Toronto Beer Week until 4am
As part of Toronto Beer Week's significant event status, 19 participating establishments have been granted liquor license extensions until 4am. So you can enjoy craft beer for 2 extra hours each night until the end of Toronto Beer Week! Staying open until 4am is at each individual establishment's discretion, so please [...]
Toronto Beer Week is here!
Today marks the launch of the 2nd annual Toronto Beer Week. This 9-day event crosses the city of Toronto all in the celebration of great beer. Over 50 bars, breweries, brewpubs and importers are official participants in TBW and the events across the city are going to bring out everyone's inner [...]
Cascadian Report: Road Trip!
I really love BC and the beer that's brewed here. The private liquor stores have really benefited the small brewers and the general public seems to be more aware of the local craft brewers. Although BC is ahead of Ontario, craft beer is still a bit of a sub-culture, and we [...]
Great Lakes Brings The Goods to the Brewery Market
The Brewery Market begins its final stretch of our first series tomorrow with Great Lakes Brewery of Toronto. And will they be doing the Brewery Market right. They will be bringing seven different beers, including their Canadian Brewing Awards Gold winner Crazy Canuck and Silver winner Miami Weisse. But they will [...]
2011 Canadian Brewing Awards Announced
Last night at 99 Sudbury in Toronto the 2011 Canadian Brewing Awards were announced at a gala event attended by brewers from across the country. Awards were handed out across 37 beer style categories with gold, silver and bronze medal winners. The Canadian Brewing Awards, now in its 9th year, is [...]
Meet Garrison’s Brewmaster on Friday
On Friday evening there will be an impromptu meet and greet with the brewmaster of Garrison, Daniel Girard at The Rhino on Queen West to celebrate the upcoming launch of Imperial I.P.A. in the LCBO. Daniel is in town for the Canadian Brewing Awards so after the show is wrapped up [...]
2011 Golden Tap Awards Winners Announced
Last night at the beerbistro the 2011 Golden Tap Awards were handed out at an all-Ontario craft beer festival and celebration. As voted upon by the general public, the following winners received Golden Tap Awards: Best Microbrewery in Ontario: Beau's All-Natural Brewing Company Best Brewery for Cask-Conditioned Ale in Ontario: Granite [...]
Bar Towel 10th Anniversary Brew to Debut at Golden Tap Awards
Back in June something pretty special occurred at the Great Lakes Brewery. Organized by long time Bar Towel friend Jon Walker, a collaborative brew day took place at Great Lakes between brewer Mike Lackey and dozens of Bar Towel regulars, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Discussion Forums. This beer, [...]
Golden Tap Awards to be Announced on August 27th
The votes are in and the Golden Tap Awards are determined for 2011! Now all that's left is to hand out the awards to the winners, and we'd love for you to be a part of it. On Saturday, August 27th we will once again be holding the Golden Tap Awards [...]
Last Call for Voting in the Golden Tap Awards
You have until this Sunday to get your votes in for the 2011 Golden Tap Awards! The Golden Tap Awards recognizes the best beers, breweries and bars across Ontario as determined by public vote. You can cast your votes online here. Once all the votes are in, next up are the [...]
Prize Lineup Announced for TBW Home Brew Contest
Toronto Beer Week's Home Brew Contest is truly extraordinary and unconventional in terms of the relaxed rules that we apply to encourage entries, how we judge the beers and for the prize lineup that we will be offering to winning brewers this year-- thanks to the generous support of our [...]
Driftwood Twenty Pounder
Also being released this week... (Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words)
BC Beer – July/August Releases
It's the time of year that many craft brewers are scrambling to keep up with production, so it's not surprising that the number of new releases is somewhat limited. Granville Island Brewing has the benefit of having their regular listings brewed at the larger Molson facility nearby. This takes the load [...]
F&M Brings the Goods to the Brewery Market
The Brewery Market returns this Sunday, August 14th with F&M Brewery and they're going to have a pretty killer lineup of beers. They will have their core StoneHammer beers available: Dark Ale, Pilsner and Light. But they'll be complementing this with a couple of specialties that will likely be big hits. First is [...]
Golden Tap Awards Beer Dinner Tickets Now Available
The Golden Tap Awards, a celebration of craft brewing in Ontario, will announce the winners on Saturday, August 27th at beerbistro in Toronto at an all-Ontario beer festival open to the public. But to kick off the Golden Tap weekend, we're going to host a special Ontario Craft Beer Dinner at [...]
The Bar Towel Guide to Keg Importing
We've got a lot of great beers in the province, ranging from domestically produced brews to specialty imports. But they are pretty much exclusively available in bottle or can form (except for Ontario craft beers, that is). You'll be hard pressed to find the bottled craft beer you love from the [...]
Vote for the Golden Tap Awards!
We are proud to announce the voting for the 2011 Golden Tap Awards. Now in its ninth year, the Golden Tap Awards are the only craft beer awards event where the general public decides the majority of the awards. Until August 21st, you can vote for your favourites across a number [...]
Toronto Beer Week 2011 Homebrew Contest
Last year’s Toronto Beer Week HomeBrew Contest was a huge success and a lot of fun. The quality of the beers that were entered last year was simply amazing. This stands as a testament to the skill, expertise and passion of Canadian homebrewers–and it’s for this very reason that we’re announcing [...]
Cameron’s Coming to the Brewery Market
Following a successful Brewery Market on July 17th with Muskoka Brewery, we're happy to welcome long-time Bar Towel friends Cameron's on Sunday, July 24th. Cameron's will be serving two of their regular lineup of beers: Auburn Ale and Lager. Both of them will certainly provide some much-needed refreshment as Toronto's heatwave [...]
Brewery Market continues with Granite Brewery
The Brewery Market, a beer event series created by The Bar Towel in partnership with The Stop Community Food Centre, continues on Sunday, July 10th with the Granite Brewery. The Granite is a beer landmark in Toronto, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. At the Brewery Market we will be serving [...]