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Here are the results of the 2021 Ontario Brewing Awards

Growler Staff • December 10, 2021

The winners of the 2021 Ontario Brewing Awards (OBAs) were announced this on December 9 with an online event hosted by Growler Ontario editor Jordan St. John and Growler Ontario contributor Robin LeBlanc. The OBAs are open to entries all independent […]

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Shop these women-owned Ontario craft breweries

Crystal Luxmore • March 8, 2021
beer is a girls drink

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 […]

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Four Ontario craft beer leaders predict the future of beer

Growler Staff • January 18, 2021

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 […]

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Meet the people on the frontlines of your home beer delivery

Crystal Luxmore • April 2, 2020
Gord Auld loads up his van for his daily delivery run in the wake of COVID-19

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 […]

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You can now order an IPA with your burger thanks to new, looser restrictions over alcohol sales in Ontario during COVID-19

Crystal Luxmore • March 26, 2020

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 […]

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Taproom distancing, home delivery or shutting down? Three ways craft breweries are weathering the COVID-19 Crisis

Crystal Luxmore • March 25, 2020

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 […]

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Craft beer in crisis: How to support your local brewery during the COVID-19 outbreak

Growler Staff • March 23, 2020

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 […]

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A Q&A with Ontario Beer Summit’s Ren Navarro

David Ort • February 20, 2020

  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 […]

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A decade of hop dominance: How IPAs defined the most popular beers in Ontario

Jordan St. John • December 19, 2019

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 […]

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Craft beer gives back for the holidays

David Ort • November 29, 2019

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 […]

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