8 Best Craft Breweries near Niagara On The Lake

“Hands down, one of the finest craft breweries in North America. I have been a fan since they started their degree program in 2010. It has been a pleasure to follow their graduates as they move to prominent breweries in Canada and beyond. They have a permanent lineup of core beers that represent major lagers and ales from around the world. My favourite is their Strong Ale 101, a classic Scotch Ale. Most interesting to me are the small batch beers brewed by the students. The creativity and quality are extraordinary. A recent roster included 2 German Kolsch variants, a peach ale, a stylized Belgian Brown ale and a German Dunkelweizen. In the past, students released English spiced winter ales and the best Hefeweizen brewed outside Germany that I have ever tasted. Their Growler Club is a bargain. For the past 5 years or so, I convinced my family to spring for a membership to celebrate my birthday and Fathers Day. Free seminars, discounted merch, free tastings and 1 complimentary growler fill per month! Plus a free excuse to visit once a month to sample the exclusive Growler Club brew. They are currently shut down because of the Pandemic, but I encourage beer afficionados in Ontario to sample their wares by placing a phone order. Shipping is free or nominal in Ontario. Just to show my continued support, I actually made the 2+ hour round trip yesterday to pick up a case of assorted beers. Their seminars have transitioned to a Zoom based format. You can even sample along with the speaker by ordering the target beers for each session. Moderated by master brewers on staff, they are well worth attending.“

“Great beer, cider and food“

“We visited here yesterday, just before going to the show and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Good selection of brews on tap, across the spectrum of styles. They also had a very nice selection of one off sours, in bottles, to sell. The bartender was very friendly and helpful. We learned a lot while chatting with him. We loved the clean, modern look of the bar area. We did not get upstairs to the patio, but we will do that next time. What a great place. We will definitely return.“

“We had a great time! Our closest 17 friends who we call Butler Brews enjoyed every second! We watched a wedding, had great food paired with some great beers! The staff was amazing and I’m pretty sure are now my new BFf! So much fun!“

“My wife and I went for the first time everything we heard about it is true. The atmosphere the service the food is outstanding. This is a place you don’t want to mess put it on your list if you want to try and upbeat friendly and great food atmosphere“

“Absolutely love Counterpart Brewery. The food is great, Joe is an excellent creative chef and the beer is amazing. Do yourself a favor and pop in to this chill location. The craft beer is cold, tasty and fresh. Menu items are so delicious and trendy. You will love it. Cheers!“

“First time here. Walleye Sandwich, Mac-n-cheese, Wings out of this world. Hoping to catch all three next time I’m in town. Bonus to catch up with Liam behind the bar. 💯 recommend.“

“Finally got here after are Jrad show was rescheduled great sours and great IPAs and NEIPAs we got some apps before the show with Beers and then the next day came back for lunch and had the Ultimate BBQ platter that was a lot more meat than I expected great sauce not to sweet and not to smoky and the sweet rub on the chicken is right on spot. Warning ⚠️ Jonny B will be back 👍🍻👍“