Craft Brewery

 

Taken during a tour of a craft brewery in the Junction neighbourhood, this shows some of the large vats and equipment used in the process. It is always fascinating to see all the things and everything is so clean.

A Craft Brewery

There are many craft breweries opening up around the city and this one is called True History Brewing. It opened during the pandemic on St Clair Ave on the site of what had been a popular pizza place. The brewery specializes in pilsners and pale ales and also has an extensive food menu. With a large patio I'm betting it will be popular when the weather gets warm and stays that way.

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More Deco

I showed you the other side of this building that houses a brewery and an event space back in June (HERE) and went back to catch a pic of the other side which had been the main entrance to the building when operated by the city. I love that the Art Deco features have been so lovingly restored.

Junction Sales

That looks like a wooden floor at the bottom of this pic but it is actually a large wooden table found in the Junction Craft Brewery. The shelves show some of the souvenirs you can buy and then you can sit around the table and have a cold beer. It was nice to see the table-top hockey game - that is something that can be found in many Canadian homes and is great fun to play.

Vats

These are some of the large vats that line the walls of the huge space inside of Junction Craft Brewery. The different sizes enable them to make up smaller batches of seasonal or test brews. Interestingly the large open space in the centre of this room is rented out for events and there had been a wedding reception in here the day before I was there. I'm sure that would be a wedding people would talk about for a long time.

In The Junction

Junction Craft Brewing has a great taproom where you can sample many of the different beers that they make and also a patio for al fresco drinking and snacking. I was driving and had more places to visit during Doors Open so took some cans to go.  
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Decidedly Deco

We had our annual Doors Open event a week ago and my first stop was the Junction Brewery which is located in this wonderful Art Deco building in the Junction neighbourhood. This building was built in 1933 as a garbage incinerator for the city. Trucks would drive right in and dump their load into great pits where the garbage would be burned with the smoke and gases escaping through huge 200 and 150 ft tall chimneys. The chimneys are gone and the building has been totally renovated and renewed and now has heritage protection. Part of it is the brewery and part, including the top floor, is now an event space. Fabulous isn't it?

Not A Real Ghost Sign

I spotted this sign recently and at first glance it looks like a ghost sign but it is actually a new sign painted on a canvas of painted-on faded bricks. So it is like a painting of a sign. Moosehead Brewery is the oldest independent brewery in Canada, started in 1867 by the Oland family and now owned by the 6th generation of the family.
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Another Craft Brewery

I spotted this sign in the Junction area recently and wasn't aware of the company but apparently it is a relatively new craft brewery that has beer available at several area bars and restaurants. I'll have to give it a try! And yes that is snow piled in the corner.
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