/r/torontocraftbeer
/r/TorontoCraftBeer is a community for discussion and geekery concerning craft beer in the Greater Toronto Area.
/r/TorontoCraftBeer is a community for discussion and geekery concerning craft beer in the Greater Toronto Area.
What comprises the Greater Toronto Area? Honestly, we don't know either, but for beer's sake we consider it anything within a two hour drive from the downtown core since "Toronto is an hour drive from Toronto".
Drink local, be civil, enjoy life.
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Visiting Toronto
Check out our spreadsheet for breweries across Ontario. In our wiki there are recommended brewery crawls across Toronto so you can see what Toronto is about!
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/r/torontocraftbeer
It's the weekend!
Post your fridge, post your beer pics, or just tell us what you're drinking!
Proof of Life... https://drunkpolkaroo.blogspot.com/2024/10/proof-of-life.html
Hey gang, anyone know where to buy (to go) Vim and Vigor in Toronto? I’m craving it and looks like the brewery doesn’t delivery anymore. Google is also of no help, so I come to you, fellow beer nerds.
There is no such thing as a stupid question here, so feel free to ask away! It can be about differentiating styles, brewing, glassware, serving: anything goes here!
It's Monday! That means it's the new week, which also means new beer releases!
Any brewery that releases a new beer can be posted here. For breweries with regular weekly releases (Third Moon, Badlands, Counterpart, etc.), please save it for Thursday or Friday when all are announced.
Are their any breweries that have rolled out a wet hop ipa or pale? Ti's the season.
It's the weekend!
Post your fridge, post your beer pics, or just tell us what you're drinking!
This is likely a longshot.
For those familiar with the Italian beer, Ichnusa, is there anything like it in Toronto?
The world seems obsessed with IPAs and sours (to each their own) - but I prefer mostly anything but. Suggestions? True History looks great. Left Field seems to have some good variety. TIA!
There is no such thing as a stupid question here, so feel free to ask away! It can be about differentiating styles, brewing, glassware, serving: anything goes here!
It's Monday! That means it's the new week, which also means new beer releases!
Any brewery that releases a new beer can be posted here. For breweries with regular weekly releases (Third Moon, Badlands, Counterpart, etc.), please save it for Thursday or Friday when all are announced.
It's the weekend!
Post your fridge, post your beer pics, or just tell us what you're drinking!
A lot of y’all may have noticed that the Instagram accounts for Badlands, Barrel Heart and Muddy York have been deactivated/suspended with no reasons given. They all said they didn’t receive an email on how to fix it (standard procedure) and the Meta support has been useless. This is a big concern for breweries as IG is a massive asset for awareness about their products and events.
I’m curious as to whether any other beer-related accounts have been suspended. Eg from beer creators/Instagrammers (who just post beer content), beer adjunct brands (hops, yeast, malt etc) or anything else. I’m wondering if it’s going to extend beyond breweries and affect the industry and fans at scale whether here in Ontario or elsewhere.
EDIT: Beyond The Pale and Short Finger copped it too. WTF is happening
UPDATE: Barrel Heart just got their original account back. So perhaps IG are figuring it out
There is no such thing as a stupid question here, so feel free to ask away! It can be about differentiating styles, brewing, glassware, serving: anything goes here!
Coming to Toronto this Thurs-Mon from Winnipeg (me) and Calgary (my brother) for the Frank Turner concerts. We're both into good beer, with a strong leaning to hazy IPA's and over the top sours. I've had many Bellwoods, Blood Brothers, Third Moon's shipped to me over the years and very familiar with their beers.
We're staying at a Airbnb near Queen ST W and Bathurst. We'll be visiting some breweries over the weekend, but hoping to get a bit of a stock pile for our place as soon as we get in Thursday afternoon. My thought was to stop at Bevi Birra on the way to the Airbnb from Pearson to pick up a variety of beers for the weekend.
Any other suggestions?
I know, not everyone loves pumpkin spiced everything. For those who do, any recommendations on seasonal brews that have been or wjll be released this season?
I know Leftfield has a couple, any others worth checking out?
It's the weekend!
Post your fridge, post your beer pics, or just tell us what you're drinking!
Hi everyone!
The past few weeks have been busy, but I did not ignore updating the subreddit. The wiki has now been converted to a spreadsheet, which makes it much more manageable! Included in the table are hyperlinks to the website, facebook, instagram, untappd, as well as if they serve food and delivery. As of right now, it is restricted to south of Sudbury/North Bay, but I will complete that soon!
What about brewery crawls and tours? Well, in the general wiki page, there are suggested brewery crawls as well as brewery tours across Ontario. I'm considering crawls as something that is walk-able and a tour as something that requires driving.
Since this is a rather big project and undertaking, there are going to be holes and oversights. If we're missing a brewery or you have suggestions on how to improve something, we're always open to feedback! The next step is adding flairs based on breweries or beer style, once again feedback is recommended!
As always, may your beer be fresh and plentiful!
Cheers!
The mods of /r/torontocraftbeer
EDIT: Thank you all so much for the feedback! I realized I completely forgot about the breweries in Stratford to Goderich the along the coast of Lake Huron, those will be implemented soon. Don't hesitate to shoot me a DM about any questions/requests for me to put into the wiki!
I used to have a beer cellar that wouldn't let me down but that's long gone. I even found myself searching online for it. I did find what looked like some resellers but I want it tonight not next week or whatever. :) I was enjoying Bandit's Tiramisu but that's done and even still it's no Bounty Hunter! The last time I found myself craving a specific beer like this was 15 years ago when I was drinking FFF Zombie Dust regularly. Anyways just wanted to share. Cheers!
Saw a pickle beer post somewhere else. Never heard of it, but it sounds awesome!!
There is no such thing as a stupid question here, so feel free to ask away! It can be about differentiating styles, brewing, glassware, serving: anything goes here!
So... are the folks working the retail counter at craft breweries expecting tips? I've always assumed that when I was buying cans at the bar that the tip options on the POS are for those sitting and drinking, not for those coming in to buy cans or bottles to take home. But I was just at a brewery where the retail shop was separate but the POS was asking for tips and there was a tip jar out. Are we expected to tip on retail purchases at craft breweries?
Drop your top 5 craft Pale Ales from Ontario!