After the government ordered breweries to close their taprooms last spring, new doors opened. Archaic alcohol restrictions loosened so that you can now order beer with your Uber Eats dinner or grab a selection of alcohol from a brewery or […]
Meet the people on the frontlines of your home beer delivery
The day that The Exchange Brewery in Niagara-on-the-Lake decided to pivot from taproom service to offering at-home beer delivery, events manager, Kathryn Dodington took a quick, survey of her fellow staffers. “Our tasting room manager was self-isolating because she was […]
You can now order an IPA with your burger thanks to new, looser restrictions over alcohol sales in Ontario during COVID-19
In a bid to support bars, restaurants and alcohol retailers, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario announced temporary measures today that will mean you can buy beer at the grocery store at 7 a.m., and add a bottle of […]
Taproom distancing, home delivery or shutting down? Three ways craft breweries are weathering the COVID-19 Crisis
Government movements on beer laws in Ontario are traditionally slower than molasses, but the pandemic has meant furious action and new flexibilities unseen in Ontario beer history. On Monday, March 16th taprooms stopped serving beer after the Ontario government ordered […]
Craft beer in crisis: How to support your local brewery during the COVID-19 outbreak
With each day as the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak worsens, restrictions on our day-to-day life become more and more intrusive. For small businesses like craft breweries, these measures have resulted in closures, lay-offs and fears of bankruptcy. There is the very […]
A Q&A with Ontario Beer Summit’s Ren Navarro
UPDATE: There’s saw news on the Ontario Beer Summit front. The organizers announced on Instagram that they’ve had to cancel the event. The full text of their statement is below. “It is with great sadness that we are announcing […]
A decade of hop dominance: How IPAs defined the most popular beers in Ontario
It’s the best selling style of craft beer in North America. The number of variants that exist are incredible. The beer world is going through an unprecedented explosion of ingredients and innovation. Individual hop varieties have created a range of […]
Craft beer gives back for the holidays
Craft beer is undeniably a community endeavour. We buy the beer to support our neighbours who are on a quest to make the beer they (and we) like to drink. Building a community also means supporting those who fall on […]
A seal for Canadian craft beer
Canadian craft breweries finally have a way to distinguish their product from the mass-produced competition. Why did it take so long? Well, that’s a bit of a long story. For as long as I’ve written about craft beer the question […]
Barroom Landscape: We find out how bar owners are making it a whole lot easier to find our favourite brews
It’s hard out there for craft breweries. Market saturation is a real problem. With LCBO shelves at a premium and some breweries having to focus on taproom sales, adding craft beer bars seems like a potential solution. Despite the obvious […]