ONTARIO's CRAFT BEER GUIDE
Did you lose track of the date and find yourself scrambling for a last-minute gift for the beer lovers in your life? That’s understandable. Maybe you were otherwise occupied with your beer advent calendar or embroiled in a time-consuming debate […]
As a paying customer in a bar, you might think that the beer on tap is chosen to suit your tastes. It feels like a safe assumption that not only the food but also the beer pouring from the gleaming […]
Do you remember when Wvrst opened on King West? It was 2011 and the present wave of craft beer was just barely building in Toronto. King West, especially near Portland, was converting into a nightlife and restaurant row. I remember […]
In her seminal 1941 book Consider the Oyster, M.F.K. Fisher contends that oysters, due to their sheer versatility, can be paired with pretty much any beverage. “One man can drink wine with them, another beer, and another fermented buttermilk, and […]
As the weather gets colder the temptation to stay in with a snifter of barleywine sets in. That’s fair, but we also love a good winter-season beer event. Here are three good ones coming up in Toronto. Great Lakes Christmas […]
We take a wide-open view on featuring beers here at The Growler. That is to say, every brewery gets at least two of their beers listed in our directory. (Which, by the way, will include all of Ontario as of […]
I remember when I was a kid and the holiday season would roll around. I was raised in an English family, so we leaned towards the more traditional types of celebration and a big part of that was getting a […]
The Ontario Craft Brewers conference continues to grow in scale and importance. It’s a rare opportunity for Ontario’s expanding craft beer industry to get together in one place, reconnect and share ideas. This year, it was held on November 7 […]
Great news, beer lovers! Starting today you’ll be able to get your beer-stained mitts on the latest issue of The Growler. We’re deep into friends-and-family and / or hardcore hibernation season! Order your copy of The Growler’s third Ontario issue, […]
Instagram is a strange beast. The only rational ways to think about it is as a pure expression of vanity and something everyone does it. That includes just about all of us who drink craft beer. For an ongoing series, […]