Mascot Brewery

[beerstodiscover]

I was surprised when a friend mentioned this place to me: a brewery in Toronto I hadn't heard of?! It turns out this is not really a brewery, but a rooftop patio that contract brews some house beers.

The location is great for a sunny day, after work, before/after a Jays game. They have a decent draft and bottle/can selection which leans toward the boring side of craft. I passed on the Mascot Pilsner (Mascot Hefeweizen was unavailable) and stuck with NB Paysan Saison which was just delicious.

The food menu is very limited. I had chicken wings and would not recommend them (small portion, no sauce offered).

Interestingly, as you walk up to the patio you pass through a small nightclub on the second floor, which is called Odd Thomas. They have a larger draft list (10+ taps) and is a bit of an anomaly in Toronto as a nightclub with a decent beer selection.

[DeMarco]

I saw the review on blogto earlier this year and was immediately turned off by the 5L keg deal. 130 bucks for just over 10 pints?

http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/masco ... ry-toronto

[beerstodiscover]

130 bucks for just over 10 pints?

Yeah the keg "deal" is insulting. Didn't see anyone ordering that. Pints were probably 16 oz and $8, not outrageous considering the location.

[atomeyes]

the article should read "Currently, the place contracts brewing to Duggan's, who contracts his brewing to Cool."

The new toronto trend: opening up breweries that don't don't actually brew on site, but have the name "Brewery" in their name.

[Napalm Frog]

Looks like Siobhan is now the head brewer here. I ended up at Mascot a few weeks ago and sampled their first 2 craft taps (non-Duggans) and they were decent. They seem to have a half dozen more in the pipeline for their location, including an LCBO release and bottleshop.

[Belgian]

130 bucks for just over 10 pints?

Yeah the keg "deal" is insulting. Didn't see anyone ordering that. Pints were probably 16 oz and $8, not outrageous considering the location.

And that's probably $8 + tax + tip. Just figure on $10-10.50 for a 4/5ths of a pint.

The $130, 5 litre 'keg' = 169 oz which is 10.57 x 16-oz servings, costing $12.30 per each. An added cost premium of over 50%.
That's maybe $15-16 or so after tax and tip for, again just 80% of a pint.

[Cass]

Found while perusing the AGCO license application database. Guess this will be the new location...

MASCOT BREWERY
37 ADVANCE RD UNIT 106
ETOBICOKE, ON M8Z2S6

[beerstodiscover]

This place just re-opened at 220 King St W, across from Roy Thompson Hall. Very nice space and back patio. I had the their Gold Rush Sour and a nitro pour of Peche Mortel.

[S. St. Jeb]

Mascot purchased Kensington

[Napalm Frog]

Rumours have been floating around a few months, the closures finally led to the confirmations.