Hamilton is a hot spot for Ontario’s craft beer and Merit and Clifford are leading the way When I ask Ontario brewers about the beer they drink, many cop to being too busy to sample widely. They tell me that […]
The Fall/Winter 2020 issue of The Growler is out now and here’s where you can find it!
After a summer hiatus to our publishing schedule, we’re finally back with a packed Ontario craft beer guide. While The Growler Ontario went on hiatus, craft breweries never stopped. In fact, no less than 19 new craft breweries have opened […]
Free beer tomorrow
Ontario beer drinkers show their love via their wallets. When they venture into the expensive end of the catalogue are they getting good value for their money? When you first get into craft beer, your enthusiasm can make you behave […]
Virtual Beer Events Guide
OK, so we can’t hang out in person, but that it stopping breweries from hosting virtual beer events. We’ve officially moved to Phase 2 of COVID-19 beer consumption. We’re regularly ordering our favourite beers for home delivery or even adding […]
A new editorial team at the Growler
At a crucial time for craft breweries in Ontario, The Growler is welcoming two familiar faces to our leadership team. Our first editor, David Ort, is leaving The Growler to pursue new opportunities. David started as the editor in early […]
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 […]
Play The Growler’s COVID-19 Quarantine Bingo!
Stuck inside because of this pesky pandemic with only your rapidly dwindling beer supply to keep you company? Fear not! The Growler is here to save you from endless hours of monotony with our COVID-19 Quarantine Bingo. Drinking at home […]
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 […]