East Central Ontario, between Toronto and Kingston, is home to several unique and interesting craft breweries. Here are why craft breweries in East Central Ontario are FABulous.

1. They Throw Festivals

To celebrate their first anniversary, the MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Co. decided to organize “Back-to-the-Farm,” a day of craft beer, local music and food, and fun with friends. The event touted its own Facebook and Twitter accounts as well as the hashtag, #BackToTheFarm.

What a day! Thanks to all of our volunteers, bands, workers, and friends! #cheers #backtothefarm #macbrosbrewco Photo credit: Jurriaan Vandenberg

A photo posted by MacKinnon Brothers Brewing (@mackinnonbrewing) on Aug 23, 2015 at 7:53pm PDT

2. They Support Local Organizations

The folks at Barley Days Brewery are never too busy to support a local organization, like the Children’s Mental Health Fundraiser held in Prince Edward County earlier this summer.

Thank you to #BarleyDaysBrewery for supporting Children’s Mental Health Fundraiser #princeedwardcounty A photo posted by Hurley Law LLP (@hurleylawllp) on Aug 15, 2015 at 10:37am PDT

3. They Always Have a Bottle Opener

The fine folks at Church-Key Brewing always have a spare bottle opener… or two.

No shortage of bottle openers here!!! So so so hot (41 degrees today) I could use a beer for every one of these openers! Haha! #beerme #summertime #brewery #churchkeybrewing #hot #scorcher

A photo posted by Amber (@maber23) on Jul 29, 2015 at 2:54pm PDT

4. Offering Awesome Beverage Flights

Can’t choose just one? The County Canteen offers flights of beer, also known as the Canteen Beer Flight. Cheers!

 

Enjoying a flight at @thecountycanteen! #PrinceEdwardCounty #beer

 

A photo posted by J.J. Sommer (@jj.sommer) on Aug 30, 2015 at 1:41pm PDT

5. They Have Sweet Swag

The breweries in East Central Ontario, like County Road Beer, have created some awesome swag that you’ll want to have! You can even shop online!

We’ve taken over a corner at @hinterlandwine we are selling Hoodies, men’s and women’s t’s, baseball caps, and sweat bands (to help you channel your inner angry ’80s tennis player!). Online shop coming soon. Stay tuned!

A photo posted by County Road Beer (@countyroadbeer) on Jun 8, 2015 at 11:13am PDT

Have you visited a FAB brewery and would like to add something to the list? Let us know!