ONTARIO's CRAFT BEER GUIDE
For the last year, I’ve been writing biweekly updates for the province of Ontario’s beer scene. It’s with some chagrin that I’m forced to announce that this will be the final edition of The Growler’s News and Notes column. In […]
Sometimes it’s hard to focus on beer in Ontario, especially when it’s the day before the American election and the free floating anxiety about the potential outcome makes you want to tab over to the news to see how the […]
It’s late October and forecasted for 25 degrees today. It might be a Halloween where you can comfortably wear swim trunks and go as a victim from Jaws. Me, personally, I’ll continue to put on my Robert Shaw costume and […]
‘Drink local’ has been a highly successful mantra for the craft brewing industry, and its appeal is understandable in today’s 100-mile-diet world. It does, however, do a bit of a disservice to beer’s vast variety and varied history, and those […]
It’s October, and that means different things to different people. For late adopters who don’t follow the orthodoxy of Bavaria, it’s probably time to hoist a Masskrug. For those adhering to the doctrine of the Pumpkin Spice Latte, it’s spooky […]
The change of the season is upon us, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at the weather. The forecast for this final day of summer, at least here in Midtown Toronto, is mainly sunny and 24 degrees and it […]
Ah, the first week of September. The kids are back in school, the nights are cooling down, and judging by the sheer number of Oktoberfest events I’ve had to put into the calendar, everyone is ready to get out there […]
Greetings, Breweries of Ontario. Autumn is in the air and changes are occurring here at The Growler Ontario. Going forward, we’re going to be switching from the magazine you’ve become familiar with in taprooms around the province to an online […]
You would think that late August would be a quiet time in the beer industry, with everyone content to go to festivals and drink beer in the late summer sun, and for the most part you’d be right. Hell, the […]
As we stretch into late summer, things around the landscape of craft beer in the province of Ontario are pretty largely focused on celebration and fairs. Our updated calendar of events will show you the extent to which this is […]
