Ottawa Craft Beer Week (OCBW) is back, and as lots of us continue to think local, and support local Canadian businesses, this is the perfect opportunity to explore the best beers in the city. Building on last year’s success, the second edition of the week long celebration follows the same, simple model to make it easy to try new beers, meet new brewers and find your next favourite hangout.
Something significant is happening in Canada’s drinks culture. Between June 2023 and June 2024, total sales of non-alcoholic beverages in Canada grew 24% compared to the previous 12 months, according to a NIQ Research report published in September 2024. That’s $199 million. The spike is due in good measure to beverage alcohol consumers reaching for […]
Orleans Craft Beer Festival is this weekend! The annual event in the east continues the tradition of unofficially launching the season with local brews and local bands this weekend, with sessions Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and evening.
Making beer worth the ride, Bicycle Craft Brewery has been a staple of Ottawa’s craft beer scene since they opened in 2014.
Ottawa Craft Beer Week aims to highlight the creativity and diversity of Ottawa’s craft beer scene while fostering a sense of community and collaboration. Taking place from August 23-30, there is no fee to participate, and you can even win prizes by filling out your free passport with stamps as you work your way across the city.
In June 2022, historian Tara Sypniewski opened the Ottawa Trans Library. Almost a year and a half later, the place has transformed in all aspects. Apt613 sat downwith Sypniewski and talked about all the things going on in the library, from its ever-growing book collection to the events it regularly puts on.
Cheerfully Made Goods + Markets presents their fall craft market on Sept. 24-25 at the Bell Sensplex, where over 100 small Canadian businesses will show off their handcrafted goods to the public.
Oats… in ice cream? You bet. Oat & Mill’s vegan oat-based ice cream, created by Candace Tierney, is available all over Ottawa.
Quickly becoming the unofficial kickoff to summer in the east end, the Orleans Craft Beer Festival is back this weekend for its fourth instalment. Voted Ottawa’s favourite Craft Beer Festival in Faces Magazines’s awards, organizers have raised the bar (so to speak) with the number of local breweries and distillers at this year’s edition.
Ottawa is home to so many amazing breweries, it’s hard to miss when buying for the craft beer lover in your life. But since you’ve already landed on this page, let us help you spread holiday cheers in the capital with this gift guide for beer lovers.
Kingston has a long history of beer brewing, going back to the 1790s. Today, Kingston is home to eight breweries and one cidery, all dedicated to honouring—and putting their own spin on—the Canadian craft brewing tradition. Explore the breweries, taprooms, and patios of Kingston, or take a guided tour of some of our favourites.
Ottawa Tourism designed a clever and fun plan to boost the economy for our hard-hit independent retail, hospitality, and restaurant sectors. We thought we’d come up with an experience to suggest for Apt613 readers.
For those who like a good brew and want to enjoy an outdoor and physically distanced drink session, a new mobile beer garden has arrived in Gatineau.
Learn about the new distillery Ogham Craft Spirits, which welcomed Apt613 into the facilities of the one-person operation for a tour and a tipple. The owner discusses their efforts finding local sources for every ingredient that goes into its spirits.
Braumeister Brewing Company, a Carleton Place brewery that launched around three years ago, has just opened a new location in Ottawa’s Hintonburg neighbourhood. This latest addition to the Braumeister roster offers an authentic European beer hall experience. The idea for the beer hall arose from owner Rohit Gupta’s stint teaching at an international school in […]
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