![]() Steam Whistle brewing in Toronto has been brewing 1 beer for almost 20 years. They are a well-known brewer and, this year, they decided to expand. In May of 2018 they brought Marek Mikunda back to Canada from the Czech Republic to help create Von Bugle Brewing. Marek was involved in the early days of Steam Whistle and his Czech influence was ideal for this new brand. Much like Steam Whistle, there will only be 1 type of beer brewed by Von Bugle. This beer is called the Von Bugle Munich Lager and is described by the company as follows: Von Bugle Munich Lager is brewed to be the most sessionable dark beer on the market. The complex grain bill blends traditional and specialty malts to provide the robust and bold flavour. This is contrasted with Noble hops in addition to the newly bred Kazbek hop that’s available exclusively in our beer in Canada. While the colour is a beautiful rich amber, the beer retains the drinkability and crispness associated with the cold fermenting and long ageing of lagers. The taste is smooth and perfectly balanced between gentle bitterness and malt sweetness. The Brewery was opened at 249 Evans Ave in Etobicoke in May but the tap room opened over the Labour Day long weekend. I visited this past Friday. The facility is huge, they are clearly looking to get a lot of volume out. I took a “wrong turn” (well, I played it off that way) and walked through some open doors into the warehouse and saw rows and rows of large tanks. That’s about as much as I saw until I was pointed in the right direction by an employee. The tap room is very large too with shuffleboard, darts and, BMWs painted in blue and gold. The theme is clearly there but the room has an unfinished feel to it. I’m sure that the taproom remains a work in progress. Available in the tap room is both Steam Whistle and Von Bugel. I will say this, this facility is clean as can be. Everything was spotless. Normally this is where I’d make my pick. Obviously there is only 1 choice and I wasn’t a huge fan. I don’t want to trash anyone here so I’ll just refrain from further comment on the beer. What I will say is this: Steam Whistle has invested (from what I’ve been able to find in my research) 23 million dollars in this new brand. That’s a big chunk of money and I hope that this pays off for them. I applaud them for taking this big leap forward.
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