LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2025

INSIDE SCOOP

Market Brewing Ghost Taco Cerveza LCBO 44828, 473 mL, $3.30 A collab between Market Brewing and Newmarket’s Ghost Taco restaurant produced this crisp, Mexican-style lager. Cowbell Brewing Co. Watermelon Salted Sour LCBO 44975, 473 mL, $3.75 Sweet, sour and bursting with watermelon flavours, this seasonal brew has a pinch of salt to make it snap. If you’re looking for a low-buzz brew, this lime-flavoured lager is only 2.5 per cent alcohol. Bonus: It contains just 90 calories per can. Upper Thames Brewing Co. Mad River Farmhouse Wheat LCBO 45538, 473 mL, $3.50 Fruity and spicy, this beer from Upper Thames Brewing Co. is like a cross between a Belgian witbier and a farmhouse ale. Forked River Bravo! Session IPA LCBO 44797, 473 mL, $3.75 A lighter IPA (4.5% ABV) brewed for warm weather; expect notes of grapefruit and flowers with medium bitterness. Lake of Bays Sunchaser Extra Light Lime LCBO 37832, 473 mL, $3.50

SEASONAL SIPS Summer Suds It’s an exciting time to be a beer

drinker in Ontario. Here are five lighter, refreshing brews—all local—to stock in your fridge and cooler this summer.

LOCAL The Ex Files Every summer, concession stands at Toronto’s CNE outdo each other with bizarre Instagram bait—cheeseburger soft serve, anyone? Avoid the regret and stick with these classics instead.

A bag of warm Tiny Tom Donuts tossed in cinnamon sugar is the best way to start any visit to the Ex.

The contrast between the crunchy corn coating and juicy frank makes a corn dog the ulti mate food on a stick.

Vegetables are rare at the fair, so smoky-sweet roasted corn dipped in butter is hard to resist.

Scored, battered and deep-fried, the colossal onion is a commitment, so it’s best to have a few accomplices.

For one last treat, it’s hard to beat an ice-cream waffle, with still-warm waffles softening a slab of vanilla.

ILLUSTRATIONS BY EMILIE SIMPSON

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