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 […]
Stuck at home? Get Ontario craft beer delivered right to your door
Just because you’re stuck inside due to the COVID-19 outbreak, that’s no reason to go without beer. Thankfully, many Ontario craft breweries offer online sales, with delicious craft beer available to be delivered right to your front door. That’s why […]
New Craft City: Get to the outer boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn to find some of the most creative craft breweries in the U.S.
The space for New York City in everyone’s imagination is already pretty full. That’s partly because it does such a wonderful job of promoting itself—I can think of more cultural references to individual bridges in New York City than certain […]
Recipe: Spring orecchiette from The Beer Lover’s Table
Recipe taken from The Beer Lover’s Table by Claire Bullen with Jen Ferguson, published by Dog ‘n’ Bone Books Photography by Stephen Conroy © Dog ‘n’ Bone Books When spring finally rolls around in Ontario, we’re so starved for sunshine and […]
Final Draught: Hive a honey-infused DIPA by Bandit
With hundreds of breweries in Ontario, I sometimes fall into the trap of typecasting them by specialty or prominent feature. Left Field is the baseball brewery, Exchange makes funky beers, Muskoka is for cottage time, Tooth and Nail brews a […]
Beer to the ground for spring 2020
As soon as the groundhog gives us the go-ahead to take the snow tires off the car, let’s hit the road and visit some of Ontario’s new taprooms. 3 Brewers Greater Toronto Area (winter 2019) Late last year, the Montreal-based […]
Crokinole: Canada’s contribution to brewery good times
Beer writers hear quite often from people about their own local breweries. This is a wonderful view of how important the buildings have become as homes for more than just beer-making equipment. New parents love the Wednesday afternoons with playtime […]
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 […]
Final Draught: Goldpanner, a smoked lager from Left Field
February is a slow time for breweries in Ontario, I hear. The weather keeps people inside and, after the Super Bowl, there are no beer-is-mandatory occasions until mid-March. That gives breweries a chance to experiment and send their creations to […]
The Spring issue of the Growler is out soon
The time between Groundhog Day and Victoria Day might be the least-examined part of the craft beer calendar. If you’re anything like us, you’re nearing your limit of imperial stouts and hopefully are making your way through our list of […]