À la Fût to Debut at Lester P. Beerson Day

Lester P. Beerson Day is getting a little more beery tomorrow. In a late-breaking turn of events, the GLB Tap Takeover will be joined by the Ontario debut of renowned Quebec brewery À la Fût. À la Fût, from Saint-Tite, Quebec, is a brewery known for their sour and barrel-aged beers, is a past winner of […]

Balmoral’s Outrage Returns at the Brewer’s Backyard

‘Twas a story of friendship, passion, quite likely love, most definitely anger, in a castle, between a Queen, her Indian manservant and a gaggle of enraged Royal residents at Balmoral Castle. No one truly knows the details of what exactly went on between Queen Vic and her ‘Munshi” one fateful, private evening when they slipped […]

Alias Brewing Launching at the Brewer’s Backyard in 2017

This year at the Brewer’s Backyard will feature the launch of a brand new beer concept in Ontario: Alias Brewing. Alias is a new kind of brewing entity, one that isn’t a bricks-and-mortar brewery, nor a contract brewery. Alias is strictly a collaboration label, one that works openly and publicly alongside brewing partners to create unique beers with […]

The Brewer’s Backyard Returns on Family Day

The Brewer’s Backyard is returning on Monday, February 20th with The Mother of all Beer Events as part of the Family Day festivities at the Evergreen Brick Works. Our kickoff event for 2017 will be a great one, with a delicious lineup of breweries in attendance including Halo, Rainhard, Henderson, Great Lakes and Junction.  On the food front […]

Torontoberfest Returns on Thanksgiving Day

From all of us at the Brewer’s Backyard, we hope you have enjoyed this delightful summer in Toronto! As our thoughts turn to autumn so do we towards our final event of the year, Torontoberfest, returning to the Evergreen Brick Works on Monday, October 10th. Torontoberfest will feature a dynamite lineup of Ontario craft brewers […]

Lester P. Beerson Returns on Canada Day

We’re happy to be back at the Evergreen Brick Works for our annual Canada Day event, Lester P. Beerson Day.  This time around we’re welcoming returning and new friends: Great Lakes Brewery, Henderson Brewing, Pitschfork Brewing, Durham, Railway City Brewing and Brimstone Brewing!  We’ll also be welcoming back our old friends Kanga Meat Pies, Food […]

Queen Victoria’s Secret to be revealed on May 23rd

The Brewer’s Backyard returns with our annual Victoria Day event on Monday, May 23rd at the Evergreen Brick Works.  Entitled Queen Victoria’s Secret, at this event we only reveal the beers available when we start – so you’re going to have to join us to find out what’s pouring! Queen Victoria’s Secret will feature a dynamite […]

The Brewer’s Backyard Returns on Great Friday

The Brewer’s Backyard returns for our special “start of the long weekend” event on Good Friday, this coming Friday, March 25th at the Evergreen Brick Works.  Entitled Great Friday, we’ll be welcoming five breweries from across Ontario pouring some delicious beers: Junction, Nita, Wellington, Whitewater and StoneHammer.  On the food front, we’ll be welcoming our old friends FeasTO, along […]

The Brewer’s Backyard Returns on Family Day

The Brewer’s Backyard returns for 2016 with Open Containers, a special event taking place as part of Evergreen’s Family Day festival at the Brick Works on Monday, February 15th. We will be pouring beer and serving up delicious food outdoors in the CRH (formerly Holcim) Gallery area of the Brick Works, where for the wintertime […]