ONTARIO's CRAFT BEER GUIDE
Well, friends, it looks like there won’t be any more lockdowns. The bar is open and you know what that means: you’re going to have to wear hard pants. We here at The Growler Ontario have lobbied the province of […]
February is the shortest month, and at this point I think we’re all thankful for that. Besides, height isn’t everything. A lot of people prefer the 355ml can because it doesn’t warm up on them as they’re drinking at a […]
How collaborations are redefining the social role of breweries in the community In an age when breweries are struggling to stick out among the ever-growing beer scene, no tool has been more handy for publicity and hype than the collaboration […]
It’s early January and a lockdown has once again shuttered Toronto’s bars and restaurants—one of its best for good. Katie Whittaker, owner of Thirsty and Miserable, was emptying leftover kegs into mason jars, growlers, and the cupped hands of anyone […]
I don’t find myself pining for a night at the bar all that much. Maybe it’s because I am getting older and am a married father of two, but the idea of coordinating a meet-up at a pub, getting in […]
It’s December. How do days this short seem this long? Where did you put your boots after last winter? What are you going to get your Great Aunt Ermintrude for Christmas? Respectively, the answers are fatigue, the front hall closet, […]
It’s November, and all across Ontario people are gettin’ hygge with it. Yes, I know that’s not how you pronounce that. With evenings getting colder, we’ve somehow decided to deprive ourselves of an hour of afternoon sunlight so that we […]
This month, “What Are You Drinking?” features an all new selection of Ontario-based beer industry folk. Two of them own bottle shops. One of them does research and development. One of them actually works for The Growler managing our social […]
The Growler Ontario is a magazine about beer, but beer doesn’t exist in a vacuum; it should be in the fridge. Beer is about the people who make it, pour it, buy it, and enjoy it. While The Growler‘s print […]
Why we need to start tracking diversity statistics in Canadian craft beer This International Women’s Day we’re once again raising our pints to all of the women-owned Ontario craft breweries, and hard-working women in the beer industry.We’re just days away […]