Little Brown Jug
336 William Avenue, littlebrownjug.ca
Little Brown Jug has a peach of a taproom, situated in a
former saddlery in the Exchange District that boasts teak
furniture and one of the city's coolest patios. Its signature
1919 Belgian Pale Ale can also be found on taps across
Western Canada.
Low Life Barrel House
595 Wall Street, lowlifebarrelhouse.com
Launched in 2020 within Barn Hammer, Low Life is making
oeder-aged bretts (don't worry, we had to Google that
too) and sour craft beers, the majority of which are aged
in wood.
Nonsuch Brewing Co.
125 Pacific Avenue, nonsuch.beer
Nonsuch beers just taste expensive and are so apropos
when being savoured in its elegant, gorgeous room by
Fireside Design. The whole package was named one of
the "The ten best new restaurants on the prairies" by
The
Globe and Mail.
One Great City Brewing Co.
1596 Ness Avenue, ogcbrewingco.com
Another great brewery with equally great food, OGC's
room is conveniently located just steps from CF Polo Park,
the city's largest shopping centre
Oxus Brewing Company
1180 Stanford Street, oxusbrewing.com
Oxus owner/brewer Sean Shoyoqubov moved to Winnipeg
from Tajikistan in 2011, and opened the brewery in 2017.
Over the past four years, its lineup has grown exponentially,
with a number of interesting varieties.
Patent 5 Distillery
108 Alexander Avenue, patent5.ca
A classy joint if there ever was one, Patent 5's room in
the Theatre District features an all-reclaimed circa-1908
wood interior and bar from the St. Regis Hotel. They use
Manitoba wheat and barley to produce both vodka and
vapour-infused gins.
Sookram's Brewing Co.
479 Warsaw Avenue, sookrams.com
Sookram's hoppy numbers have placed them as a choice
brewery by other local breweries, with beers like the
MacGuffin California Common and Cosmos Dry Hopped
Sour getting rave reviews.
Stone Angel Brewing Co.
1875 Pembina Highway, stoneangelbrewing.com
"You'll Never Walk Alone" from this spacious taproom on
south Pembina and is also a short walk from Investors
Group Field. Great ciders too!
Torque Brewing
330-830 King Edward Street, torquebrewing.beer
For the past five years Torque has done it all—from
winning multiple awards, to providing space for numerous
breweries to develop within its huge facility, to even
creating a robot bartender for a day.
Trans Canada Brewing Co.
1-1290 Kenaston Boulevard, tcb.beer
One of the city's largest breweries, Trans Canada
has been growing strong since 2016, using fun things
like French oak foeders for speciality-aged brews,
while maintaining a strong lineup of core pours and
seasonal numbers.
Vessel Beer
125 Pacific Avenue, vessel.beer
This niche operation within Nonsuch celebrates unique
beers that are paired with the work of local artists. They
also make specialty beers for events and venues like
The Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club's Blue
Note Park.
Winnipeg Brew Werks
1180 Sanford Street, wbw.beer
Currently brewing within Oxus Brewing Company, owners
Bernhard Wieland, Darren and Zoe Wanless hit the
market on August 1, 2018, with their first beer, the Pils. It
was named to honour "the German Brewing Heritage of
Brewmaster Wieland."
Nonsuch Brewing Co., photo by JPMediaWorks, courtesy of Travel Manitoba Photo courtesy of Patent 5 Distillery
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