LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2020

GREENER CHOICES

Steam Whistle Brewing TORONTO, ON | STEAMWHISTLE.CA

Know what you’re drinking; SteamWhistle lists all its ingredients on each can and bottle.

Since opening more than 10 years ago, Steam Whistle Brewery in Toronto has won a bevy of accolades for its environmental initiatives. Powering its delivery trucks with renewable fuel, harness- ing the cold depths of Lake Ontario to cool off buildings with Enwave’s Deep Lake Water Cooling system, and reducing waste from events by sending leftover edibles to Toronto’s largest street mission, the brewery continues to find ways to reduce its footprint while treating the environment with care.    Steam Whistle has also made it easier for employees to get to work by bike, providing showers, towels and covered bike racks on-site. Plus it has built bike-repair stations in more than 30 communities across the country.

Sustainable sips

WET YOUR WHISTLE

Steam Whistle’s two clean, crisp and refreshing beers are brewed to the standards of the Bavarian Purity Act of 1516. Revisit the classic pilsner, housed in green bottles that can be reused almost three times more than the standard brown beer bottle. Or try Steam Whistle Pale Ale, an amber-hued brew with hints of earthy and citrusy hop flavours.

Do you shop at a local farmers’ market, select organic produce and dairy—and also wonder what goes into your favourite beer, wine or spirit? These Ontario producers not only make tasty beverages, they pride themselves on earth-friendly practices, too. Here’s how to do good and taste goodness at the same time.

SteamWhistle PremiumPilsner LCBO 547646, 6 pk, $14.50 SteamWhistle Pale Ale LCBO 12041, 473 mL, $3.25

By Tara Luxmore, Charlene Rooke and Chris Johns photography by darren kemper

STEAM WHISTLE IMAGE COURTESY OF STEAM WHISTLE CRAFT BREWING COMPANY

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FOOD & DRINK SPRING 2020