Bellwoods Brewery

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Sat, 12 May 2012 21:00:00 -0400

The first ever bottle of Bellwoods beer came off the line this...

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:59:00 -0400

The first ever bottle of Bellwoods beer came off the line this week. Info on retail bottle availability will be posted here.

In anticipation of the launch of Bellwoods Brewery, we produced...

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:58:00 -0400

In anticipation of the launch of Bellwoods Brewery, we produced a film short about the production of our first set of posters. If the video is not loading on your smartphone, try this link instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GoN2LvzC1c

Open! Starting Wed, April 11

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:40:00 -0400

Our regular hours of operation start Wednesday, April 11. For details click here.

What's Brewing

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:20:00 -0400

Today: Prepping wine barrels from Tawse Winery to age a strong Belgian ale.

March 22, 2012:

We’re currently building inventory for opening dates in the first week of April. We’ve packaged off a Belgian Dubbel, American Pale Ale, two different Belgian Farmhouse Ales (Saison) and an American Imperial IPA. Our Baltic Porter is coming to the end of its primary fermentation and should be ready early-mid April. We plan to fill our fermenters with three more brews in the coming days. We also have about 10 different pilot brews that are ready to sample.

So It Begins...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:33:00 -0400

On February 6, 2012, after many months of renovations, we fired up our main brewing system and officially started production at 124 Ossington Ave. Needless to say it was a very exciting week. The next 4-6 weeks will be devoted to testing recipes and building up stock before our opening, which we anticipate will be sometime in mid March. Stay tuned for more info.

The Bellwoods Champion Clydeshounds

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:33:00 -0400

Behold Nash Bradley, our first official Clydeshound. More to come.

Oh Ye Brewhouse, Where Art Thou? Our latest visual opus follows...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:50:00 -0500

Oh Ye Brewhouse, Where Art Thou?

Our latest visual opus follows the perilous journey our brewhouse took from Escondido to Toronto in December, 2011. Watch and enjoy!

Smart phone not playing? Try this: http://youtu.be/nw4QmEsXx1A

Fermenter Arrival This little ditty shows us receiving two of...

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:40:00 -0500

Fermenter Arrival

This little ditty shows us receiving two of four 1700 liter fermenters on November 18, 2011.

Smartphone not so smart? Try here: http://youtu.be/RUGPLcHACmk

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500

How to Tile and Seal a Brewing Area in Under Two...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:46:00 -0500

How to Tile and Seal a Brewing Area in Under Two Minutes

Featuring Luke (The Tile King), Mike and John from Bellwoods Brewery, with a rare cameo appearance by the mysterious Witch Shark at around 40 seconds! More renovation videos coming soon. Enjoy!

Smart phone not playing this? Try here: http://youtu.be/v6ejtqaodmI

Garrison Creek/Lost River

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:58:00 -0400

Above: PA Gross’ Lithographic Bird’s Eye View of Toronto (1876), from Vanishing Point

The Garrison Creek’s influence on early brewing and the development of our downtown neighbourhoods is an often-unappreciated but highly relevant piece of Toronto’s history.

One of the many beers we’re piloting at the moment - Lost River Ale – is named after the hidden waterway that shaped our park system and continues to flow beneath us.

Renovations

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:57:00 -0400

October 2011

Renovations are moving along well. We’re currently in a race to prepare the floors and building systems for the arrival of our first shipment of cellar tanks in late November. Our plumbing rough in is now complete. Next up we’ll be pouring a new concrete floor for the cellar tanks, and patching the existing floor where we had to remove sections. Plenty of electrical and HVAC work still to do. Thanks to Mike Banani for the photo.

Just Around the Corner

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:19:00 -0400

Bellwoods Brewery is a new Toronto microbrewery, retail store & café coming to 124 Ossington Ave.

More Info

City Hops September Update

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:29:00 -0400

Lots to recap and lots to look forward to. Read our September update here.

CIty Hops Project

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:01:00 -0400

Over the last week of April and first week of May, Bellwoods Brewery and volunteers planted hops in 8 different downtown locations to explore the viability of hops growing in the city, in different settings, while creating local partnerships and greening urban spaces.

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OFFICIAL TASTERS COMPETITION UPDATE THE COMPETITION IS NOW...

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:32:00 -0400

OFFICIAL TASTERS COMPETITION UPDATE

THE COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED

Thanks for all the haikus, tales, videos, photos and artwork (thanks to Anthony for the pic above). We received so many good applications.

We look forward to meeting you all later in 2011 or early in 2012.

We’ll be in touch.

Spencer