Old Toronto
Beer Tour
| Celebrating
a passion for beer, food and travel, the Old Toronto Beer
Tour explores the brewing culture and history of
Toronto. Complete with tutored tastings, VIP craft
brewery visits, the Old Toronto Beer Tour is the ideal classroom
for the beer enthusiast!
Please scroll down for complete
itinerary and pricing.
Upcoming Spring/Summer
2009 Saturday Dates:
May 30, June 20,
July 4, 2009, Aug. 15, Aug. 29
Fall Dates:
Sept. 12, Sept. 19, Oct. 3, Oct. 10, Nov. 7
Private group tours also available (minimum 6).
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Old
Toronto Beer Tour
is a half-day guided
tour for $99.00 and includes: •
Tutored Beer Tastings
• VIP Brewery Visits
• Complementary Cold Buffet Lunch
• Ireland Park/Canada Malting Silos
• Distillery District
• Walking tour of Corktown and Historic Tavern visit
• Bus Transportation
• Professional tour guide/beer expert
Optional
gourmet beer dinner also available for additional $50.
Old
Toronto Beer Tour only
$99.00 half-day tour, all-inclusive.
$149.00 includes a gourmet beer dinner evening package.
To
Book Call:
905-850-9570
or
Email us at: beerloverstour.com@sympatico.ca
Visa
accepted.
TOUR DATES:
April
25 2009 - Anzac Celebration Tour
(wear your Blundstone's)
May 9, 2009 - "Mother's Day Tour"
Treat Mum for the Day"
May 30, 2009 "Queen's Birthday Tour"
(monarchists unite!)
June 20, 2009 - "Annual Father's Day Tour
(Give Dad what he really wants!)
July 4, 2009 "American Independence Day Tour"
(yes, you can come to Toronto!)
Watch
for more summer Dates!
"
My wife and I are relatively new to Toronto and we love beer so
this tour was perfect for us. We got the brewing history of Toronto,
we saw parts of the city we were not aware of, sampled some fine
brews, learned more about our favourite beverage and met some very
nice people. The Beer Lover's Tour of Toronto made for an absolutely
terrific day. Thanks Oliver
and crew!"
-- D. Brisson To
book the Old Toronto Beer tour or for more information call:
The
Beer Lovers' Tour Company at:
1-905-850-9570
or
send us an email
Please
drop us a line with your comments or questions:
Oliver
Dawson,
The
Beer Lovers Tour Co.
Enlargements of these and other beer tour
photos can be viewed at:
Beer
Tour Photos
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Old Toronto Beer Tour
Itinerary:
12:00 Noon - Steam Whistle
Brewing
We
begin our Old Toronto Beer Tour at 12:00 noon at Steam
Whistle Brewery located just south of the SkyDome in Toronto's
historic railway 'Roundhouse'.
Here we will be greeted by our tour guide & beer expert
and the friendly folks
at Steam Whistle. Following a brief introduction, a taste
of their popular European-style
Pilsner and a cold smorgasbord lunch,
we will commence with our special VIP tour of Steam Whistle.
We will learn about Steam Whistle, aspects of the brewing
process and the history of the pilsner style.
Ireland Park/Canada Malting Silos
On
the way to our next brewery destination, we will make a brief
stop at the foot of Bathurst Street, on Toronto's waterfront,
for a visit to Ireland
Park. This
fascinating sculpture park honours the Irish immigrants who
fled during the Famine of 1847 and the 38,000 who arrived in
Toronto that summer when the City's population was a mere 20,000.
This wave of immigration contributed significantly to the growth
of 19th century industry and culture in Toronto, including brewing
and distilling. From this site, we will also get a close-up
view of the Canada
Malting Silos, recently designated a Toronto heritage site.
Amsterdam Brewery
We
board our bus for The
Amsterdam Brewing Company passing such historic landmarks
as, Fort
York, the infamous Wheat Sheaf Tavern and the old Molson
Fleet Sreet Brewery. One of Toronto’s original micro-breweries,
the Amsterdam is praised for their eclectic range of beers that
include traditional lagers, dark ales and
fruit-infused beer. Hosted by your guide, you will partake in
a "tutored tasting" of a broad selection of available
Amsterdam brews.
Historic "Corktown"
Now
we re-board our bus
for a short driving tour of the old city of Toronto. We'll
re-discover Toronto's 'lost breweries
as well as interesting examples of the city's historic
architecture.
We will
then enjoy a short walking-tour through the heart of "Corktown",
highlighted by a visit to the old Dominion Tavern.
There
we'll have a chance to enjoy a pint of local beer while
we view a collection of historic Corktown brewery artifacts.
Mill Street Brewery, Distillery District
The
Mill Street Brewery
is housed in an old Tankhouse within the 19th century Gooderham
& Worts Historic
Distillery District. You'll be free to explore this fascinating
destination with its cobblestone streets and an eclectic assortment
of galleries and shops, as well as the Mill Street Brewery.
The
Mill Street Brewery is East Toronto's first commercial brewery
to open in over 100 years, producing handcrafted organic beers
and ales in a neighbourhood once renowned for its beer. Tour
members may choose to stay and explore the Distillery District,
head safely home or join us for a fabulous optional beer dinner
at the Granite Brewery. This portion of the tour ends
at a approximately 6:00 p.m.
Optional "Beer Dinner" at Granite Brewery
Those
joining us for dinner will board the bus for the short drive
to our final destination. On the way we will make a brief stop
at the site of the old Helliwell Brewery at the Todmorden
Mills Heritage Museum & Arts Centre. We
are greeted at the Granite Brewery
by proprietor Ron Keefe. Well known to beer lovers far and wide,
the Granite Brewery
has made its mark specializing
in traditional top-fermented Ales, staunchly English in style.
We'll have a chance to sample the unique qualities of these
authentic Cask-Conditioned Ales in combination with a fabulous
4-course beer dinner. This beer dinner is available for only
$50 extra, and includes all food, beer, taxes and gratuities.
Please advise us in advance if you will
be joining us for this added feature.
Old
Toronto Beer Tour - All inclusive price: $99 includes
all beer samples, a light lunch, bus transportation,
park and VIP brewery visits, professional hosting, taxes
and gratuities.
Add on a 4-course gourmet beer dinner evening for an
extra 50 bucks for
an all-inclusive price of $149.00.
Remember,
life is to enjoy but please don't drink and drive.
For
tickets on the Old Toronto Beer Dinner, please call:
Oliver Dawson at The Beer Lovers' Tour Company
(905) 850-9570 or
send an email to: beerloverstour.com@sympatico.ca
and we'll contact you with ordering details.
Photos
from previous tours.
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Reserve
your spot on the Old Toronto Beer Tour now:
call 905-850-9570
or
or
send us an email
Cancellation Policy:
This tour will
operate with a minimum number of participants. If an Old Toronto
Beer Tour is cancelled due to minimum numbers not being met,
a full refund will be issued within 10 days of tour cancellation.
All brewery/restaurant and
museum visits are subject to availability.
Other Important Rules and
Regs:
Event participation is limited
to adults who are of the legal drinking age in Ontario, which
is 19 years old.
Furthermore, attendees will
be required prior to joining the tour to sign a legal release
absolving the event organiser and any and all of its officers,
directors, agents and other representatives or spokespersons
whatsoever from any and all legal liability or responsibility
in connection with the event or any aspect thereof including
with regard to attendees' safe return home after the event
concludes, and otherwise as will be stated in the detailed
legal release to be provided to attendees for their immediate
signature just prior to commencement of the tour. A copy of
the detailed legal release to be signed is available in advance
of the tour's commencement from the organiser, upon request.
Attendees will not be permitted to join the tour unless such
release is first signed and delivered to the event organiser.
Event organiser will, as
a courtesy, suggest names of nearby hotels should attendees
wish to stay the night in downtown Toronto prior to returning
home, and will also give attendees, upon request, telephone
numbers of taxi companies that can provide transport in the
Toronto area. All related costs are solely the responsibility
of attendees.
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