LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2017

DRINK  BEER

SMALL-TOWN

BY STEPHEN BEAUMONT

NESTLED IN CHARMING TOWNS, ONTARIO’S SMALL INDEPENDENT BREWERIES MAKE GREAT DAY-TRIP DESTINATIONS—NOT JUST FOR THE TASTINGS AND TOURS, BUT FOR OTHER LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS, TOO! With more than 200 operational brewing licences now in Ontario, the days when craft beer was an urban phenom- enon are well behind us. Today, you’re as likely to find an exciting and inventive brewery in a small, rural town or mid- sized city as you are in a major metropolis, as is illustrated by these five exceptional operations, off the beaten track but centre stage when it comes to their beer.

PHOTO BY KRISTIE WOODS

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