The Growler Ontario • Volume 6 Issue 1 • Spring/Summer 2023 by Drink & Culture Magazines

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REGIONS COVERED IN THIS ISSUE NORTHERN & NORTHWEST ONTARIO

EDITOR Jordan St. John jordan@thegrowler.ca CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Santiago Ampudia Vasquez Sabryna Ekstein David Lee Maxim Morin PRODUCTION & DESIGN MANAGER Tara Rafiq tara@thegrowler.ca COVER ILLUSTRATION Lea Linin COMICS John Heim SOCIAL MEDIA Michelle Hempstock michelle@thegrowler.ca ADVERTISING Daniel Thibau-Knock daniel@thegrowler.ca DISTRIBUTION Gail Nugent (Direct) gnugent@thegrowler.ca SUBSCRIPTIONS on.thegrowler.ca/subscribe © The Growler 2023 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. Every effort is made to avoid errors and omissions. If you notice an error, please accept our apologies and notify us.

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COTTAGE COUNTRY HAMILTON, BRANT & WEST GTA CENTRAL WEST

EASTERN ONTARIO

KAWARTHAS, KINGSTON & PEC NORTH & EAST GTA TORONTO NIAGARA

SOUTHWEST

Contents

04 BREWER VS NATURE: THE TORNADO EDITION 07 STYLE SNAPSHOT: NEIPA 08 CAN YOU TEACH SOMEONE TO LIKE BEER? 10 EVERYONE HAS A PÉCHÉ STORY 12 14 17 18 20

THE BEST WAY TO GET A THICK FOAM, OR, THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE LUKR CZECH FAUCET ANOTHER WORLD: REFLECTIONS OF A TRIP THROUGH B.C.’S NORTHWEST ALE TRAIL SIDE LAUNCH SIDE HUSTLE RECIPE: SEASONAL PLUM TART ONTARIO BREWERY LISTINGS

Breweries by Region 20 TORONTO 29 NORTH & EAST GTA 32 HAMILTON, BRANT & WEST GTA 36 NIAGARA 39 CENTRAL WEST 47 SOUTHWEST 55 KAWARTHAS, KINGSTON & PEC 61 EASTERN ONTARIO 68 COTTAGE COUNTRY 77 NORTHERN & NORTHWEST ONTARIO Editor’s Note With winter coming to an end, your ability to get out into the world and visit breweries is about to dramatically increase. That’s why we’re glad that you’ve picked up a copy of The Growler, so that you can find a brewery that you haven’t been to yet and plan a road trip. Whether you’re headed to Parry Sound, Paris, Peterborough, or Petrolia, you’re going to find some pretty great beer to drink and a bunch of nice folks to drink it with. This issue we’ve got David talking about getting non-beer drinkers to try beer, just in case you’re looking to convert your friends. We’ve got Santiago explaining the science behind the LUKR side pull tap that’s becoming more popular in breweries and bars across the province. We’ve got a double shot of Max, who’s been a very busy boy, traveling to B.C. and talking about the return of Dieu Du Ciel’s classic Péché Mortel. As a one shot deal, we’ve replaced Brewer vs. Brewer with Brewer vs. Nature to highlight the rebuilding of The Second Wedge in Uxbridge.They’re launching their rebuilt facility on the May 24 weekend, and that’s going to be the party of the summer. So get out there and explore the province. Me? I’m going to go lie down. Editing really takes it out of you. —Jordan St. John, editor

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

GOBLET

Dubbel Belgian strong Tripel

SNIFTER

Barley wine Quad Anything funky

BREWER vs.

nature The tornado edition by Jordan St. John

Pictured here is the taproom in the wake of the tornado; slightly more al fresco than is typical. Photos courtesy of The Second Wedge Brewing Co.

n Saturday May 21st, 2022, in the middle of the Victoria Day weekend, Dave Smith and his partner Jen set out from Toronto to visit friends and enjoy a day trip to rural Ontario. Visiting a brewery was on the agenda, and the choice was between Port Perry’s Old Flame Brewing and Uxbridge’s The Second Wedge. “We decided on Second Wedge, because we were in the mood for ales,” says Dave, “I probably would have ordered the Monday Night Piper.” As they drove down the highway towards Uxbridge, darkening clouds made themselves

apparent in the rear view window, but there was no indication that it was anything other than a standard storm. The weather alert that came over the phone network was the only hint of what was about to occur. In reality, the volume of the cloud was caused by a freak Derecho. The hot air mass moving along the Windsor-Quebec corridor had met a cold front from the north creating perfect conditions for a tornado. “Lanie had gone to the bar to order a beer and we had just found a table. The brewery staff were closing the garage door. The rain went from ver-

How do you feel about open air brewing? —Mike Lounds Joanne Richter, co-owner of the company, explains the timing, “After two years of COVID lockdowns, 2022 was going to be the comeback summer. Foundry Pi had opened in a container to serve wood-fired pizza in the beer garden. We had our best sales in two years the night before. We were ready to go.”

ABOVE: A custom birch mash paddle on the brewhouse deck. BOTTOM RIGHT: The tornado was not strong enough to lift full steel fermenters off their feet.

tical to horizontal, and then all hell broke loose,” says Dave. “I thought, because my brain slowed down, ‘there is roof go!’ and I yelled ‘Duck!’ It was pure chaos for twenty seconds. Then it got bright. And wet.” Soaked with cold rain and covered in insulation, but otherwise unharmed, the guests of The Second Wedge were gathered into a first floor hallway that remained intact.

Mike Lounds, head brewer, had been driving into the brewery to pick up a keg for a friend’s Stag and Doe. The drive to the brewery took longer than usual as he was navigating around downed trees. Upon arriving, staff member Luke Geddes relayed the news, saying “it’s gone, man. It’s gone.” The quick thinking of the staff ensured that guests of the brewery were safe within the first minute of the event. Laterally, the staff and a number of local volunteers went into what Lounds characterizes as Salvage and Contain mode. Relaying the news to the other members of the brewing team required humour to soften the blow. “How do you feel about open air brewing?” was the way he broke the news.

The Enhanced Fujita scale (yes, the one from Twister) measures the strength of tornadoes. It places the Uxbridge tornado at the high end of EF2, a category that indicates considerable damage and includes sustained wind speeds of up to 190 kilometers per hour. There is video, courtesy of a Tesla in the parking lot, of the roof coming completely off the structure. In just under a minute, The Second Wedge Brewing Company was closed for business indefinitely. Because of the height of modern fermenters and brewhouses, any recently designed brewery is going to use the roof structure for piping water and glycol through the building. Electrical cabling is frequently attached in the same way. With the roof destroyed, all of the brewing equipment was put out of commission.The grain auger, which fed malt into the brewhouse, was discovered by the side of the road a mile away.

Wedge would have to pare their offerings back to the four core beers that make up their lineup. “I still have 2021 harvest hops in cold storage for a recipe I was going to brew that week.” The brewing industry and members of their local community have rallied around. Fundraisers that were organized independently have seen proceeds go to members of the front of house staff for the brewery. Collaboration brews with Sawdust City and Market have kept The Second Wedge in people’s minds. The Uxbridge legion has been letting them use the space on Tuesdays for Trivia Night.

ABOVE: With a year's worth of rebuilding, that'll buff right out.

“For weeks, every driveway in Uxbridge had stacks of tree limbs and branches 6-8 feet high. There was no electricity for five days. For three weeks, the same three trucks rotated through the town, cutting up downed trees.” You might wonder how a brewery continues to function without an operating brew house. “We’ve become a logistics company. We live on Slack,” said Richter, “for the first two months, our company operated out of the living room.” For a brief period of time, they weighed their options, talking to companies that typically produce beer for contract breweries, but found that the batch size was much larger than they were used to. It was Rob Carefoote, owner of Carefoote Beverage Solutions, who came with the answer to their problems. As he was installing new piping at Market Brewing in Newmarket, he suggested that The Second Wedge’s undamaged fermenters and brite tanks might be temporarily relocated as Market did not yet have tanks to fill the new space that was being prepared. Market had previously offered to allow their neighbours to brew a batch, but this was a step up. Although Lounds had spent much of his time since taking over from previous head brewer Doug Warren coming up with his own seasonals, the strictures of the situation meant that The Second

Pieces of the business that you might take for granted as being straightforward are significantly complicated. “We have to plan four days ahead if we want to clean kegs. We need to get them from our storage in Uxbridge to Newmarket, schedule time to use the keg washer, clean the kegs, and then deliver them back to storage. It’s like that for everything” “We had a really good insurance agent, Greg Strahl from Palladium, who always reminded us to max out our coverage as the brewery expanded and we got new equipment,” said Richter. “As soon as the roof was on and the year switched to 2023, the business was getting the building ready.” The Second Wedge’s new and improved digs include a taller ceiling that will allow for a second floor gallery with additional seating that could be used for events. The tasting room will have an increased number of taps and the brewery will expand to a tied house license that will allow them to pour beers from guest breweries and cideries. The brewery itself is getting a refinished floor, new water, glycol, and Co2 hookups, and a garage door to the tasting room to make the space more versatile. While construction is ongoing, The Second Wedge will reopen their beer garden, albeit with a few fewer shade trees, on Victoria Day weekend. The taproom is expected to follow in early June. When asked which of their beers they envisioned drinking to celebrate reopening, Joanne Richter opted for their High Grass Saison, which she praises for its refreshment and the way it complements the beer garden. Mike Lounds opted for 3 Rocks IPA, saying, “I’ve fought with it so many times.” When reached for comment, Dave Smith said, “Probably still Monday Night Piper. I just really like Scotch Ale.” j

STYLE SNAPSHOT

NEIPA

A guide to the punchy, aromatic

by Jordan St. John

W H AT IS IT ? An offshoot of top fermenting American IPA styles, typically using new world hops for big, vibrant aromas by focusing on cold side additions to create biotransformation and extract essential oils.

OR IG IN STORY DAN G E R L E VE L Hazy at night, hazy the next morning.

John Kimmich was working in his lab at Alchemist in Vermont late one night, and managed to create Heady Topper, the original example of the style. He aimed for massive dry hopping to impart aromas of citrus and tropical fruit, which are held aloft by minimally characterful base grains and supported by additionally fruity yeast esters from English derived strains. It’s so hazy, you’re meant to drink from the can.

G LASS Tulip

ST YL E STATS IBU 25-60 ABV 6.0-9.0% (trending lower) COLOUR Straw to light orange BODY Medium full to full BUBBLES A little calmer than regular draft

D RI NK WI TH

Thai mango salad

Hawaiian pizza

Jerk chicken

HE Y, I S T HE RE F R U IT IN T H IS? NEIPAs rely heavily on the essential oil Myrcene which is prevalent in high alpha acid new world hop varieties. Myrcene breaks down into the same chemicals that are in some of your favourite citrus, stone, and tropical fruits. It has become dogma amongst brewers not to filter their NEIPA. After all, the quality of Myrcene is not strained.

S IX MU ST-T RY ONTA RI O NE I PAS

Sunsplit, Dominion City Brewing Co. Aromatherapy, Beyond the Pale Brewing Co.

Life in the Clouds, Collective Arts Brewing Haze Mama, Great Lakes Brewery

Truth Serum, Rorschach Brewing Co. From Beyond, Rainhard Brewing Co.

Can you teach someone

TO LIKE BEER? There may be a beer for everyone, but some of your friends haven't found theirs yet. by David Sun Lee

ow do you approach someone who has already told you they’re not a fan of beer?

“I generally just start by asking what it is they do enjoy?” says Sam Brown of She Brews Brewing & Consulting in Kingston, Ontario. “Red wine drinkers I introduce to a Flanders red but a Smirnoff Ice drinker I may test the limits with a Berliner Weiss. Dry white wine drinkers may enjoy a Brut IPA, which often has champagne yeast [giving it] familiar dry wine characteristics. However, even now, juicy IPAs are a big thing.” Ren Navarro, of the consultancy Beer. Diversity. takes a similar tack. “If they like wine, what kind? Red? White? Dry, slightly sweet, crisp and cold? There are enough beers out there that run parallel to cocktails and wines in their taste profiles. Someone once told me that there's a beer for everyone. And these days, I definitely believe it.” Navarro also asks them to describe what it is that they don’t like about beer. “I once had a guy tell me he hated the taste of any beer that had more than 100 IBUs. What does that even mean? Turns out he didn't like the heavy pith flavour in IPAs.” She adds that throwing a bunch of jargon at someone can be a turnoff. “Take it slow and easy. Taking that moment allows that person to open up a bit more to what you're trying to introduce them to.” The final piece of advice from Navarro is obvious: “have a multitude of options for them to try. That non-beer person will probably surprise you with the selection that they enjoy” Just having good beer isn’t enough to capture the attention of customers who aren’t big on beer. “Creating an inclusive non-judgemental environment is very key to me,” says Brown. “An environment that

encourages people to explore their own boundaries and defeat their own misconceptions of what beer is in North America. There is so much to learn and understand about beer.” Navarro agrees. “Not everyone who inhabits your space is there for beer. But making a welcoming and accessible space means that the non-beer drinker might be tempted to try your beer on one of their subsequent visits. And who knows? Maybe they'll become your biggest fan!” I had two beer-averse volunteers meet me at Great Lakes Brewpub in downtown Toronto to put Brown and Navarro’s advice to the test. The first volunteer is Janet Kwan, a photographer in Toronto, who has tried beer often, usually via her friends or husband who is a “mild hobbyist” of beer, but hasn’t had any beer at all in a few months. Our other volunteer is Vanessa Ling Yu, Executive Director of caterToronto and social entrepreneur involved in a few food projects around the city and she hasn’t had beer in three years. Asked if they drink alcohol at all Kwan said, “Not often. If I do it’s sweet stuff like ice wine or a cocktail. Even then I don’t drink it that often. I think part of it is I don’t love the taste of alcohol and I turn red immediately and I feel it,” says Kwan.

I generally just start by asking what it is they do enjoy? —Sam Brown

GLB's Brewpub on Lower Jarvis in Toronto offers a wide variety of styles that you can try in their specialized wooden flight caddy. David Sun Lee photo

For Yu, who favours red wine or the occasional cocktail, she’s never liked the taste of beer in any of its guises. She also likes her drinks to be on the dry side because she doesn’t like sugary drinks at all. Thanks to Great Lakes’ varied selection of beers we were able to taste a wide variety of styles including a Vienna lager, ESB, NEIPA, pale ale, fruited Belgian ale, imperial coffee stout and even a barley wine. While NEIPAs can register as on the sweet side for people who drink beer regularly, Kwan said she still found the NEIPAs very bitter. And the fruited belgian ale, which was fairly dry, was not a hit with Yu. The other styles all were too close to their conception of what beer tasted like to them. Interestingly they both landed on the imperial coffee stout as being their favorite beer of the day. “Well this one I think I like it because it tastes thicker and maybe more familiar,” says Kwan.” This one was kinda nice because it doesn’t like beer. It just tastes like a chocolatey coffee drink.” Yu agreed adding “It does the best job of hiding beer.” Brown wasn’t as surprised that the tasters liked the stout. “From my experience, folks often assume the dark colour to mean heaviness and to give less desirable notes only to find there are surprisingly

sometimes smooth, chocolate, cocoa, or coffee notes.” When I asked Navarro what surprised her most about introducing beer to people she says, “My own assumptions, mainly! Being surrounded by beer drinkers means I don't always think about someone's reluctance to try something.” From our tasting session the main lesson learned was that while someone with experience with beer might have their own ideas about how to approach people, they’re likely to surprise you with their preferences. Our tasters agreed that education was a key factor in if they were open to trying beer. “I feel like learning more about it helps me appreciate it and understand it more.” Kwan says. “When my friend introduces us to stuff that is a new release he’ll say ‘this tastes like orange, this tastes like whatever’ and then that’s when i’m like oh i’ll try that sounds interesting.” Yu added that being more descriptive on your beer menus would be helpful. “I do think they need to add a few more adjectives. Sugar content really helps because it’s an objective quantity. You don’t have to go into ‘the gravel and the autumn air’ but maybe more than four adjectives.” She goes on to add that it might even be helpful to indicate which beer is the least beer-like! j

Everyone has a pÉchÉ story A prized Québecois beer makes its long-awaited return to Ontario by Max Morin

his past February, over thirty bars around the world marked the 10th edition of Péché Day, Brasserie Dieu du Ciel’s annual celebration of its renowned Imperial Coffee Stout, Péché Mortel. This take-no-prisoners stout and its namesake party had become molded into the circadian rhythm of craft beer until the onset of the COVID pandemic eliminated its distribution in Ontario. After partnering with a new importer, Péché Mortel, which translates to “Mortal Sin,” makes its long awaited return and this time in tall cans on LCBO shelves for the first time. How a 9.5% Imperial Coffee Stout—often served using nitrogen instead of CO2—from a tiny

brewery in Montreal made its way into the hearts and minds of beer drinkers worldwide is anything but happenstance. “When I decided to brew a beer with coffee, I wanted to make sure it's not just in the name,” Jean Francois Gravel, co-founder and brewmaster of Dieu du Ciel told me. Most coffee stouts and coffee porters in the United States or England in the early 2000s, like Fuller’s Chocolate Stout, had delicate coffee notes, which accented a sweeter malt backbone. Being an avid coffee drinker and seeking to push the envelope, Gravel saw an opportunity. “I told myself if I do a coffee stout it's definitely going to be coffee forward,” he said.

it’s like a barista dropped a double espresso shot into your boozy stout. 10

It’s a slap to the face and a warm hug all rolled into one glass. That’s exactly what you get with Péché; it’s like a barista dropped a double espresso shot into your boozy stout. In this case, fair trade coffee from lauded Montreal roaster Café Rico. Some dark fruit sits in the cut of the slight acidity from the roasted malt. It finishes somewhat dry for the style making it difficult to content yourself with just one glass, especially when it’s pouring on a nitro faucet, which gives it added body and a velvety texture. The alchemy of caffeine and alcohol create an unmatched buzz. It’s a slap to the face and a warm hug all rolled into one glass. Everyone who’s tried it has a Péché story. As Gravel puts it, “that’s the danger when you reach that point on our menu. You start with one Péché and your next beer might be another Péché [laughs].” The first beer to embrace coffee made instant waves on popular rating sites like RateBeer and BeerAdvocate, which helped send tourists flocking to Dieu du Ciel’s cozy brewpub; a pilgrimage to try one of the world’s best beers. When pressed to answer why he thinks Péché continues to resonate with beer drinkers, Gravel points to its unforgettable taste and another practical reason. “It’s a beer that travels so well with a long shelf life. Anytime someone would have it at a bar it would taste great,” he explained. In fact, its bold flavor and alcohol content gives it added resistance to changes in temperature and time to the point where many continue to cellar the stout and its prized annual variants for many years past their born on date. “It’s become more than just a beer,” explained Ben Metcalf, co-owner and cellarman of Arabella Park Beer Bar in Kitchener. “What makes it special—other than being so obviously delicious—is its fortitude [...]. People just want to be friends with it.” For me, Péché represents the very best of what craft beer can offer: a great story, unmatched consistency, and most important of all, deliciousness.

With its reduced caffeine level, Peche Mortel is now technically half-caf, but you can still order a Grande. Photos courtesy of Brasserie Dieu du Ciel

When I ask Ralph Morana, who has hosted Péché Day at Bar Volo in Toronto for many years, to explain the lure of Péché he believes it comes down to brass tacks taste. “Péche Mortel is one of the smoothest Imperial Coffee Stouts that I have ever had. When you drink it, the beer goes down so easily and if you have several, you will not know what hit you,” he said. Even though the beer hasn’t been regularly available, it hasn’t stopped some bar owners from finding creative ways to list it. “We were on our last bottle from a case of a very rare edition of Péché Mortel and just hid the bottle in the back of the fridge,” admits Ken Inouye, manager of The Brain—Hamilton’s best craft beer bar. “It lasted hidden for over a year until some beer nerd finally noticed it on the app and asked for it. They loved it,” he explained. Now that Gravel and his team worked through packaging trials, a new label design, and guided the beer through LCBO’s laborious submission process, he’s excited to be back in Ontario for the long term. “Now that the path is set we should be able to get the beer there a couple of times a year,” he said. If the 10th anniversary of Péché Day was any indication, best act fast if you want to write your own Péché story. j

T H E B E S T WAY TO G E T A

thick foam

Behold the mighty hladinka pour, with enough foam to showcase the delicate bitterness of Czech Saaz hops. Max Morin photos

Or, the science behind the LUKR Czech faucet by Santiago Ampudia Vasquez

s with any other pleasure in life, beer is enjoyed with all your senses. Even before tasting, you will appreciate its colour, brightness, haziness, and of course, head. Depending on the type of beer the head or the amount of foam can vary. It could be abundant, thick, light, ephemeral, or even absent. Have you ever thought about what makes beer foam, (head, kräusen, or whatever you might call it) so special and different from other carbonated beverages? Making the foam possible are the ingredients: the proteins and non-starch polysaccharides (or complex sugars) remaining from grains, alpha acids from hops, and of course the gas present in the beer. However, the serving technique is crucial

even if your beer has the perfect components for an eye-catching head. With this in mind, let’s discuss how Czech beer tradition and experience had raised the bar and created a whole culture around beer foam. If the foam is dependent on ingredients, the pouring technique and faucet are crucial when any person wants to serve a good pint of inviting beer. Czechs are perfectionists in this task, and they have a diploma for the person who masters the tradition after being trained and certified, the Tapster. But an expert needs the appropriate tool to perform this task, and here is where craftsmanship enters into the equation to develop a complex yet simple tap to get the best out of a Czech Pilsner

screen between the faucet and nozzle. This metallic screen creates a barrier, generating a turbulent flow and producing a lot of nucleation points where gas and beer are mixed forming the dense foam. The bubbles formed trap all the hydrophobic (water hating) components of beer (protein-lipid complex) holding them to travel across the liquid, building a web of bubbles imprisoned and protected by iso-alpha acids from hops, coating the whole structure and floating over the beer.

This exploded view of the LUKR tap shows the myriad working parts that allow the tapster complete control over the pour.

creating a celestial foam on top of the bright golden beer. In a conversation with Paddy Treacy, Northern Lines owner, and LUKR distributor mentioned that this kind of system is the closest thing to drinking a beer from the Brite Beer Tank.

How is the LUKR faucet different from a normal tap?

If you are familiar with how a beer should be poured, the regular tap is like an on-off switch, so this task is easy to perform and only requires practice. When you pull the handle, a shank moves in the body of the tap allowing beer to flow into your glass at a single speed depending on the gas in the system. On the other hand, a LUKR Czech faucet is more complex, and its parts allow the Tapster to maintain the faucet, cleaning regularly depending on the frequency of use. If we dissect the faucet body, we can observe that it is formed by a nozzle, a mesh, and a longer faucet, making this part effortless to disassemble and clean. The body has an additional part before the shank that will regulate beer flow, called a kompensator. Finally, the handle acquires another dimension because it is tuneable and has a side-pull one with 180-degree freedom of movement. This feature frees the Tapster to control the amount of beer being poured, triggering the ability to try new flavours and textures in foam serving.

The science (and art) behind the Magic

The key component to creating amazing foam while pouring a Czech Pilsner is the mesh or tap

The long faucet and nozzle are in deep contact with the foam and release beer from the bottom of the glass instead of the top. This produces a mind-blowing foam-beer ratio according to style. j

Types of Czech beer pouring Čochtan (Neat): No foam. British style. Not common on a Pilsner serving because it is too bitter tasting. Hladinka (Smooth): Pilsner classic pouring. Half beer, half foam. The perfect Czech beer experience showing foam aromas and textures. Šnyt (Split): Old fashioned serving, mostly reserved for the Tapster to test the pouring and the lines. It is a small pour with lots of extra foam. Mlíko (Milk): Almost pure wet and refreshing foam to appreciate all the texture and richness of flavours. Must be drink fast to cherish this delicacy. Na Dvakrát (Crisp): The most popular. 30% foam to protect the beer from oxidation and enjoy a taste of foam to start your enjoyment. Řezané Pivo (Cut beer): Enough foam with a twist. This type is a mix of half-light and half-dark beer.

Another World

Reflections of a Trip Through B.C.’s Northwest Ale Trail

The Skeena River in Northern B.C. Max Morin photo

Despite recent social, economic, and environmental turmoil, a love of delicious craft beer connects the communities of Northern British Columbia. by Max Morin

ast summer, I traveled to the edge of Canada in northwestern B.C., where breweries dot communities backdropped by snow-capped mountains, raging rivers, and ancient forests. I’d never been west of Winnipeg so it may as well have been the edge of the world. I went there on an organized tourism trip run by the BC Ale Trail looking for beer–I was on the hunt for the seasonal Spruce Tip beers in particular–but ended up leaving with a crystalized sense of where beer sits, for this community and me, in this socalled return to normalcy.

After a layover in Calgary, I flew to Prince George, the gateway and economic hub of Northern B.C. The town sits at the confluence of the Nechako and Fraser rivers and is a hop, skip, and a jump from the dazzling Chun T'oh Whudujut/Ancient Forest, a portion of the only inland temperate rainforest in North America. Prince George boasts three breweries, each with differing tap lists and points of view: Cross Roads Brewing, Trench Brewing, and the newly opened Deadfall Brewery. At my first stop, CrossRoads Brewing, sampling Pidherney Pale Ale was better for my jet lag than the Gravol. Their classic northwest pale ale screamed grapefruit pith and pine with distant fieldberry notes. Head brewer Tyson Brooks walked us through the brewery but beyond its shiny facade something else grabbed my attention–a blue and yellow label emblazoned with “Putin is a Dick.” The worldwide collaboration initiative called "Resist” was launched by Pravda Brewery after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Brooks had just released CrossRoads’ own interpretation in order to raise money to support refugee relief.

LEFT: CrossRoads Pidherney Pale Ale is the cure for Max Morin's jet lag. RIGHT: The view from the taproom at Ursa Minor Brewing. Max Morin photos.

Across town at Trench Brewing, the locals drink The Fang IPA, their best-selling flagship hazy, but I was blown away by their subtle and spicy Czech Lager, Arctic. Getting to drink straight from their bright tanks was a privilege afforded by Joe Wiebe, our guide and author of Craft Beer Revolution: The Insider's Guide to B.C. Breweries. From Prince George, we made our way by car down Highway 16, the lifeline of northwestern B.C. that travels all the way to Prince Rupert on the coast. The scenic spell got interrupted by faded red dresses dangling from trees. Highway 16 is known by another name, The Highway of Tears, from where dozens of First Nations women have disappeared or been found dead. Just as with the Putin label, the red dresses are symbols of a crisis still simmering beneath the surface. Ursa Minor Brewery sits off the shores of Ootsa Lake on a 540-acre ranch a few hours east of Smithers. Using his father’s old bush plane hangar, owner Nathan Nicholas and wife Gwyn finally opened their doors in 2021 after a devastating wildfire charred the region in 2018 and the pan-

Your brewery bucket list needs a rewrite and Ursa Minor needs to be on it. demic sidetracked their plans. The brewery is only accessible by dirt roads and a ferry or float plane from communities nearby; which are known more for their fishing and hunting lodges than for craft beer. Put another way, Ursa Minor is arguably Canada’s most remote brewery, and perhaps its most beautiful. We arrived by float plane and the moment I stepped off, it felt like being touched by God. I’ve never seen green be so green. Vibrant beds of yellow sunflowers led up to their taproom. Nicholas travels hundreds of kilometers to pick up his malt and hops, and forages on their farm for his other ingredients. Their beers are intentional and rooted in place, especially their malty, sessionable Red Squirrel Red Ale. Your brewery bucket list needs a rewrite and Ursa Minor has to be on it. From there we headed west to Smithers, a recreational town known for its larger-than-life personalities and even larger ski slopes. Bulkley Valley Brewery, a ski shop-turned local favourite, was fresh off a silver medal at the Canadian Brewing Awards for their Ullr Oatmeal Stout and it was easy to taste why. The interplay of roast, light acidity, and chocolate was a study in restraint and delight.

Beer flights at Trench Brewing. Max Morin photo

Head brewer and owner Dave Harris built what’s clearly a community hangout spot, but the thing

If there’s such a thing as a godfather of brewing in Northern B.C., the title surely belongs to Craig Outhet who opened Wheelhouse Brewing in Prince Rupert back in 2013. Along with Chef Dai Fukasaku at nearby Fukasaku, they led a jaw-dropping beer pairing dinner: tuna tataki from Haida Gwaii with a crispy pils, steamed sidestripe shrimp from Kitimat Sound with white IPA, maple miso glazed black cod with West Coast pale ale. There was no time for note taking–only eating, drinking, and good conversation. In this small 14-seater restaurant in Cow Bay, the meal towered above the surrounding mountains. A charcuterie spread at Smithers Brewing Company is enjoyed with their Bootlegger Brown Ale. Max Morin photo

on most locals’ minds was the worrying spring thaw and the rising water levels of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers, which were threatening to flood the town or disconnect Smithers from neighboring communities. A few blocks away, Smithers Brewing Company crafts modern styles in their modern taproom, with a draught list replete with sours, hazy IPAs, and barrel-aged farmhouse ales. However, I was struck by Bootlegger Brown Ale, which showcased a hard-to-nail malt depth without being sweet. Black tea, caramel, and a hint of backing bitterness merged to create one of the trip’s best beers. Traveling from Smithers to Prince Rupert by way of Terrace is breathtaking and many consider it to be the most scenic drive in all of Canada. From Seven Sisters Peak to Ksan First Nation Village, I never stopped feeling a sense of gratitude and wonder.

The following day, Prince Rupert was getting set to welcome only the second cruise ship to port since the start of the pandemic. What was once a bustling tourism destination became an isolated paradise during the Covid-19 outbreak. I walked by shuttered businesses on the main street. Outhet told me Wheelhouse would be closed for the day despite the thousands of tourists coming to town. When I asked him why he’d turn down the business he smiled and said, “because I brew for people here.” As I walked back to my hotel room with views of the Prince Rupert Harbour, I still couldn't shake the duality of the trip. Beer has an incredible ability to keep us grounded and connected. Beyond the headlines and anxieties that inevitably surround us. Whether it was the late spring thaw, reconciliation, or fishing caps, beer remains a gateway to having these difficult conversations or gracefully shelving these problems for another time. Local beer is as constant as the scores of bald eagles that soar overhead. As I prepared to call it a night, the hotel receptionist stopped me in my tracks. “Did you see them?” She pointed to the inn’s small deck with a view of the harbour. I walked out and saw a few cars parked by the water as people stood in amazement. They were looking out but I couldn’t tell why until I saw one gracefully leap out of the water. A family of orcas breaking through the grey. I cracked open my can of Wheelhouse Scurvy Dog Spruce Ale–the beer I had come looking for–and sat there on the deck. More cars came. I was alone with my beer. All at once the world felt big again. j

A Wheelhouse beer-paired dinner at Prince Rupert's Fukasaku was inspired and delicious. Max Morin photo

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Equals launches

side hustle Side Launch Brewing Co. sails again Jordan St. John

rom the moment of the announcement of the purchase of Collingwood’s Side Launch Brewing Company by London’s Equals Brewing, a company that specializes in co-packing and contract brewing, the reception by beer lovers was one of cautious optimism. The company had been brewery of the year in 2016, and was named the best brewery in the province by the first edition of the Ontario Craft Beer Guide. “On the first day, when we brought the staff from Equals and Side Launch together, the word was potential,” said Justin McKellar, CEO of Equals. “Our attitude towards the previous ownership is one of grace and gratitude.” McKellar’s approach has been scientific. With the craft beer market in the province maturing, he’s asking, “Who are we? Who are our consumers, and what do they want?” The result is a concerted effort to reach out and re-establish Side Launch as a community hub within the Blue Mountain region. The city’s industrial heritage and its everyday outdoor ethos are hallmarks of its character, and vitally important

to the people living in Collingwood. The legacy of shipbuilding, represented on the brewery’s cans, is going to play a bigger part of their branding going forward. Outreach includes an improved experience in the taproom, which has been doubled in size to 180 seats, and a patio that has also been doubled in size. “This is a four season paradise with skiing, biking, sailing, and hiking. The beer has to be great. If we can create the meaning, a reason for people to visit, they’ll keep coming back.” Speaking of coming back, McKellar intends to resurrect brands that have been successful in the past. “We want to focus on what has worked in the past and resonated with people.” This summer will see the return of the Passionate Sour and Hibiscus Sour in the LCBO. This fall will see the return of Mountain Lager and the Dark Lager. An IPA mixer pack, featuring a Pineapple Sour IPA and West Coast IPA will highlight some of the more innovative products beginning in April. It looks like a successful second voyage for Side Launch. j

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RECIPE

SEASONAL PLUM TART Paired with GoodLot's Farmstead Ale BY BON NY R E IC H E RT

onny Reichert—writer, editor, chef, recipe developer, food stylist and photographer—cooks from the heart. The changing weather and plums, which are in season in Ontario from July to October, always Bonnie Reichert photo

remind Reichert of her grandmother, who inspired this recipe. As a child of a Holocaust survivor who once lived on coffee grounds and potato peels, Reichert has inherited a complex and robust relationship with food that guides

DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven according to puff pastry package instructions. Wash, pit and slice plums into a work bowl. Add sugar and toss until well combined. 2. Working quickly, roll out the cold puff pastry onto a well-floured sheet of parchment paper until the pastry is about 1/4-inch thick and just larger than a 12-inch non-stick tart pan with removable bottom. Drape the pastry over a rolling pin to transfer it to the pan, fitting into the edges. Trim excess pastry. 3. Lay plum slices over the pastry, working in a circular pattern. Place the pan on a baking sheet (to catch leaks) and transfer it to a hot oven. Bake for 20 minutes or until edges begin to brown.

Reichert as pictured during the height of plum harvest season. Alessandra Landi photo

her through her work. Her memoir-in-progress, How to Share an Egg (Appetite | Penguin Random House) unpacks the obsession. Farmstead Ale was the first beer GoodLot Farmstead Brewing ever released and is described as "sunshine in a can." Notes of stone fruit as well as Ontario Cascade and Nugget hops complement the sweet and rich flavours of the tart by offering a hint of bitterness. With a beer the colour of the setting sun, this pairing is the equivalent of wrapping yourself in your lightest sweater as you sit outdoors with friends and enjoy the first or last few moments of summer warmth. A moment that feels foreign after a bitter winter, but is always welcome. —Sabryna Ekstein

4. Meanwhile, mix jelly with a dash of water and warm in the microwave to a liquid consistency. Brush melted jelly generously over the plums and bottom of the tart (not edges, where it might burn). Bake tart another 5-7 minutes or so, removing from oven when edges are deep golden brown. Remove pan edge, slice into generous portions and serve with whipped cream or caramel ice cream. j

INGREDIENTS • 1 lb blue plums/Italian plums • ¼ cup granulated sugar • 1 sheet all-butter puff pastry, thawed according to package instructions but kept cold • 3 tbsp clear jelly such as red currant, crab apple or even grape

GoodLot's beers are made with hops grown on their own farm for that real taste of Ontario summer. GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Co. photo

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BLOOD BROTHERS BREWING

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165 Geary Ave. | BloodBrothersBrewing.com

245 Eglinton Ave. E. | GraniteBrewery.ca

In addition to their Geary Avenue location, Blood Brothers has branched out to a North York production facility (with a bottle shop), allowing them to promote their beer across the province.

The leading brewer of English style beers in Ontario, The Granite’s FVX series has allowed them to branch out into more contemporary flavour profiles.

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RORSCHACH BREWING CO.

LEFT FIELD BREWERY

36 Wagstaff Dr. | LeftFieldBrewery.ca

1001 Eastern Ave. | RorschachBrewing.com

In addition to their lineup of delightful beers, Left Field’s line up of 7th Inning Seltzers provides a great alternative for the hottest summer days. Let’s play ball.

With an eclectic mix of cutting edge fruited beers and an established rotation of classic styles, Rorschach is all things to everyone. Personally, I see a butterfly.

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SHACKLANDS BREWING CO.

101-100 Symes Rd. | Shacklands.com

One of Ontario’s most perennially awardwinning breweries, Shacklands specializes in Belgian styles and customers delight in the adjacent Fuoco Mio food truck DAYSTAR

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

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17 St. Nicholas St., Toronto BarVolo.com

BEACHES BREWING CO.

1953 Queen St. E., Toronto BeachesBrewing.com

BELGIAN MOON BREWERY AT STACKT MARKET

3 Tecumseth St., Toronto Can.BelgianMoon.ca

BELLWOODS BREWERY

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

BIG ROCK BREWERY

1042 Queen St. E., Toronto Avling.ca

42 Liberty St., Toronto BigRockBeer.com

BANDIT BREWERY

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2125 Dundas St. W., Toronto BanditBrewery.ca

55 Bloor St West, Toronto IndieAleHouse.com

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BLACK LAB BREWING

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EASTBOUND BREWING CO.

700 Queen St. E., Toronto EastboundBeer.com

FOLLY BREWING

928 College St., Toronto Folly Brewing.com

GODSPEED BREWERY

25 Curity Ave., East York BrunswickBierworks.com

242 Coxwell Ave., Toronto GodspeedBrewery.com

BURDOCK BREWERY

GOOSE ISLAND BREWHOUSE TORONTO

1184 Bloor St. W.; 6 Denison Sq., Toronto BurdockTO.com

COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING

777 Dundas St. W., Toronto CollectiveArtsBrewing.com

COMMON GOOD BEER CO.

475 Ellesmere Rd., Scarborough CommonGoodBeer.com

70 The Esplanade, Toronto GooseIslandToronto.ca

HALO BREWERY

247 Wallace Ave., Toronto HaloBrewery.com

HENDERSON BREWING CO.

128A Sterling Rd., Toronto HendersonBrewing.com

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HIGH PARK BREWERY

839 Runnymede Rd., Toronto HighParkBrewery.com

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2876 Dundas St. W., Toronto IndieAleHouse.com

JUNCTION CRAFT BREWERY

150 Symes Rd., Toronto JunctionCraft.com

KENSINGTON BREWING CO.

299 Augusta Ave., Toronto KensingtonBrewingCompany.com

LAYLOW BREWERY

1144 College St, Toronto Laylow.beer

LONGSLICE BREWERY

484 Front St. E., Toronto Longslice.com

LOST CRAFT BREWING CO.

837 Runnymede Rd., Toronto LostCraft.ca

LOUIS CIFER BREW WORKS

417 Danforth Ave., Toronto LouisCiferBrewWorks.com

MASCOT BREWERY

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

MILL ST. BREW PUB

21 Tank House Ln., Toronto MillStreetBrewery.com

MUDDY YORK BREWING CO.

22 Cranfield Rd., East York MuddyYorkBrewing.com

NICKEL BROOK BREWING CO.

1589 The Queensway, Etobicoke NickelBrook.com

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NORTHERN MAVERICK BREWING CO.

115 Bathurst St., Toronto NorthernMaverick.ca

OLD FLAME BREWING CO.

43 Tankhouse Lane, Toronto OldFlameBrewingCo.ca

RADICAL ROAD BREWING CO.

SOMETHING IN THE WATER BREWING CO.

151 E. Liberty St., Toronto SomethingBrewing.ca

STEADFAST BREWING CO.

301 Lansdowne Ave., Toronto SteadfastBrewingCo.com

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1177 Queen St. E., Toronto RadicalRoadBrew.com

255 Bremner Blvd. , Toronto SteamWhistle.ca

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100 Symes Rd., Toronto RainhardBrewing.com

RED TAPE BREWERY

159 Main St., Toronto RedTapeBrewery.com

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1-31 Saulter St., Toronto SaulterStreetBrewery.com

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1154 St Clair Ave. W., Toronto TrueHistoryBeer.com

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150 Symes Rd., Toronto WoodhouseBrewing.com

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Old Flame’s third location, located in Toronto’s Distillery District, continues their love of turning heritage spaces into successful breweries. Visit their taprooms for brewery tours and tastings.

The triumphant return of The Second Wedge’s physical location will happen on Victoria Day Weekend and their journey is chronicled in this very issue (see page 4)!

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

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COPPERWORKS BREWPUB

7 Division St., Bowmanville CopperworksPub.com

THE CORNERHOUSE ON MAIN

6403 Main St., Whitchurch-Stouffville TheCornerhouse.ca

FALCON BREWING

30 Barr Rd., Ajax FalconBeer.beer

LITTLE BEASTS BREWING CO.

2075 Forbes St., Whitby LittleBeastsBrewing.com

MAGNOTTA BREWERY

271 Chrislea Rd., Vaughan MagnottaBrewery.com

OLD FLAME BREWING CO.

135 Perry St., Port Perry; 140 Main St. S., Newmarket OldFlameBrewingCo.ca

ROUGE RIVER BREWING CO.

8-50 Bullock Dr., Markham RougeRiverBrewery.com

TILTED GLASS BREWING CO.

160 Baseline Rd. E., Bowmanville TiltedGlass.ca

TOWN BREWERY

1632 Charles St., Whitby TownBrewery.ca

YORK BREWERY

Unit 10-10 Newkirk Rd., Richmond Hill YorkBrewery.ca

MARKET BREWING CO.

4-17775 Leslie St., Newmarket MarketBrewingCo.com

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CLIFFORD BREWING CO.

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

18825 Shaws Creek Rd. | GoodLot.beer

All of the hops for the beers brewed at GoodLot come from their farm or from local hop growing partners within Ontario. Taste the harvest!

2019’s Canadian Brewery of the Year, Clifford Brewing continues to win awards each year for outstanding beer.

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BELL CITY BREWING CO.

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375 Wilson St. E., Ancaster BrewersBlackbird.ca

BURLINGTON BREWERY

Unit G101-3600 Dundas St., Burlington BurlingtonCraft.com

CALEDON HILLS BREWING COMPANY

17219 Hwy 50, Palgrave CaledonHillsBrewing.ca

CAMERON’S BREWING

1165 Invicta Dr., Oakville CameronsBrewing.com

COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING

207 Burlington St. E., Hamilton CollectiveArtsBrewing.com

FAIRWEATHER BREWING CO.

1-5 Ofield Rd., Hamilton FairweatherBrewing.com

FURNACE ROOM BREWERY

1 Elgin St., Georgetown FurnaceRoomBrewery.com

GRAIN & GRIT BEER CO.

11 Ewen Rd., Hamilton GrainAndGritBeer.com

HOP SOCIETY BREWING CO.

32 Division St., Acton HopSocietyBrewing.ca

MASH PADDLE BREWING CO.

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

WEST GTA & HAMILTON

MERIT BREWING

107 James St. N., Hamilton MeritBrewing.ca

MONO CENTRE BREWING CO.

388113 Mono Centre Rd., Mono Instagram.com/MonoCentreBrewingCo

NICKEL BROOK BREWING CO.

3426 Mainway, Burlington (Opening November 2022) NickelBrook.com

OLD CREDIT BREWING CO.

6 Queen St. W., Mississauga OldCreditBrewing.com

ORANGE SNAIL BREWERS

SHAWN & ED BREWING CO.

65 Hatt St., Dundas LagerShed.com

SONNEN HILL BREWERY

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

STEEL WHEEL BREWERY

105 Powerline Rd., Brantford SteelWheel.ca

STONEHOOKER BREWING CO.

866 Lakeshore Rd. E., Mississauga Stonehooker.com

THIRD MOON BREWING

1-32 Steeles Ave. E., Milton OrangeSnailBrewers.ca

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

ORANJE SON BREWING

3 BRASSEURS

118 Sutherland S. W., Caledonia OranjeSon.com

2041 Winston Park Dr., Oakville Les3Brasseurs.ca

BE AMSVILLE

BENCH BREWING CO.

3991 King St. | BenchBrewing.com DAILY 11AM-9PM EST. 2018

Bench Brewing Company is a destination craft brewery. Surrounded by some of Ontario’s finest agricultural land, our location provides the ideal setting for crafting great, approachable beers that reflect our local terroir.

BALL’S FALLS

LINCOLN LAGER

S E S S I O N I PA

HELLES L AGER

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS A BV

4.5%

IBU

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

A BV

Dry hopped for a juicy aroma of grapefruit and peaches with a low bitterness.

4.0%

IBU

This crisp lager is full-bodied, displaying notes of noble hops and a gentle malt backbone.

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BLACKBURN BREW HOUSE

8001 Blackburn Pkwy, Niagara Falls BlackburnBrewHouse.com

BREAKWALL BREWING CO.

46 Clarence St., Port Colborne BreakwallBrewery.com

BRIMSTONE BREWING CO.

209 Ridge Road N., Ridgeway BrimstoneBrewing.ca

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COLD BREAK BREWING

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

COUNTERPART BREWING

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

DECEW FALLS BREWING CO.

207 St. Paul St. W., St. Catharines DecewFallsBrewing.ca

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DRAGAN BREWING AND WINE

NIAGARA BREWING CO.

100 Grantham Ave. S., Unit 1, St. Catharines DraganBrewingAndWine.com

4915-A Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls NiagaraBrewingCompany.com

THE EXCHANGE BREWERY

NIAGARA COLLEGE TEACHING BREWERY

7 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake ExchangeBrewery.com

THE GRIST CRAFT KITCHEN & BREWERY

78 Four Mile Creek Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake TheGrist.ca

KAME & KETTLE BEER WORKS

25 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill KameAndKettle.ca

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

NIAGARA OAST HOUSE BREWERS

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

SILVERSMITH BREWING CO.

1523 Niagara Stone Rd., Virgil 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

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WELLINGTON BREWERY

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

Wellington is re-launching their Sunshine Blonde Ale with Raspberry and Hibiscus in support of Pride. This will launch province-wide at the LCBO in May with 25 cents per can going to Guelph Pride and the Bill 7 Award in support of 2SLGBTQIA+ scholarships.

UPSIDE IPA

HELLES LAGER

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

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

A BV

6.8%

IBU

HELLES L AGER

A BV

Exploding with juicy grapefruit, peach, and tropical hop flavours. Bursting with fresh citrus hop character, this tasty IPA is on the up and up!

4.5%

IBU

Crisp, refreshing, and smooth, this classic lager is the perfect go-to beer. Inspired by traditional German light lagers. Helles Yeah!

SPECIAL PALE ALE

BOOT LITE LAGER

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

Year-round: B, L, LC

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

A BV

4.5%

IBU

LIGHT L AGER

A BV

Deep copper in colour, this well-balanced English style pale ale has biscuit and caramel flavours upfront and a subtle citrus hop finish.

3.3%

IBU

With only 137 calories and 10g of carbs per 473ml can, it’s the ultimate go-to light beer with all of the flavour you’d expect from a tasty craft lager.

ready for a tasty adventure? Hop on the Guelph.Beer Bus and enjoy a free shuttle service with stops at each of Guelph’s local breweries. The Guelph.Beer Bus rolls once per month from April to December. Get details and schedule at Guelph.Beer 40

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PARIS

THE PARIS BEER CO.

31 Mechanic St. | ParisBrewing.com

The most awarded brewery at last year’s Ontario Brewing Awards with 4 golds and 2 silvers, Paris Brewing also features a refined bistro menu in their renovated industrial space. HEAD GATE HELLES L AGER

MILL RACE

BOHEMIAN PILSNER

Year-round: B

A BV 4.8% IBU 16

A BV 5.5% IBU 25

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TOGETHER WE’RE BITTER CO-OPERATIVE BREWING

JACKASS BREWING

100 Sheldon Dr., Unit 36 | JackassBrewing.ca

300 Mill Street, Unit 1 | TWBBrewing.com

Voted one of Cambridge’s favourite craft breweries, Jackass is known for their IPAs and rotational small batch brews. Why not stop in and bray with convention?

Ontario’s first brewery structured as a cooperative, Together We’re Bitter is a living wage employer, and perhaps more importantly, looks out for the community with their Bee Kind program.

SUNKISS

WOBBLY WHEEL

N E I PA

UNCLE STEVE’S IRISH RED IRISH RED ALE

BIRDS AND BEES

A M E R I C A N I PA

BLONDE ALE

Year-round: B, L, LC

Year-round: B, L

Year-round: B

A BV 6.5% IBU 60

A BV 5.0% IBU N/A

A BV 6.5% IBU N/A

A BV 5.0% IBU N/A

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WATERLOO BREWING

400 Bingemans Centre Dr. | WaterlooBrewing.com

As Ontario’s first craft brewer, Waterloo’s focus is not just on the classic styles they launched with, but includes innovative fruited radlers for summer. WATERLOO DARK DARK L AGER

WATERLOO AMBER AMBER

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

A BV 5.0% IBU 14

A BV 6.8% IBU 22

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ABE ERB BREWING CO.

143 Northumberland St., Ayr; 151 Charles St. W., Kitchener; 15 King St. S., Waterloo AbeErb.com

BAD APPLE BREWING CO

73463 ON-21, Bayfield BadAppleBrewingCo.com

BARNCAT ARTISAN ALES

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

BAYFIELD BREWING CO.

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

BLACK SWAN BREWING CO.

144 Downie St., Stratford BlackSwanBrewing.ca

BLOCK THREE BREWING

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

BROKEN RAIL BREWING

480 Glass St., St. Marys BrokenRailBrewing.ca

BROTHERS BREWING CO.

15 Wyndham St. N., Guelph BrothersBrewingCompany.ca

COUNTERPOINT BREWING CO.

#4-935 Frederick St., Kitchener CounterpointBrewing.ca

COWBELL BREWING

40035 Blyth Rd., Blyth CowbellBrewing.com

ELORA BREWING CO.

107 Geddes St., Elora EloraBrewingCompany.ca

FARM LEAGUE BREWING

295 Ainslie St. S., Cambridge FarmLeaguebrewing.com

CENTR AL WEST

FIXED GEAR BREWING CO.

20 Alma St. S., Guelph FixedGearBrewing.com

FOUNDRY BREWING

74 Grand Ave. S., Cambridge FoundryBrewing.ca

GREY MATTER BEER CO.

JOBSITE BREWING CO.

45 Cambria St., Stratford JobsiteBrewing.ca

MACLEAN’S ALES

52 14th Ave., Hanover MacLeansAles.ca

NEUSTADT SPRINGS BREWERY

726 Queen St., Kincardine GreyMatterBeer.com

456 Jacob St., Neustadt NeustadtSprings.com

HERITAGE HOPS BREW CO.

RIVER ROAD BREWING AND HOPS

21 Market Pl., Stratford HeritageHopsBrew.com

HOCKLEY VALLEY

25 Centennial Rd., Orangeville HockleyBeer.ca

INNOCENTE BREWING CO.

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

35549 Bayfield River Rd., Bayfield RiverRoadBrewing.com

RHYTHM & BREWS BREWING CO.

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

ROYAL CITY BREWING CO.

199 Victoria Rd. S., Guelph RoyalCityBrew.ca

CENTR AL WEST

RURAL ROOTS BREWING COMPANY

21B Industrial Dr., Elmira RuralRootsBrewery.ca

SCHOONER STREET BREWERY

200 Bathurst Dr., Waterloo SchoonerStreet.com

SHAKESPEARE BREWING CO.

STOCKYARDS BREWING

137 Glasgow St., Suite 385, Kitchener StockyardsBeverage.co

STONE HOUSE BREWING CO.

76050 Parr Line, Varna StoneHouseBrewing.ca

UPPER THAMES BREWING CO.

2178 Line 34, Shakespeare ShakespeareBrewingCompany.ca

225 Bysham Park Dr., unit 9m, Woodstock UpperThamesBrewing.ca

SHORT FINGER BREWING CO.

WAVE MAKER CRAFT BREWERY

20 Hurst Ave., Kitchener ShortFingerBrewing.com

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

SQUARE BREW

430 Parsons Crt., Goderich SquareBrewCo.com

639 Laurel St., Cambridge WaveMakerBrewery.com

WILLIBALD FARM

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

WRINKLY BEAR BREWING CO.

27 Main St. N., Grand Valley WrinklyBearBrewing.ca

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SONS OF KENT BREWING CO.

LONDON BREWING COOPERRATIVE

27 Adelaide St. S. | SonsOfKent.com

521 Burbrook Pl. | LondonBrewing.ca

The hippest spot in Chatham, Sons of Kent features a significant number of seasonal beers in addition to their core lineup and a weekly menu special to keep things lively.

Having made the switch to organic brewing, the range of products offered by London Brewing has significantly expanded, making them one of London’s fastest growing breweries.

DRIFT

LONDON ORGANIC LAGER

MOTEL CALIFORNIA

H A Z Y I PA Year-round: B, L, LC

WEST COAST PILSNER Seasonal: B, L, LC

A BV 6.0% IBU 30

A BV 5.0% IBU 30

L AGER

ORGANIC HAZY IPA H A Z Y I PA

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

Year-round: B, L, LC

A BV 4.7% IBU 25

A BV 6.5% IBU 30

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BLACK GOLD BREWERY

395 Fletcher St. | BlackGold.beer

Petrolia, Ontario’s finest, Black Gold focuses on offering a range of crowd-pleasing classic styles. For something a little different, order a candypaired flight in their taproom. LIQUID GOLD CRE AM ALE

ANGRY REDHEAD

TRADITIONAL EUROPEAN-STYLE LAGERS 4EST Lager is a traditional Munich Helles lager, featuring notes of fresh baked bread and ﬁnishing dry and crisp. Inspired by London’s famous tree cover, we are proud to give back 4% of our sales to local reforestation efforts.

IRISH RED

Year-round: B, L

A BV 4.2% IBU 13

A BV 5.3% IBU 22

Learn more at 4estbrewery.com

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SCOTL AND

REFINED FOOL BREWING CO. FLUX BREWING CO.

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

185 Oakland Rd. | FluxBrews.ca

William Shatner once visited the brewery. Not the one you are thinking of, just a local guy of the same name. He actually prefers to be called Bill which is a real missed opportunity.

Located in Scotland, Ontario, Flux Brewing is noted for its colourful labels, excellent Hazy IPAs, and its adjacent kitchen, Manna, offering a rotating menu using fresh local ingredients.

CATSTRONAUT

ETCETERA

S E S S I O N H A Z Y I PA

VAN FULL OF WEIRDOS J U I C Y I PA

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

EYE TO EYE IRISH RED ALE

Year-round: B, L, LC

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

Year-round: B, L

A BV 4.5% IBU 25

A BV 6.2% IBU 40

A BV 7.0% IBU 40

A BV 4.5% IBU 25

SCOTL AND

SIMCOE

MEUSE BREWING CO.

CHARLOTTEVILLE BREWING CO.

1853 Windham Rd. 3 | MeuseBrewing.com

1207 Charlotteville West Quarter Line Rd. | CharlottevilleBrewingCompany.ca

One of Ontario’s only estate breweries, Meuse now makes beer with their own hops and malt. Their 100km market features farm fresh eggs grown on the property. Now that’s local!

In addition to offering visitors beer, CBC has 28 acres of Carolinian forest and a working farm for you to explore, not to mention their own line of candles in the gift shop.

CHERRY SAISON

LOCAL 519

Year-round: B,L

M I X E D C U LT U R E , FRESH HOPPED SMASH Year-round: B

A BV 5.0% IBU 13

A BV 5.6% IBU N/A

FRUITED SAISON

TERROIR

PA L E A L E

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WHERE ARE MY KNICKERS? ENGLISH MILD

Year-round: B, L

Year-round: B

A BV 5.0% IBU 27

A BV 5.5% IBU 19

SOUTHWEST

ANDERSON CRAFT ALES

1030 Elias St., London AndersonCraftAles.ca

BACKYARD BREWING CO.

3035 Front Rd., Simcoe BackyardBrewing.ca

BANDED GOOSE BREWING

15 Main St. E., Kingsville BandedGooseBrewing.com

BAYSIDE BREWING CO.

970 Ross Lane, Erieau BaysideBrewing.com

BEERDED DOG BREWING CO.

BELLE RIVER BREWHOUSE

499 Notre Dame St., Belle River BelleRiverBrewhouse.com

BIG FAMILY BREWING CO.

485 Harbour Rd, Sarnia BigFamilyBrewing.com

BREW MICROBREWERY

635 University Ave. E., Windsor BrewWindsor.com

CAPS OFF BREWING CO.

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

CHAPTER TWO BREWING CO.

21 King St. E., Harrow BeerdedDog.ca

2345 Edna St., Windsor ChapterTwoBrewing.com

BEERLAB!

CONCESSION ROAD BREWING CO.

420 Talbot St., London Beerlab.com

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

SOUTHWEST

CRAFT HEADS BREWING CO.

89 University Ave. W., Windsor CraftHeads.ca

CURED CRAFT BREWING CO.

43 Mill St. W., Leamington CuredCraftBrewing.com

CURLEY BREWING CO.

1634 Hyde Park Rd, London CurleyBrewing.com

DUNDAS & SONS BREWING

400 Adelaide St. N., London DundasAndSons.com

FORKED RIVER BREWING CO.

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

THE GROVE BREW HOUSE

86 Wigle Ave., Unit 1, Kingsville MyGroveBrewHouse.com

HOMETOWN BREW CO.

1730 Front Rd., St. Williams HometownBrew.com

IMPERIAL CITY BREW HOUSE

1330 Exmouth St., Sarnia ImperialCityBrew.com

KINGSVILLE BREWERY

15 Main St. W., Kingsville KingsvilleBrewery.ca

LOT 10 BREWING CO.

263 Dalhousie St., Amherstburg Lot10Brewery.ca

SOUTHWEST

NATTERJACK BREWING CO.

25292 Talbot Line, West Lorne NatterjackBrewing.ca

NEW LIMBURG BREWERY

POWERHOUSE BREWING CO.

100 Kellogg Ln., London PowerhouseBrewery.beer

RAILWAY CITY BREWING CO.

2353 Nixon Rd., Simcoe NewLimburg.com

130 Edward St., St. Thomas RailwayCityBrewing.com

POINT BREWING CO.

RAMBLIN ROAD BREWERY FARM

705 Lite St., Point Edward PointBrewing.ca

2970 Swimming Pool Rd., La Salette RamblinRoad.ca

SOUTHWEST

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

SANDWICH BREWING CO.

3230 Sandwich St., Windsor @SandwichBrewing

TOBOGGAN BREWING CO.

585 Richmond St., London TobogganBrewing.com

TWO WATER BREWING CO.

446 Lyndoch St., Corunna TwoWaterBrewing.com

WALKERVILLE BREWERY

525 Argyle Rd., Windsor WalkervilleBrewery.com

WISHBONE BREWING CO.

80 Alice St., Unit 2, Waterford WishboneBrews.com

STONEPICKER BREWING

7143 Forest Rd., Plympton-Wyoming StonepickerBrewing.com —x—

STORM STAYED BREWING CO.

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

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FENELON FALLS BREWING CO.

SPEARHEAD BREWING

675 Development Dr. | SpearheadBeer.com

4 May St. | FenelonFallsBrewing.com

While the building has been renovated recently, in the 1800’s it was a livery stable. Trivia night is hosted by the brewmaster every Wednesday, which would be complicated if there were still horses.

Not only does Spearhead create an exceptional number of beers that benefit the local community, their sparkling hop water, AKWA, is delicious.

VIENNA LAGER

HAWAIIAN PALE ALE

VIENNA L AGER

DRY IRISH STOUT

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

DRY IRISH STOUT

5.0% 20

F R U I T E D PA L E A L E

Year-round: B, L A BV IBU

DECOY LAGER

5.2% 35 Sponsored content

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

6.0% 60

LIGHT L AGER

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

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7/62 CRAFT BREWERY & TAPROOM

PUBLICAN HOUSE BREWERY

300 Charlotte St. | PublicanHouse.com

162 Russel St., Madoc 762brew.com

Simply good beer! Enjoy classic standards and innovative seasonals in 7/62’s year-round taproom and spring-to-fall patio.

A Peterborough institution, Publican House has a full brewpub menu that features turkey wings, Cuban eggrolls, and shrimp tacos. It’s an adventure for your mouth!

AL’S BEST BITTER

OUR PET PILSNER

LITTLE IRISH RED

BEST BIT TER

IRISH RED ALE

Year-round: B,L A BV IBU

5.0% N/A

IBU

4.5% 8

A BV IBU

4.5% 14

54 Fire Rte. 17, Havelock BelmontLakeBrewery.com

ALL MY FRIENDS BEER CO.

BARLEY DAYS BREWERY

A BV

N ATUR ALLY FL AVOURED WHE AT ALE Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

BELMONT LAKE BREWERY

124 Picton Main St., Picton 555Beer.com

8 Stanley St., Bloomfield AMFBeer.com

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

3.4% N/A

555 BREWING CO.

13730 Loyalist Parkway, Picton BarleyDaysBrewery.com

PILSNER

Year-round: B,L A BV

KLB RASPBERRY WHEAT ALE

BOBCAYGEON BREWING CO.

4-649 The Parkway, Peterborough BobcaygeonBrewing.ca

CHURCH-KEY BREWING

1678 County Road 38, Campbellford ChurchKeyBrewing.com

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DAFT BREWING

768 Princess St., Kingston DaftBrewing.com

FINE BALANCE BREWING COMPANY

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

FOCAL BREWING CO.

98 County Rd. 35, Hastings FocalBrewingCo.ca

FOGORIG BREWING

GARAGE TIME BREWING CO.

658 Danforth Rd., Wellington

GILLINGHAM BREWING CO.

1316 Wilson Rd., Hillier GillinghamBrewing.ca

HAVEN BREWING CO.

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

KICK AND PUSH BREWING CO.

2445 County Rd. 8, Campbellford Fogorig.com

24613 Hwy. 7, Sharbot Lake KAPBrewing.ca

GAN BREWING COMPANY

KINGSTON BREWING COMPANY

9 King St. E., Gananoque GanBeer.com

GANARASKA BREWING CO.

33 Mill St. S., Port Hope GanaraskaBrewingCompany.ca

34 Clarence St., Kingston KingstonBrewing.ca

LAKE ON THE MOUNTAIN BREWERY

11369 Loyalist Pkwy., Glenora LakeOnTheMountainBrewCo.com

K AWARTHAS, KINGSTON & PEC

LINDSAY BREWING COMPANY

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

MACKINNON BROTHERS BREWING

1915 County Road 22, Bath MackinnonBrewing.com

MATRON FINE BEER

65 Barker Lane, Bloomfield MatronFineBeer.ca

NORTHUMBERLAND HILLS BREWERY

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

OLD DOG BREWING CO.

30 King St. E., Bobcaygeon OldDogBrewing.com

PARSONS BREWING CO.

876 County Road 49, Picton ParsonsBrewing.com

MEYERS CREEK BREWING COMPANY

60 Dundas St. E., Belleville MeyersCreekBrewing.ca

MIDTOWN BREWING CO.

266 Wellington Main St., Wellington MidtownBrewingCompany.com

NAPANEE BEER COMPANY

Buy New and Used Rent • Lease Tanks, Kegs, Washers, Accessories

450 Milligan Lane, Napanee NapaneeBeer.ca

1-800-519-5534 sales@lawsonkegs.com • www.lawsonkegs.com 59

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PRINCE EDDY’S BREWING CO.

13 Macsteven Dr., Picton PrinceEddys.com

RIVERHEAD BREWING CO.

631 Fortune Cres., Kingston RiverheadBrewing.com

SIGNAL BREWING COMPANY

86-87 River Rd., Corbyville Signal.beer

SKELETON PARK BREWERY

675 Arlington Park Pl., Kingston SkeletonPark.ca

STRANGE BREWING CO.

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

WESTPORT BREWING CO.

41B Main St., Westport WestportBrewingCompany.ca

WILDCARD BREWING CO.

38 Gotha St., Trenton WildcardBrewCo.com

WILLIAM STREET BEER CO.

975 Elgin St. W. #4, Cobourg WilliamStreetBeer.com

SLAKE BREWING

181 Mowbray Rd, Picton SlakeBrewing.com

SOMETHING IN THE WATER

275 Princess St., Kingston SomethingBrewing.ca

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BREWERIES

01 1,000 Islands 02 4 Degrees 03 Ashton 04 Beau's 05 Braumeister 06 Brauwerk

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(Kanata) 64 04 Big Rig (Ottawa) 64 05 Brew Revolution 64 06 Broadhead 64 07 Calabogie 64 08 Clocktower 65 09 Conspiracy Theory 65 10 Covered Bridge 65 11 Dominion City 63 12 Evergreen 65 13 Flora Hall 65 14 Good Prospects 65 15 Kichesippi 66 16 Lowertown 66 17 Mill St. 66 18 Nita Beer 66 19 Orleans 66 20 Overflow 66 21 Ridge Rock 66 22 Shillow 63 23 Spark 66 24 Stray Dog 67 25 Tooth and Nail 67 26 Trois Brasseurs (Kanata) 67 27 Trois Brasseurs (Sparks) 67 28 Vimy 67 29 Whiprsnapr 63

01 Beyond the Pale 64 02 Bicycle 64 03 Big Rig

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SHILLOW BEER CO.

WHIPRSNAPR BREWING CO.

1458 Cyrville Rd., Gloucester ShillowBeer.com

14 Bexley Pl. | WhiprsnaprBrewingCo.com

Not only does Shillow make a custom Green Tea Blonde Ale for the Château Laurier, they are the first in Ontario to make a beer that is certified Kosher.

Situated in the Bells Corners west end suburb of Ottawa, Ontario—Whiprsnapr is everyone’s favourite secret spot.

ESB

WANDERER BOHEMIAN PILSNER

JASMINE GREEN TEA BLONDE ALE

ESB

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STRAWBERRY BLONDE

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5.4% 34

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VANK LEEK HILL

DOMINION CITY BREWING CO.

BEAU’S BREWING CO.

5510 Canotek Rd., Unit 15 | DominionCity.ca

10 Terry Fox Dr. | Beaus.ca

In addition to producing some of the Ottawa region’s most popular beer brands, Dominion has launched City Seltzer with flavours ranging from Berry Whip to Spicy Cran.

With an active and newly renovated taproom in Vankleek Hill, Beau’s has focused their lineup and features small batch beers on site and in growlers.

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L AGERED ALE

Year-round: B, L, LC A BV IBU

6.5% 30

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

5.2% 21 63

EASTERN ONTARIO

1,000 ISLANDS BREWING CO. 65 King Street West, Brockville 1000IslandsBrewery.ca

4 DEGREES BREWING CO. 275 Brockville St., Smiths Falls 4DegreesBrewing.com

ASHTON BREWING COMPANY

113 Old Mill Rd., Beckwith AshtonBrewingCompany.com

BEYOND THE PALE BREWING

BRAUMEISTER BREWING CO.

19 Moore St., Carleton Place Braumeister.ca

BRAUWERK HOFFMAN

733 Rue Industriel, Unit 5 Brauwerk-Hoffman.ca

BREW REVOLUTION

6081 Hazeldean Rd., Stittsville, BrewRevolution.ca

BROADHEAD BREWING CO.

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

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

BICYCLE CRAFT BREWERY

BROKEN STICK BREWING COMPANY

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

BIG RIG BREWERY

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

600 Du Golf Rd., Hammond BrokenStickBrewing.com

CALABOGIE BREWING CO.

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

E ASTERN ONTARIO

CARTWRIGHT SPRINGS BREWERY

239 Deer Run Rd., Pakenham CSBeer.ca

MICROBRASSERIE CASSEL BREWERY

2 Racine St., Casselman CasselBrewery.ca

CLOCKTOWER BREWPUB

575 Bank St., Ottawa Clocktower.ca

COLD BEAR BREW CO.

DOG HOUSE BREWING COMPANY

3477A Petawawa Blvd., Petawawa DogHouseBrewingCompany.ca

ÉTIENNE BRÜLÉ BREWERY

893 Notre-Dame St., Embrun EtienneBrule.ca

EVERGREEN CRAFT ALES

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

FLORA HALL BREWING

100 Madawaska Blvd., Arnprior ColdBear.ca

37 Flora St., Ottawa FloraHallBrewing.ca

CONSPIRACY THEORY BREWING COMPANY

GOOD PROSPECTS BREWING CO.

2172 Robertson Rd., Bells Corners CTBrewing.ca

411 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa GoodProspects.ca

COVERED BRIDGE BREWING

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS BREWING CO.

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

25 Thorold Ln., Ingleside HumbleBeginningsBrewing.ca

EASTERN ONTARIO

KICHESIPPI BEER CO.

2265 Robertson Rd., Ottawa KBeer.ca

LAKETOWN BEER CO.

29 Beckwith St. East, Perth LaketownBeerCo.ca

LOWERTOWN BREWERY

73 York St., Ottawa LowertownBrewery.ca

MILL STREET BREWPUB

OVERFLOW BREWING

2477 Kaladar Ave., Ottawa OverflowBeer.com

PERTH BREWERY

121 Dufferin St., Perth PerthBrewery.ca

RIDGE ROCK BREWING CO.

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

RURBAN BREWING

555 Wellington St., Ottawa MillStreetBrewery.com

412 Cumberland St., Cornwall RurbanBrewing.com

NITA BEER CO.

SMOKIE RIDGE BREWERY

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

ORLÉANS BREWING CO.

4380 Innes Rd., Orléans OrleansBrewing.com

10090 Cameron Rd., Mountain SmokiesGrapes.com

SPARK BEER

702 Somerset St. W., Ottawa Spark.beer

E ASTERN ONTARIO

SQUARE TIMBER BREWING CO.

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

TOOTH AND NAIL BREWERY

TWO HAWKS BREWING CO.

1 Mallard St., Pembroke TwoHawksBrewingco.ca

VIMY BREWING COMPANY

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

WHITEWATER BREWING CO.

22 Fletcher Rd., Foresters Falls WhitewaterBeer.ca

WINDMILL BREWERY

3 Irving Ave. , Ottawa ToothAndNailBeer.com

5 Newport Dr., Johnstown WindmillBrewery.ca

TUQUE DE BROUE BREWERY

WOOD BROTHERS BREWING CO.

189 Bay St., Embrun TuqueDeBroue.ca

2980 Wylie Rd., North Glengarry WoodBrothersBrewingCo.com

3 BRASSEURS

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

COLLINGWOOD

SIDE LAUNCH BREWING CO.

1-200 Mountain Rd., Collingwood SideLaunchBrewing.com

SUN-WED 12-6PM + THURS-SAT 11AM-7PM EST. 2014 If you are in Collingwood and looking for delicious beer in a great atmosphere why not head to the Side Launch Brewing taproom? Every Saturday there is live music from 2-6pm! It is the perfect venue for a Saturday afternoon.

NORTHBOUND LAGER

ANYDAY SESSION IPA S E S S I O N I PA

NORTH AMERICAN L AGER Year-round: B, L, LC A BV

4.4%

IBU

Year-round: B, L, LC

N/A

A BV

Refreshing, clean, easy-drinking lager.

SOUR

Year-round: B, L, LC IBU

PASSIONATE SOUR

B AVA R I A N W H E A T

5.3

IBU

Hazy, stonefruit, citrus-forward session strength IPA guaranteed to bring the juice.

WHEAT

A BV

4.0%

Year-round: B, L, LC

N/A

A BV

Award-winning wheat beer with a classic aroma of banana, clove and vanilla. Pours with a thick foamy head.

4.3%

IBU

N/A

Tropical fruit-forward with notes of toasted coconut to complement the tangy acidity.

Side launch relaunch Side Launch’s entire family of brands is getting a refreshing new look and they’re pumped to to be releasing an amazing array of fan favourite beers both new and familiar into the Ontario market. They look forward to connecting with you at events across Ontario!

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BREWERIES

(Baysville) 13 Lake of Bays (Huntsville) 14 Lake of Bays Barrelhouse 15 Muskoka 16 Norse 17 Quayle’s 18 Redline 19 Sawdust City 20 South River 21 Trestle 22 Turkey Shoot

11 Katalyst 12 Lake of Bays

Highlands

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75 75

04 Boshkung 75 05 Boshkung Social 75 06 Canvas 74 07 Clear Lake 74 08 Couchiching 74 09 Flying Monkeys 71 10 Haliburton

(Barrie)

03 Barnstormer

(Alliston)

01 Bancroft 02 Barnstormer

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LAKE HURON

400

16 21

124

PARRY SOUND

522

11 14 15

03 09 18

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117

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36 Kawarthas &

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BANCROFT

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BARRIE

FLYING MONKEYS CRAFT BREWERY

107 Dunlop St. E. | FlyingMonkeys.ca

SUN-FRI 11AM-12AM + SAT 10AM-12AM EST. 2008 Keepin’ it weird in Barrie since 2004, the small-but-mighty Flying Monkeys brew over 32,000 HL of beer out of their 4,800 sq.ft. Brewery—definitely the most beer production per square foot in Ontario.

CROWD SURF MOTEL

QUANTUM HUGS COLD IPA

PA S S I O N F R U I T I PA

C O L D I PA Year-round: B, L, LC

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7.0%

IBU

A BV

Artistic dry-hopping mashes tropical fruit and melon notes in the bright dazzle of passion fruit purée in this fresh unfiltered IPA.

107 D

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Bouncing from high citrus sparks to low dank notes with all the tropical, fruity, woody, and grass notes squeezed in between.

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PARRY SOUND

TRESTLE BREWING CO.

9 Great North Rd. | TrestleBrewing.com

TUES-FRI 11AM-9PM + SAT 10AM-9PM + SUN 10AM-8PM + MON CLOSED EST. 2018 In addition to their great beer, Trestle offers a small menu of gastropub-style comfort foods, sharing & small plates that change seasonally. Proudly FeastON certified!

BONEYARD BAY

GOLDEN ALE

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

W H I T E I PA

A BV

6.5%

IBU

L AGERED ALE

A BV

Boneyard Bay features subtle Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit, a slight bitterness, and a hint of Banana from the Belgian yeast strain.

5.0%

IBU

Crisp, clean, lemon and citrus, with a slight floral note. Mild honeyed sweetness, like a fresh homemade white loaf.

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BREWERIES 01 Black Bellows 02 Collingwood 03 Manitoulin 04 Mudtown Station 05 Northwinds 06 Outlaw 07 Side Launch 08 Split Rail 09 Still Fields 10 Thornbury 11 Three Sheets 12 Tobermory

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LITTLE CURRENT

TOBERMORY

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COLLINGWOOD 6

THREE SHEETS BREWING

705 Goderich St.; 1246 Goderich St. ThreeSheetsBrewing.ca

Join Three Sheets August 19th for their Bruce County Bash featuring the music of Tommy Youngsteen and 54-40. Hopefully, there will be a collab beer called Ocean Pearl. PUERTO ELGUINO BEST COAST CERVEZA W E S T C O A S T- S T Y L E ME XICAN-ST YLE L AGER Year-round: B, L A BV 4.2% IBU 10

PA L E A L E

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C H I L L

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CANVAS BREWING COMPANY

MUSKOKA BREWERY

1964 Muskoka Beach Rd. | MuskokaBrewery.com

12 John St. | CanvasBrewing.com

As one of Ontario’s premier craft breweries, Muskoka’s lineup not only features Rally’s lifestyle beers, but also a successful range of spirits and seltzer.

Since the company’s advent, Canvas’ lineup of beers has expanded massively and their taproom features seasonal cocktails for your non-beer-drinking friends.

MAJOR TOM

HORIZON

H A Z Y D O U B L E I PA

TREAD LIGHTLY LIGHT L AGER

H A Z Y I PA

LITTLE ISLAND LEMON L AGER

Seasonal: B, L, LC

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

Year-round: B, L, LC

A BV 8.0% IBU N/A

A BV 5.0% IBU N/A

A BV 6.0% IBU 30

A BV 4.3% IBU 5

K ESWICK

ORO-MEDONTE

TURKEY SHOOT BREWING CO.

QUAYLE’S BREWERY

482 The Queensway S. | TurkeyShootBrewingco.com

4567 Line 12 N. | QuaylesBrewery.ca

Turkey Shoot have been brewing with 100% Ontario-grown hops since they began the brewery in the basement of their old Etobicoke apartment.

Not just a brewery, but an experience, Quayle’s features a 12 acre hop farm in addition to a wide variety of beers and a seasonally updated food menu.

LAKE SIMCOE LAGERED ALE

RED BARN ALE

FIDDLE & FIELD

Year-round: B, L, LC

Year-round: B, L

Year-round: B, L, LC

Year-round: B, L

A BV 4.8% IBU 20

A BV 5.2% IBU 22

A BV 5.6% IBU 26

A BV 5.0% IBU 11

L AGERED ALE

DRY IRISH RED ALE

PA L E A L E

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COT TAGE COUNTRY

BANCROFT BREWING CO.

4 Hastings St. N., Bancroft BancroftBrew.ca

BARNSTORMER BREWING & DISTILLING CO.

265 King St. N., Alliston; 3-384 Yonge St., Barrie; BarnstormerBrewing.com

BLACK BELLOWS BREWING CO.

40 Simcoe St., Collingwood BlackBellows.com

BOSHKUNG BREWING CO.

COUCHICHING CRAFT BREWING CO.

162 Mississaga St. E., Orillia CouchichingBrewing.com

HALIBURTON HIGHLANDS BREWING

1067 Garden Gate Dr., Haliburton HaliburtonHighlandsBrewing.ca

KATALYST BREWING CO.

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

LAKE OF BAYS BREWING CO.

9201 Hwy 118, Carnarvon; 20 Water St., Minden BoshkungBrewing.com

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

CLEAR LAKE BREWING CO.

LAKE OF BAYS BRACEBRIDGE BARRELHOUSE

4651 Southwood Rd., Torrance ClearLakeBrewing.co

THE COLLINGWOOD BREWERY

10 Sandford Fleming Dr., Collingwood TheCollingwordBrewery.com

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

MANITOULIN BREWING CO.

43 Manitowaning Rd., Little Current ManitoulinBrewing.co

COT TAGE COUNTRY

MUDTOWN STATION

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

NORSE BREWERY

11 Ritchie Dr., Carling NorseBrewery.com

NORTHWINDS BREWHOUSE

499 First St., Collingwood NorthwindsBrewery.com

OUTLAW BREW CO.

196 High St., Southampton OutlawBrewCo.com

REDLINE BREWHOUSE

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

SAWDUST CITY BREWING CO.

397 Muskoka Rd. N., Gravenhurst SawdustCityBrewing.com

SOUTH RIVER BREWING CO.

309 B Hwy. 124, South River SouthRiverBrewing.ca

SPLIT RAIL BREWING CO.

31 Water St., Gore Bay SplitRailManitoulin.com

STILL FIELDS BREWERY

317714 3rd Line, Meaford StillFieldsBrewery.com

THORNBURY CRAFT CO.

90 King St. E., Thornbury ThornburyCraft.com

TOBERMORY BREWING CO.

28 Bay St., Tobermory TobermoryBrewingCo.ca

BREWERIES

10 One Time 11 Outspoken 12 Slate Island 13 Sleeping Giant 14 Spacecraft 15 Stack 16 Whiskeyjack

Superior

07 Lakehead 08 New Ontario 09 Northern

Woods

01 46 North 02 Cecil’s 03 Dawson Trail 04 Full Beard 05 Gateway City 06 Lake of the

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03 07 10 13

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SLEEPING GIANT BREWING CO.

FULL BEARD BREWING CO.

219 Wilson Ave., Timmins FullBeardBrewing.com

712 Macdonell St., Thunder Bay SleepingGiantBrewing.ca

Located just half kilometer from Canada Malting, Sleeping Giant is Thunder Bay’s largest brewery, and the only one to reference legendary comedy troupe The Frantics. NORTHERN LOGGER GOLDEN ALE

WHITE OUT H A Z Y I PA

Year-round: B, L, LC, TBS

A BV 4.9% IBU 17

A BV 6.1% IBU 25

46 NORTH BREWING CO.

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

CECIL’S BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN

300 Wyld St., North Bay Cecils.ca

DAWSON TRAIL CRAFT BREWERY

905 Copper Cres., Thunder Bay DawsonTrailCraftBrewery.com

GATEWAY CITY BREWERY

600-612 Gormanville Rd., Unit 206, North Bay; GatewayCity.ca

LAKE OF THE WOODS BREWING CO.

350 2nd St. S., Kenora LOWBrewCo.com

LAKEHEAD BREWING CO.

206 Park Ave., Thunder Bay LakeheadBeer.ca

NEW ONTARIO BREWING CO.

1881 Cassells St., North Bay NewOntarioBrewing.com

NORTHERN SUPERIOR BREWING CO.

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

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ONE TIME BREW CO.

415 Fort William Rd., Thunder Bay OneTimeBrew.co

OUTSPOKEN BREWING

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

SLATE ISLAND BREWING CO.

9 Simcoe Plaza, Terrace Bay Facebook.com/SlateIslandBreweryTB

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

ONTARIO CRAFT BREWERS CONFERENCE & SUPPLIERS MARKETPLACE 2023

EDUCATION. BUSINESS. CONNECTION OCTOBER 25 & 26 | NIAGARA FALLS, ON

ATTENTION CRAFT BREWERS!

Join us for Canada’s top craft brewing conference and trade show • 30+ education sessions & expert presenters • 140+ industry suppliers waiting to connect with you • Invaluable face-to-face networking • Social events • Outstanding selection of Ontario Craft Beer

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