ONTARIO's CRAFT BEER GUIDE
What’s that you say? Autumn is your favourite season? Enough, already. It’s everyone’s favourite time of year in this age of post-obvious, planned irony. We can all get behind pleasant nighttime temperatures, some pretty strong holidays and nature’s annual display […]
By Jordan Duff On March 30th of this year, Spearhead Brewing Company celebrated it’s one year anniversary at its Kingston brewery. The celebration included, among other festive activities, a performance by Sam Roberts, friend of the brewery and face […]
Summer 2019 has been an excellent time here in Ontario’s craft beer industry. But, like all good things, it must come to an end. Happily, that means fall colours, crisp evenings and the brand new fall issue of the Growler […]
By Jordan Duff For those who have never had the pleasure to ride on the brewery visiting retro-fitted school bus, it is Ottawa’s very own Brew Donkey. The company that brings visitors and locals all over town to destinations like […]
Up there with sour beers and hazy-style IPAs, the session IPA is probably the biggest sea change in craft beer styles over the past three years. They’re a perfect prescription for when the weather gets really and truly hot (as […]
To paraphrase everyone’s favourite prison movie, Ontario’s craft beer scene “went and got itself in a big damn hurry.” And, so with so many breweries opening production facilities, barrel warehouses, satellite locations and spin-off brands, it was good to sit […]
The Growler Ontario Craft Beer Guide is seeking an ambitious and energetic advertising sales representative to join our Ontario team. You would need to have your own transportation to visit breweries, brewpubs, restaurants, B-to-B businesses and retail that suit the […]
Ontario’s climate and soil are made for apple growing. And our rich cider tradition, once lost to Prohibition, is having a renaissance. There are over 40 cideries and mead makers in the province—here’s our guide to tasting the most interesting […]
Paired with Sons of Kent’s 8 Track XPA There is a natural affinity between summer, sausages and craft beer. This recipe, from David Chang’s Momofuku Kōjin in Toronto, adds Asian flavours to the mix. Working under executive chef Paula Navarette, […]
Since beer is a lightly processed agricultural product and Ontario is such a vast province with deep experience in farming (including barley and hops) it’s surprising that beer made with ingredients from Ontario are still the exception. Ones worth recommending […]
