If all else fails, go on your own brewery tour. I’ve been slacking on my trip planning lately and wasn’t prepared for our Toronto trip at all.  We just wrapped up our month of drinking beer in Austin, so with our extra day Jon suggested a brewery tour of Toronto. I’m not sure why we haven’t thought of this before now. It turned out to be the best day of the trip.

There were a ton of craft breweries and I can only drink so much beer. I mapped out 6 breweries, but we called it quits after four. We bought a TTC family pass and picked a few that were close together. Plus, our waitress at Bellwoods recommended Bandit and Burdoch. I liked all of them.

Bellwoods Brewery

This part of town definitely had the hipster/yuppie vibe. If we had more time, I’d love to check out the area more. They released their Motley Cru beer that day and were having a celebration. We split a bottle of the Black Raspberry.

Henderson Brewery

It had a traditional brewery feel. It was tucked away in a warehouse area. I drank Food Truck and Jon had Henderson Best

Bandit Brewery

Honestly, we came here because of the logo. Super simple, but adorable and mischievous all at once. We are suckers for design. I drank the Hoppelganger and Jon had the Farmed & Dangerous w/ Brett blend C.

Burdoch

I’d say this was my least favorite spot. I drank the Vermont Blonde and Jon had TE. I also may have had my fill of beer for the day.

Here’s the honorable mention list. If only we had more time, we would’ve checked out the rest.

• Junction Craft Brewing
• Blood Brothers Brewing
• Indie Alehouse
• Halo Brewery

That time we just sat there and listened to a couple’s first date.

True Love.