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If you do head north to Barrie for Flying Monkeys, then you must also visit Barnstormer. Their beers aren't widely available and they have a good 8-10 on tap, lots of IPAs usually.

The new Sawdust City digs are very impressive and worth a visit.

The guys are 5 Paddles in Whitby are worth watching too, always new stuff there.
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Sawdust City in Gravenhurst is about 2 hours north of Toronto (depending on traffic and the weights in your shoes). They don't yet have much variety in canned format that isn't widely available on draft, although they do have an interesting selection on in their "saloon".

Definitely check Indie for what they have in bombers and growlers, probably the second most diverse retail lineup in Toronto after Bellwoods.
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Post by Winged »

Awesome!
I may have read about that they were starting a brewery in Whitby, but I had totally forgot about it.

Huge thanks for all suggestions so far :D
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If you go to either Indie or Junction then you might as well go to the other as they're fairly close to each other.
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Post by Winged »

Yeah, I noticed. I am setting waypoints on Google maps :wink:
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liamt07 wrote: Granite does the best English style ales in Toronto FWIW, so check 'em out for a few pints if you have time.
Yeah - most consistent cask, too. Their "regular" IPA (not Hopping Mad) on cask is next to perfect.
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JeffPorter wrote:
liamt07 wrote: Granite does the best English style ales in Toronto FWIW, so check 'em out for a few pints if you have time.
Yeah - most consistent cask, too. Their "regular" IPA (not Hopping Mad) on cask is next to perfect.
As good as it gets in Toronto, for what it is.
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