So it's Ontario craft beer week (@OntCraftBrewers) and being from that province originally, I always take notice. I've never got to partake, but usually end up there sometime in the summer.
My first thoughts are how there should be prairie beer week to celebrate and promote prairie craft beer - good idea- I know. Maybe we should organize it
My second is to talk about the great ON craft we can get in the prairies. Alberta for sure anyway. So that is what follows
Cameron's - found recently in 4 pack tasters. They're known for their cream ale, but my fave is the auburn ale.
http://www.cameronsbrewing.com/ @cameronsbrewing
Muskoka - we visited this (and Cameron's) on our first cross country beer tasting trip some 7 years ago and LOVED their Weiss beer and dreamed of the day we'd taste it again. Well you can find it out here now along with their cream ale and very popular Mad Tom ipa - arguably Jason's favourite ipa. Their Harvest and Winter seasonals are often around as well
http://www.muskokabrewery.com/beers.php @Muskokabrewery
SteamWhistle - a staple pilsner in many pubs now and I am happy about that. Their concept of doing one thing well rings true.
http://www.steamwhistle.ca/
@SteamWhistle
Mill Street - if you're ever in an ON city with a Mill Street pub go visit - great beers. Organic - good. Wit - good. Tankhouse - good. Coffee porter - so good. Jeez I want a Mill Street right now
http://m.millstreetbrewery.com/bottles.html
@MillStreetBrew
Waterloo - found as a taster pack you should pick one up if for only the Waterloo dark. Anyone who reads our infrequent blog posts or more common tweets knows this is one of our absolute favourite beers
http://waterloobrewing.com/ @BrickBrewery
We've had a few lakes of bay in our day but just recently have I seen the NHL alumni Top Shelf out here. Give it a try
http://lakeofbaysbrewing.ca/our-beer/
@LB_Brewing
Flying Monkey - we visited here back when it was Robert Simpson and we left it in Barrie Whatever the name the best thing is we can now drink Hoptical Illusion and Smashbomb Atomic ipa in the prairies. Go on hop heads
http://www.theflyingmonkeys.ca/
@FlyingMonkeys
King - now I found their Vienna lager around a year ago, but struggle to find it consistently. If you do see it - grab it. One of my favourite beers!
http://www.kingbrewery.ca/
@KingBrewery
Amsterdam can be found as well. Either missed or relatively new, we haven't bought any here. We have visited the T O brewery and the beer is great. Actually funny event when we were there they were hosting a wrestling event upstairs. Full on squared circle but that's another post
There you go. That should introduce you to Ontario beers. Maybe you should have an ON craft beer party? Be sure to invite us!
@prairiebeer
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