8 Best Craft Breweries near St. Catharines

“We love to go in Tuesday and Wednesday. Happy hour and sit and play a game! Service is always great!“

“Really nice place with amazing staff. Next visit in the area, I will make sure to go back.“

“I was in the area, so stopped in, intending to buy a few cans of beer to take home. Suddenly, I remembered they had brewed Garden City, a special beer to commemorate St. Catharines sesquicential, and was told it was only available on tap. Naturally, I had to try it, so I sat at the bar. Unfortunately, the keg was empty, so I had to wait for the bartender to change it. It was worth the wait! While drinking that beer, I noticed they had a nitrogenated white stout on tap, brewed to commemorate their 6th anniversary. It was also very good!“

“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“

“Used flyers to try every beer on the menu and it didn't let us down. The pretzel was amazing, the beer cheese was superb as was the honey mustard. The mexi fries were superb, huge portion, and the black and blue burger was fantastic. I'll be back when I next visit and my friends will now be visiting quite a lot. Excellent place.“

“excellent and professional services I highly recommend it“

“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“