Out and about in the great north woods. The closing, opening, reclosing, and reopening of taprooms over the last two years, has been hard on breweries—and us-—to say the least! Traveling to a new city, and looking up a few […]
Taproom travels
What Are You Drinking, April 2022 edition
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 […]
What are you drinking? February 2022 edition
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 […]
We look out for each other here
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 […]
Pouring One Out for Thirsty and Miserable: Bars, Bottle Shops, and The Struggle for Relevance
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 […]
Drafted: Lessons learned from having beer on tap
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 […]
What are you drinking? December 2021 edition
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, […]
What are you drinking? November 2021 edition
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 […]
What are you drinking? October 2021 edition
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 […]
What are you drinking?
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 […]