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Posted: August 24, 2018
The Fall 2018 editions of both Original Gravity and The Growler are now available at participating breweries and locations in Ontario. The Growler: From Editor David Ort, available for $2, this issue covers sending beer back at restaurants, contract brewing,... Read More →
Posted: August 22, 2018
Voting is now open for the sixteenth annual Golden Tap Awards – known as Ontario’s most democratic beer awards – in which the general public can cast their votes in fourteen categories. “There are no nominees... Read More →
Posted: August 21, 2018
Beer & Other Shhh Cee, Scott, and their guests travel through Ontario, Montreal, and Australia chatting with brewery owners, tasting beer, and weighing in on timely topics with Beer & Other Shhh (BAOS). Available on YouTube and podcast.... Read More →
Posted: August 20, 2018
Eastern Ontario’s artisan Food and Beverage (FAB) Region encompasses the counties of Hastings, Prince Edward, Lennox & Addington and Frontenac where entrepreneurs are ‘living the dream’ of growing and crafting artisanal food and/or beverages. With lake-side... Read More →
Posted: August 17, 2018
An amalgamation of the beer can and growler, the Crowler is a giant 946 ml/32 oz beer can, usually filled directly in front of you, akin to a growler. You’ll also find them pre-filled like growlers too.... Read More →
Posted: August 16, 2018
Norfolk, UK – The World Beer Awards have announced World Style Winners for their 2018 competition year – these are the top beers in their respective style category. Below is a full list of winners from... Read More →
Posted: August 16, 2018
With around 75 active businesses, contract brewing is a practice more prevalent in Ontario than any other Canadian province. In fact, Ontario has three brewing facilities dedicated to making beer for others: Common Good Beer Co.... Read More →
Posted: August 14, 2018
Toronto – The C. D. Howe Institute, an independent not-for-profit research institute, today reported that while the baseline/floor pricing for beer is being reduced to $1.00 through buck-a-beer, it is being raised for spirits and cider. The price... Read More →
Posted: August 14, 2018
The new wave in local cuisine is not new in Peterborough & the Kawarthas. For hundreds of years, the fruits of our centuries-old farmlands and passionate people have been, and continue to be the most important... Read More →
Posted: August 14, 2018
Brighton – The first annual Ontario Farmers’ Market Week is on now through August 19, 2018. Farmers’ markets provide an opportunity to taste and enjoy food and beverages grown and made in Ontario. “The month of August is... Read More →
Posted: August 13, 2018
Toronto – The fourth annual GTA Brews BrewSlam Homebrew Competition has issued its 2018 call for entry. The competition is open to amateur brewers across Canada producing beer, mead and cider. The Jon Mains Award is new for 2018... Read More →
Posted: August 13, 2018
These Ontario beers, ciders and spirits will be available soon at LCBO stores for the first time or returning as seasonal releases. Frequently updated with newest additions at top. Product Size Price Northern Ontario Sixer Adventure... Read More →
Posted: August 13, 2018
Toronto – The 2018 edition of the Toronto Beer Week Guide is now available online. The print edition will be distributed in the September 2018 issue of Toronto Life, whose parent company purchased the event earlier... Read More →
Posted: August 10, 2018
The Ontario BevMap is OBN’s very mobile-friendly map of 339 craft breweries, cideries, and distilleries across the province. It’s always current and updated any time a new spot opens. Take it along with you We use... Read More →
Posted: August 9, 2018
Directory updates ongoing for August 2018. Added to Brewers Directory: Keystone Alley Grace O’Malley’s East Matron Fine Beer Mosaic City Brewing Newstandard Beverage Co. Sod Buster Brewing Co. Stone House 1891 Stonepicker Brewing Co. Storyteller Beverages... Read More →
Posted: August 3, 2018
Toronto – Bellwoods Brewery has switched their upcoming Witchstock beer festival to an all-inclusive format for 2018, doing away with tokens. “After making the rounds at beer festivals all over the world this past year, we... Read More →