ONTARIO's CRAFT BEER GUIDE
“Tasty beer, but I can only have a half-pint of it.” “What’s everyone drinking for National IPA Day?” “We’re right in the middle of triple imperial stout season.” “The horse blanket from the brett really slaps you in the face.” […]
“Do one thing really well.” That was the much-marketed tagline of Toronto’s Steam Whistle Brewing from its beginning in 1998 to 2018. And it served the brand well as it steadily ascended into a national beer distributed across Canada. But […]
By the time you’re reading this post, the newest issue of The Growler has been out for about a week. If you’ve followed our progress from the get-go, back in the spring of 2018, the biggest change you’ll notice is that […]
The experience of visiting a new brewery is bound up in expectant questions. What will the beers be like? Will I have to give them a break because they’re still “working things out”? Will the space be a hectic mess […]
When we launched the Growler in spring 2018, we definitely set out with the intention of covering all of Ontario. We live in an absolutely huge province, with fairly distinct regions, especially when it comes to craft beer. That meant […]
To me, winter feels like the most difficult season to stick to veg-first eating habits. The call of meaty bolognese and chicken stews rings through my head when the snow starts flying. This recipe from Eastbound Brewery’s chef Tara Lee, […]
By Rebecca Whyman Recently, gruits—that ancient, hopless beer style flavoured with herbs that seems to be all the rage right now—got me thinking about the elusive line that divides fads, trends, and gimmicks from creative innovations and emerging styles. How […]
The Society of Beer Drinking Ladies is marking their 5th birthday next month with their 5th Lady Beer Fest (formerly known as the Birthday Bevy). That means that North America’s largest women beer organization will bring together 10 breweries, one […]
Do you remember the time before every beer style was a something-IPA? I do, but just barely. ESB is one of the styles that have swamped by the need to make every beer unsubtly hoppy. (Or a kettle sour, but […]
I bought my very first beer in Montreal. My friends, Mickey and Senwung, and I were there to kick McGill’s tires. It doesn’t matter what the beer was (er, a sixer of Molson Canadian) because the point was that we […]