Was surprised to find such an awesome homebrew shop so close to home…read more Solid selection of ingredients and equipment, very passionate about brewing, helpful and friendly. You can get co2 refills and reasonably priced RO water here. They also have a nice space for classes and events.

From the owner: Supporting local and distant beer home brewers with a well-stocked, central Durham Ontario…read morelocation, and fast shipping of online orders. If you are new to home brewing, come and see us. If you have been brewing for awhile, come and see us. Our goal is your goal; great beer brewed at home!

Excellent wine making and service. Can't wait to come back for another batch!…read more First time doing this and for sure will be back.

This is hands down the best "make your own" or "brew your own" winery and beer store ever! Bear is…read moretruly knows his craft, making delicious wines. Liz is very friendly, helpful and great to visit with while bottling your new wine. I keep going back and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future!

Great wine good prices you can't ask for anything more ,love the place and the services is great.read more

I been a customer for a number of years as the product is very good. But the main reason I am…read morecoming from Toronto is the service I get with good advice from the selection of juices to the label to be put on the bottles. Rick and Ian provide great and friendly service. P.S. The last batch of wine I made was a hit with my friends. Karl Kovacs

Are you a hobby brewer? An aspiring hobby brewer? Operating a brewery? Do you just like the smell…read moreof grains? You should probably be checking out Toronto Brewing. If you don't have a car, the location is absolutely super inconvenient. It's not as far as Manitoba, and the TTC does service the area. As a carshare user I plan my trips to the shop around my vehicle usage. If you own a car or have regular access to one then it's obviously no big deal. If you're going to buy equipment you'll need a vehicle anyway. Alternatively, you can always order everything off their website and they offer a wide range of delivery options. Ultimately, the selection of grains to use in beer making, plus the wide variety of hops varietals and yeast strains offered more than make up for the industrial park location. The owners also offer workshops every few weeks that you can attend and learn more about brewing where you'll brew a batch together and sample some beers that others had already created. I've been brewing for 6-7 years to date and as far as supply shops go for this stuff, Toronto Brewing is one of the best. Most of the critical reviews I've read seem to be people with unrealistic expectations and/or just feel entitled. Here they offer all the equipment you could need (plus lots more you don't but might want anyway). They have an inventory of product so you can make things from scratch, or you can buy things in kit forms. Their staff is super super knowledgeable and easy going. If you have questions they'll have answers (or at least try). If you don't have questions, then experiment!

TLDR; customer service non existent for web customers, empty promises, zero communication. STAY…read moreAWAY AT THIS POINT IT FEELS LIKE IM BEING SCAMMED. Incompetence, lies, scammers. Currently I am in my 6th month waiting for order fulfillment. Original delay was 2 months, so we are officially 4 months behind schedule. This rating doesn't take into account the delay for my order - i think that is out of their control since it was a backorder item. The reason for my 1 star review is there has been zero communication up to this point from Toronto Brewing. I have reached out multiple times through every channel available to me trying to get an answer about the status of my order, reason for additional delays, anything. Up until today I have been completely in the dark for 6 months what these guys have done with the 2500 dollars I have given them. 2 months ago I was mad. At this point im starting to feel like im getting scammed. The only way I have managed to talk to someone is by phone (despite sending multiple emails they haven't replied to a single one yet) and ive gotten through multiple times by phone, but the conversation every time has been "Oh yes. Sorry I have no information for you, but we will contact you in X days and make sure this gets dealt with" Guess how many times they have called me back? 0 Today I called them repeatedly until they finally stayed on the phone with me to give me another "We will call you back with more info in 2 days" 15 days ago they said "We will call you back in 10 days" Guess they forgot again hey? I will honestly be stunned if I receive a call from them at this point. This is the 5th time they have given me an answer like this... they have returned my call 0 times. We could include the emails I've sent them too, I think 6 of those, to which they have replied... 0 times. I will be posting this review as many places as I can. Toronto brewing if you see this and reply - there is nothing you can do at this point to change my mind. I have extended multiple opportunities for you to stop this incompetence. You have failed. At this point if my order shows up with the right items I will be surprised. I just hope the agonising time sink of chasing this company around making sure they dont scam me will be over soon.

I love me some wine. So imagine my delight when Groupon offered a 30-bottle wine package at Vin Bon…read morefor cheapy cheapy. My fiancee and I snapped it up, correctly assuming that wine would make an awesome wedding favour. The Groupon was good for any VB location and while we typically use the Mississauga location(which, for the record, is totally awesome), logistics made the Brampton shop a better choice. Bad move. I'm pretty sure the manager saw our business as a huge inconvenience in his otherwise empty store. Poor fellow; we even did him the disservice of buying an additional $100 worth of his products. For shame! Dude was pretty annoyed that we were there giving him business and all, feeding his family and sending his kiddies to college and so on, so we finished up our bottling as quick as possible and got the hell out of Dodge. Who knows? Maybe he had a sweet game of WoW on pause in his office. He seemed pretty preoccupied. No matter, we got the message. The only spark of interest (I use the term generously) was when he inquired if we would like to come back at a later date and buy more wine. My brain hurt for a second, but we smiled a grim smile and pressed on out the door. Now listen here, kids. Vin Bon is a fine franchise. They sell a great product and all my dealings with them except this one have been amazing. Here's what you do. Get on your horse and ride a little farther afield to the Vin Bon in Mississauga, Toronto, Oakville, or pretty much anywhere else they do business. Leave this clown alone.

My wife and I made our first batch of wine at this store in 2004. Since then we have moved 3…read moretimes, currently live in Pickering and still drive all the way to this store every 3 or 4 months to bottle wine. Occasionally we will try a more local store for convenience but always end up going back to Vin Bon Brampton. They have by far the best quality wine anywhere. The staff is very nice and the store is very clean. And they always make terrific espresso coffee for me as I bottle my wine. This is a real classy store!

Review is for customer service & True Believer IPA that I picked up. I didn't really experience…read morethe actual brewery as they were having an Oktoberfest event when I dropped by. Place was quite busy when I stopped by on a random Saturday. I was intending on stopping by for a flight/pint, but the brewery was having an Oktoberfest event, so I just picked up a 4-pack/bottle from their bottle shop. There was a long line since Oktoberfest goers had to get their pours from the same line that I was in. Even though they were busy, the owner (??) did stop by and gave me a quick lowdown on each bottle/can that I picked up. A lot of them seemed to be sours which I do not like, so I'm glad that he told me! Fridge was quite SMALL and dark, adjacent to the bar, so the lighting wasn't the best. Listing of the items could've been more descriptive, eg. IPA, Sour, etc. And you can't buy individual cans, so I had to pickup a 4-pack. I picked up a bottle of Wax Poetic and although fruity, it was a sour. :( I really like True Believer which is an IPA! Although it looks big from the exterior, the bar/bottle shop area is quite small in comparison. I'd definitely stop by again on a regular day.

My 600th review... So I'm stoked that it's for a business I like while also getting the exclusive…read moreYelp FTR rights to the post. Short Finger Brewing is a homebrewing supply shop located in Kitchener. It's a bit tucked away on a side street but was pretty easy to find and has a pretty cool setup. They offer everything you could need to turn your kitchen into a beer brewing facility, including the actual brewing equipment including kettles, carboys, funnels, hosing, and everything else one would have to buy, in addition to all the grains, hops and yeasts needed from an ingredient perspective. I was really impressed with their actual walk in freezer used to store hops. So many selections to choose from, and I was also pretty pleased that I managed to find Galaxy hops in stock (sold out at both Toronto homebrew supply shops at the time). The staff are super friendly and willing to give recommendations (I'll be trying a new yeast out this weekend because of them), and they also do things to help the community like events including bottle swaps. As someone who is excited to see the Ontario homebrewing world get bigger, it's good to see a solid shop like this in K-town. While I'm not in the city often anymore, I'll still be making a point to stop in when possible.

Best wine and beer making facilities in Niagara! Great friendly staff help you make your wine by…read moreyour favourites, international wines are fantastic. Saves a lot of money with little effort and the quality is superb.

From the owner: Niagara wine making and craft beer store, make your own wines, craft beers, coolers, sherry, port…read moreor ice wines. In business for over 40 years serving the Niagara area, save 65% on store bought wines, or beer. Wedding wine, anniversaries and party drinks.

This is a rather average sized location. Their selection of wines and spirits is varied enough…read more The layout of the store seems a bit odd to me. The wines sort of sprawl diagonally from centre. The signage at least helps. The shelves are usually well stocked. There's an adequate amount of staff on the ground if you need any help. I've found the floor staff pretty knowledgeable about the characteristics and differences between various brands. I like that LCBO always has some good sales on a few products at any given time. I've been known to try new brands of liqueurs and wines when I see those tags promoting the sale items. They do have a cooler section if you head to the far end of the store. The selection of locked up, premium items isn't too extensive, but you will find several brain damage price vintages for extra special occasions. I find the displays at the checkouts a little wanting. They have nice boxes and bags that are behind the checkouts for some reason, rather than before where you can see and select something before you pay. It could all be organized better. The service is often... slow. Even if there are several checkouts open, and fewer customers than open lines, it takes minutes before you begin to get processed. I appreciate that they never fail to ask about your rewards cars. If slow, service is usually polite if not friendly. I'm glad to have a solid LCBO like this nearby for my boozing needs ;)

This LCBO does carries a decent selection of beers including local and imports…read more Sizable and fun to browse around. The single bucket has quite a few selection, great if you don't want to pick up a 6 pack. There is even Twice as Mad as Tom, Hoegaarden and more!