Newmarket / Aurora taps?

schomberger · Post by **schomberger** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:21 pm

So, tap selection is pretty lean up in these parts, as one would guess. The best I have found is the Crowsnest pub with one beer of interest on tap, Fuller's ESB. I haven't been to the Grey Goat, they don't have a website, but if any pub up here should have a decent tap or two, you'd think this might be it, but .....

So, calling any and all Newmarket / Aurora / or other bartowellers in the know; is Fuller's ESB the best tap to be found up here?

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:00 pm

Apparently the Station bar and grill on Wellington in Aurora has a few craft taps, I saw that the Stouffville Brewing has their first beer (Red Falcon) available there and so I intend to drop in soon and check it out.

Newish place on Keele at King Rd, Locale looks promising from their website, but no beer list so it'll be another shot in the dark.

midlife crisis · Post by **midlife crisis** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:19 am

Longchamp Pub in Kleinburg has King on tap. Or used to at least.

Lamber · Post by **Lamber** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:03 pm

Play Pizzeria in Aurora used to have Beaus, but I haven't been there in a long time. Hungry Brew Hops is opening on Main Street in Newmarket, but has been behind schedule. It looks like it will be geared towards a craft beer crowd.

http://www.hungrybrewhops.com/

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:35 pm

Haven't been to Play since the spring, but they still had the Beau's tap as well as bottles from Stonehammer and Mill Street. King Henry's Arms (both RH and Aurora) have had Lugtread on tap as well.

That Hungry Brew looks interesting too!

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:19 pm

Hungry Brew Hops soft launch is this Thursday. I will definitely be checking it out

Our taps are pouring in! Sneak peak @GreatLakesBeer #CrazyCanuck #HalfNelson #PompousAss. Full lineup posted 2nite!

Pub Style · Post by **Pub Style** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:16 pm

I've already had the pleasure of eating some of the food here and it is pretty damn great.

It's taken them a bit to get the doors open, but the transformation of the building is pretty incredible.

Taking my beer-rep hat off for a second (I do sell beer to Hungry Brew Hops), this place is unique for Newmarket and I think it will do very well. All 24 taps are solid, with a few rotators.

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:25 pm

Yup just the full list on their site. Will be there opening night

http://www.hungrybrewhops.com/#!hbh-cra ... menu/c1nyj

schomberger · Post by **schomberger** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:23 am

Impressive taps; is this now the best tap selection in the GTA outside of the downtown core? Certainly GTA north, no?

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:07 am

Definitely the best thing north of Steeles. Happy that my wife will be starting to work at a clinic just a couple blocks away from here in April

schomberger · Post by **schomberger** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:59 am

I might be moving just a few blocks away

(seriously!)

lister · Post by **lister** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 11:13 am

schomberger wrote:I might be moving just a few blocks away (seriously!)

It's pretty cool having a really good (craft beer) bar near by. I live across the street from Bar Hop so it's been really nice having a place like that oh so close by.

lister · Post by **lister** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 11:15 am

The tap lineup goes pretty good. I hope the food will be good as well.

We sometimes meet family members "mid-way" between Barrie and Toronto in Newmarket and I'd prefer someplace that isn't the usual suspects of suburban living. We're definitely going to visit at some point.

sprague11 · Post by **sprague11** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:13 pm

less than 10 mintues by cab (or DD) to my place. Will be stopping in tomorrow sometime after supper for a pint.

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:45 pm

Went up to Hungry Brew Hops for tonight's "Soft Opening" after work arriving at 7, hoping for dinner. Looked like maybe 20-25 tables and room for about 12 at the bar. They had an hour wait for a table, and bar was absolutely packed, with maybe another 15 people lined up waiting to get in as well.

Decided to go home and grab a pizza.

Very happy for them to have such a busy opening, will try and stop in at some point over the weekend,