Gord and I did a day trip today with the
Toronto Beer Lovers Meetup Group.
Reethi did an excellent job organizing 35 of us ... this meetup included a bus and a tour of three craft breweries in Guelph and Oakville.
Our first stop was
Wellington Brewery in Guelph (about an hour away).
They let us have as many samples of their beers as we wanted. My favourite was the
S.P.A.
Bryan, the assistant brewmaster, gave us a tour.
The next stop was
F & M Brewery in Guelph.
My favourite beer there was
Stone Hammer pilsner.
George, one of the brewmasters, gave us a tour.
By then, it was 2:30ish ... time to eat. Darlene, our driver, took us to a strip mall. Gord and I had pizza at
Pizza Depot ... I've never heard of this chain and it was good.
Then off we went to
Trafalgar Brewing Co. in Oakville.
There we could help ourselves to tallboys of
Paddy's Irish Red and Elora Grand Lager.
Dave, one of the brewmasters, gave us a tour.
It was a fun day! And it was great not having to worry about driving.
The next stop was F & M Brewery in Guelph.
Watching TV today somebody was talking about what people are doing to save money in this economy and somebody said - they're buying their beer by the keg. Much cheaper that way. It's a good excuse anyway!
ReplyDeleteIt must have been a fun and interesting day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great road trip! Beer, Pizza, Beer, more beer.
ReplyDeleteIf you ever go to South Africa, my uncle works in a brewery and will give you a tour! I would be interested to know what you think of South African beer - I dont drink it but I love watching your explorations.
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