Steam Whistle Brewing

This was probably one of the best brewery tours I’ve ever been on. I had low expectations because they brew only one beer (and a pilsner at that — one that I don’t typically enjoy). But by the end of the tour I had become a Steam Whistle fan for life.
The tour itself is absolutely worth the $ 10 (which is the low price and includes a glass or bottle opener). Our tour guide was so friendly, knowledgeable and well-​spoken. A true wealth of information. You go through the tour with a headset which allows you to hear your guide at all times, even in the louder rooms. This was a nice touch, since some tours leave you straining to hear as you’re walking or if you’re in the back of the group.
The tour also includes a sample of beer before and after the tour. Not to mention when you start the tour you’re given a beer served in one of their very cool green bottles. In my opinion, this particular beer tastes much better in the bottle than on draft.
There is much more that could be said but I’ll leave it to you to experience yourself. This is a must-​stop for anyone visiting Toronto.

Wow! This is a spectacular brewery. They are 100% dedicated to recycling everything, reusing their bottles until they can’t be used. They only make one type of beer, which lets them commit to quality at its finest. Locally brewed, locally sourced, this stuff is delicious. On the tour, they give you glasses of beer to drink and even more to finish with! Plus for only $ 15 you get to take a 6-​pack home with you!!! A great tour, where they show you all the parts, where the beer is made, and how they throw parties in the storeroom. The staff is friendly, the brewery is neat and clean and smells great, this is a wonderful place I would definitely come back to drink at.

TripAdvisor told us to go here so we did. $ 10 for tour with beer samplers, 1 bottle of beer, and a glass to take home. Prices increase from there if you want to take home more beer. Our guide, Alex, was fun and informative! Although I mostly went for the beer, you will learn some cool info like what makes a craft beer considered a craft beer. If you like beer in anyway, you have to go.
Go for: free beer samplers and I guess, to learn some stuff
Don’t go for: non-​beer drinking information or activities

This was stop number 2 in my Toronto brewery adventure. It was a little bit of a challenge to find it at first as its elevated in a plaza that isn’t directly visible from the street. Very cool that it’s housed in an old railroad engine house (where the other half of the building is the actual railroad museum).
You may have noticed from the other reviews that they only brew one single type of beer. Yes, only their namesake Pilsner. While I normally will not order a Pilsner if there are other choices, I did enjoy the beer. Apparently their brewery was designed and engineered only to create this single type of beer, something that they are not ashamed to point out. I guess it’s a little bit refreshing to see that in a world where most breweries rely on releasing new beers to keep things exciting.
The tour is very well thought out. You pay $ 10 for the basic tour. Included is a sample while you’re waiting for your tour to begin, a bottle of beer as the tour kicks off to drink along the way, and then another sample at the end of the tour. Then you get a boxed pint glass to take home as you leave. The tour is mostly along catwalks on the second floor of the brewery that allows you to get a good view of everything that is happening without getting in the way of the brewers.
Helpful tip: Like hoppier IPAs? When they let you sample the barley, ask for one of the hop pellets and chew on it while you take a swig of the beer. Not quite an IPA but close taste-​wise!

Came here for a tour and tasting. Good to be able to see how beer is made. It’s hot inside so be warned when you go during the summer months. Smelling fermenting yeast in a hot small warehouse walking in a single file might make you nauseous. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Good time spent. They also give you a cool refreshing beer afterwards. :)

I’ve been to this venue before but it was always a work event since it’s so close to the MTCC & Rogers Centre. We only had beer (which was of course in-​house brewed). Great location, close to most of the main attractions in down town TORONTO. I’ve had the food (not during this stop) before & its pub-​grub that was just standard fare that didn’t stick out. It’s worth the trip however if just to have a tasty local brew.

Yes, yes, and hell yes! If you ever make it to Toronto, you have to go on the brewery tour at Steam Whistle. There’s a reason that this is #5 on trip advisor’s list of things to do in the area!
For starters, this is centrally located right next to the CN tower and near the water. The building itself is really beautiful from the outside and is now considered a historic landmark. Even if you don’t like beer (said no one ever) it’s still worth going to the brewery and walking around the area outside. I was told by our brewery tour guide that they even rent the space for events such as weddings.
They offer the tours every 30 minutes between their hours of operation and you can just walk in and sign up for the next tour. Instead of just paying for the tour, you have the option of paying $ 10 for a souvenir, or $ 15 for a six pack of beer. We each went with the beer so we could take it home! After signing up for the tour, you can enjoy a free sample and relax until they call you up.
The tour itself was awesome… shout out to Rylan for being an awesome and personable guide! They start with giving you a beer to drink on the tour and give you more beer after the tour. You won’t go thirsty here. I found it fascinating the brewery is so successful by just offering only one beer, but that one beer is fantastic!
I won’t go into the whole background story of the place, you have to go on the tour to get that. Definitely go here if you’re in the area!

Came for the tour. Great deal at $ 10, and the pint glasses are awesome, I love them. The beer is easy drinking and good. The design of the brewery is very cool as well. They give you been before, during, and after the tour. The tour guide was very amusing comical, and wonderful.
Nice job guys!

Very cool brewery located in the Train Museum. Great views of the Toronto skyline.
They schedule tour times throughout the day.
They give out complementary tasters when you walk in.
Was hoping to do a tasting of their beer but I sadly realized that they only have 1 beer.
The beer tasted a notch above Bud Light.

FYI I would give this place a 3.5 if I could.
So after trying 4 times to book a tour I have finally succeeded!
The tour itself was ok, there were times it got boring. The only good thing about this place is the amount of beer you get.
You get a small glass as a sample while you wait for your tour, you get a bottle during your tour, and i believe you can sample one more time once the tour is done.
Aside from all the sampling it was just okay. The artwork was lovely to look at.
The only con about the place was that the girls working at the bar could be a bit more friendly.

was here for a work event — it was nice to have our own private tour of the brewery. Our host was so passionate about his job he really got us all into the spirt of learning.
the food we got was catered from O&B and was delicious!
would have no problem returning here again!

Tour was amazing and totally worth the money. Our tour guide was spunky and fun, and the tour was informative and unique. Never a «dull» moment.
Pros– Free samples, fun atmosphere, beer, friendly employees, beer, souvenirs, unique building (inside and out!), BEER!
Cons– It is not closer to my house in Kansas.
Tips– MAKE A RESERVATION. Tours fill up quick.

Steam whisetle brewery has to be the biggest brewery I have ever been to.
Pros
Steps away from the Rogers Center.
They had you free samples as you enter.
Nice retail section to pick up a glass, t shirt, or beer.
Cons
Place is just to packed to move before a blue jays game.
Really no food options.
It appears the only beer they make is a pilsner.

This was the one Toronto brewery that everyone recommended to me prior to my arrival in the great country of Canada. Unfortunately, for me, it did not live up to the hype. Is it a cool-​looking indoor/​outdoor space next to the Rogers Centre and Ripley’s aquarium? Absolutely. In addition, the Toronto Railway Museum provides a very nice entry to the brewery. You walk by neat-​looking engines and cabooses on your way in. The brewery also gives a great-​sized sample (about 5 ounces) to anyone who asks. However, to my surprise, this gigantic brewery in a very prime location in Toronto only brews one beer, a pilsner. It was a refreshing, light beer, but not the style I would expect a brewery to hang its hat on and very confusing when I tried to order something else. They had three food options the day I was there, so I would not plan to eat a big meal.
Also, you have to show up really early to tour on weekends (they sell out fast), and pay to tour. All-​in-​all, it is a bit of a tourist trap.
There are other great, smaller options that I found in Toronto, like Mill Street and Bellwood’s, and I would recommend checking them out instead.
There is free wifi though for everyone without cell phone service!

This is one of our go-​to places for people visiting Toronto and who enjoy beer. It’s located just south of the Aquarium, the CN Tower, and the Rogers Centre. A great pitstop for anyone already in the area.
The brewery is actually located in part of a historical building known as the Roundhouse. There’s a train museum here too so you can actually learn more about the grounds.
Steam Whistle produces only one beer and they pride themselves on doing it right.
Upon entry, you can walk up to the bar and immediately get a free sample! How cool is that? The tours are excellent because the staff are extremely knowledgeable and provide samples throughout!
Depending on the price you pay for your tour, you can leave with a souvenir, or even a 6 pack. It’s like buying beer but getting a free tour and samples! Totally worth it!

The beer really is better here at the source, so if you’re a fan of Steamwhistle, it’s worth a visit. They have an unfiltered version on tap that is not available outside brewery walls. I do have to recommend this, as the taste is superior to the filtered version. Shame they don’t ship it.
The roundhouse is a beautiful building. It was taken down in the past to build a parking garage underneath, and then rebuilt brick by brick. Supposedly, only one brick was missing. Either way, it is a gorgeous venue.
I take a bit of issue for charging people for a brewery tour. However, this appears to be the core business model of Steamwhistle brewery. Naturally, since they have only one beer, there isn’t much by way of «tasting». They appear to have fully commercialized the brewery tour model, running it like clockwork. I decided not to parktake, as personally I feel that tours (and even tasting) should be free as an effective form of free marketing. Most other microbreweries do not charge, and would actively welcome new customers in such a manner. I suppose, in a way, that Steamwhistle has outgrown its microbrew classification, and such a model is probably not appropriate anymore.
Regardless of all of that, the staff is great and the beer is tasty. Stop by if you’re in the area!

Great brewery! You can enjoy the beer, but not only! Book a brewery visit to know more about the beer! The deco inside is quite interesting a mix of baseball and beer culture! Go Raptors! :))
Nice and friendly staff will be glad to make you taste different kinds of beer!

What can I say about this place other than it looks amazing on the inside and outside and I was fortunate enough to have my company Christmas party here in the past! It’s in a hard to find location if you’re not familiar with the area, but when you spot it, it looks amazing. Inside the décor is great and you get a glimpse of the brewing machines and equipment behind all the glass. They also have a huge outdoor patio with a great view of the surrounding area.
The service at the bar was great, the bartenders were super friendly and poured generously at our open bar. They were very fast and attentive and acted like they really enjoyed being there. The tour guides seemed to be very passionate about their job and had many interesting and detailed anecdotes about the company and factory.
It’s definitely a nice experience being inside and nothing else really compares in the GTA area. The staff are all very friendly and polite and some of the best top notch service I’ve ever had at a company Christmas party in the GTA. I’ll definitely come back here and try out the restaurant privately in the future!

$ 10 will get you a couple of samples of beer, a fresh beer right off the packaging line, glass souvenir and wonderful memories! This was a fantastic tour with a welcoming and warm staff. Our tour guide, Jade, was wonderful and provided an insightful account of the brewing and bottling process. Tours of micro breweries provide a more robust experience relative to the larger breweries where the tours primarily show replicas of the brewing containers or nothing at all and simply provide a free tasting!
If you are around the CN Tower /​aquarium area, definitely book a tour at Steamwhistle to not only get a fresh taste of the Pilsner but check out the neat rail road storage facilities near by.

One of the best brewery tours, I have ever been on. It is located in an old building that used to be a roundhouse, where they used to work on trains.
This company is extremely environmentally conscience. They sanitize and recycle their bottles, they also used the left-​overs from the brewing process to feed livestock, and they use pure spring water. More companies should be more green. I’m not sure if it’s Steam Whistle, or if it’s just Canada? Either way it’s awesome.
So why only 4-​stars? They only make Pilsner, and I am not a fan of it.