Half a mile closer to downtown Toronto in the near southside lies Bellwoods Brewing in a narrow storefront with an open patio area to the front. I arrived at about 5.30pm on a hot August midweek evening, and there was a queue about 10 people deep to get a table.
The downstairs area seats around 60 people and there is a small mezzanine area upstairs which seats another 15 or so. I got seated at the bar fairly quickly, and got stuck into sampling their excellent Pales and NEIPAs.
This is clearly the nerve-centre of hipster Toronto, and Bellwoods are leveraging it to the max.
Bellwoods seem to have built a reputation as the "Other Half" equivalent in Toronto, and they don't seem to stray far from their comfort-zone of juice bombs, although there were some fruity sours in the mix as well.
The bar was well-staffed, and they were working extremely hard in the oppressive heat (because the bar is open-plan at the front, there is no aircon) to keep both the beer and a full-service food menu supplied to masses.
I love to see a taproom thriving to this extent, and I will definitely be back to Bellwoods the next time I am in the area!
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