ONTARIO's CRAFT BEER GUIDE
While the province of Ontario is up to nearly 400 breweries, many of them make beers in similar styles. The near total dominance of the IPA category and the use of aromatic hop additions has resulted in a situation where […]
On the face of it, you might assume that Scotland, Ontario’s Flux Brewery and Toronto’s Lost Craft have comparatively little in common. Flux is one of the newest hype breweries in the province with a range of IPAs that are […]
Badlands Brewing and Mackinnon Brothers Brewing are, in some ways, extremely similar. In other ways their approach to brewing is dictated by heritage, geography, and terroir. These factors contribute as much to the character of each brewery as the team […]
Hope you’re as excited as I am for another exciting rendition of WOMEN BREWER SPOTLIGHT! In today’s riveting piece, I check in with Catherine St. John (she/her), brewer extraordinaire at Common Good Brewery in Scarborough. The first time I met […]
As the season begins to warm up, many of us are already daydreaming about being off on an island somewhere far away from the nonsense of the world, taking in the view and sipping on an ice-cold beer. For our […]
I can’t quite pinpoint exactly where and when Mary Beth and I first met. It could have been at the first Barley’s Angels event I attended in Toronto back in 2010. As a brand new Torontonian, I was excited to […]
For my latest installment of Women Brewer Spotlight, say hello to Erin Broadfoot! Erin’s the owner and head brewer over at Little Beasts Brewing in Whitby. For years now, Little Beasts has been producing excellent mostly Belgian inspired brews in […]
Hi Everyone! Erica here from The Society of Beer Drinking Ladies. I’m back with another riveting edition of Women Brewer’s Spotlight! I’m thrilled today to check in with longtime SOBDL superfan and all-around wonderful human, Esther Farias (she/her). Simply put, […]
Hi Everyone! Welcome to my second instalment of Womxn Brewer Spotlight. I’m your host Erica Campbell—owner/operator at North America’s largest womxn/beer community, The Society of Beer Drinking Ladies. These segments have been a cool way for me to connect (virtually) […]
From what I’ve been told, time and time again, opening a brewery is one of the most challenging things that a human can do. So, what about the 19 Ontario craft breweries that opened up shop so far during COVID-19? […]