLB’s Matt Bod explains the difference: “A seltzer is made up of fermented sugars without any grain or hops, and it’s made in the same basic process as beer,” explains Bod. “Put the sugar into the kettle, heat it up, chill it, send it to a tank and pitch yeast.”

“Hard sodas start by making the spirit, then blending it with juice and soda water made in-house,” added Bod, “It’s not that different from getting a mixed drink at a bar.”

Part of last year was me doing the mad scientist thing alone in the basement for three months. —Jason Fischer on their radar, but they try it and decide to spend their money on it rather than on a clear, artificial product.”

Indie Ale House’s Royal Fizz Seltzer cans. Photo courtesy of Indie Ale House

“We started to think about what would work on the patio,” he says, “we don’t have a distillery so it kind of shaped our options and we came up with a seltzer.”

Inspired by Italian soda flavours and with access to premium ingredient suppliers through Eataly, Fischer started to experiment. “Part of last year was me doing the mad scientist thing alone in the basement of Eataly for three months, making little tinctures and flavours and teas and using roots and all sorts of weird things,” said Fischer, “at one point there was 100 different coloured jars in the fridge.”

Indie’s Junction location got a sidewalk patio last summer thanks to the CafeTO program, and without a ton of fresh kegged beer on hand, they tried out a 6.5% ABV Cherry Vanilla Seltzer and served it over ice. It sold out quickly on draught, but the canned version did not hit the standard Indie was aiming for, so they spent the fall and winter refining the process and experimenting with flavour.

“We could make a seltzer that’s fake, cheap, easy and try to make money, which is something we desperately need with COVID, but that’s not a fit for us,” Fischer says, “So we’re going to try and make a higher end, better version and still keep it cheap, so we can reach people who didn’t have us

After so much trial and error, Royal Fizz Italian Bitter Orange Seltzer, which is made with amaro herbs and roots, is launching this spring at Indie and Eataly. Dry, spritzy and complex, it balances bitter herbal notes against citrus flavours, and it’s delicious. Meanwhile all that tinkering in Eataly’s basement has led to more flavours being developed—watch for a red berry and amaretto mix and a dry lemon seltzer this summer. j YOU MUST DRINK THIS

HARD SODAS: Great Lakes Spirits // Gin Soda with Key Lime Muskoka Spirits // Peach & Blackcurrant Hard Sparkling Water Collective Arts Brewing // Elderflower and Yuzu Gin Soda HARD SELTZERS: Clifford Brewing Co. // Clifford's Hard Seltzer Cherry Rouge River Brewing Company // Apricot Hard Seltzer Indie Ale House // Royal Fizz Italian Bitter Orange Seltzer Refined Fool Brewing Co. // Brunch Vibes Godspeed Brewery // Hard Seltzer with Green Tea and Japanese Citrus Left Field Brewery // .300 Lemon-Lime Seltzer

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RECIPE

Kingston Coffee House's

Butter chicken sandwich

Paired with Matron Fine Beer's Muff

BY MITALI AND VID BANERJEE

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ith two locations in Kingston, Ontario, this cozy coffee house is known for its home-baked treats, latte art and welcoming vibes. Owners, husband-and-wife team, Mitali and Vid Banerjee founded KCH in 2017. The couple has two other restaurants behind them, including a rooftop restaurant in Indore, India. When it comes to food, they approach it from place of passion. Take one of the café’s most popular dishes—the butter chicken sandwich. Rich, spicy butter chicken, marinated in their house spice mix and cooked in a tangy tomato sauce, is sandwiched between two fresh naans. We’ve made this recipe in batch size so you can make a bunch of the filling and freeze some for later.

A light-bodied dark beer will counter the sweet, rich sauce without overwhelming it. Muff, from Matron’s Fine Beer in Prince Edward County, has

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lightly bitter coffee and toasty notes that contrast the tangy, sweet sauce. While its light body, fine bubbles and dry leave your tongue refreshed between bites.

—Sabryna Ekstein

I N g r ed i ents Makes approximately 10 sandwiches. Mix keeps in fridge for 3 days, or freeze up to 3 months.

Sandwiches • 4 chicken breasts • 2 tbsp salted butter • 2 tsp crushed dry fenugreek • 2-3 tsp dry "Butter Chicken Masala" spice (a combination of red chilli, coriander, cloves, nutmeg, garlic, dry ginger, and black pepper powder)—available at any Indian grocery store • Butter Chicken Sauce (recipe below, or if you’re in a hurry, use a grocery store version) • Mini naan rounds • Spring onions House Spice Mix • 2 tsp red chili powder • 3 tsp Tandoori Masala or Garam Masala • Pinch of salt • 1 lemon • 1 tbsp oil Butter Chicken Sauce • 2 tbsp butter • 3 finely chopped onions • 6 garlic cloves • ½ inch ginger • 1 can tomato paste • Salt and sugar to taste • 3 tbsp heavy cream

d i r ecti o n s 1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Combine red chili powder, Tandoori Masala or Garam Masala, salt, lemon juice and oil to make the House Spice Mix. 2. Marinate chicken breasts in the house spice mix for 30 minutes in a refrigerator, transfer to the oven.

3. In the meantime, prepare the Butter Chicken Sauce (see recipe below) 4. Lightly grease a pan and cook the chicken pieces for 15-18 minutes, until the breasts reach a temperature of 165°F. Cool then coarsely shred with a fork for the sandwich mix.

5. Now the step where you add all the flavors! In a saucepan, melt butter, add fenugreek (our secret ingredient!)

Above: the sunlit coffee house is beloved for its scones and vegan baked goods and organic coffees.

Left: Matron Brewing's toasty Muff beer is light, bubbly and goes down easy all summer.

Opposite: Tangy shredded butter chicken sandwiched between two naans is comfort food in a sandwich.

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6. Add 2-3 tsp of Butter Chicken Masala spice mix, and the shredded chicken. Cook for two minutes, then add Butter Chicken Sauce.

7. Mix the chicken and sauce well. Cook on medium heat for a few minutes to evaporate most of the water.

8. Allow to cool. Spread mix onto mini naan rounds, add spring onions and top with naan.

Butter Chicken Sauce 1. Melt butter in a medium-sized saucepan. Add chopped onions, garlic cloves and ginger, cook until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

2. Add tomato paste and mix well. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.

3. Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth.

Then transfer back to the pan and add salt and sugar to taste. Stir in heavy cream and remove from heat. j

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ETOBICOKE

GREAT LAKES BREWERY

30 Queen Elizabeth Blvd. | GreatLakesBeer.com RETAIL STORE DAILY 11AM-6PM EST. 1987

Great Lakes celebrated their 34th anniversary on February 12th with the release of Zwei Ziegen Doppelbock, Body Dubbel (can-conditioned Belgian Dubbel), Audrey Hopburn Belgian IPA and 3.4 Triple/ Quadruple IPA. The brewery continues to offer free local home delivery on orders of $50 or more... that’s one case of fresh Canuck Pale Ale.

AS FAR BACK AS I CAN REMEMBER

GREAT LAKES PREMIUM LAGER

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Tropical fruits abound from the glass while flavours of strawberry, kiwi and melon shine against a soft bitter body. Dank and juicy.

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Bronze with a snowy white head. Honey, hay, lemon drop and lightly toasted malts on the nose with a noticeable fresh cut grass bitterness.

CANUCK PALE ALE

HAZEMAMA

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Welcoming grapefruit, mango and pine lead into a sweet honeyish body before giving way to tropical citrus, canned peaches and pine.

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Aromas of ripe pineapple, kiwi, tangerine and cotton candy join soft warming alcohol notes and flavours of peach, lemon, and a honeyed tropical fruit medley.

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COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING

777 Dundas St. W. | CollectiveArtsBrewing.com MON-THURS 11AM-8PM ^ FRI-SAT 10AM-8PM EST. 2020 Collective Arts recently introduced their Amplified Voices art series, dedicated to art dealing with issues of social justice. These art pieces are featured across all of their year-round core brands.

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GOOSE ISLAND BREWHOUSE TORONTO

70 The Esplanade | GooseIslandToronto.ca

RETAIL SHOP: MON-SAT 11AM-8PM ^ SUN 11AM-6PM EST. 2017 The Goose Island Toronto space features an exposed metal and rugged wood aesthetic, surrounded by our brewhouse and fermenters. Check out the genuine Banksy artwork at the entrance!

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INDIE ALEHOUSE BREWING CO.

2876 Dundas St. W. | IndieAleHouse.com MON 12-6:30PM ^ WED-THU 12-8PM ^ FRI-SAT 12-9PM ^ SUN 12-8PM EST. 2012 With locations in the Junction and at Toronto’s estimable Eataly, Indie’s broad range of styles are now widely available.

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WOODHOUSE BREWING CO.

303 Landsdowne Ave. | WoodhouseBrewing.com

Est. 2014

Although they began with a single amber lager, Woodhouse’s lineup is now varied with something for everybody at their Brockton Village brewpub.

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MUDDY YORK BREWING CO.

COMMON GOOD BEER CO.

22 Cranfield Rd. | MuddyYorkBrewing.com

475 Ellesmere Rd. | CommonGoodBeer.com

Muddy York is celebrating six years this spring with a brand new canning line, which means you can look forward to more beers available for delivery and pickup!

In addition to producing their own beers, Common Good also supports small brewpubs, rural breweries and new start-ups with professional advice and production to help them grow.

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BIG ROCK BREWERY

BANDIT BREWERY

2125 Dundas St. W. | BanditBrewery.ca

42 Liberty St., 1589 The Queensway | BigRockBeer.com

Bandit just introduced Longwave, its new series of single barrel-aged beers, with several releases coming down the pipe for spring and summer.

In the heart of Liberty Village, Big Rock specializes in fresh new approachable styles of beer. Available for delivery via Uber Eats in the GTA & for home delivery across Ontario.

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EASTBOUND BREWING CO.

THE GRANITE BREWERY

700 Queen St. E. | EastboundBeer.com

245 Eglinton Ave. E. | GraniteBrewery.ca

From husband and wife brewmaster and chef duo, Dave and Tara Lee, comes a true creative process in making beer and food together, all with a culinary mind-set.

The Granite Brewery is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2021, which is only slightly more impressive than its 1,100th pitch of a single batch of Ringwood yeast.

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HIGH PARK BREWERY

HALO BREWERY

247 Wallace Ave. | HaloBrewery.com

839 Runnymede Rd. | HighParkBrewery.com

One of Halo’s virtues is the openness and transparency with which they brew. All their recipes are open source and available on their website.

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LEFT FIELD BREWERY

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NORTHERN MAVERICK BREWING CO.

PEOPLE’S PINT BREWING CO.

115 Bathurst St. | NorthernMaverick.ca

90 Cawthra Ave. | PeoplesPint.com

With a focus on the culinary side including house-made charcuterie and a brewmaster’s tasting menu, Northern Maverick has become a Toronto staple.

People’s Pint celebrates its three year anniversary on March 27th and they’ll be releasing a special mixed pack of one-off staff-brewed beers.

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RORSCHACH BREWING CO.

SHACKLANDS BREWING CO.

1001 Eastern Ave. | RorschachBrewing.com

101-100 Symes Rd. | Shacklands.com

Look for a special release on April 23rd as Rorschach celebrates its anniversary with a double IPA—Paradigm Shift.

Shacklands’ recent move to cans means more flagship brands, which in turn means more year round faves are available!!

TRUTH SERUM

SAISON DAVENPORT

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

Year-round: B, L, LC ABV IBU

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HEDONISM

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SAISON

6.9% 35 Sponsored content

Year-round: B, L, LC ABV IBU

6.4% 22

OBSCURE MONK

B E L G I A N PA L E A L E Year-round: B, L ABV IBU

5.2% 22

TORONTO

AMSTERDAM BREWING CO.

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

AVLING BREWERY

BELGIAN MOON BREWERY AT STACKT MARKET

3 Tecumseth St., Toronto Can.BelgianMoon.ca

BELLWOODS BREWERY

1042 Queen St. E., Toronto Avling.ca

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

BEACHES BREWING CO.

BIRROTECA AT EATALY TORONTO

1953 Queen St. E., Toronto BeachesBrewing.com

55 Bloor St West, Toronto IndieAleHouse.com

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TORONTO

BLACK LAB BREWING

818 Eastern Ave., Toronto BlackLab.beer

BLACK OAK BREWING CO.

75 Horner Ave., Etobicoke BlackOakBeer.com

BLOOD BROTHERS BREWING

165 Geary Ave., Toronto BloodBrothersBrewing.com

BRUNSWICK BIERWORKS

25 Curity Ave., East York BrunswickBierworks.com

BURDOCK BREWERY

1184 Bloor St. W., Toronto BurdockTO.com

DUGGAN’S BREWERY

1346 Queen St. W., Toronto DuggansBrewery.com

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FOLLY BREWING

928 College St., Toronto FollyBrewing.com

GODSPEED BREWERY

242 Coxwell Ave., Toronto GodspeedBrewery.com

HENDERSON BREWING CO.

128A Sterling Rd., Toronto HendersonBrewing.com

JUNCTION CRAFT BREWING

150 Symes Rd., Toronto JunctionCraft.com

KENSINGTON BREWING CO.

299 Augusta Ave., Toronto KensingtonBrewingCompany.com

LAYLOW BREWERY

1144 College St, Toronto Laylow.beer

TORONTO

LONGSLICE BREWERY

484 Front St. E., Toronto Longslice.com

LOUIS CIFER BREW WORKS

417 Danforth Ave., Toronto LouisCiferBrewWorks.com

MASCOT BREWERY

RED TAPE BREWERY

159 Main St., Toronto RedTapeBrewery.com

SAULTER STREET BREWERY

1-31 Saulter St., Toronto SaulterStreetBrewery.com

STEAM WHISTLE

37 Advance Rd., 220 King St. W., Toronto MascotBrewery.com

255 Bremner Blvd. , Toronto SteamWhistle.ca

MILL ST. BREW PUB

3 BRASSEURS

21 Tank House Ln., Toronto MillStreetBrewery.com

Unit 100-120 Adelaide St. W., Toronto Les3Brasseurs.ca

RADICAL ROAD BREWING CO.

1177 Queen St. E., Toronto RadicalRoadBrew.com

RAINHARD BREWING CO.

100 Symes Rd., Toronto RainhardBrewing.com

—x— In 2006, Sapporo brewed the world’s first “Space Beer,” made using barley grown on board the International Space Station.

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FALCON BREWING

OLD FLAME BREWING CO.

30 Barr Rd. | FalconBeer.beer

135 Perry St. | OldFlameBrewingCo.ca

Falcon Brewery takes great pride in honouring those who worked at the Ajax munitions plant by dedicating two of their beers to the history of the town.

Look out for Old Flame’s Craft Lager Mix Pack coming to the LCBO this spring! Their second location in Newmarket will officially open in spring 2021.

BOMB GIRLS

BLONDE

BLONDE ALE

MUNITION

I N D I A PA L E A L E

Year-round: B, L ABV IBU

ABV IBU

6.6% 70

WHITBY

PREMIUM SUPER LIGHT LAGER

Year-round: B, L, TBS

Year-round: B, L

5.0% 30

NO REGRETS

HELLES

ABV IBU

5.0% 10

Year-round: B, L, TBS ABV IBU

2.9% 5

5 PADDLES BREWING CO. #3-1390 Hopkins St, Whitby 5PaddlesBrewing.ca

TOWN BREWERY

1632 Charles St., Whitby TownBrewery.ca

ALL OR NOTHING BREWHOUSE

Town is striving everyday to make an impact and have fun doing it by focusing on Better Beer and Stronger Community.

SQUARE WHEELS

OUTSIDE JOKES PA L E A L E

I PA

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

6.2% N/A

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

439 Ritson Rd. S., Oshawa AllOrNothing.beer

BROCK STREET BREWING CO.

244 Brock St. S., Whitby BrockStBrewing.com

5.0% N/A Sponsored content

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CHRONICLE BREWING CO.

MARKET BREWING CO.

422 Lake Rd., Unit 3, Bowmanville ChronicleBeer.com

4-17775 Leslie St., Newmarket MarketBrewingCo.com

COPPERWORKS BREWPUB

NEW RITUAL BREWING CO.

7 Division St., Bowmanville CopperworksPub.com

DURHAM BREWING CO.

716 Wilson Rd. S., Oshawa Instagram.com/NewRitualBrewing

ROUGE RIVER BREWING CO.

1885 Clements Rd., Pickering Facebook.com/CountyDurhamBrewing

8-50 Bullock Dr., Markham RougeRiverBrewery.com

LITTLE BEASTS BREWING CO.

THE SECOND WEDGE BREWING CO.

2075 Forbes St., Whitby LittleBeastsBrewing.com

14 Victoria St., Uxbridge TheSecondWedge.ca

MAGNOTTA BREWERY

271 Chrislea Rd., Vaughan MagnottaBrewery.com

MANANTLER CRAFT BREWING CO.

182 Wellington St., Unit 18, Bowmanville Manantler.com

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BURLINGTON

NICKEL BROOK BREWING CO.

864 Drury Ln. | NickelBrook.com SUN-WED 11AM-6PM ^ THURS-SAT 11AM-8PM EST. 2005 Breaking barriers between beer & science, Nickel Brook was founded by brothers John and Peter Romano. They’re offering contactless, doordrop delivery Ontario-wide.

WICKED AWESOME

LOST IN ORBIT

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

N E I PA

ABV

6.5%

IBU

64

ABV

This hazy New England-Style IPA bursts with tropical fruit aroma. Flavours of tropical fruit and citrus with a refreshing and crisp finish.

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S E S S I O N I PA

4.5%

IBU

36

Juicy, hazy, and remarkably crushable, this brew gushes with citrus hop aromas, and juicy tropical flavours of guava and tangerine.

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HAMILTON

COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING

207 Burlington St. E. | CollectiveArtsBrewing.com MON-THU 11AM-9PM ^ FRI-SUN 10AM-9PM EST. 2013 Collective Arts recently introduced their Amplified Voices art series, dedicated to art dealing with issues of social justice. These art pieces are featured across all of their year-round core brands.

GOOD MONSTER

MATTER OF FACT

Year-round: B, L, LC

Year-round: B, L, LC

D O U B L E I PA

ABV

8.0%

IBU

D RY H O P P E D B L O N D E A L E

N/A

ABV

Double dry hopped with Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe and Amarillo; notes of tropical mango and passionfruit, juicy peach, and bright citrus shine!

4.8%

IBU

N/A

A citrusy, tropical twist on a refreshing blonde ale.

Ella and Centennial hops deliver a floral, grapefruit nose and bright haze similar to a NEIPA.

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CALEDON

DUNDAS

GOODLOT FARMSTEAD BREWING CO.

SHAWN & ED BREWING CO.

65 Hatt St. | LagerShed.com

18825 Shaws Creek Rd. | GoodLot.beer

GoodLot’s rural Farmstead features a brewery run on solar power and their beers use Ontario hops exclusively in order to properly represent their terroir.

Our beautiful building was built by former mayor of Dundas, Richard Todd Wilson, in the 1860s and has a long, important history in our town.

FARMSTEAD ALE

LAGERSHED ORIGINAL

PA L E A L E

BIGHEAD AMBER

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

GERMAN-STYLE LAGER

AMBER ALE

Year Round: B, L, LC, TBS

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

6.2% 38

ABV IBU

5.5% 24

ABV IBU

GEORGETOWN

5.2% 18

LAGERSHED LIGHT LIGHT LAGER

Year Round: B, L, LC, TBS ABV IBU

4.0% 22

MILTON

FURNACE ROOM BREWERY

ORANGE SNAIL BREWERS

1 Elgin St. | FurnaceRoomBrewery.com

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

This two-year-old craft brewery offers visitors more than exceptional beer. A well-appointed taproom welcomes you to sit and raise a glass with friends and family.

Orange Snail experiments with new releases every month and supports the local community by donating 5% of their revenue to local charities.

CHICKEN MAN

KELSO DRY HOPPED SOUR

PA L E A L E

Year-round: B, L, LC ABV IBU

46

5.5% 35

BEARDMORE KO L S C H

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

4.5% 8 Sponsored content

Seasonal: B, L ABV IBU

5% 20

16JASPERIPA A M E R I C A N I PA

Seasonal: B, L ABV IBU

6.5% 70

MISSISSAUGA

SCOTLAND

STONEHOOKER BREWING CO.

FLUX BREWING CO.

185 Oakland Rd. | FluxBrews.ca

866 Lakeshore Rd. E. | Stonehooker.com

Take it to-go or drop by for a pint served up

by Christine; a real live descendant of a Port Credit Stonehooker.

Enjoy Flux’s spacious taproom located in a renovated horse barn and their patio, which overlooks a serene pond with farm vistas.

MAE WEST MANGO MILKSHAKE IPA

THE GATEWAY

WEISS GUY

SESSION ALE

HEFEWEIZEN

I PA

Seasonal: B, L ABV IBU

6.6% 45

Seasonal: B, L ABV IBU

5.1% 19

H A Z Y PA L E A L E

Year-round: B, L ABV

DRAWING BOARD

4.5%

IBU 25

Year Round: B, L ABV IBU

5.7% 30

BADLANDS BREWING COMPANY

13926 Chinguacousy Rd., Burlington BadlandsBrewing.ca

BELL CITY BREWING CO.

51 Woodyatt Dr., unit 9, Brantford BellCityBrewing.com

BREWERS BLACKBIRD KITCHEN & BREWERY

375 Wilson St. E., Ancaster BrewersBlackbird.ca

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WEST GTA & HAMILTON

CALEDON HILLS BREWING COMPANY

17219 Hwy 50, Palgrave CaledonHillsBrewing.ca

CAMERON’S BREWING

1165 Invicta Dr., Oakville CameronsBrewing.com

CLIFFORD BREWING CO.

1-398 Nash Rd. N., Hamilton CliffordBrewing.com

FAIRWEATHER BREWING CO.

MERIT BREWING

107 James St. N., Hamilton MeritBrewing.ca

OLD CREDIT BREWING CO.

6 Queen St. W., Mississauga OldCreditBrewing.com

SONNEN HILL BREWERY

20683 Heart Lake Rd., Caledon Instagram.com/SonnenHill

STEEL WHEEL BREWERY

1-5 Ofield Rd., Hamilton FairweatherBrewing.com

105 Powerline Rd., Brantford SteelWheel.ca

GRAIN & GRIT BEER CO.

THIRD MOON BREWING

11 Ewen Rd., Hamilton GrainAndGritBeer.com

MASH PADDLE BREWING CO.

111 Sherwood Dr., unit 3A, Brantford MashPaddleBrewing.com

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295 Alliance Rd., unit 3, Milton ThirdMoonBrewing.com

3 BRASSEURS

2041 Winston Park Dr., Oakville Les3Brasseurs.ca

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RIDGEWAY

THE EXCHANGE BREWERY

BRIMSTONE BREWING CO.

7 Queen St. | ExchangeBrewery.com

209 Ridge Road N. | BrimstoneBrewing.ca

Housed in a repurposed telephone exchange in scenic Niagara-On-The-Lake, The Exchange features a plethora of styles, specializing in barrel-aged Belgians.

Brimstone’s space in the Sanctuary Centre for the Arts has recently been equipped with a smoker, allowing the kitchen team to flex their culinary creativity.

TWIG & BERRIES

ZEN

G I N - I N S P I R E D B OTA N I C ALE Seasonal: B, L, LC ABV IBU

JE NE SAIS QUOI

GINGER LEMONGRASS SAISON One Off: B, L

5.1% N/A

ABV IBU

BENCH BREWING CO.

BLACKBURN BREW HOUSE

PA L E A L E

Year-round: B, L

5.4% N/A

3991 King St., Beamsville BenchBrewing.com

CLOSE TO HOME

KETTLE SOUR

ABV IBU

Year-round: B,L

3.8% 0

ABV IBU

4.8% 20

COLD BREAK BREWING

193 St Paul St. W., St. Catharines ColdBreakBrewing.ca

COUNTERPART BREWING

8001 Blackburn Pkwy, Niagara Falls BlackburnBrewHouse.com

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

BREAKWALL BREWING CO.

DECEW FALLS BREWING CO.

46 Clarence St., Port Colborne BreakwallBrewery.com

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207 St. Paul St. W., St. Catharines

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NIAGARA

KAME & KETTLE BEER WORKS

25 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill KameAndKettle.ca

SILVERSMITH BREWING CO.

1523 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake SilversmithBrewing.com

LOCK STREET BREWING CO.

104-15 Lock St., Port Dalhousie LockStreet.ca

THE MERCHANT ALE HOUSE

98 St. Paul St., St. Catharines MerchantAleHouse.com

—x— The most expensive bottle of beer in history cost $3,500 and was made by Tenaya Creek Brewery.

Ingredients included black truffles, Tahitian vanilla beans and kopi luwak coffee.

—x—

NIAGARA BREWING CO.

4915-A Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls NiagaraBrewingCompany.com

NIAGARA COLLEGE TEACHING BREWERY

135 Taylor Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake NCTeachingBrewery.ca

NIAGARA OAST HOUSE BREWERS

2017 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara-on-theLake | OastHouseBrewers.com

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GUELPH

WELLINGTON BREWERY

950 Woodlawn Rd. W. | WellingtonBrewery.ca MON-SUN 11AM-6PM EST. 1985

One of Canada’s original craft brewers, Wellington offers a yearround lineup with a wide range of beer styles as well as creative small-batch beer releases. Visit their brewery in Guelph, Ontario this summer for a pint on their newly expanded patio and stay for an expertly-paired cheese plate.

UPSIDE IPA

HELLES LAGER

I PA

HELLES LAGER

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

6.8%

IBU

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

58

ABV

Exploding with juicy grapefruit, peach and tropical hop flavours. Hazy appearance, soft mouthfeel and balanced bitterness.

4.5%

IBU

Crisp, refreshing and smooth, this classic lager is the perfect go-to beer with a balanced malt sweetness and crisp noble hop finish. Helles yeah!

SPECIAL PALE ALE

RAKED OVER

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

Seasonal: B, L, LC

E N G L I S H PA L E A L E

ABV

4.5%

IBU

I PA W / P E P P E R S A N D F R U I T

22

ABV

First brewed over 30 years ago. Deep copper in colour, with biscuit and caramel flavours upfront and a subtle citrus hop finish.

20

6.9%

IBU

52

This juicy IPA packs a spicy punch! With citrus hop notes upfront, sweet pineapple juice and mango puree are balanced with spicy habanero.

liquid protest Wellington gives back and supports the community with fundraising beers supporting racial justice, women’s health, Pride festivals and tons of great charities and community groups. Look out for a release of Nothing Civil IPA this summer, a liquid protest in support of racial justice.

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KITCHENER

WATERLOO BREWING

400 Bingemans Centre Dr. | WaterlooBrewing.com BEER STORE DAILY 10AM-8PM EST. 1984 Founded in 1984, Waterloo Brewing is the first craft brewery in Ontario. As the thirst for exceptional craft beers has spread, they’ve kept their heads down and stayed true to what they believe are deeply shared Kitchener-Waterloo values of quality, craftsmanship and a spirit of innovation.

WATERLOO DARK

WATERLOO AMBER

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

DA R K L A G E R

ABV

5.0%

IBU

AMBER LAGER

14

ABV

Ontario’s favourite dark lager, craft or otherwise.

Easy-drinking brew with subtle roasted malt flavours and low-bitterness.

IBU

22

WATERLOO IPA I PA

I N T E R N AT I O N A L L A G E R Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS 4.8%

IBU

Carefully selected specialty malts, Hallertau hops and slow-aging with northern white oak give it a rich, rewarding flavor.

WATERLOO CRAFT LAGER

ABV

6.8%

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

17

ABV

So many fans of this brew! It is a smooth easy-drinking lager, with clean character and floral hop notes.

5.2%

IBU

32

A distinctly Canadian IPA combining citrus and floral hop aromas of American IPAs with the sweetness, body and finish of British-style IPAs.

see you at The taphouse

Waterloo Brewing’s taphouse features a state-of-theart small-batch brewing system, 12 small batch rotational beers on tap, a gorgeous restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating and a beer store with amazing merch and beer, so that you can take a little piece of the brewery home with you.

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PARIS

THE PARIS BEER CO.

31 Mechanic St. | ParisBrewing.com

All of Paris’ beers are brewed with hops from their own local hopyard in Paris where they’ll have a Hop Harvest Party in mid-September.

HEAD GATE HELLES LAGER

Year-round: B, L ABV IBU

4.8% 16

TAGWERK

S M O K E D OAT P O RT E R Year-round: B, L ABV IBU

5.8% 30

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BAYFIELD

BLYTH

BAD APPLE BREWING CO.

COWBELL BREWING

73463 ON-21 | BadAppleBrewingCo.com

40035 Blyth Rd. | CowbellBrewing.com

Whether you’re picking up beer to go or luxuriating at a picnic table in the brewery’s orchard, Bad Apple is a premier Huron coast destination.

Cheers to convenience! Enjoy fresh Cowbell craft beer, quality gear and beer-inspired, Ontario-made food items. Delivered straight to your door, everywhere in Ontario!

BLACK MONDAY

SHINDIG

STRONG DUNKLES WEISS Year-round: B ABV IBU

58

6.0% 14

APPLE BLOSSOM HONEY BROWN

HURON COUNTY LAGER

B R OW N S E S S I O N I PA Year Round: B ABV IBU

5.0% 48 Sponsored content

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

4.2% 14

HAZY DAYS H A Z Y J U I C Y I PA

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

6.0% 35

CAMBRIDGE

GUELPH

JACKASS BREWING

ROYAL CITY BREWING CO.

100 Sheldon Dr., Unit 36 | JackassBrewing.ca

199 Victoria Rd. S. | RoyalCityBrew.ca

For the Brewmaster’s birthday his staff and regulars all pitched in money to sponsor a donkey at a local sanctuary to pay homage to their brewery mascot.

Royal City releases monthly Community Collabs that raise money and provide a platform for a variety of local charities and initiatives in the region.

SUNKISS

EXHIBITION SESSION IPA

N E W E N G L A N D I PA

UNCLE STEVE’S IRISH RED ALE

Year Round: B, L ABV IBU

S E S S I O N I PA

Year-round: B, L

6.5% 60

ABV IBU

CREAM ALE

Year-round: B, L, LC

5.5% 5

HANOVER

BOOTLEG CREAM ALE

ABV IBU

Year-round: B, L

4.5% 35

ABV IBU

5.5% 20

KITCHENER

COUNTERPOINT BREWING CO.

MACLEAN’S ALES

52 14th Ave. | MacLeansAles.ca

#4-935 Frederick St. | CounterpointBrewing.ca

ALES INC.

Founded by one of Ontario’s pioneering craft brewers, Charles Maclean, Maclean’s is currently branching out into more contemporary styles including the Norwegian Farmhouse genre.

Counterpoint is one of Ontario’s smallest breweries. With 4 rotating taps, they don’t have a flagship, instead focusing on variations on a theme.

MACLEAN’S FARMHOUSE BLONDE

DUET SERIES

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

4.8% 18

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TOGETHER WE’RE BITTER CO-OPERATIVE BREWERY

300 Mill Street, Unit 1 | Brewing.coop

JOBSITE BREWING CO.

45 Cambria St. | JobsiteBrewing.ca

Together We’re Bitter Co-operative Brewery aims to provide the community of KitchenerWaterloo with fresh, hand-crafted beer in a relaxed, interesting, inclusive space.

Jobsite comes by their name honestly. The brewery shares the building of a refurbished lumber yard with Junction 56 Distillery.

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INNOCENTE BREWING CO.

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

UPPER THAMES BREWING CO.

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

Innocente started in 2012 in Edinburgh, UK and moved to Waterloo in 2014 bringing a flair for big bitter IPAs with them.

Upper Thames is the first and only Ontario craft brewery in Oxford County. Visit their second location—the Brickhouse Brewpub at 190 Fairway Rd. in Woodstock.

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BARNCAT ARTISAN ALES

1600 Industrial Rd., Unit B5, Cambridge BarncatAles.com

BAYFIELD BREWING CO.

14 Bayfield Main St. N., Bayfield BayfieldBrewingCo.com

BITTE SCHÖN BRAUHAUS

68 Huron St., New Hamburg BitteSchonBrauhaus.com

BLACK SWAN BREWING CO.

144 Downie St., Stratford BlackSwanBrewing.ca

BLOCK THREE BREWING

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

BROTHERS BREWING CO.

15 Wyndham St. N., Guelph BrothersBrewingCompany.ca

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CENTRAL WEST

DESCENDANTS BEER & BEVERAGE CO.

319 Victoria St. N., Kitchener DescendantsBeer.com

ELORA BREWING CO.

107 Geddes St., Elora EloraBrewingCompany.ca

FIXED GEAR BREWING CO.

20 Alma St. S., Guelph FixedGearBrewing.com

FOUNDRY BREWING

74 Grand Ave. S., Cambridge FoundryBrewing.ca

GREY MATTER BEER CO.

HERITAGE HOPS BREW CO.

21 Market Pl., Stratford HeritageHopsBrew.com

HOCKLEY VALLEY

25 Centennial Rd., Orangeville HockleyBeer.ca

NEUSTADT SPRINGS BREWERY

456 Jacob St., Neustadt NeustadtSprings.com

RED CIRCLE BREWING CO.

137 Glasgow St., Unit 385, Kitchener RedCircleBrewing.ca

REVERENCE BARREL WORKS

726 Queen St., Kincardine GreyMatterBeer.com

1144 Industrial Rd. Unit 3, Cambridge ReverenceBarrelWorks.beer

HALF HOURS ON EARTH BREWERY

RIVER ROAD BREWING AND HOPS

151 Main St. S., Seaforth HalfHoursOnEarth.com

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35549 Bayfield River Rd., Bayfield RiverRoadBrewing.com

CENTRAL WEST

RHYTHM & BREWS BREWING CO.

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

RURAL ROOTS BREWING COMPANY

21B Industrial Dr., Elmira RuralRootsBrewery.ca

SHAKESPEARE BREWING CO.

2178 Line 34, Shakespeare ShakespeareBrewingCompany.ca

SHORT FINGER BREWING CO.

20 Hurst Ave., Kitchener ShortFingerBrewing.com

STONE HOUSE BREWING CO.

76050 Parr Line, Varna StoneHouseBrewing.ca

STRATFORD BREWING CO.

Facebook.com/StratfordBrewing

WAVE MAKER CRAFT BREWERY

639 Laurel St., Cambridge WaveMakerBrewery.com

WILLIBALD FARM

BREWERY & DISTILLERY 1271 Reidsville Rd., Ayr DrinkWillibald.com

SPARROW BREWING & ROASTING CO. 4-54 Guelph Ave., Cambridge SparrowBrewCo.com

SQUARE BREW

430 Parsons Crt., Goderich SquareBrewCo.com

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ANDERSON CRAFT ALES

1030 Elias St. | AndersonCraftAles.ca

27 Adelaide St. S. | SonsOfKent.com

Located in an iconic former movie theatre in downtown Chatham, Sons of Kent will celebrate their fourth birthday this summer.

A 100% family-owned brewery, Anderson’s iconic minimalist branding belies the plethora of compelling and flavourful seasonal offerings.

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POWERHOUSE BREWING CO.

STORM STAYED BREWING CO.

100 Kellogg Ln. | PowerhouseBrewery.beer

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

Located in the old powerhouse that ran the Kellogg’s factory in London, Powerhouse takes inspiration from that fact in coming up with its beer names. It’s electrifying!

Storm Stayed strives to create a welcoming, inclusive environment, and a joyful sense of camaraderie to earn the support of their neighbours and fellow craft beer lovers.

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REFINED FOOL BREWING CO. BACKYARD BREWING CO.

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

3035 Front Rd. | BackyardBrewing.ca

Refined Fool just opened a third taproom, which is a full on sports bar and games room with live concerts, weekly events and tournaments all year around.

Backyard Brewing, headed by Niagara College grad Sarah Fritch, shares a location with famed Simcoe Thai restaurant The Blue Elephant. IPA and Pad Thai together at last!

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CHOCOLATE BANANA MILKSHAKE PORTER P O RT E R

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WINDSOR

NEW LIMBURG BREWERY

WALKERVILLE BREWERY

2353 Nixon Rd. | NewLimburg.com

525 Argyle Rd. | WalkervilleBrewery.com

New Limburg is located in Ontario’s garden in beautiful Norfolk County. Paired perfectly with their award winning Belgian style beers, they serve bistro-style fresh “slow food.”

The original Walkerville Brewery (Walkerville Brewing Co.) opened in 1890 by Hiram Walker whose distillery still operates in the neighbourhood!

BELGIAN BLOND

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SOUTHWEST

BANDED GOOSE BREWING

15 Main St. E., Kingsville BandedGooseBrewing.com

BAYSIDE BREWING CO.

CAPS OFF BREWING CO.

Unit C-168 Curtis St., St. Thomas CapsOffBrewing.com

CHAPTER TWO BREWING CO.

970 Ross Lane, Erieau BaysideBrewing.com

2345 Edna St., Windsor ChapterTwoBrewing.com

BEERLAB!

CHARLOTTEVILLE BREWING CO.

420 Talbot St., London Beerlab.com

BIG FAMILY BREWING CO.

485 Harbour Rd, Sarnia BigFamilyBrewing.com

BLACK GOLD BREWERY

395 Fletcher St, Petrolia BlackGold.beer

BREW MICROBREWERY

635 University Ave. E., Windsor BrewWindsor.com

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1207 Charlotteville West Quarter Line Rd., Simcoe | CharlottevilleBrewingCompany.ca

CONCESSION ROAD BREWING CO.

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

CRAFT HEADS BREWING CO.

89 University Ave. W., Windsor CraftHeads.ca

CURED CRAFT BREWING CO.

43 Mill St. W., Leamington CuredCraftBrewing.com

SOUTHWEST

CURLEY BREWING CO.

1634 Hyde Park Rd, London CurleyBrewing.com

DUNDAS & SONS BREWING

IMPERIAL CITY BREW HOUSE

1330 Exmouth St., Sarnia ImperialCityBrew.com

KINGSVILLE BREWERY

400 Adelaide St. N., London DundasAndSons.com

15 Main St. W., Kingsville KingsvilleBrewery.ca

FORKED RIVER BREWING CO.

LONDON BREWING COOPERATIVE

45 Pacific Crt., Unit 4, London ForkedRiverBrewing.com

FRANK BREWING CO.

12000 Tecumseh Rd., Tecumseh FrankBeer.ca

GL HERITAGE BREWING COMPANY

8728 Howard Ave., Amherstburg GLHeritageBrewing.ca

HOMETOWN BREW CO.

1730 Front Rd., St. Williams HometownBrew.com

521 Burbrook Pl., London LondonBrewing.ca

LOT 10 BREWING CO.

263 Dalhousie St., Amherstburg Lot10Brewery.ca

MEUSE BREWING CO.

1853 Windham Rd. 3, Scotland MeuseBrewing.com

MOTOR CRAFT ALES

888 Erie St. E., Windsor ThisIsMotor.com

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NATTERJACK BREWING CO.

25292 Talbot Line, West Lorne NatterjackBrewing.ca

RAILWAY CITY BREWING CO.

130 Edward St., St. Thomas RailwayCityBrewing.com

RAMBLIN ROAD BREWERY FARM

2970 Swimming Pool Rd., La Salette RamblinRoad.ca

RED BARN BREWING COMPANY

20466 Lagoon Rd., Blenheim RedBarnBrewing.com

RIVER RUN BREW CO.

146 Christina St. N., Sarnia Facebook.com/RiverRunBrewCo

RUSTY WRENCH BREWING CO.

9 Front St. W., Strathroy RustyWrench.ca

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SANDWICH BREWING CO.

3230 Sandwich St., Windsor @SandwichBrewing

STONEPICKER BREWING

7143 Forest Rd., Plympton-Wyoming StonepickerBrewing.com

THE GROVE BREW HOUSE

12 Main St. E., Kingsville BrewEatSleepRepeat.com

TOBOGGAN BREWING CO.

585 Richmond St., London TobogganBrewing.com

TOP DOG BREWING COMPANY

2014 Road 3 E., Kingsville TopDogBrew.ca

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SPEARHEAD BREWING

675 Development Dr. | SpearheadBeer.com

SUN-TUE 12PM-7PM ^ WED-SAT 12PM-10PM EST. 2018 In addition to being a stalwart of the Kingston craft beer scene, Spearhead has partnered with Craft Tapp so you can order their beer anywhere in Canada.

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SIGNAL BREWING COMPANY

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

86-87 River Rd. | Signal.beer

William Street offers traditional lager and ale styles at their brewery retail store and tap room. Farmstand Lager is available now at TBS and LCBO throughout Eastern Ontario.

Located in historic Corbyville distilling outbuildings, Signal features an enormous patio with scenic views of the Moira River and a menu running from BBQ to bistro fare.

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FENELON FALLS BREWING CO.

WILDCARD BREWING CO.

38 Gotha St. | WildcardBrewCo.com

4 May St. | FenelonFallsBrewing.com

In addition to their year round offerings, Fenelon Falls is launching a brand new Brewers Series which will feature variations on the theme of an ingredient or style.

Use this exclusive discount code for Growler readers on their online store: GROWLER21.

Drink beer on their patio from May through September.

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124 Picton Main St., Picton 555Beer.com

BARLEY DAYS BREWERY

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BOBCAYGEON BREWING CO.

191 St David St., Unit 2, Peterborough BobcaygeonBrewing.ca

CHURCH-KEY BREWING

13730 Loyalist Parkway, Picton BarleyDaysBrewery.com

1678 County Road 38, Campbellford ChurchKeyBrewing.com

BELMONT LAKE BREWERY

FINE BALANCE BREWING COMPANY

54 Fire Rte. 17, Havelock BelmontLakeBrewery.com

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677 Innovation Dr., Unit 4, Kingston FineBalanceBrewing.ca

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9 King St. E., Gananoque GanBeer.com

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GILLINGHAM BREWING CO.

MEYERS CREEK BREWING COMPANY

1316 Wilson Rd., Hillier GillinghamBrewing.ca

KINGSTON BREWING COMPANY

34 Clarence St., Kingston KingstonBrewing.ca

LAKE ON THE MOUNTAIN BREWERY

11369 Loyalist Pkwy., Glenora LakeOnTheMountainBrewCo.com

LINDSAY BREWING COMPANY

60 Dundas St. E., Belleville MeyersCreekBrewing.ca

MIDTOWN BREWING CO.

266 Wellington Main St., Wellington MidtownBrewingCompany.com

NAPANEE BEER COMPANY

450 Milligan Lane, Napanee NapaneeBeer.ca

NORTHUMBERLAND HILLS BREWERY

8 Cambridge St. N., Lindsay Instagram.com/LindsayBrewingCompany

1024 Division St., Unit 1, Cobourg NHB.beer

MACKINNON BROTHERS BREWING

OLD DOG BREWING CO.

1915 County Road 22, Bath MackinnonBrewing.com

30 King St. E., Bobcaygeon OldDogBrewing.com

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PARSONS BREWING CO.

876 County Road 49, Picton ParsonsBrewing.com

PRINCE EDDY’S BREWING CO.

13 Macsteven Dr., Picton PrinceEddys.com

PUBLICAN HOUSE BREWERY

300 Charlotte St., Peterborough PublicanHouse.com

RIVERHEAD BREWING CO.

631 Fortune Cres., Kingston RiverheadBrewing.com

SMITHAVENS BREWING COMPANY

687 Rye St., Unit 6, Peterborough SmithavensBrewing.ca

STONE CITY ALES

275 Princess St., Kingston StoneCityAles.com

STRANGE BREWING CO.

371 Chase Rd., Hillier facebook.com/The-Strange-BrewingCompany

WESTPORT BREWING CO.

41B Main St., Westport WestportBrewingCompany.ca

SKELETON PARK BREWERY

675 Arlington Park Pl., Kingston SkeletonPark.ca

SLAKE BREWING

181 Mowbray Rd, Picton SlakeBrewing.com

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FLORA HALL BREWING

37 Flora St. | FloraHallBrewing.ca

Flora Hall is located in a century-old fully restored heritage warehouse—a small brewery with a big style footprint—80 unique beers so far, and counting!

ENGLISH ORDINARY BITTER

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OTTAWA’S NEIGHBOURHOOD BREWERY & KITCHEN

CASSELMAN

37 FLORA AT BANK FLORAHALLBREWING.CA

HAMMOND

MICROBRASSERIE CASSEL BREWERY

BROKEN STICK BREWING COMPANY

2 Racine St. | CasselBrewery.ca

600 Du Golf Rd. | BrokenStickBrewing.com

Cassel’s second location, the 1844 Bistro Pub showcases their range of craft beers and complements the beer-friendly fusion cuisine.

Broken Stick has the distinction of being the first craft brewery in Canada to be located on a golf course. Grab a six pack after a quick nine.

1844 PILSNER

HAZY BEAR

PILSNER

Year-round: B, L ABV IBU

4.9% 25

CABOOSE IPA

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

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Year-round: B, L, LC ABV IBU

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Year-round: B ABV IBU

5.5% 28

MULLY’S RED IRISH RED ALE

Year-round: B ABV IBU

4.8% 21 79

KANATA

KANATA

SMALL PONY BARREL WORKS

EVERGREEN CRAFT ALES

767 Silver Seven Rd., #21 | EvergreenCraftAles.com

101 Schneider Rd. | SmallPonyBarrelWorks.com

Evergreen’s open-concept taproom and large outdoor patio make them the perfect place to enjoy a cerveza on Taco Saturday.

Canada’s first all barrel-aged sour beer brewery.

Seriously, if you like sour beer, that’s all Small Pony does! Join them for Saturday pop-up markets in the parking lot again this summer!

CLOTHING OF THE GODS IPA

BOMB THE SUN

N E I PA

TRUE NORTH CERVEZA MEXICAN LAGER

Year-round: B, L ABV IBU

F R U I T E D BA R R E L - A G E D SOUR Seasonal: B, L, LC

Year-round: B, L, TBS

6.2% 30

ABV IBU

5.1% 20

ABV IBU

OTTAWA

TROPICAL APOCALYPSE

F R U I T E D BA R R E L - A G E D SOUR Seasonal: B, L, LC

4.5% 15

ABV IBU

6.5% 3

OTTAWA

DOMINION CITY BREWING CO.

SPARK BEER

5510 Canotek Rd., Unit 15 | DominionCity.ca

702 Somerset St. W. | Spark.beer

With their prominent slogan “Makers Of Very Good Beer,” Dominion City are not just one of the Ottawa region’s craft beer leaders, but also masters of understatement.

A small, fun brewery in Ottawa’s beautiful Chinatown. Spark’s dog-friendly back patio will be open all summer (COVID-19 permitting)!

SUNSPLIT

OMINOUS WHOOSHING

TOWN & COUNTRY

I PA

BLONDE ALE Year-round: B, L ABV IBU

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6.5% N/A

H A Z Y I PA

Year-round: B, L, TBS ABV IBU

5.5% 15 Sponsored content

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6.5% 57

VOICES CARRY SOUR FRUITED SOUR

Year-round: B ABV IBU

6.0% 0

OTTAWA

STITTSVILLE

TOOTH AND NAIL BREWERY

BREW REVOLUTION

3 Irving Ave. | ToothAndNailBeer.com

6081 Hazeldean Rd. | BrewRevolution.ca

Tooth and Nail’s neighbourhood brewpub brews a broad range of styles inspired by global brewing traditions to the highest quality standards.

Brew Revolution’s logo, the spinner, is the spacing insert for a 45 record, symbolizing that all their beers have a music-themed reference.

VIM & VIGOR PILSNER

DISCRETION

F R U I T E D TA B L E B E E R WITH HIBISCUS

Year-round: B, L ABV IBU

WALKIN’ ON SUNSHINE N E I PA

Seasonal: B, L

5.2% 38

ABV IBU

N O R W E G I A N PA L E A L E

Year-round: B, L, TBS

3.5% 10

VANKLEEK HILL

KASHMIR

ABV IBU

6.2% 6

Year Round: B, L, TBS ABV IBU

4.5% 20

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BEAU’S ALL NATURAL BREWING CO.

10 Terry Fox Dr. | Beaus.ca

Beau’s is a certified B-Corp: they care about their employees and the environment. Try Lug Tread 2.5%, a crisp extra-light version of the flagship.

LUG TREAD LAGERED ALE

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

5.2% 21

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EASTERN ONTARIO

1,000 ISLANDS BREWING CO.

BRAUMEISTER BREWING CO.

65 King Street West, Brockville 1000IslandsBrewery.ca

19 Moore St., Carleton Place Braumeister.ca

4 DEGREES BREWING CO.

BRAUWERK HOFFMAN

275 Brockville St., Smiths Falls 4DegreesBrewing.com

ASHTON BREWING COMPANY

113 Old Mill Rd., Beckwith AshtonBrewingCompany.com

BEYOND THE PALE BREWING

733 Rue Industriel, Unit 5 Brauwerk-Hoffman.ca

BROADHEAD BREWING CO.

1680 Vimont Ct., Unit 106, Orleans BroadheadBeer.com

CALABOGIE BREWING CO.

250 City Centre Ave., Bay 108, Ottawa BTPShop.ca

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

BICYCLE CRAFT BREWERY

CARTWRIGHT SPRINGS BREWERY

850 Industrial Ave., Unit 12, Ottawa BicycleCraftBrewery.ca

BIG RIG BREWERY

103 Schneider Rd., Kanata; 2750 Iris Street, Ottawa BigRigBrewery.com

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239 Deer Run Rd., Pakenham CSBeer.ca

CLOCKTOWER BREWPUB

575 Bank St., Ottawa Clocktower.ca

EASTERN ONTARIO

CONSPIRACY THEORY BREWING COMPANY

2172 Robertson Rd., Bells Corners CTBrewing.ca

COVERED BRIDGE BREWING

DOG HOUSE BREWING COMPANY

3477A Petawawa Blvd., Petawawa DogHouseBrewingCompany.ca

ÉTIENNE BRÜLÉ BREWERY

119 Iber Rd., Unit 6, Stittsville CoveredBridgeBrewing.com

893 Notre-Dame St., Embrun EtienneBrule.ca

CROOKED MILE BREWING

GOOD PROSPECTS BREWING CO.

453 Ottawa St., Unit 3, Almonte CrookedMile.ca

411 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa GoodProspects.ca

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EASTERN ONTARIO

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS BREWING CO.

25 Thorold Ln., Ingleside HumbleBeginningsBrewing.ca

KICHESIPPI BEER CO.

2265 Robertson Rd., Ottawa KBeer.ca

LOWERTOWN BREWERY

PERTH BREWERY

121 Dufferin St., Perth PerthBrewery.ca

RIDGE ROCK BREWING CO.

421 Donald B. Munro Dr., Ottawa RidgeRockBrewCo.ca

RURBAN BREWING

73 York St., Ottawa LowertownBrewery.ca

412 Cumberland St., Cornwall Website

NITA BEER CO.

SQUARE TIMBER BREWING CO.

190 Colonnade Rd., Unit 17, Ottawa NitaBeer.com

ORLÉANS BREWING CO.

4380 Innes Rd., Orléans OrleansBrewing.com

OVERFLOW BREWING

2477 Kaladar Ave., Ottawa OverflowBeer.com

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800 Woito Station Rd., Pembroke SquareTimber.com

STALWART BREWING CO.

10 High St., Carleton Place StalwartBrewing.ca

STRAY DOG BREWING CO.

501 Lacolle Way, Unit 4, Orleans StrayDogBrewing.ca

EASTERN ONTARIO

TUQUE DE BROUE BREWERY

189 Bay St., Embrun TuqueDeBroue.ca

3 BRASSEURS

240 Sparks St., Ottawa; 565 Kanata Ave, Kanata Les3Brasseurs.ca

TWO HAWKS BREWING CO.

1 Mallard St., Pembroke TwoHawksBrewingco.ca

VIMY BREWING COMPANY

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

WHIPRSNAPR BREWING CO.

14 Bexley Pl., Ottawa WhiprsnaprBrewingCo.com

WHITEWATER BREWING CO.

22 Fletcher Rd., Foresters Falls WhitewaterBeer.ca

WINDMILL BREWERY

5 Newport Dr., Johnstown WindmillBrewery.ca

WOOD BROTHERS BREWING CO.

2980 Wylie Rd., North Glengarry WoodBrothersBrewingCo.com

WALLER STREET BREWING

14 Waller St., Ottawa WallerSt.ca

WEATHERHEAD BREW CO.

29 Beckwith St. E., Perth WeatherheadBrewCo.com

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Highlands 90 09 Katalyst 90 10 Lake of Bays (Baysville) 87 11 Lake of Bays (Huntsville) 87 12 Lake of Bays Barrelhouse 90 13 Muskoka 90 14 Norse 90 15 Quayle’s 89 16 Redline 91 17 Sawdust City 88 18 South River 91 19 Trestle 91

01 Bancroft 88 02 Barnstormer 90 03 Boshkung 90 04 Canvas 90 05 Clear Lake 89 06 Couchiching 89 07 Flying Monkeys 90 08 Haliburton

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LAKE OF BAYS BREWING CO.

117-2681 Muskoka District Rd., Baysville; 59 Main St. E., Huntsville | LakeOfBaysBrewing.ca

BREW WITH US #LAKEOFBAYSBREWING

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With locations in Bracebridge, Huntsville and Baysville, Lake of Bays always has something new coming out. Look for the seasonal Stand Down IPA in April!

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4.7% 20

STAND DOWN I PA

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6.9% 38

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BANCROFT

GORE BAY

BANCROFT BREWING CO.

SPLIT RAIL BREWING CO.

4 Hastings St. N. | BancroftBrew.ca

31 Water St. | SplitRailManitoulin.com

Bancroft Brewing Co.’s water source comes from a natural spring-fed lake, deep within the Canadian Shield enriched with an abundance of natural minerals, allowing the creation of great tasting beer!

Split Rail Brewing is Manitoulin’s first craft brewery and is 100% women-owned! They proudly feature local ingredients in many of their small batch beers and craft sodas.

RUSTY HUSKY

HAWBERRY ALE

AMBER ALE

SAWMILL LAGER

CANADIAN LAGER

Year-round: B, L, LC ABV IBU

RUBY AMBER ALE

Year-round: B, L, LC

5.6% 25

ABV IBU

S TO U T

Year-round: B, L

4.5% 10

GRAVENHURST

LOONSONG OAT STOUT

ABV IBU

Year-round: B, L

5.1% 17

ABV IBU

4.3% 15

LITTLE CURRENT

SAWDUST CITY BREWING CO.

MANITOULIN BREWING CO.

43 Manitowaning Rd. | ManitoulinBrewing.co

397 Muskoka Rd. N. SawdustCityBrewing.com

Sawdust City’s versatile brewmaster Sam Corbeil creates a stunning array of styles that are best enjoyed in the brewery’s rustic Gravenhurst taproom.

Exciting things are happening at Manitoulin including the availability of growlers and howlers to go and their new Silo bar and patio.

Try the new Ten Mile Point Pilsner!

EVERYDAY MAGIC

KILLARNEY CREAM ALE

GNARNIA L I L’ I PA

H A Z Y I PA

Year Round: B, L, LC, TBS ABV IBU

88

6.9% 45

CREAM ALE Seasonal: B, L, LC ABV IBU

5.5% 20 Sponsored content

Year Round: B, L, LC, TBS ABV IBU

5.0% 22

TEN MILE POINT PILSNER PILSNER

Year-round: B, L, LC ABV IBU

4.5% N/A

ORILLIA

ORO-MEDONTE

COUCHICHING CRAFT BREWING CO.

QUAYLE’S BREWERY

162 Mississaga St. E. CouchichingBrewing.com

4567 Line 12 N. | QuaylesBrewery.ca

The Couchiching Craft Brewing Co. team celebrates their 1st anniversary in April 2021 with the first releases from its in-house barrel program!

Housed in a recreated local landmark amidst a 12-acre hopyard, Quayle’s is a location destination that combines scenic beauty with award winning beer.

ATHERLEY PALE ALE

BIG CHUTE

E N G L I S H PA L E A L E Year-round: B, L ABV IBU

4.9% N/A

SUNSHINE CITY BLONDE ALE AMERICAN STYLE BLONDE ALE Year-round: B, L ABV IBU

RIGHT BAUER

W E S T C OA S T I PA

GERMAN PILSNER

Year-round: B, L

4.8% N/A

ABV IBU

THORNBURY

Year-round: B, L

7.0% 55

ABV IBU

5.5% 29

TORRANCE

THORNBURY VILLAGE CIDERY & BREWHOUSE

CLEAR LAKE BREWING CO.

4651 Southwood Rd. | ClearLakeBrewing.co

90 King St E. | ThornburyCraft.com

Thornbury is currently building a new brewery expansion which is slated to open in summer 2021.

The team at Clear Lake Brewing Co. is the driving force behind Muskoka BeerSpa!

BLUE MOUNTAIN LIGHT LAGER

CLEAR LAKE HONEY CREAM ALE

LIGHT LAGER Year Round: B, L, TBS ABV IBU

4.0% 20

LADDER RUN AMBER LAGER

Year-round: B, L, LC ABV IBU

4.8% 25

CREAM ALE Year-round: B, L

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5.5% 8

CLEAR LAKE IPA I PA

Year-round: B, L ABV IBU

6.3% 64 89

COTTAGE COUNTRY

BARNSTORMER BREWING & DISTILLING CO.

3-384 Yonge St., Barrie BarnstormerBrewing.com

BLACK BELLOWS BREWING CO.

40 Simcoe St., Collingwood BlackBellows.com

BOSHKUNG BREWING CO.

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

CANVAS BREWING COMPANY

12 John St., Huntsville CanvasBrewing.com

THE COLLINGWOOD BREWERY

10 Sandford Fleming Dr., Collingwood TheCollingwordBrewery.com

FLYING MONKEYS CRAFT BREWERY

107 Dunlop St. E., Barrie FlyingMonkeys.ca

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HALIBURTON HIGHLANDS BREWING

1067 Garden Gate Dr., Haliburton HaliburtonHighlandsBrewing.ca

KATALYST BREWING CO.

13 Taylor Rd., Unit D, Bracebridge KatalystBrewing.com

LAKE OF BAYS BARREL HOUSE

295 Wellington St. Unit #15, Bracebridge BracebridgeBarrelHouse.ca

MUDTOWN STATION

1198 1st Ave. E., Owen Sound MudtownStation.ca

MUSKOKA BREWERY

1964 Muskoka Beach Rd., Bracebridge MuskokaBrewery.com

NORSE BREWERY

11 Ritchie Dr., Carling NorseBrewery.com

COTTAGE COUNTRY

NORTHWINDS BREWHOUSE

499 First St., Collingwood NorthwindsBrewery.com

OUTLAW BREW CO.

196 High St., Southampton OutlawBrewCo.com

TOBERMORY BREWING CO.

28 Bay St., Tobermory TobermoryBrewingCo.ca

TRESTLE BREWING CO.

9 Great North Rd., Parry Sound TrestleBrewing.com

REDLINE BREWHOUSE

8 & 9-431 Bayview Dr., Barrie RedlineBrewhouse.com

SIDE LAUNCH BREWING CO.

1-200 Mountain Rd., Collingwood SideLaunchBrewing.com

SOUTH RIVER BREWING CO.

309 B Hwy. 124, South River SouthRiverBrewing.ca

THREE SHEETS BREWING

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BREWERIES

10 One Time 94 11 Optimist 94 12 Outspoken 94 13 Sleeping Giant 94 14 Spacecraft 94 15 Stack 94 16 Whiskeyjack 94

Superior 94

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Woods 93 94

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LAKE OF THE WOODS BREWING CO.

GATEWAY CITY BREWERY

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

350 2nd St. S. | LOWBrewCo.com

Lake of the Woods is the first Ontario craft brewery to go international, bringing the great taste of Kenora to Warroad, Minnesota.

Gateway City played a lot of pinball during lockdown and hopefully you can enjoy all four of their tables in the spring and summer as well!

SNEAKY PEACH

OVER THE FALLS

FRUIT BEER

CHANNEL MARKER LIGHT LAGER

Seasonal: B, L, LC ABV IBU

5.2% 50

NEW ZEALAND PILSNER

Year-round: B, L, LC ABV IBU

46 NORTH BREWING CO.

Unit 1-1275 Kelly Lake Rd., Sudbury 46North.ca

Year-round: B, L

4.0% 11

ABV IBU

5.2% 25

ELECTRON EXPRESS B R U T I PA

Year-round: B, L ABV IBU

6.5% 25

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BIG WATER BREWING CO.

123 McIntyre St. W. , North Bay Facebook.com/BigWaterBrewing

COMPASS BREWING

20-1300 Riverside Dr., Timmins CompassBrewing.com

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NORTHERN & NORTHWEST ONTARIO

DAWSON TRAIL CRAFT BREWERY

905 Copper Cres., Thunder Bay DawsonTrailCraftBrewery.com

FULL BEARD BREWING CO.

219 Wilson Ave., Timmins FullBeardBrewing.com

NEW ONTARIO BREWING CO.

1881 Cassells St., North Bay NewOntarioBrewing.com

NORTHERN SUPERIOR BREWING CO.

50 Pim St., Sault Ste. Marie NorthernSuperior.org

ONE TIME BREW CO.

415 Fort William Rd., Thunder Bay OneTimeBrew.co

OPTIMIST BREWERY & KITCHEN 1500 Regent St., Sudbury OptimistBrewing.ca

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OUTSPOKEN BREWING

350 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie OutspokenBrewing.com

SLEEPING GIANT BREWING CO.

712 Macdonell St., Thunder Bay SleepingGiantBrewing.ca

SPACECRAFT BREWERY

854 Notre Dame Ave., Sudbury Facebook.com/Spcrft

STACK BREWING

1350 Kelly Lake Rd.; 947 Falconbridge Rd., Subbury StackBrewing.ca

WHISKEYJACK BEER CO.

485 Ferguson Ave., Haileybury WhiskeyjackBeer.ca

BEER GROUND To the

Even in the depths of a winter during which lockdown has stymied large international brewers, small nimble Ontario craft providers continued to open physical locations and dream of spring. We've got the straight skinny on the province's most exciting prospects from Paris to Petawawa.

BACKYARD BREWING COMPANY

FINE BALANCE BREWING COMPANY

Simcoe (Winter 2021) Norfolk County’s newest brewery operates on a contract basis out of Simcoe’s Blue Elephant Artisan Brewery and Thai restaurant. Niagara College grad Sarah Fritch is dedicated to an eclectic and exciting roster of rotating offerings that should provide something for every palate. BackyardBrewing.ca

Kingston (Fall 2020) Kingston’s newest brewery is all about work life balance, having designed their taproom to be as enjoyable to work in as to visit. Although there’s a wide range of early offerings, Oats & Cream IPA seems the early favourite.

FineBalanceBrewing.ca

BLACK GOLD BREWERY

GOOD PROSPECTS BREWING COMPANY

Petrolia (Fall 2020) Although the beer names frequently celebrate Petrolia’s heritage as the first oil boomtown in North America, Black Gold also takes inspiration from the three couples that helped found it. Try the Derrick IPA, but please keep it under a barrel an hour.

BlackGold.beer

Ottawa (Fall 2020) One of Ottawa’s newest breweries, Good Prospects taps the rich vein of mining in their branding with offerings such as Gold Strike Grisette and Canary in a Kolsch Mine. Your visit will be sixteen tons of fun.

GoodProspects.ca

BRAUWERK HOFFMAN

Scotland (Winter 2021) Meuse has been in the LCBO for just over a year, but with the brewery opening in late February you can purchase some of their more esoteric offerings, like the Ontario Brewing Awards Best in Show Cuvée Rouge. MeuseBrewing.com

Rockland (Winter 2021) The Ontario outpost of a Quebec based brewery focusing on German styles, Brauwerk Hoffman looks to specialize in lager styles with Niagara College grad Eric Mainville at the helm. Brauwerk-Hoffman.ca

CURLEY BREWING COMPANY London (Fall 2020) Located in London’s Hyde Park neighbourhood, Curley’s small brewhouse enables them to focus on producing a variety of different styles. With a focus on brewing beers that they want to drink, Curley hopes you’ll come along for the ride.

CurleyBrewing.com

DOG HOUSE BREWING COMPANY Petawawa (Winter 2021) Located directly across the river from the CFB Petawawa, the Dog House Brewing Company is a multigenerational family brewery that aims to pay homage to the local Garrison. They are looking to expand past two brews when they open in late February. DogHouseBrewingCompany.ca

MEUSE BREWING

THE PARIS BEER COMPANY Paris (Winter 2021) Located in the refurbished Wincey Mills in downtown Paris, the brewery prides themselves on combining agriculture and hospitality with an impressive bistro menu and a wide range of styles that lean slightly towards the old world at time of opening. ParisBrewing.com

RED TAPE BREWERY Toronto (Fall 2020) Do you have an occasion in your life that calls for beer? Well, Red Tape offers a bespoke brewing service in addition to offering a selection of their own beers.

Whether it’s a wedding, a christening, or simply Tuesday, Red Tape is standing by to help.

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