Rich in pours; Durham Craft Beer Fest is bock downtown Oshawa Sat Oct 22

By Will McGuirk

The Durham Craft Beer Festival takes over the Biltmore Theatre this Saturday, Oct 22 2022. The fest had been on hiatus due to the pandemic but is Bock!! Thats a beer joke folks :).

On tap will be a selection of local breweries such as Town Brewery, Sir Monty’s, Brock Street plus those from further afield; Blood Brothers from Toronto, and Focal Brewing from Hastings.

There will be a VIP section offering samples from locals Little Beasts, Chronicle, and All My Friends from Bloomfield.

There are two sittings, one from Noon - 4 pm, and the from 6 pm to 1 0pm, and a variety of price points. For more information and tickets see here.

Town Brewery launches Cellar Sessions Sat Oct 15

By Will McGuirk

Our pals at Town are launching their monthly Cellar Sessions pairing a variety of brews with vinyl. On Saturday Oct 15 2022 the Whitby brewery has invited vinyl vendor Vintage 905 in for this inaugural session. Town DJ Matty G will be spinning.

Town is located at 1632 Charles Street and the Cellar opens at Noon. More details here.

Town Brewery hosts Port of Whitby shoreline clean-up Sept 25

By Will McGuirk

Town, who has been cleaning out my pockets, are set for another clean-out; the Port of Whitby shoreline. On Sunday Sept 25 2022, the little brewery that could is organizing a community litter picking. Supplies can be picked up at the brewery at 10am located at 1632 Charles St. The intent is to clean up the shoreline as far as Heydenshore Park. Community building is thirsty work so head back to the brewery afterwards for a pint.

'Primrose Hill' IPA, by Dizzy and Town Brewery to aid Rainbow Railroad, available Nov 26

By Will McGuirk

Yes, yes and yes; a fave local brewery, Town, joins with a fave local band, Dizzy, to brew up some beer joy, with a portion of the proceeds going to support Rainbow Railroad, a Canadian charity that helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals escape violence and persecution in their home countries.

‘Primrose Hill, a dry hopped IPA with lemon-lime soda, passion fruit and oranges tones, will be available at Town brewery in Whitby via online ordering and in-store. Town has done this, their Community Brews initiative, before with Pup and the Dirty Nil, its something we at slowcity.ca can get behind as its rarely a week goes by without some Town Square Wheel being downed, but getting Dizzy with it, well cmon’. The beer is named for a track from the band’s latest record, ‘The Sun & her Scorch’ on Royal Mountain Records. Cheers.

Water is the big issue for The Dirty Nil's Town beer collaboration

By Will McGuirk

The Dirty Nil, a trio of Juno-winning punks from the Hammer have been working with Town Brewery in Whitby on a signature beer with a portion of proceeds going to Ohneganos, an organisation led by McMaster University and Global Waters Futures.

‘Doom Boy Lager’, (named for a track of the band’s forthcoming album, ‘Fuck Art’), will be released on Thursday Sep. 24, 2020, online (here) and available also for pickup at the brewery at 1632 Charles St.

Ohneganos incorporates both Indigenous knowledge and western science to solve the water security issues of Indigenous communities.

Buy the vinyl seven inch here ->