Paired with Mascot Pilsner. Craft breweries are so busy creating dozens of different beers that it’s no surprise that many have opted for a schedule of food pop-ups rather than an on-site restaurant. In Ontario, Island Oysters has a devoted […]
Change Your Relationship with Booze: Now is the time to examine the role alcohol plays in your life
Two years ago, Karen Belfry agreed to try her first Dry January. Belfry was a brewer at Lake Wilcox working the early shift, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Alcohol had become a daily habit: “I had plenty of time to […]
Hops for the holidays: Channel your inner Scrooge this festive season
The older I get, the more I enjoy hosting parties as opposed to attending them. The main reasons I prefer a shindig at my house are twofold: First, I can just wear my slippers. Perhaps it’s yet another symptom of […]
New Brewery Report: Willibald Farm Brewery in Ayr
Waterloo region has a new brewery with a brewmaster, Joe Freund, who brings the experience gained from stints at top-notch breweries like Monkish, Jolly Pumpkin and Beavertown. The name of the operation, Willibald Farm, will be familiar to fans of […]
Lager Lit: The Growler’s guide to beer books
By Ted Child The world of beer has never been more exciting and it has never been a better time to be a beer lover. As the world of beer continues to grow and deepen, so has the quality and […]
Craft beer gives back for the holidays
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 […]
Final Draught: Audio/Visual lager by Collective Arts
I’m on what seems to be a neverending search for a live-music venue with good beer. Concert halls are even worse than fine-dining restaurant when it comes to treating beer as an easy opportunity to make a quick buck (or […]
Beer to the Ground: Winter 2019-20 edition
Snow? What snow? Keep your eye on these newly opened breweries for the best reason to brave the blustery weather this winter. Broadhead Brewing Orléans (fall 2019) After the longer-than-expected construction process, the new Broadhead location in Orléans is now […]
In the Bock or Out on Pale: A Growler guide to (probably) original beer names
Through bad luck and misadventure, a few craft breweries have landed in hot water this year. Their mistake? Using a beer name that was already taken. So, we’re lending a hand by reviving the ancient Growler tradition of coming up […]
Indie Alehouse’s Birroteca now open at Eataly Toronto
“Italians always drink beer with their pizza,” is an idea that North American beer geeks love to glom onto more than it is strictly true. I mean, sure, there is a lot of good beer in Italy—Rome is one of […]