15 breweries worth the trip across Canada, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Canada guides.
Brassneck Brewery ★ 4.7 · Vancouver
mount-pleasant · 2148 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5T 3C5
Brassneck Brewery on Main Street since 2013 is the city's reference craft brewery, brewer Conrad Gmoser's rotating taps and a small-glass tasting room.
Tip: Tasting glasses only at the bar; growlers and small-format bottles for takeaway. The cask Tuesday is the calendar.
Bellwoods Brewery ★ 4.6 · Toronto
ossington · 124 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, ON M6J 2Z5
Bellwoods Brewery on Ossington has run the city's reference craft brewery since 2012, hazy IPAs and wild ales with a brewpub and bottle shop.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Hawthorne taproom at 21 Hafis Road is the production brewery; Ossington is the brewpub and bottle shop.
33 Acres Brewing Company ★ 4.5 · Vancouver
mount-pleasant · 15 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1M8
33 Acres on West 8th in Mount Pleasant since 2013 is a design-forward brewery taproom, Vancouver's reference lifestyle-brand craft brewer plus a pizza floor.
Tip: Saturday lineups by 14:00; the lager and the wheat are the gateway beers. The 33 Cafe pours coffee in the morning.
Strange Fellows Brewing ★ 4.5 · Vancouver
strathcona · 1345 Clark Drive, Vancouver, BC V5L 3K8
Strange Fellows Brewing on Clark Drive since 2014 is an East Vancouver craft brewery with a Belgian-leaning program, plus a tasting room and gallery space.
Tip: Cask beer on Wednesdays; the Saison and Talisman pale ale are the gateway beers. The tasting room is also a gallery.
Blood Brothers Brewing ★ 4.4 · Toronto
the-junction · 165 Geary Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 2B8
Blood Brothers on Geary Avenue is brothers Brayden and Dustin Jones's brewery since 2014, the Geary strip's reference taproom for sour ales and German lagers.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Geary Avenue runs four taprooms in walking distance; pair with Burdock and Halo for a crawl.
Burdock Brewery ★ 4.4 · Toronto
the-junction · 1184 Bloor Street W, Toronto, ON M6H 1N3
Burdock Brewery on Bloor at Dufferin is owner Matt Park's brewery, music hall and bottle shop since 2015, with a 100-seat back room for live shows.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. The back music hall books on Eventbrite. Bottle shop separate till.
Powell Brewery ★ 4.4 · Vancouver
strathcona · 1357 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC V5L 1G3
Powell Brewery on Powell Street since 2012 is one of the East Van breweries that built the Yeast Van strip, Old Jalopy pale ale the flagship pour.
Tip: Old Jalopy pale ale is the kitchen's flagship; the small lager pairs with the food trucks that rotate outside.
Steam Whistle Brewing ★ 4.3 · Toronto
financial-district · 255 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto, ON M5V 3M9
Steam Whistle in the 1929 John Street Roundhouse heritage building south of CN Tower has brewed a single Czech-style pilsner since 2000, the city's reference.
Tip: Tours run hourly. The Roundhouse Park location runs concerts and food trucks in summer.
Henderson Brewing ★ 4.3 · Toronto
the-junction · 128A Sterling Road, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Henderson on Sterling Road in the Junction Triangle has run a craft brewery in the Drake Commissary since 2016, with a rotating monthly Ides series.
Tip: Patio in summer faces the Sterling Road art-deco facade. Tours and bottling experiences book online.
Main Street Brewing ★ 4.3 · Vancouver
mount-pleasant · 261 East 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5T 1M9
Main Street Brewing on East 7th since 2014 is a Mount Pleasant brewery taproom in a 1908 heritage building, plus pizza, board games and Sunday brunch service.
Tip: Pints and flights; pizza kitchen takes orders through 22:00. The Sunday brunch service runs from 11:00.
Parallel 49 Brewing ★ 4.3 · Vancouver
strathcona · 1950 Triumph Street, Vancouver, BC V5L 1K5
Parallel 49 Brewing on Triumph since 2012 is one of Vancouver's largest craft breweries, the Yeast Van Triumph strip's taproom plus a Filipino kitchen.
Tip: The Filipino kitchen pairs lechon and pancit with the rotating taps; family-friendly through dinner.
Callister Brewing Company ★ 4.3 · Vancouver
strathcona · 1338 Franklin Street, Vancouver, BC V5L 1P2
Callister Brewing Company on Franklin since 2015 is Canada's first collaborative craft brewery, four guest brewers under one roof and a rotating tap list.
Tip: Four brewers share the kitchen; the rotating tap list never repeats. Saturday afternoon is the busier seat.
Andina Brewing Company ★ 4.3 · Vancouver
strathcona · 1507 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC V5L 1G6
Andina Brewing on Powell since 2017 is the East Van Colombian-Canadian brewery from brothers Andres and Nicanor Amaya, with South American-inspired beers.
Tip: Colombian arepas and ceviches pair with the rotating taps; the Tropical IPA is the brewer's calling card.
Left Field Brewery ★ 4.2 · Toronto
leslieville · 36 Wagstaff Drive, Toronto, ON M4L 3W9
Left Field on Wagstaff Drive south of Greenwood is brothers Mandie and Mark Murphy's baseball-themed brewery since 2013, the Eephus 12oz brown ale plus hoppy.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Walking distance from Greenwood subway. Bottle shop runs separately.
Mill Street Brewery ★ 4.0 · Toronto
distillery-district · 21 Tank House Lane, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
Mill Street Brewery in the Distillery District has brewed organic lagers and the Cobblestone Stout since 2002 in a heritage building taproom.
Tip: The Distillery patio packs in summer. Brewery tours run weekends.