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Pouring One Out for Thirsty and Miserable: Bars, Bottle Shops, and The Struggle for Relevance

Max Morin • January 18, 2022

It’s early January and a lockdown has once again shuttered Toronto’s bars and restaurants—one of its best for good. Katie Whittaker, owner of Thirsty and Miserable, was emptying leftover kegs into mason jars, growlers, and the cupped hands  of anyone […]

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Brewery News

Steam Whistle Expands Capacity and Plans to Brew More Brands

David Ort • March 14, 2019

“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 […]

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Openings

Wvrst opens second location at Union Station

David Ort • December 6, 2018

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 […]

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Events

Toronto and area craft breweries open on Victoria Day

David Ort • May 15, 2018
Celebrate Victoria Day responsibly with a growler or two from a local craft brewery.

As every Canadian knows, the Monday before May 25 is set aside to celebrate Queen Victoria’s proclamation, in 1867, that all cases of beer in British North America will have exactly 24 bottles. The little-known second part of the 151-year-old […]

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Events

The Seven Most Unusual and Wonderfully Wacky Brewery Events

David Ort • April 11, 2018
Brewery events can go way beyond the standard beer launches and beer-and-something tastings.

April is a sort of tense time in the beer calendar. Despite our current weather, it’s definitely spring, but May 2-4 is still over a month away and Father’s Day – the real kickoff for brewery events every weekend – […]

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