Even in the depths of a winter during which lockdown has stymied large international brewers, small nimble Ontario craft providers continued to open physical locations and dream of spring. We’ve got the straight skinny on the province’s most exciting prospects […]
The Society of Beer Drinking Ladies presents Women Brewer Spotlight, vol. 4
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 […]
The spring/summer 2021 issue of The Growler is out now and here’s where you can find it!
Summertime should be easy, breezy and filled with great brews. This issue celebrates the opening of beer season in Canada with our editor Crystal Luxmore‘s feature on four readers who put craft beer at the centre of their weddings. […]
Shop these women-owned Ontario craft breweries
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 […]
The Society of Beer Drinking Ladies presents Women Brewer Spotlight, vol. 3
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, […]
For the love of beer, please use a glass
If our fathers, grandfathers and jaded detectives in the movies are to be believed, beer was meant to be drunk directly from the bottle. Who needs a glass? It’s just an extra dish to wash! But like so many of […]
Recipe: Braised Sausages with Peppers, Olives and Polenta
from Tonia Wilson’s Beer at my Table Chilly winter nights call for warming, easy-to-throw together dinners. While this sausage and polenta dish looks fancy, it’s a cinch to make and boasts the earthy, savoury flavours of a rustic Italian dish. […]
Style snapshot: A guide to the snappy, herbal Italian Pilsner
WHAT IS IT? A twist on German-style pilsners, Italian pilsners are dry hopped with a big bouquet of Old World varieties. The result is a crisp lager with dialled-up, deeply aromatic layers. Expect flavours of garden herbs like mint and […]
Four Ontario craft beer leaders predict the future of beer
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 […]
Craft Beer Wedding Inspo
Have you ever been to (or maybe thrown) a craft beer wedding? We’re not just talking a wedding that served craft beer, because, let’s face it, that’s basically every wedding these days. We’re talking a wedding that put the couple’s […]