Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Breweries of the week: Muskoka Brewery, Flying Monkeys & King Brewery

 
 
For this week we will be discussing a few breweries north of Toronto! We will be sampling two Dark ales from these breweries and blogging about them.

King Brewery

King Brewery is located in Nobleton at 5645 King Road just north of Toronto. They opened in 2002 and are committed to brewing authentic premium beer. Their website explains it best "(We) offer an unprecedented combination; the craftsmanship and heritage of Old World brewing, combined with the freshness of a local product". They have won many awards including a gold medal in 2012 at the Ontario Brewing Awards and participate in many Toronto beer events. Their beer selections include King Pilsner, King Dark and Vienna Lager.




Flying Monkeys Brewery

Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery is located north of Toronto in Barrie. They are right downtown at 107 Dunlop Street East. This brewery's motto is "Normal is Weird" and just seeing their beer list you can understand. They brew a massive variety of craft beers; the year round ones are their excellently named Antigravity light ale, Hoptical Illusion pale ale, Netherworld Cascadian dark ale, Smashbomb Atomic IPA and Flying Monkeys amber ale. If you are ever walking around Dunlop street I encourage you to head inside for some free samples(yes free!). They also offer free tours with samples every weekday at 2pm,  and Saturdays hourly from1 pm and 4 pm and Sundays at 1pm and 3pm.

 

Muskoka Brewery

Muskoka Brewery is right in the middle of Muskoka on 1964 Muskoka Beach Road in Bracebridge. It was established quite recently in 1996 and has quickly grown into a popular craft brewery. They offer a wide selection of beers; you can enjoy their cream ale, dark ale, craft lager, mad tom IPA and many other specialty beers. This brewery participates in the Muskoka Beer Festival every year which is highly recommended. For cottagers enjoying Muskoka, check out their brewery tours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30PM.

- Matt



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