Anyone heard of Grattan's Brewery?

Cass · Post by **Cass** » Sun Aug 26, 2001 8:55 pm

I usually don't put too much faith in the accuracy of the brewery & brewpub listings in the Great Lakes Brewing News, but I was looking through a recent issue and found an interesting entry: Grattan's Brewery, a supposed brewpub located at 48 Mac Avenue in Scarborough. Has anyone heard of this place?

Its phone number listed begins with 699, which I believe is the Beach area.

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Josh Oakes · Post by **Josh Oakes** » Sun Aug 26, 2001 11:55 pm

After one of my beer trips, I still had my rental car and some time to kill so I went out there to check it out. Nothing. Nada, zip zilch. It may have been some kind of homebrew store or something but even that didn't look like it was in business anymore. No brewpub, not even a BOP, pub or other establishment. I don't know where that listing came from, but it certainly was not verified, because that glorified toolshed was never a brewery of any description.

Cass · Post by **Cass** » Mon Aug 27, 2001 9:17 am

Sorry you trekked out there for nothing Josh. I'll shoot something off to those guys letting them know...

Josh Oakes · Post by **Josh Oakes** » Mon Aug 27, 2001 9:33 am

It certainly wasn't the first time I've gone on a trek for nothing.

BTW, they also list as a brewpub James Gate. I went there, too. They had some kind of house ale on tap, but I personally didn't see any signs of an actual brewery there. Since the ale was mediocre at best, that's one to investigate only if you're walking past.

Cass · Post by **Cass** » Mon Aug 27, 2001 9:55 am

Yeah, I've been to the James Gate before, under the impression that it "might" be a brewpub. It's a decent neighbourhood pub, but a brewpub it certainly isn't. Its house beer most likely is another brand with a custom tap handle, sort of like what the Madison used to do.

Uncle Bobby · Post by **Uncle Bobby** » Thu Nov 01, 2001 3:23 pm

Mack Ave. in Scarbrough? Mack is a very short street, so the paper must be referrring to an odd, little BOP that used to stand on the corner of Mack and Danforth Road, just east of Warden. The building was small, squat and kind of industrial looking.

Rule of thumb -- there is virtually no good beer in Scarborough, although there are some good pubs. Once you get to Feathers, get off the streetcar, have a drink and then go back the other way.

Bimbo the Birthday Clown is thirsty.

-Uncle Bobby